Yeah-Uh-Huh

It's YUH episode 98! As we count down to our historic 100th episode of the pod,  we have an amazing hour with composer/producer Ed Hartman!  Through connections made in his studio a few years ago,  Ed discovered Richard Lyford's "As The Earth Turns",  wrote a complete musical score for the film,  enjoyed a run with it on Turner Classic Movies and eventually got it in front...

In 2001 our guest Terry Rich had a great idea.  After working for years in the early days of cable television,  he saw the incredible success of Vince McMahon's WWE as a model for a new type of sports entertainment that capitolized on the exploding popularity of soccer.  Socker Slam only aired four episodes drawing a small audience of 12,000 viewers apiece.  But the hilarious,...

It's another Aaron's Audio Audibles, and this time we welcome our friend Tim O'Connor back to review one of his favorite disks, "A Wizard A True Star" by the inventive Prog rock genius of the 1970's, Todd Rundgren. Tim gets nostalgic for the days when he composed the first music video of all time on his Apple II computer to Todd's "International Feel", the first indice (do NOT call them tracks!) o...

This week we are bringing the funk!  Funkadelic's third studio album was "Maggot Brain", a certified classic of early-70's fusion of acid rock and r&b.  It is Aaron's Audio Audibles volume 2.  Friend of the show Nick joins us to break down all 7 tracks of the most influential album you may have never heard. #GeorgeClinton #Maggotbrain #parliamentfunkadelic #funkadelic #pfunk #canyougettothat #...

The midterms are over, Donald Trump has just announced his second run at the presidency and it is the perfect time for the third appearance of our favorite political pundit,  Will Cooper.  Will's book of newspaper essays and articles entitled "Stress Test: How Donald Trump Still Threatens Democracy" has just been published,  so he returns to Yeah Uh Huh to review the crimes and misd...

On January 12, 1968 Johnny Cash was at a crossroads in his legendary career.  Having reached the heights of stardom with songs like "Big River",  "Cry Cry Cry" and "Guess Things Happen That Way", the Man in Black was in jeapordy of riding off into the sunset" on a Tennesse Stud when Columbia Records relented to his request to record an album inside the walls of a hardened prison.  Johnny had been...

Born in Lebanon and raised in Paris,  Jan Ash is a down to earth woman brining beautiful music to the sunny mountain sides of Los Angeles.  A fan of the most emotive R & B music of the late 90's and early 2000's,  Jen incorporates themes of love,  loss of love and bit of political commentary into her album "Crush On You".  Jen can be everything from a pop princes to a...

In 1966 director Hal Warren unleased "Manos The Hands of Fate" in a small theatre in El Paso,  Texas.  After a short run,  the film seemed to be lost to time until the iconic "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" found a copy and aired it for it's audience of acerbic,  riffing aliens.  One of the stars of the film happened to be watching that episode when she recognized her fathe...

Halloween is approaching and the first of our witchy episodes is Jeremy Bryant from the "Paranormal: The New Normal" podcast!  Lisa and fellow Juggalo Jeremy suggest some interesting reading from the likes of Lovecraft while Aaron offers to bring his Master in Ween studies to Jeremy's other poddy,  "Maniacal Music Musings".  It was another party with a new friend!  #cryptids #b...

It's our second edition of Aaron's Audio Audibles!  On Sept. 30,  pioneer American punk band The Dead Kennedy's released a remix of their iconic first album, "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables".  Our friend Mike Hilbig,  author of "Judgement Day and Other White Lies" comes back to Yeah Uh Huh to talk about one of his favorite bands' game changing political record.  #deadkennedys #jellobiafra #fre...

Local historian Cam Miller grew up in Northern KY,  and spent a great deal of his summers riding his bicycle across the bridge to Riverfront stadium to watch his Cincinnati Reds establish themselves as the team of the 70's.  A former employee of the Reds Hall of Fame,  Cam translated his love for the game into a film about Crosley Field,  and now "Riverfront Remembered", a movi...

SNL returned for season 48 last Saturday.  Lisa,  Aaron and I thought it would be a great time to check in on the logest running live show in television history,  especially with all the cast changes,  criticisms and controversies in recent years.  I don't know how often we will do one of these,  but because of the timeliness we fast tracked it and posted the same nig...

