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"Conversations With My Dummy" is a throwback to old time radio, featuring original routines, sound effects, voice characterizations and ventriloquism (yes, before you ask about his lips, Steve works o... more
FAQs about Conversations With My Dummy:How many episodes does Conversations With My Dummy have?The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.
December 06, 2017CWMD 40 ShrinkageToday we have Tom Chapin on the podcast. Tom's been around forever, winning grammy awards and hosting his own TV show. He plays for kids and adults alike, a total class act. He's doing a song called "State Laughs." Also, Harry's sweater has shrunk which leads him to want to shrink other things, and he does. Oh yes, he does. Steve plays a song he wrote on the piano, "When I Play Piano I Give It A Fast Kick". It's a doozy, and did you ever hear the "Who's On First" routine with a knock knock joke? That's because it has never been done...until now....more17minPlay
November 29, 2017CWMD 39 Counting SheepBruce Ackerman is the guest. Bruce is a rennaisance man. He's a sculptor, painter, cartoonist, musician, bon vivant. On this show, he's playing a tasty arrangement on the guitar of Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats. Also, Harry needs to take his afternoon nap and decides to count sheep like you've never heard anyone count sheep before. Hilarious. From Steve's Best of... CD's volume 4, there's a routine from his stage act performed live, of Harry putting him down. What more could you ask for in a podcast?...more18minPlay
November 22, 2017CWMD 38 Thanksgiving ShowIt's our Thanksgiving Show! Harry is up to his usual shenanigans and Lyn Hardy and Diane Senabria sing "Turkey In The Straw". Also, Bear from Bear In The Big Blue House sings Steve's song, "Family Tree" and since it's Thanksgiving, thank you to everyone who listens....more17minPlay
November 15, 2017CWMD 37 BananasTrout Fishing In America are Steve's guests. Nothing to do with fishing, mind you. They hail from Arkansas and are so lovable and fun to hang out with. Great musicians, great songwriters, great sense of humor. They've won so many awards and today, here for you now, they'll be singing "Baby's Got The Car Keys." Lots of you will relate. Harry wants more bananas on the show. Why? Because they're funny. He also reads an essay about the similarities and differences between the banana and the sausage....more19minPlay
November 08, 2017CWMD 36 The Dinosaur Bone KitBarry Louis Polisar is Steve's guest today. He wrote the theme song to that great movie Juno, "All I want is you." He's also written some great children's songs. You get a funny title and the song writes itself. How about "My Brother Threw Up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny" or "You Can't Say BPPPP On The Radio." Anyway, he's singing a song that was featured on Sesame Street, "I Gotta Dog And My Dog's Name Is Cat." Harry won a dinosaur kit at a Paleontology Festival and is putting up a life size replica of a Tyrannosaurus. It's funny. In the same vein, Steve sings a song he wrote called "The Museum Of Natural History" with a great band behind him....more17minPlay
November 01, 2017CWMD 35 The Juice BarToday on the show is Bill Keith. Such a banjo player, this guy was. He played with Bill Monroe, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin’s Jug Band, Judy Collins, and about a million other people. He’s helping Steve do one of his favorite songs “Bully Of The Town”. It’s sad, Bill passed away but Steve is honored that he got to play with him. Plus, Harry's been visiting a juice bar and then a salad bar. You want puns? This is the home office for them, and Steve and Harry do an Untrue Facts segment .Steve sings a song he wrote, "The Biggest Sandwich I Ever Ate."...more18minPlay
October 26, 2017CWMD 34 Halloween With Daniel PinkwaterIt's our annual Halloween show and our guest is Daniel Pinkwater, award winning children's author and long time commentator on "All Things Considered" and other NPR broadcasts. We're reading his book, "The Frankenbagel Monster." Also, Harry's upset that Steve wants him dressed as a ballerina for the holiday....more19minPlay
October 18, 2017CWMD 33 The Door Gets Into The ActJay Ungar and Molly Mason are Steve's guests, helping Harry sing a Richard Morton song, "How Would You Like To Be Made Of Wood." Jay and Molly are the best. Both were in the Prairie Home Companion house band. They've played with anyone and everyone. Jay wrote the theme song to Ken Burns' Civil War documentary on PBS that became a big hit. He's a fantastic fiddle player while Molly plays a great bass. Plus, the door is acting up. You know the old trusty sound effect of the door opening and closing when anyone comes into the studio? It's tired of being a background character and wants to be the star of the podcast. So...every time Steve and Harry open it up, it...well, acts up....more20minPlay
October 11, 2017CWMD 32 Steve Is DepressedPeter Davis is the guest. The man plays, like, 25 instruments. He was with the Prairie Home Companion house band and his band has become one of the nation’s most requested swing dance bands. He plays clarinet, alto sax, piano, and vocals on the album and Harry and Steve will be helping him sing "You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At It's Cover." Also, Steve's depressed and Harry is worried. The man has a job to do, to make people laugh! Later on in the podcast, Steve plays "Nagasaki" on the piano....more17minPlay
October 04, 2017CWMD 31 The Fairytale LawyerSteve and Harry's guest is Les Vegas. Is that a great name or what? He's performing a hit song he wrote, Peter Paul and Mary's "I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog." Also, Harry is now a lawyer for Fairytale characters. For instance, he's got a suit against the Farmer's Wife representing the three blind mice, domestic abuse against Peter Pumpkin Eater, and others. Steve is singing one of his favorite songs by Mark Graham "I Can See Your Aura And It's Ugly."...more19minPlay
FAQs about Conversations With My Dummy:How many episodes does Conversations With My Dummy have?The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.