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Episode 44: All aboard! In this episode, we take you on a nostalgic tour of youthful model railroading, with stops along the way for tales of trackside pennies and donuts in the small northeastern town of Linden, NJ. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, and other storytellers.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 43: A quick tour of comic book fandom from kiddie comics through adult-themed and satirical works. Featuring a description of the time a Cleveland TV station held open auditions for the hosting role of a new Howard The Duck late night program. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales  inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, and other radio storytellers. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 42: Who was your TV hero, growing up? Ours was Superman -- the original B&W George Reeves version! Our latest podcast episode features a few memories from those Super years of childhood cos-play and pretend-adventures, including some trivia from the TV show. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, and other radio storytellers. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 41: Small town radio can be a real hoot -- both on and off the air. Here are a few memories from WJDM-Radio in Elizabeth, NJ, which wasn't all that different from the craziness at WKRP in Cincinnati. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio and other radio storytellers. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 40: Discovering our unique ethnic heritage, growing up in Linden, NJ, known as a major hub for Polish immigration on the East Coast. Includes a tribute to the now-defunct Big Stash's restaurant, the site of many apres-bowling feasts where we consumed mass quantities of beer, piroghis, stuffed cabbages & more.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channelling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.  Names and details have been changed to protect the innocent.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 39: Both professional and amateur kazoo performers will enjoy this brief story of where it all begins -- the Kazoobie Kazoo Museum and Factory in Beaufort, South Carolina. Fans of Jean Shepherd of WOR Radio in New York will also appreciate this kazoo connection, since Shep was a well-known kazoo connoisseur who often accompanied his nightly monologues with wild and wacky kazoo music (which we've attempted to replicate in this episode). To view an accompanying video tour of the Kazoobie Museum, type in bit.ly/kazoovideo in your computer or smartphone browser. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the spirit of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 38: What's your most unusual food encounter? In our latest episode, hear about a few experiences we've had, including frogs legs, escargot, deep-fried crawdaddies, and the pièce de résistance, a green onion sandwich. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio. Names have been changed to protect the innocent.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 37: Tales of unusual artwork, from Florida's famous whimsy museum, to an odd metallic object seen on Interstate 95, to tweaking the nose of the fine arts establishment  through entries in a local art competition that were made half in jest.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio. Names have been changed to protect the innocent.      If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 36: Stories of alligator encounters, from Wally Gator animated cartoons to a possibly apocryphal tale of an alligator experience in the Florida Everglades with the Bus Tour boys. Includes mention of Jean Shepherd's home on Sanibel Island, plus Shep's Bahn Frei theme music. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio. Names have been changed to protect the innocent.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 35: Recalling those favorite amusement parks of long ago, including Palisades Park, Olympic Park, Chippewa Lake, and others, plus the story of an embarrassing incident when a young, ambitious, game show host wannabe gets his comeuppance at an amusement park outing.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 34: Remember when bicycling gave you your first taste of freedom and mobility -- before you got your learner's permit to drive a car?  A Look Behind in Rewind shares a few tales of teenage biking, including venturing into dangerous, unknown territory.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the monologue style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.    If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 33:  What happens when a movie classic like Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds bombs at the box office during a fundraising event? A Look Behind in Rewind shares the memory of a fateful night when the birds came home to roost at a booby-trapped dorm room.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 32: From War of the Worlds to Star Trek, Star Wars, Don't Look Up, and more! A Look Behind in Rewind transports you to galaxies yet undiscovered, plus a childhood star-gazing tale that anyone in the New York metro area can relate to.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 31: With so many old TV shows being rebooted, why not a Three Stooges revival? A Look Behind in Rewind shares memories of an unforgettable live appearance by the Three Stooges at the DeWitt Theatre in Bayonne, NJ, as well as the report of a modern-day Stooge following in his grandfather's footsteps.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, modeled on the monologues of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 30: A trip back in time to those fun days of sledding down snowy neighborhood streets on a Flexible Flyer, as reported by A Look Behind in Rewind spy, Ray from Colorado. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, modeled on the monologues of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.    If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 29: Taking a family trip to Hershey can be fun, if you stay on course. But if you miss the turn, be prepared to improvise. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, modeled on the monologues of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 28:  A horse is a horse, of course, of course. Here are a few horse tales, both ancient and more recent, from our travels down some dusty trails.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, modeled on the monologues of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 27:  Pirate passion on Cape Cod... a crooked river on fire in Ohio... Jersey Shore grammar... and more! This episode shares a few random tales of places and attractions near or on the water. In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, modeled on the monologues of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.    If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 26: Just in time for holiday get-togethers -- a look back at those famous gags and novelty items advertised on the back covers of comic books in the 1960s, including hand buzzers, bald wigs, whoopee cushions, and more.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, modeled on the monologues of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 25: A couple of spooky tales from years ago, in the spirit of Halloween... including a scary "home alone" story involving a plastic Dracula model kit that seemingly conjured up demons and devils from the local graveyard.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, humorous tales inspired by his life adventures, modeled on the monologues of Jean Shepherd of WOR-Radio.    If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.