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This podcast will play and discuss old phone answering machine messages. In the late 1980s, while living in Chicago, I selected certain messages to be duplicated using a double cassette recorder. Pl... more
FAQs about Phone Messages:How many episodes does Phone Messages have?The podcast currently has 201 episodes available.
May 23, 2021121 Panic Stricken San Francisco (Jason 5)The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 brought widespread destruction and many deaths, but some who survived found it thrilling....more8minPlay
May 16, 2021120 Paul Masson (outgoing 23)Like George in the Seinfeld episode "The Burning," sometimes you feel there's nothing more to say....more5minPlay
May 09, 2021119 I Just Remembered (James 16)In the fall of 1989, Marshall Sahlins taught a class titled Structure and History with a level of humor comparable to his brother's Second City Theater....more5minPlay
May 02, 2021118 You Big Dummies (outgoing 22)The sitcom Sanford and Son starred Redd Foxx as a Junk Dealer in the Watts neighborhood of L.A. A year after its premiere, Sly and The Family Stone released the album Fresh, whose songs can still inspire cheer on the subway....more7minPlay
April 25, 2021117 A Pair of New Clogs (Sikay 9)Although attachment to material things causes suffering, sometimes a pair of clogs can bring happiness, at least temporarily....more10minPlay
April 18, 2021116 Persona (Sikay 8)Although the Film Forum lacked a listing in the New York Times for the second week of September 1989, Ingmar Bergman's Persona was likely shown there on Friday the fifteenth....more9minPlay
April 11, 2021115 Not Cool Enough (Sikay 7)Artists have often struggled for time dedicated to their craft while being forced to earn a living. A Universal Basic Income could resolve this conflict....more9minPlay
April 04, 2021114 After the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival (Sikay 6)The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and soon afterwards ATW Magazine, founded by Düsseldorf based artist Jårg Geismar, published images to celebrate German reunification....more10minPlay
March 28, 2021113 Appreciate Your Callin' (outgoing 21)The sale of vinyl records surpassed CDs in 2020 for the first time since 1986 as listeners find new appreciation for the visual delight of album cover art....more8minPlay
March 21, 2021112 Help Me Move (Brian 7)The National Ski Areas Association likes to emphasize that catastrophic ski injuries happen less than 1 in a million visits to the slopes. But a study from The Colorado Sun found an average of 10 skiers or snowboarders transported to emergency rooms each day during ski season....more9minPlay
FAQs about Phone Messages:How many episodes does Phone Messages have?The podcast currently has 201 episodes available.