Podcast – The Overnightscape

Podcast – The Overnightscape

By Frank Edward NoraComedyArtsFood
Download on the App Store

Podcast – The Overnightscape episodes

  • The Overnightscape 2372 – Normal Phone (10/23/26)

    4:57:06 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Sidewalk weirdness, The Dropout, AI, Muse, stop-motion owls, World Series, Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025), 26th Street, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, The Rampler #277 (4/22/09), hoaxing, the year 209, mystery book delivery, compilation CDs, Orchid Spangiafora – Flee Past’s Ape Elf (1979), Little Frankie Nora, “The Rats in the Walls” by H. P. Lovecraft, motorcycles, Normal Phone, Louisiana chef, Wall Drug bookmarks, next day, another 209, Obliviana Super Occult Amusement, cults and philosophies, New Whychock Revival Window, TV Guide (March 8–14, 1997) with Howard Stern on the cover, Fiona Apple, Eric’s First French Fries, Afterlore, The Meandering Mouse, Thicke Of the Night, SCTV, Foxy Boxing, Maudlin o’ the Night, Half Wits, parody, rally, Sesame Street, audio of me in the ’60s, amazing realization, Buddy and Jim, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:16:42)… Telecommunication Breakdown CD ROM [YouTube], Romance Keys by Click Click Click [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Purina Dog Chow ‘Menagerie’ Commercial (1976) [YouTube], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/7/82 –”Cheers” – NBC [collection], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 8 by Randy Antley [collection], Weiman Wood Furniture Soap with Shelley Long (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Telemann – 18 Canons Mélodieux (part 17, perfomed by Michel Rondeau) [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], WSNS Channel 44 – Monster Rally Movie (Opening, 1976-1980) (Raw Footage) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Magic Smup & Nightstation Revival Deluxe [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Floatin’ Down To Cotton Town by Polar Lion [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], FroggerArcMainTrackFix [tcrf.net], Thinkabout (Ending Credits, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], UNIVERSE (1976) (excerpt) [Fedflix, public domain], Fido is a Hot Dog Now by Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain], Let Me See Your Arms Stretch Out by The Search [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], CFTO NEWS – WEB MANIA ON THE IMDB (1997) [YouTube].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    4 hr 58 min
  • The Overnightscape 2371 – Yields (10/19/26)

    3:36:28 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: You Can See Everything (2026) review (with spoilers), Elizabeth Holmes, Nathan Fielder, parodies, Wall Drug bookmarks, AI, reality, trailers, Narnia, Led Zeppelin, Tape Land 208 – New Whychock Revival – Version 2, history of the show, listener email (The Overnightscape’s Apprentice), The Overnightscape #582 (3/2/07), Montana 1980 (Part Four) (Summer 1980), Norbit (2007), Yields, Cybercab, Hong Kong Phooey, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:56:00)… 1985 GTE Commercial [YouTube], The Nutcracker Suite: Overture by Léo Lago [Jamendo,CC BY-SA 3.0], MindWarp (Galaxy of Terror, 1981) Trailer [YouTube], Supervan (1977) (Trailer) [YouTube], JORDACHE COMMERCIAL [YouTube], The Allnighter (1987) [YouTube], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/5/82 –”Bare Essence, Part II” – CBS [collection], Magnetspur by Julius Lagerfeld [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], About The Spot (1995) [YouTube], Sunset Julius by Tree Bag Ask’s Leisure Cassette System [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 5 by Randy Antley [collection], top 100 scary logos part 4 [YouTube], The Whole Town’s Wise by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1914) [Archive.org, public domain], ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], Gold or Rock? by The Cholla [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Entrance of the Gladiators (Julius Fucik) by Bensenville Municipal Band [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0 US], Return to Control by Rushjet1 [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], NEVER BUILT Disney Theme Park Called Disney’s America (1993) (excerpt) [YouTube].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    3 hr 37 min
  • The Overnightscape 2370 – Julius Motor Double Album (10/16/26)

