The Overnightscape Underground

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1:00:45 – Frank appears as a guest on The Pep Talk with John Carl Pepe, along with Mat Demek from Blanks&Postage, talking about Phish.

Produced by Hercules Invictus

The original episode can be found here:

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1:51:26 – At long last, an actual random listening system has arrived! Using AI, I was able to build a small web app that has a button, that when clicked, starts playing at a random moment in the entire Onsug Archive of over 16,000 hours of shows. All is explained in the introduction, and then my first listening session is presented.

Try it out! Here’s the very first web app: https://onsug.com/shuffle1/

Here’s an improved version, which lists that last 50 shows listened to: https://onsug.com/shuffle2/

I plan of putting the most up-to-date version here: https://onsug.com/shuffle/

It’s still very early in the process, but I’m thrilled that we now have a working prototype to explore the archive at random.

Segment list: ABM 2012 – The Pre-Show (9/28/12) 31:26 / 1:21:26, Falling Cow Compendium: Long Drive Home (12/19/21) 1:32:46 / 3:45:14, The Meanderer (4/23/21) 9:07:30 / 11:13:51, Narrating Edison (3/2/13) 55:32 / 2:09:55, Quaquaversal Satellite – Joe (12/22/13) 19:39 / 1:00:52, Eclectic Symmetry #41: Harold and the Headphones (5/17/15) 4:34 / 1:30:00, The Overnightscape 2071 – Tiger Tiger (12/5/23) 1:36:55 / 2:00:29, Highway 209 California 3:55:35 / 4:04:11, Overnightscape Central – December Holiday Special (12/17/12) 1:44:08 / 1:44:27, Radio Free Shambles: The Emperor of Crime! (11/21/15) 1:07:29 / 1:31:18, The Meanderer – February Part 3 (February 2025) 3:59:14 / 5:53:35, Cloud Base 88: Roof on the Willow-tree (12/29/13) 1:27:03 / 1:56:14, The Overnightscape 1855 – Platformer (10/28/21) 3:33 / 3:01:41, QS: Night Project – Carbide (9/3/15) 13:01 / 1:49:48, Meanderer Batch (7/21/19) 36:56 / 2:37:50, Tape Land 118 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text (Audiobook Part 1 of 4) (December 2020) 6:03:43 / 10:22:05, The Overnightscape 2306 – Clown Cars & Pocket Machines (3/6/26) 53:21 / 1:44:22, Rio (11/11/09) 22.5 1:29:41 / 1:35:27, QS – Inquest (12/28/16) 1:14:10 / 1:15:44, The Overnightscape 1176: Archery and Mystery Road (4/29/15) 38:17 / 4:30:04, NIGHT PROJECT – Randomania – (5/22/11) 1:22:00 / 1:52:36, Quaquaversal Satellite – Bus Story (9/16/19) 1:18:04 / 1:19:57, The Paunch Stevenson Show – Episode 121 (1/16/09) 53:10 / 58:00, The Meanderer Presents #10 – James Joyce’s Ulysses (April 2016) 11:55:19 / 30:59:48, The Meanderer 33: Hypaethral Temple (4/7/15) 20:17 / 2:18:34, Hotshot (1/12/12) (Frank) 4:17:33 / 10:36:57, The Overnightscape 1674 – The Church Air Conditioner Remote Control (2/4/20) 1:17:34 / 3:14:02, The Overnightscape 1220: 32nd Street Memories (9/27/15) 1:58:42 / 4:03:48, Frank Nora Show 1653 – Tobacco Gambit (2/18/11) 27:43 / 2:09:40, The Overnightscape #565 (11/6/06) 1:09:27 / 2:51:00, The Overnightscape 1636 – Lobby Ark II (9/24/19) 1:31:06 / 2:40:51, The Overnightscape 1790 – Persuasion Astra Antique (3/16/21) 25:41 / 2:29:49, Republic of Avalon Radio – Episode 116 – Walk and Woll (10/5/11) 14:25 / 38:49, The Overnightscape 1713 – Nuclear Movies (6/19/20) 3:12:33 / 5:27:18, Bumper Chain Cosmic #14: Athena (2/3/23) 1:38:00 / 2:37:24, The Wool Gathering: Russell Crowe (1/24/22) 8:53 / 1:06:43, The Overnightscape 1391: Silk Road II (5/18/17) 51:34 / 3:24:53, The Meanderer (October 2024) 13:40:26 / 18:33:18, Post-Arlen Monologix 48: Intergalactic Gray (5/31/23) 45:11 / 1:31:39, The Meanderer (1/3/23) 3:34:01 / 6:57:45, three nines episode 07 (1/17/14) 1:35:11 / 5:35:00, Moonbase (1/12/12) (Chad) 3:32:46 / 6:59:29, Frank Nora Show 1605 – Bathtub Gin (11/16/10) 55:14 / 55:47, Quaquaversal Satellite – Stare (5/28/14) 51:32 / 1:21:38, ABM Show – Episode 9 (8/4/18) 3:01:06 / 3:40:14, Overnightscape Central – Three Things – (2/27/12) 1:17:20 / 1:55:42, The Overnightscape 955: Sunbathing (2/25/13) 1:35 / 2:55:27, The Overnightscape 1201: Balrog Nuke (7/24/15) 1:36:53 / 2:06:27, Highway 209 Louisiana 39:29 / 3:21:33, MMCTV EP0104 – Tokyo Disneysea – BraviSEAmo! and More (8/3/07) 7:54 / 21:57, The Exit Ramp #44 – Shunpike Siesta (4/28/23) 28:35 / 4:05:13, SpecialDelivery#50 29:04 / 50:01, Sparetime Radio: Episode 72 (9/17/11) 0:18 / 26:10, Into Your Head – Show 821: Deep Dive on Overthinking (6/23/24) 38:23 / 44:03, The Overnightscape #236 (7/11/05) 14:40 / 30:00, Bumper Chain Cosmic #37: Recalculating… (1/23/24) 9:45 / 3:12:28, Into Your Head – Show 805: Two Handcuffs or Three? (1/8/24) 48:07 / 1:25:35, Sparetime Radio: Episode 33 7:21 / 32:53, Reversion (12/8/11) (PQ) 1:26:53 / 6:15:14, The Meanderer (5/9/23) 2:32:52 / 5:56:49, The Overnightscape 982: Night Driver (6/26/13) 1:15:21 / 1:57:08, The Brian Jude Show Ep. 53: Over the Influence 10:08 / 36:25, The Overnightscape 1927 – Sock Drawer Overture (7/8/22) 2:34:36 / 2:56:07, The Meanderer (circa March 2024) 6:19:59 / 9:57:06, Pop Culture qd – Blessed (3/10/13) 32:35 / 57:50, Quaquaversal Satellite – Ratcatchers (1/17/21) 1:07:30 / 1:10:45, Post-Arlen Monologix 70: Taraxacology – Part 1 (3/5/24) 16:02 / 1:08:15, The Meanderer (October 2024) 13:18:05 / 18:33:18, The Overnightscape #496 (7/10/06) 26:00 / 30:00, The Meanderer (4/18/22) 10:26:30 / 11:09:41, The Meanderer (August–September 2024) 11:07:22 / 26:00:55, The Appreciator Number Twenty-Eight (7/16/23) 17:07 / 32:00, Quaquaversal Satellite – Stampy (6/7/19) 33:37 / 56:18, The Midnight Citizen 20: “FEAR and All That” 31:07 / 57:50, Bumper Chain Cosmic #43: Also (2/23/24) 4:20:22 / 6:02:31, The Rampler #68 (9/26/08) 1:16:06 / 1:22:56, The Overnightscape 849: Poughkeepsie (1/16/12) 2:28:52 / 2:56:43.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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34:03 – Once again we go After Hours to find out why streaming TV customers are finding their ordinary lives turned into TV dramas. There’s drama in the meth lab for Dr Smith, Will and the Robot in this week’s episode of ‘Lost and Spaced’ as an experiment gets out of hand, while The-Man-in-the-Pub wades into the ‘Paul is Dead’ debate and uncovers a bizarre tale of amnesia, stolen identities and market stalls. Psychic FM’s agony uncle looks into a case of ‘Naked Possession’ and we get a preview of WNKR’s new classic comedy. Finally, the ‘Battering of Britain’ is spotlighted in an investigation of a violent new trend sweeping the country: fish battery. Do fresh fish sales need to be restricted as gangs armed with fish bring terror to Britain’s streets?

