Who was Clarence Dan Blachly? Michael came upon his book of poems named “Stubble Fields,” published in 1939, when he was wandering through a used bookstore in Phoenixville, PA more […]
In Search of Our Dead Poet Co-Writer… “Evening” w/Peter Macdonald Blachly Read More »
This week we are featuring a musical force of nature here in the Philadelphia music scene: Rob Lincoln. Rob reminds me a little of myself (Aaron) in his willingness to
Rob Lincoln’s “Roosevelt’s Around” (mini-episode) Read More »
These days, so many of the Ronstadt family members actively perform and sometimes tour. In the fall of 2022, they held a family gala that packed the Fox Theatre in Tucson with
Michael J. Ronstadt’s “Wynken, Blynken & Nod” (mini-episode) Read More »
Aaron’s love of baseball history led him to Rory Costello’s fabulous essay about the secret history of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the two-year period after the
“Flatbush Sunset”: Rory Costello on the Brooklyn Dodgers and Ebbets Field Read More »
She’s Liz, he’s Pete, they are Liz & Pete. Liz Cerepanya and Peter Dalton Ronstadt (Michael’s brother) join musical forces to explore material old and new. Liz’s heartfelt voice with
Liz and Pete’s “Back Home to Blue” (mini-episode) Read More »
In Aaron & Michael’s first real-life podcast adventure, they take to the high seas in search of whales. What could possibly go wrong? (Hint: almost EVERYTHING goes wrong.) So how
This week we are featuring an old friend of mine, Beth Kille, who fronts the Beth Kille Band in Madison, Wisconsin. I lived in Madison in the late 90s until
Beth Kille’s “All Is One” (mini-episode) Read More »
We dive deep into the ocean — and the past — to explore whales, Earth’s most fascinating animals, with Dr. Nick Pyenson. He is the curator of fossil marine mammals at
“Man and a Whale”: Nick Pyenson, paleontologist and whale spy Read More »
This week we are featuring a good friend of Aaron’s, a very special artist named Meghan Cary. The singer-songwriters in Philadelphia know that Meghan is the sun around which the
Meghan Cary’s “River Rock” (mini-episode) Read More »
Lost in Holland was Michael’s duo with Josh Hisle from 2008 to 2012. “Son of a Roofer” is off Lost in Holland’s new EP, “The Next Great Loss,” their first
Josh Hisle’s “Son of a Roofer” (mini-episode) Read More »