    6:03:10 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Wall Drug bookmarks, American Truck Simulator, Expo ’74, simulation, walking around Midtown Manhattan, cults, later on the porch, Julius Motor Double Album, hypernormalization, recycling, 1990, Kelly Clarkson, Empire Games, weird feeling, Mr. Robot, Halt and Catch Fire, cultural trends, next day, Butte, Our Lady of the Rockies, driving through Montana in the game, data centers, NIMBY, Eisenhower Parkway, Rockefeller Center underground exit, Severe Repair – Cupline 17 – Foreman Ittener Pier, updates, Super El Niño, The Born Loser, Le Botaniste, AI, VirtualCity Magazine from 1995, EFX, Synthetic Pleasures (1995), next day, Montana speed limits, finally reached Wall, SD in the game, chainsaw art, cyber culture, Rod Stewart, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, New Whychock Revival Window, A Wine of Wizardry, New Whychock Revival Deluxe, playing Savvy, Del Hinkley, Puppet Armageddon, “Kukla, Fran and Ollie”, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 5:22:41)… ‘It’s Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature!’ Chiffon Commercial 1974 [YouTube], Ripple Boogie by Simon Stålenhag [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Beachballs (1988) (Trailer) [YouTube], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 10 by Randy Antley [collection], Dive to the Edge of Creation (excerpt 2) [YouTube.com], Oh, You Silv’ry Bells by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], The Galaxy Club, Belvue, WA [Archive.org], Psychedelic by SEATTLE RAIN [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], California Gothic by Hella Vader [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/6/82 –”Tucker’s Witch” – CBS [collection], New Whychock Revival Window [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], The Secrets Of Christmas by Out Of Orion [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Robert Morely for British Airlines [YouTube].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    6 hr 4 min
  • The Overnightscape 2369 – Further Brown Roads of the Lost Universes (10/12/26)

    3:49:11 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trying to find my dorm room 222 in the dream, Phish in Alabama, Room 222, audio from my dream, Moog One, American Dream mall, yo look a Ferris wheel, fender bender, Kraan Live (1976), Sharpie S-Gel pens, Zope, Severe Repair, drinks, parking, evil clown, wish, firing squad, wandering around the mall, french fries for lunch, flower character, Dandy’s World Gardenview Experience, dioramas, H-Mart, Nongshim Vegan Gourmet Spicy Shin Noodles, Further Brown Roads of the Lost Universes, United Colors of Benetton, synchronicities, The Mini Car Show, Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 20th Anniversary, Shannara, The Merchant Princes #6 – The Trade of Queens, Red Caboose closed, televangelist Jim Bakker dead at 86, Repo Man (1984), religion, muliple personas, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:08:25)… From Maine to Oregon by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – DAILY PROMOS (Oct. 4–8, 1982) [collection], US Army Song (The Caissons Go Rolling Along) by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], The Sounds of Communicore [collection], Freight Train Sound [soundbible.com, public domain], episode of ultra rare TV show News Weasels on E! Entertainment Television (1994) [collection], The Way to Kiss a Girl by Billy Murray (1903) [Archive.org, public domain], b3 [textfiles.com], Advert for Chillin’ FM [via Webm8 productions], Oral Unit by Arbo Sako [FreeMusicArchive, public domain], NBC Fantastic Journey promo 1977 [YouTube], Bluffcosm ID #2 (7/31/03) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    3 hr 50 min
  • The Overnightscape 2368 – Wander Radio (10/9/26)

    3:45:48 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: How could I have missed this road, back from Texas, Gate Infinity, Savvy, Pan’s Labyrinth 2006), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), simulation theory, Phase Cop, Severe Repair, Gnosticism, Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects 1990-1994, postmodern architecture, Paradice Hotel and Casino design, Las Vegas, religion, consciousness, next day, Digger (2026) review, trailers, Lanterns, Mandela effect, Tape Land 206 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 7 – Cuplines 15 and 16, Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche, Benny Hill, Buc-ee’s t-shirt, Wander Radio, Obliviana Wander Radio Mini Preview #1 (4/18/02), AI images, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:05:08)… WSNS Channel 44 – T.H.E. Movie – “You and Me” (Partial Promo, 1976) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Ol’ Charlie Falks by A_dontigny [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], On the Party Line by Billy Murray (1917) [Archive.org, public domain], Laserium – London laser show – radio ad 1979? [YouTube], Manipulating Reality (excerpt from The Rampler #315 (6/11/09)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], A Trip to Caravanserai by Dzabownia Project [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0], Wall Street (1982, Century Electronics) [MAME], FANTASIA 1979 re release in stereo London radio advert [YouTube], 70’s Ads: The San Pedro Beach Bums ABC TV Spot [YouTube], 1978 NBC Promo Quark CPO Sharkey [YouTube], Talkin’ Last Bard Blues by Gregory Schwartz [Archive.org, CC BY-SA 3.0], CBS Network – The American Girls (Promo, 1978) [FuzzyMemories.TV], WGN Channel 9 – In Search Of (Promo, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Tailor Brook Sauna by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Craven Menthol commercial (from Cigarette TV Ads – Canadian Brands) [Archive.org], Running by Zack and Hope [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    3 hr 46 min
  • The Overnightscape 2367 – Texas VI (10/6/26)