‘After Hours’ was created using Google AI Studio, ChatGPT with sound effects and theme music by Freesound Community via Pixababy.com. Music: ‘Sunday Bell Shuffle’, ‘Cold Signal Burst’ and ‘Veil of Sleep’ by Cosmiczebra via Suno.com.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released July 2026 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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5:03:12 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: SCTV dream, at Madison Square Garden for night 4 of Phish (95 night), hot dog, new rail tunnel, train, midnight snack, next day, 209th day of the year, Nancy’s Buttons, random slogans, the youthful urge to transgress, The Third Way of Evolution, The Manifesto for a Post-Materialist Science, consciousness, nerd culture of the 70s and 80s, self-mythologizing, morphic resonance, views on The Odyssey (2026), storms, I Defend Wormhole, next day, at Madison Square Garden for night 5 of Phish (96 night), helpful organizations, YYZ, Caldor shirt guy, next day, Red Caboose, old stores, music formats, subway vending machines, subway puppet show, puppet show ideas, new celebrity raccoon, Disney Speedstorm, Ortensia, Coyote vs. Acme (2026), Weird Little Highway, gas meter, Flea Devil Solitaire, Fonnjo Foon, Special EFX – Collection (1993) cassette, The Rampler Trip Detour, the Onsug listening system, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 4:21:12)… A conversation with Rickie Lee Jones [YouTube], WFLD Channel 32 – Sunday Showcase (Break #6, 1986) [FuzzyMemories.TV], ‘The Jokers’ movie ad [Archive.org], Crackdown by Fred S, The Theory of One & USB [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], ELKMONT VALLEY SOLAR ENERGY: Elkmont Rural Village [FedFlix, public domain], Green Thumbs by Vivien Lake [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Solid Men to the Front by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain], Earth Tribe by Charly2n [Dogmazic, CC BY-NC 2.0], When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down by Billy Murray & Aileen Stanley (1923) [Archive.org, public domain], Approaching Sector X by Welcome To Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Little Bird by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Mr. Headvisit’s Pinball Infinitude (3/2/14) (excerpt 33) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], HA! TV COMEDY NETWORK – 1991 bumpers, promos, show opens [YouTube (peetoons)], Dancing Tiger by Damscray [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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Originally posted November 21, 2025 on The Midnight Citizen Spotify feed

