Chucklepedia

A tale as old as time: baby boomer loves music, starts business based on music, loves partying and hanging out but also loves going into millions of dollars of debt even as he charges up to $20 for a CD until the world decides music should be (mostly) free. On this episode we delve into the life and times of Russ Solomon, all-around nice guy and bad businessman who still somehow became the head of one of the biggest music retailers in the world for nearly four decades.

As one of America's great songwriters retires, we delve into the life, times and catalog of Neil Diamond. Turn on your heart light! Drew, Leila and Jim also attended a performance of Northern California's premiere Neil Diamond tribute/cover band to prepare for the episode and we catch up on Jim's recent grappling matches and poetry readings and the next I Think I'd Be Good At That.

In our era of nonstop Hollywood scandals and drama, for this episode we delve into the life and times of one of Hollywood's greatest stories: the life of Judy Garland. Hear about her childhood rise to fame, her time as one of MGM's most valuable workhorses and the pills, marriages and turmoil that did her in. Also on this episode: it's been almost two months since our last episode, lots to catch up on.

The kids were nestled in their beds and it's time for the annual Chucklepedia Krampusode! Drew, Jim and Leila discuss the traditions of Christmas, the legend of Krampus and trying to be Woke while watching old Christmas movies and specials.

What do you do when you're a widow with an endless supply of cash, a fear of ghosts haunting you from how you got your fortune AND an apparent hatred of architects? You build one of the biggest, spookiest and weirdest houses in the world. On this episode Drew, Jim and Leila discuss the Winchester Mystery House and its builder, Sarah Winchester. Also discussed: spooky Halloween stuff!

Because Drew told Jim there could be another episode about a wrestler when a wrestler of note died, on this episode Drew, Jim and Leila discuss Bobby the Brain Heenan, one of the greatest Heel characters ever in wrestling AND one of the few decent human beings to have emerged from the sport! Also on the show: Politically correct movies, Drew performs for hundreds of people and then five people and you, there, boy! What day is it? Why, the Folsom Street Fair!

Before Breitbart, before Alex Jones, before subReddits, one radio show gave the weird, disenfranchised nutjobs a place to spout their insanity: Coast to Coast. Drew and Jim (and Leila!) discuss this syndicated marvel of aliens, conspiracy theories, and Satanism.

During the Middle Ages hordes of people were infected by Dance Mania, and somehow David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Cocaine were NOT involved. Jim and Drew discuss this hysteria, as well as modern hysteria in America featuring political turmoil and that classic go-to villain, Nazis.

George Romero almost single-handedly created the modern zombie genre that is all over TV, movies and comic books with "Night of the Living Dead." Drew and Jim (and special guest Leila) discuss his life and career, how the zombie movies were not his favorite work and his recent passing. Also discussed: Drew and Leila just got back from Cuba, and Drew gets to reveal some big news.

William Moulton Marston was polyamorous psychologist who decided to start writing comic books and used the women in his life to inspire the creation of Wonder Woman. Hear about his life and the women who pushed him to create the first female superhero. Also on this episode: we haven't done an episode in two months, so we catch up on what's been happening and Jim takes an entire episode to make a Civil War joke.