Introducing Pop Comforts, a seven-part podcast series that explores the unexpected corners of popular culture that people turn to for comfort. The series launches on May 1, 2024. Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/popcomfortspodcast and listen/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Pop Comforts on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-comforts/id1740394488

Pop Comforts on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MR8i3QUnrFallZ9xi1r4x

Pop Comforts on Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6a4e432b-0a48-4a9c-a1f8-f4cdf4d3be55/pop-comforts

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For more information, visit Pop Comforts on Medium: https://popcomfortspodcast.medium.com

Happy holidays! In case you missed it, "For Keeps" was featured on this July 2022 episode of the podcast MetaPod. Special thanks to Wendy Morrill of MetaPod... enjoy!

MetaPod's website: https://www.metapodshow.com

Additional music by Chris Zabriskie

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Since his early teens in the 1960s, activist John O'Brien has fought for causes he believes in — gay rights, farmworkers' rights, and dozens of other movements championed by progressives. Along the way, he has amassed a sprawling archive of pins, medallions, membership cards, whistles, recordings, and other ephemera that vividly illustrate these struggles for change.

A 2018 essay written by John about his archive: https://paudspins.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/the-stonewall-veteran-preserving-the-peoples-history/

To contribute items or support to the archive, contact John:

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by Chris Zabriskie

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The humble shoehorn: Is it merely a mundane tool, or a portal to history, art, and human ingenuity? During his travels as a physician and researcher, Dr. Forest Tennant stumbled onto an unexpected passion for shoehorns, eventually collecting approximately 3,000 of them and showcasing them in a museum he founded in West Covina, California.

The Tennant Shoehorn Museum: https://www.shoehornmuseum.org; ​ 626-278-4641 or 626-716-2689

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Self-described "political entrepreneur" Jim Warlick has spent much of his life tracking down valuable presidential collectibles, including rare items once owned or used by John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman — and he recently sold off many of his most impressive pieces to fund a historical monument in his North Carolina hometown.

Jim's website: http://www.presidentialexperience.com/

New Yorker article on Jim: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/the-man-with-five-oval-offices

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Entertainment publicist and author Jeff Abraham is endlessly expanding what he calls the Abraham Comedy Archives — which include roughly 5,000 comedy recordings from the well-known to the exceedingly rare, plus books, ephemera, and a wide range of personal items celebrating the work and lives of beloved comedians, including his favorite, Jerry Lewis.

Jeff's book, "The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage" (co-written with Burt Kearns): https://theshowwontgoon.com

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by TrackTribe and Blue Dot Sessions

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Just before Jean-Michel Basquiat became a big name in the 1980s art world, the up-and-coming artist shared a New York apartment with Alexis Adler, a scientist and photographer who snapped roughly 150 photos of her then-boyfriend and his creative endeavors. She's held onto those photos as well as many of Basquiat's creations, from drawings to clothing that he painted in his inimitable way, sharing them in numerous exhibitions.

Alexis's website: https://www.alexisadler.com

Press release announcing the "Our Friend, Jean" exhibition: https://www.prunderground.com/brooklyns-bishop-gallery-launches-historically-black-collegeuniversity-art-tour-2/00284287/

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by El Keter (listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pVAauULq0rCwBe7F87Fvz)

www.forkeepspodcast.com

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For years, puzzle enthusiasts Roxanne and George Miller filled their Florida home with their world-class array of puzzles of all kinds — but they recently moved into an Italian castle, where they have grand plans to showcase and share their collection of more than 80,000 puzzles. 

Roxanne's blog, "Notes From Puzzle Palace": https://ipp30.blogspot.com

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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For nearly five decades, "Saturday Night Live" has delivered laughs to television audiences, and its rich history has inspired SNL superfan James Stephens to collect cast jackets, cue cards used on the show, signed photos, toys, scripts, and more — plus a massive video archive with every sketch the show has aired since its debut in 1975.

James showcasing his collection on the Saturday Night Network: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cLhbu6bFCE

The Saturday Night Network podcast: https://linktr.ee/saturdaynightnetwork

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by John Deley and the 41 Players and Dan Lebowitz

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Gary Lassin isn't just the president of the Three Stooges Fan Club — he's also the founder of the Stoogeum, a museum in suburban Philadelphia that's dedicated entirely to the iconic comedy trio and spotlights many of the roughly 100,000 items in his personal collection of "Stooge-abilia."

The Stoogeum website: www.stoogeum.com

Gary's book, "A Tour de Farce: The Complete History of the Three Stooges on the Road": www.tourdefarce.net

Opening theme by Still Flyin'

Closing theme by Eric Frisch

Additional music by Tuba Skinny ("Proximity Effect" by Craig Flory; "Last Minute Waltz" by Max Bien-Kahn; "Elysian Fields" by Shaye Cohn; "Magnolia Stroll" by Max Bien-Kahn)

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