Vintage Annals Archive Podcast

Ep 10: Jeb Berrier & Austin Pendleton  (Focus on Musical Theater Series) We get to speak to two amazing actors who both have worked in stage and film.  Jeb Berrier  I speak to Jeb mainly about his role in the "Co-op" episode from Documentary Now, as I have been obsessed with "Company" and Sondheim much of my life. We then talk about his latest film "A Perfect Day For Caribou" in which he has a...

Welcome to Vintage Annals Archive Podcast Episode 8 (Focus on Music Series) All I can say is that seeing "The Muppet Movie" in 1979 at nine years changed my life. It put me on what I call my Kermit (and Jim Henson) path. When I heard the lyrics sung by Kermit as he stared directly into the camera.....  Life's like a movie Write your own ending Keep believing Keep pretending We done just what we se...

(Jewish Stories/Focus on Photography Series) We speak to renown Photographer Meryl Meisler. I don't want to give much away, so here are some cool things people said about Meryl's work Although I will say Meryl is a hilarious human, and that's a high bar for a person in my book! I will also say my life is much better with Meryl in it.  Rich Wexler  Vintage Annals Archive  "A clubby by night and a t...

(Jewish Stories of Philadelphia) This week, a fun yet revealing talk between two long-time Philadelphia karaoke DJ's, Sara Sherr & Dr Thunder.  "Sara and her company Sing Your Life are practically synonymous with Karaoke around here, and her nights are always packed and a lot of fun. By the time I started hosting weekly karaoke back in 2010, Sara was already well established and rightfull...

BJ Snowden is a singer, songwriter, and musician with a unique style, who sings about the important things in life, whether it's the provinces of Canada, Santa Claus, or Judge Joe Brown. She's performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Daily Show, been profiled by the BBC, and recorded songs with one of her biggest fans, Fred Schneider of The B-52's. As The Village Voice wrote, "The schoolteacher from...

(Focus on Acting Series) Oscar Montoya is an actor, comedian, dancer and podcaster. Rich and I are big fans of his role on the HBO show Minx, whose 2nd season is filming now. He's a regular on College Humor and the Dungeons and Dragons-based show Dimension 20, and he hosts the podcasts Inside The Disney Vault, and Podcast Killed The Video Star.  We talk with Oscar about getting dressed up in...

(Focus on Filmmaking Series)  The catchy song "Taste The Biscuit" by Toasters 'N' Moose has taken over the internet. Remixes, memes, lip syncs and fan clubs have cropped up since the lounge-y, seductive tune about food exploded on TikTok just a month ago. But the deeper you go into the story behind it, the weirder and funnier it gets.  This week's guests are the talented stars and creato...

(Jewish Stories) Prolific actor and storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky tells us amazing stories, teaches us ancient wisdom, not to mention vivisection and briefcases full of penises. StephenTobolowsky.com for his podcast, books, documentaries about him, upcoming movies and lots more! Thanks so much Stephen! https://stephentobolowsky.com/ MUSIC, all found on Pixabay: Former, by Yrii Semchyshyn of Ukrai...

Part two of our hilarious and heartfelt conversation with the talented Kevin Allison, host of the popular live show and podcast Risk! where people share uncensored true stories they never thought they'd dare to share. He also talks about his legendary sketch group The State, who made one of my favorite TV shows of all time. Since we talked, Kevin has become a sponsor, advisor and booster of our po...

(Focus on Storytelling Series)  First Episode! Part one of our hilarious, honest and heartfelt conversation with the talented Kevin Allison, host of the popular live show and podcast Risk! where people share uncensored true stories they never thought they'd dare to share. He also talks about his legendary sketch group The State, who made one of my favorite TV shows of all time.  Since we...