The new Disney Plus series Andor has a hard act to follow.  Namely, 2016's "Rogue One, A Star Wars Story".  The story is a prequel to the original trilogy of movies,  which was actually fourth,  fifth and sixth installments of the franchise sequentially.  Try to follow that!  Along for the launch is our new friend Miller Carlisle Lashbrook of the Pop Culture Fae podca...

In "Head of a Gorgon" author Raegen Pietrucha tells the story of Medusa in expanded, lyrical poems that speak to serious problems in the modern world.  The collection is a tale woven to a melodic beat that begins with sadly eternal images of abuse and builds to the eventual hope of healing and recovery.   Raegen's work is a moving, powerful story that we all navigated with equal amo...

Ween !!!  If you know who Ween is then you know why there are three exclamation points. Their music inspired Sponge Bob Square Pants,  offended Beavis and Butthead and brought them rabidly devoted fans around the world. But do not be decieved by the Ween.  If you enjoy excellent music,  quirky lyrics, the "brown sound" and a fun back story then Ween might be the band for you.  In this installment,...

Sports caster, reporter, Teacher, Author, Activist? We spoke to Anne about all of it but Especially her novels each of which  highlight a social and or environmental issue. For instance native american ancestors, domestic abuse and so on. Each handled infromatively with out preachiness.  YUH Theme by David T and Mojo 3 https://www.amazon.com/Insanity-Sobriety-Blues-David-Mojo3/dp/B091N8B...

Music, videos, movies books... what doesn't Rocko Paolo do?  Rocko's upcoming film "The Dinner Party" has already been decorated with three esteemed Independent film awards. His music videos for "Out Drinking Whiskey" and "Mama Already Gave You Some" are linked below and the songs are featured in this hour.  His ecclectic blend of pop rock and rap come with a healthy sense of humor and u...

Xenia Holliday was once part of the legendary East Coast Punk scene with her Canadian all girl band "The B Girls".  In this special episode,  Ananda Xenia Shakti takes a moment to reflect on those days when she opened for Joe Strummer and the Clash on their tour in support of their historic "London Calling" punk rock classic album.  Since those days she has had a spiritual awakening...

Hi listeners This time we are talking to Debbie Clemente, a teacher a singer a children's entertainer. Roll the Wiggles up with, MR Rogers, add some American sign language  and you get  Debbie Clement. She writes delightfully simple songs which utilize ASL teaching simple subjects that really resonate for all ages. #debbieclement #Rainbowswithinreach #MrRogers #childrensbooks #ASL YUH Th...

Coren and Ren Zai opened Dreamseavers Startrax Vocal Acadamy over thirty years ago to help young singers and actors with voice and acting training.  Over the years Coren has not only trained such artists as Hazel Payne,  Billy Huffsey from the tv show Fame and Jenlee Shallow, she has carved out an impressive career as a performer.  In this extremely fun hour we talk about all of the...

Jurassic Park Dominion was recently released,  and we thought it was the perfect occasion to not only review the new film,  but take a look at the entire franchise.  To do it right we needed professional help,  so we invited the esteemed LD from our favoirte podcast,  Rock and Roll Heaven!  Those who have been following our Rerun Forensics episodes will be happy to he...

A man and his guitar.  That's about as stark and honest as it gets in music.  Pete Miller's first album is "Live on Record",  and we were fans of the combination of rustic lyrics steeped in American history and spiritual acoustic guitar strains from the first track,  "A Light Out There".  Pete was in a laid back mood when we talked to him a couple of weeks ago,  and h...

Lisa is back!  Just in time for a very talented author in JV Hilliard,  whose debut novel "The Last Keeper" kept the better half of this team enthralled with his alternate world from first page to last.  We call him Joe,  and in this fun hour we dive into such topics as virtual reality,  the giants of Scifi and the future of his sprawling franchise.  AFC North footbal...

The most charismatic member of our team was hospitalized when Gary visited with us to talk about his books about paranormal activity in and around his home town of Rockford, Illinois.  Lisa wanted to be on live from her bed at Jewish hospital,  but ultimately decided to rest and recover.  My amazing sister Terri joined Aaron,  Gary and I in the chatlab and we had a great discus...

It's the middle of grilling season,  so we invited grillmaster Paul Sidoriak to the chatlab.  Paul's book is "The Flippin Awesome Backyard Griddle Cook Book".  Paul reviews several of his recipes, but also tells us what it is like earning at what you love.  Grilling has become an obsession of Phillip's,  so this was an especially good pod for the hubby! YUH Theme by David...