Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:14:55 I love it when listeners help me find great content for the podcast and this episode is exactly that. Randy Bewer sent me an e-mail with a link to a story from the May 7, 1961 edition of The Milwaukee Sentinel titled, McNear: Barber Who ‘Cuts Up’ and it was […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:09 It's that time again! Let’s check in with Jim Clark and The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) official newsletter, The eBullet, to see what's happening around Mayberry and with the cast & crew. Two Chairs No Waiting only gives you a small slice of what's The eBullet […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:30 This week is the conclusion of our recording from the 1994 Mayberry Squad Car Rendezvous (I mistakenly said 1993 during the podcast). Counting last weeks episode, we have almost an hour of interviews with Howard Morris, Betty Lynn, and Jean Carson for you to enjoy. If you haven’t listened […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:34:23 I’ve been going through my old 8mm video tapes and ran across the 1994 Mayberry Squad Car Rendezvous (I mistakenly said 1993 during the podcast). Finding things like this is like Christmas coming early because this video has almost an hour of interviews with Howard Morris, Betty Lynn, and […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:17:11 Andy Griffith passed way on July 3, 2012 and we covered his passing for four episodes in a row (196-199). Since then, I haven’t attempted to say more about Andy because there was so much said then by not only me but by the American people in general. Andy […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:14:38 I recently ran across an article by Bill Easterling. Mr. Easterling had a column that appeared in the Huntsville Times for 22 years and this was one that I cut out and placed in my scrapbook. The story is from 1994 but the question is just as relevant today. […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:22:58 This episode we’ll tackle a few questions from listeners and hear feedback from others. The main topic that I believe will interest you is our discussion of the 40 Acres backlot where the external shots from The Andy Griffith Show were filmed. There’s a GREAT website devoted to 40 […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:18:02 The "trivia for fun" episodes have been a big hit with many of you so here's 10 more fun Mayberry trivia questions. These trivia questions come form a 1994 meeting of the "Mother Figure" chapter in Huntsville, AL. Ten other questions from this chapter meeting were covered in episode […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:35:43 It's time once again to check in with Jim Clark and The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) official newsletter, The eBullet, to see what's happening around Mayberry and with the cast & crew. The podcast only gives you a small slice of what's contained in The eBullet […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:29:52 Mayberry in the Midwest, 17-18 May 2014, was an amazing event so this episode I’m going to recap the event. I’m also going to share some clips I was able to get permission to use on the podcast. This was the first year for Danville, IN to host Mayberry […]