Did you know that Amway had its own singing group? And that they released albums? Join Sean in episode 27 of My Weird Record Collection for an inspirational dive into The Sanborn Singers and a souvenir album from the 1971 World of Amway convention!

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Okay, recently you learned how to communicate your ideas, and it was proposed that if you do that well, you could get a Christmas bonus. So why is this recruitment pitch from the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company considered a Christmas bonus? Guess you’re just gonna have to listen to episode 26 of My Weird Record Collection and find out!

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Are you afraid to talk to people? Do your subordinates yawn a lot when you’re presenting a simple plan? Have you ever overheard someone mumble “That meeting could have been a memo”? (This is 1967, by the way, so no e-mail.) Well, boy howdy, you’re in luck! The editors of Nation’s Business, courtesy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have exactly the solution for you! Have your girl queue up episode 25 of My Weird Record Collection so you can explore the strangely uncapitalized album How to communicate your ideas so you and the other men of your business can succeed!

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It’s the ultimate battle: two New Jersey college sports teams face each other with rules that they’re not sure about because, well, nobody’s ever played the game before! And who better to commemorate that event than Chevy? Legendary sportscaster Chris Schenkel brings us this and several other stories throughout college football’s first hundred years.

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Father Francis Lad Filas S.J. was an expert in the fatherhood of Joseph to Jesus. Every year for decades he told viewers of ABC-TV about the Shroud of Turin. Oh, and he also knew about sex, and he was happy to fulfill the inquiring minds of the teen populace of 1964. Join Sean for this exciting adventure into Fr. Filas’ record, and a brief walk with the Shaded Dog!

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90% of what you know about training a dog is wrong. Well, at least that’s what Chuck Eisenmann says! If you have a dog and want to know what you’ve been doing wrong, perhaps this episode is for you. Otherwise, this episode is DEFINITELY for you! Also, a story of a special black triangle on a certain Beatles album.

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Glenn W. Turner preaches the power of greatness and how to achieve your wildest dream of riches — through multilevel marketing! Also…ever wonder what the deal is with ridges and those large spindle holes on seven-inch records? Listen and learn with episode 21 of My Weird Record Collection…and be great!

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It’s 1985. There’s a famine in Ethiopia causing suffering and death. In episode 20 of My Weird Record Collection we take a look at that famous fundraising effort that happened in…San Diego??? We also dip our toes in the water of the sea of promo records.

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Media legend and genius businessman Earl Nightingale scolds you about driving before you even reach for your keys. Why? My guess is someone cut him off in traffic on his way to work and he decided to vent his frustrations on a record. Whatever the case, Sean examines this spoken-word nugget in episode 19 and also pays tribute to a musical genius who rolled up to heaven recently. So be matyerr and listen to My Weird Record Collection. And stay alive, will ya?

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You think you’re a wiz at Trivial Pursuit? And that all that useless knowledge you’ve acquired will get you on Jeopardy! some day? That’s all fine and dandy, but how can you perform in a record-based trivia game? Travel with Sean back to 1966 for episode 18 — and be prepared to identify music played on an organ!

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