    7:26:20 – Frank in Texas with his wife Denice, her sister Carrie and her husbans Joe. Arrived in Austin, Texas, Jupiter Supper Club, Mushroom Old Fashioned, Cybercab, Texaco Beer Cave, next day, Austin Pinball Collective, Diamond Lady, Transporter the Rescue, Counter Culture, Waterloo Records, next day, Cathedral of Junk, Merfolk’s Specialty Coffee, convenience store, Meadows Center Glass-Bottom Boat Tours, Pellucidar synchronicities, Buc-ee’s San Marcos, Bouldin Creek Cafe, taking a Cybercab Robotaxi to see Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) at Hyperreal Film Club, the Cybercab ride home, an incident on the way, talking to AI about consciousness, next day, Uncommon Objects, Big Little Books, End of an Ear, Austin Aqua-Dome, The Rollingwood Sphere, back to Bouldin Creek Cafe, Jack White, driving around with Joe, exotic animals, tofu, the music scene, Half-Price Books, aftetthe concert, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 6:45:37)… WFLD Channel 32 – Monstrous Movie – “I Was A Teenage Frankenstein” (Opening, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Be Gone by Desert Sons [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Nightstation Revival 1 [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Flight Of The Igloo by S.E.T.H [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Pine Barrens by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 6 by Randy Antley [collection], Nightstation – Pinecone (excerpt – start) (11/19/11) (Frank) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Silver Star by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1912) [Archive.org, public domain], Dear One by Pisces [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-SA 4.0].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    7 hr 27 min
  • The Overnightscape 2366 – Blaze a Trail of Comedy Freedom (10/1/26)

    3:35:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Flickering eerily, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project (1976), Orson Welles, metafiction, religion, quantum physics, Deep Drape, reality level information control, memory, American Truck Simulator – Stonks mod, Adrienne Barbeau, Take It Easy, The Leisure Alternatives Catalog, basket weaving 101, Anything But Monday Show, Blaze a Trail of Comedy Freedom, “Savvy: Words, Puzzles, Live”, Glitch: The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia (2023), crash and burn, 44th to 9th, phantom petrichor, subdivisions, corn on the cob, Tape Land 205 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 6 – Cuplines 12, 13 and 14, Brother Theodore, Michael Graves design for “Paradice Casino”, Texas, Overnightscape Central, Sobosuba, The Merchant Princes, sounds, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, The Penitent: A Rational Man (2023), and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:54:39)… acid-age (from Massive MOD Collection, 1995) [Discmaster], T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren – 10/4/82 –”Bare Essence, Part I” – CBS [collection], “Street-Time N.Y.C.” (1988) – Track 7 by Randy Antley [collection], William Cooper Film – LUXOR (excerpt) [YouTube], Pyschedelic Ghostride by Depressive Art [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Motor Map International (Commercial, 1975) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Blind Road by Zapa [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], WGN Channel 9 – When Movies Were Movies – “Casablanca” (Opening, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Anything is Nice if it Comes from Dixieland (1919) by American Quartet with Billy Murray [Archive.org, public domain], The Famous Cameracorder [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Fliger-02 by Mr puntz [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], 1990s VHS • Late Night Adult Hotline Commercials Vol 1 60 FPS [Archive.org], Reactor (Gottlieb, 1982) [MAME].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    3 hr 36 min
  • The Overnightscape 2365 – Metromint (9/29/26)

