Pat's Peeps Podcast

Ep. 499 Today's Peep Spins More Radio Magic- Celebrating National Radio Day (Everyday Is Radio Day) With Visits From Wolfman Jack, Dr. Don Rose, Paul Harvey, Rush Limbaugh, Tony Cox, Larry Lujack "Drooling Horse" & So Much More!

We’re celebrating National Radio Day by playing the clips that made us fall in love with the medium and the personalities who could paint an entire world with nothing but sound. From Sacramento airchecks to larger-than-life legends, we chase the feeling of radio at its best and talk about why it still hits so hard. • hitting Episode 499 and treating the podcast like a diary • choosing the fun side of radio after the on-air meltdowns • hearing Tony Cox on a 1976 KROY aircheck and why AM radio felt unpredictable • remembering KFRC legends and what great morning radio is really for • playing Wolfman Jack and breaking down the performance style • revisiting WLS with Larry Lujak and the “Drooling Horse” bit • listening to Paul Harvey’s “The Rest Of The Story” and the Garfield origin • reflecting on Rush Limbaugh’s connection to KFBK and how radio careers launch • closing on WKRP in Cincinnati and what it means to keep doing local talk

Ep. 498 Today's Peep Presents The Bad And Ugly Side Of Radio On National Radio Day (Since We Discussed The Good Side On My Radio Show)

Ep. 497 Today's Peep ISSUES A WARNING: TURN BACK NOW... DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DON'T APPRECIATE OR CAN'T TOLERATE BAD LANGUAGE (not from me of course 😊) It's "Rant" Wednesday- Classic Broadcast Meltdowns And Why They Stick

Ep. 496 Today's Peep Deals With Workplace Stress, When Mandatory Training Makes You Want To Scream, A Rare John Lennon Bed-In Interview And A ZZ Top Farewell To Frank Beard

Ep. 495 Today's Peep Enjoys A Perfect Northern California Drive And Doesn't Take It For Granted, We Take The Top Down And Then Head Into The Loudest Corner Of The County Fair For Rough Truck Racing

Ep. 494 Today's Peep Stops The Hammering And Drops The Needle! Hard Hats For Radio Hosts And What If The Hit Was The Only Good Track On The Album? We'll Find Out Together

A song can feel like a portal, then you flip the record and wonder what happened. That’s where we go today, starting with the strange, unforgettable pull of Zager and Evans’ “In the Year 2525” and the question every music fan eventually asks: if the hit is that good, why don’t we know anything else they made? We also keep it grounded in real radio life. The station is finally getting “remodeled,” there’s talk of hard hats in the studio, and I’m watching the world outside the window, including the biggest dog I may have ever seen. Then we hit a truly ridiculous audio moment: Lawrence O’Donnell losing his mind over construction noise and shouting “Stop the hammering,” which turns into a little parody track and a bigger thought about ego, performance, and what we tolerate when we’re on the air. From there, we drop the needle on the deep cuts. We sample tracks most people have never heard from artists tied to massive singles, including King Harvest after “Dancing in the Moonlight,” Gary Numan beyond “Cars,” David Essex past “Rock On,” and Stealers Wheel beyond “Stuck in the Middle with You.” Along the way we talk vinyl, B-sides, album sequencing, and why some songs feel built for radio while others feel like they were never meant to leave the room. If you love classic hits, one-hit wonders, music history, and the messy fun of actually listening instead of guessing, queue this up and come argue with us. Subscribe, share the episode with a fellow music nerd, and leave a review with your favorite one-hit wonder and the best hidden track you’ve ever found.

Ep. 493 Today's Peep Talks To Bruce Davis' Who Describes His Life In A Model A: From East Oakland To Around The World In His Model A Ford, Taking The Swingin' A's Through A Victory Parade To Booing The Governor's Guy

Ep. 492 Today's Peep Presents Headlines We Couldn't Get To, From Thanksgiving Backlash to Phone-Free Schools... We Argue With The News So You Don't Have To, And National Lampoon Radio Hour Starts Things Off With The Hollywood Gay Alliance

Ep. 491 Today's Peep Walked Into A Mental Hospital, How That Childhood Visit and a Related Movie Never Left Me

Ep. 490 Today's Peep Checks In on a Friday with Real-Life Stuff On My Mind, Football Season Kicks Off, Update On My Missing Wallet, My Personal Evolution in Music and How One Sax Hook Changed Everything