Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:28:05 Two Chairs reaches the 400th episode milestone this episode and I got a special gift form listeners Mark & Mary Enger to help me celebrate.  I try to describe the gift but if you watch the video version of the podcast, you'll be able to see what he sent…I'm […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:14:44 The Golden Arm is a folktale appearing in many cultures through oral tradition. It was most famously told by Mark Twain and also used by him to instruct others in how to tell a story.  In 2015, I presented the Mark Twain version of the story in episode #349.  […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:31:09 I've been covering some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) often received about The Andy Griffith Show in past episodes.  Those were focused on "main" characters (Andy, Barney, & Aunt Bee) so I thought I'd focus on the supporting role characters to give them some credit for making the […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:26:59 On October 11, 2008 the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast was launched and with episode 397 the show reaches the 8 year milestone.  Eight years matches the time that The Andy Griffith Show was on the air in it's original run.  It's amazing that so many of you have […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:33:49 Mayberry Days event has come and gone. The memories and the photos are all we have left but WHAT MEMORIES!  I'm going to give you a run down of just some of the things that happened during Mayberry Days 2016 in the hope that it will encourage you to […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:52 It's time to hear back from you, the listeners of Two Chairs No Waiting and let me tell you….y'all had some great comments so this is a good one! A special note from Mayberry Days 2016 is at the end of the episode.   //www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOATJ4yu4N8 Sign up for the […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:52 We've had reports from "on the scene" and heard from Betty related to her birthday back on 29 August 2016 but on this episode we get to hear from some of the folks who traveled to Mt. Airy, NC to be part of "Thelma Lou's" birthday celebration.  These are […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:58 If you  missed episode 392, I recommend you head back and enjoy that episode before you move foreword with this episode since it's Part 2.   Part 2 of what?  Well, just one of the biggest days Mayberry has had for quite a while. 29 August 2016 was a BIG […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:31.21 What a great day it was on 29 August 2016 when we spent the entire day celebrating Betty "Thelma Lou" Lynn's 90th birthday in Mt. Airy, NC.  I did something I'd never done before….live reports "on the scene" like a real reporter.   It was big! The Andy Griffith Museum […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:21:19 It's been quite a while since I've gone over any of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).  Way back on episode #179 we talked about Barney's FAQs and then in #183 we went over Andy's FAQs.  I figure after four years, it's time to get some FAQs about Aunt Bee. […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:24:24 I have been getting some amazing feedback from you!  So much, in fact, that we are having another feedback episode only two weeks after the last one! You are going to enjoy hearing what fellow TAGS fans have do say so let's get started. Thank you ALL for helping […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:30:11 I really enjoy Old Time Radio (OTR) and that's one of the reasons I did Two Chairs No Waiting #384 as an OTR special.  That love made me really enjoy a bit of feedback I got from Jim Romig about OTR and Mayberry.  We'll talk all about that on […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:19:43 We have some great listener comments and observations this week!  We cover topics like how great I am (this is a great topic…ha ha), Mayberry Trading Post, Myers Lake, the number 11, and the Snappy Lunch. Thank you to all who wrote or called in. You really add to […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:32:13 Time once again to drop by The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club and see what fun and interesting information they have for us in the FREE newsletter called The eBullet.  The Presiding Goober, Jim Clark, works heard every other month to find great information for all us Mayberry […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:23:56 Over the last few months, I have been surprised how many people don't know about Mayberry related things that are out there for them to enjoy.  They don't seem to be aware of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club, Mayberry related websites, and so many other things that […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:13 We just got home from the Mayberry Meet-up 2016 held in Mount Airy, NC the weekend of 8-9 July.  Jan and I had a great time and from the reports I heard so did the other 55 to 60 people who were able to attend.  The weather was really […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:20:37 What if The Andy Griffith Show had been on the radio? I mean old time radio? Wouldn't it be great to discover that there were lost episodes with our Mayberry friends in them? Four years ago "Mayberry After Mid-day" was released here on Two Chairs but it was across […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:23:25 It's time to hear back from you, the listeners of Two Chairs No Waiting and let me tell you….y'all had some great comments so this is a good one! Paul tells us what he knows about the song Mary Grace and Gomer were dancing to. Ted ask about Lemley […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:14:49 Last episode I asked for you to tell me what it is that keeps Mayberry alive and well in our hearts and minds.  Well, I got a great answer from one of our listeners.  She shared it on the "Who's Been Messin' Up the Bulletin Board?" Chapters daily e-mail […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:18:45 Over the years we have talked about what makes The Andy Griffith Show special and about how can we get others to watch these old black & white episodes.  What makes The Andy Griffith Show special to us and what might make it special even to those who were […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:23:38 I'm always looking for things to tell you related to The Andy Griffith Show and as part of that I was watching TAGS with my lovely wife Jan just today and spotting something that I'd never seen before.  It was on the episode "Andy the Matchmaker" and has to […]

It's time once again to drop by The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club and see what amazing information they have for us in the FREE newsletter called The eBullet. Jim Clark works heard every other month to find great information for all us Mayberry fans and this podcast features just a small amount of what the newsletter contains.

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:28 It's been a while since we had a trivia episode and I know you all seem to enjoy them so let's have another one. This trivia is from the Who's Been Messin' Up the Bulletin Board? (WBMUTBB) Chapter member Paul Mulik (and Patreon patron).  Believe it or not, this […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:25:24 The "real Mayberry's" Floyd the barber, Mr. Russell Hiatt, passed away on 3 May 2016.  He was a staple of Mt. Airy, NC, a friend to fans of The Andy Griffith Show, and just an all around loved figure of what Mayberry can really be in someone's life. In […]

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:17:49 I'm always looking for topics to use here on the podcast and I often ask you, the listener, to provide me with ideas.  One such idea was presented to me several years ago and it was to talk about all the animals that appeared on The Andy Griffith Show […]