    3:30:24 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Montclair, NJ, temaki, confusion, football players, fire alarm, magician dream, archive additions, Republic of Avalon Radio, Gunkcast, Internet Archive, the button, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, technical issues, American Truck Simulator – Road Trip mode, Metromint beverage review from The Overnightscape #551 (9/25/06), Monk Time, Town-Wide Garage Sale postponed, leaf blowers, Lawson, System 7, philosophy, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:49:54)… Spy Eye by Point Doom [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Velamints Licorice Ice (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories], All strange away by Fassbinder F+ [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Autumn Comes by Brady Arnold [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Monster Vitamins Commercial starring Vincent Price [YouTube], YTV The Tomorrow People (1988) [YouTube], 1978 by misha64u [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 2.5], ON TV – “Forget About the Weather” (Commercial, 1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Machine by Inconexia [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Driving All Night -> Electonica -> Driving All Night by Revel at Midnight (2007/03/01 Charlie Johnson Benefit Concert, Arlington High School, LaGrangeville, NY) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US], Merry Mess by Misha64u [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Monkey Doodle by American Quartet with Billy Murray (1924) [Archive.org, public domain], Venture – “Save with Style” (Commercial, 1982) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Gold Wings (Gottlieb, 1986) [PinMAME], Soundbreak.com [YouTube].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    3 hr 31 min
  • The Overnightscape 2364 – Gate Five (9/24/26)

    2:12:22 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Union, NJ, indoor flea markets, comic books, birthday at cafe, Up or Down? card game, sundog, Tape Land 204 – Dream Writes (1989-1994), pawn shop, The Howard Stern Show on HBO Max, Living Nutz Raw Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds, Theme Restaurant Design by Martin M. Pegler (1997), Gate Five, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:31:31)… Flamenco Rumba by Teo Vincent IV [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Raiders of Galaxy (1985) (excerpt) [Archive.org], Blue Feather by Ada Jones & Billy Murray (1909) [Archive.org, public domain], WSNS Channel 44 – Summit Series Game 8 (Commercial Break, 1972) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Circus Apple Gray by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], John Peel’s Final Perfumed Garden, 14th. August 1967 (segment 3-3) [collection], Slush Jerk (excerpt from Blatant Manipulation of the Timestream (FN 2/27/10)) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Natasja Scotch by The Search [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Hardcore FM Xmas [via Webm8 productions], TV Guide Commercial – 1977 [YouTube].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    2 hr 13 min
  • The Overnightscape 2363 – Surrender to the Flow of the Night (9/22/26)

    3:36:40 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: WFMU, The Average Jones Street Band, timeline theories, birds, Fuzzy Daupner, Infinite (2021), T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren, carts, Frieda from The Peanuts, gamebooks, Amber, The Merchant Princes Series by Charles Stross, visions, astral travel, other world, the cosmic information cop-out, Gentle Giant, Tangerine Dream, Severe Repair, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, TITFOS, Stony Brook Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Surrender to the Flow of the Night, American Giant Diamond Stitch Classic Full Zip, hoodie drawstring, The Traitors Season 5, Harriet Hookner, Lanterns, Disco Dynamite, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:56:01)… C Channel – Music intro (1983) [YouTube], My Straw Hat – Mix 3 by MyVirtualBand Members [MyVirtualBand (defunct), CC BY 2.0], KOMA 1965 WQXI 1968 Scoped (excerpt) [Archive.org], lets play ragtime band by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], Everything is Going Up by Billy Murray (1917) [Archive.org, public domain], The Games of Starcade – Galaga [YouTube], CITYPULSE TONIGHT OPEN – MARK DAILEY (OCTOBER 1993) [Retrontario, YouTube], Train Sound Indian Railways Sound [soundbible.com, public domain], Saturday the 14th Strikes Back Trailer 1988 [YouTube], Reality Check by Spirituz [Ektoplazm, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Charles Nelson Reilly – Bic Banana Ad [YouTube], Xevious Arrangement Music – Objects & Forest (Area 1-4) [YouTube], Macintosh SE – Boot [collection], Mind [collection], Scrab T (Michel) by Tortue Super Sonic [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0], Cube Banter 9 [collection].

    License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

    3 hr 37 min

About Podcast – The Overnightscape

From the publisher's feed

pop culture - food - tech - occult