43:43 While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed a little bit before and after the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025.

This one I recorded after seeing one of my favorite movies, The French Connection (1971), at the local independent movie theater. I walk around downtown and talk about it, and duck into a quiet cellar bar for a bit to grab a drink and take a rest from the chill November air.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released July 2026 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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Originally posted September 30, 2025 on The Midnight Citizen Spotify feed

34:04 While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed a little bit before and after the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025.

This one I recorded after seeing the much-anticipated film, One Battle After Another, based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 book, Vineland.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released July 2026 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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4:19:20 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show.

Host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by Jefferson from Philadelphia (in a non-speaking role), Michael Feir from Canada, Nate in Wisconsin, Dave in Kentucky from his various shows, Simon from Nevada, Eddie from Ireland, Bob LeMent from Morning Commute, Ann from Suffern, NY, Mike Boody from The Midnight Citizen, Jan Erik from Norway, and Doc Sleaze from his various shows.

Zoom AI generated topic summary: Recent Events and Book, Digital Media Preservation, Digital Content Preservation, AI Technology and D&D, Disappeared Celebrities and Human Connections, Hearing Aid Challenges, Personal Updates and Life Changes, Logistics Software Training Role, World Cup and Literature, Pynchon’s Obscure References, Nolan Films, UK Political Updates and Culture, Australian Films, Media Drama and Public Perception, Cultural and Media.

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora & Guests – more info at onsug.com

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3:42:55 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At Madison Square Garden for night 2 of Phish (93 night), traffic jam in the middle of the night, next day, noise pollution, Enoch update, ancient writings, knots, gods, the imperfect creator, parking lot, The Rampler Trip Detour, Sniglets, Mercury Retrograde, Moynihan Train Hall, hot dogs, Flea Devil Solitaire, at Madison Square Garden for night 3 of Phish (94 night), train chaos, next night, The Exit Ramp, jam bands, Merry Reactor Cargo, Strange Cargo, basement bars, my grandparents’ house, mediums, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 3:01:29)… Digital Stimulation by The Units [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Parker Brothers – Wildfire (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Herb the Nerd Burger King Commercial 1986 – Where’s Herb? [YouTube], The Starlost – original TV opening [YouTube], Hobnob Return (Nova 1) by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Ganesha by Adamaximus [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], The Cyrkle Interview Promo Disc [Archive.org], Newsweasels [YouTube], Harris Bank – “Free Hubert Alarm Clock” (Commercial, 1979) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pulsar Life Systems Center (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Polar Bear Man by Polar Lion [Onsug], When Waves Trying to Catch a Marvel by Antony Raijekov [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Coleco Telstar Arcade – “Hitch Your TV to a TELSTAR” (Commercial, 1977) [FuzzyMemories.TV], The Man With the Ladder and the Hoe by Billy Murray (1904) [Archive.org, public domain], 70’s TV: ‘Dusty’s Trail’ – Love Means Bananas (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Parks Canada – Yukon Territory (from CBC 1985) [YouTube], Han Solo by Rude Star [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Fisher-Price Fire Station (Commercial, 1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Night Before (1988) [YouTube], Savarnah by Paolo Pavan Pasqualino Ubaldini [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Light On by Wead [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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1:17:32 – Continuing the experiment of random Onsug listening! This time I’m starting a new project called The Rampler Trip, continuing from Onsug Radio Shuffle Mode. It’s the same idea as the previous concept – playing 22 random 3.5 minute clips from The Onsug Archive – but this time, they are all clips of me talking, in monologue. I wanted to explore a more tonally consistent set of random segments… let me know what you think! –Frank

Note: This episode was originally meant to be #4, but I had some difficulties in producing it. I had thought I was using vetted clips, but something went wrong somewhere, and clips I would normally have set aside for this project found their way in. Rather than delete it, I figured I’d preserve it as a “detour”.

Segment list: Segment list: The Overnightscape 1286: Purple Heatsnap (5/17/16) – 19/46, The Overnightscape 1865 – Coleman Goodman – Hazard Avenue (12/2/21) – 52/64, The Overnightscape 2258 – Going To Every Mall in New Jersey, Part 2 (9/19/25) – 082 of 104, The Overnightscape 1635 – Cat at The Tax near Thorikos (9/20/19) – 08/49, The Overnightscape 2140 – Detective Synthetic (8/2/24) – 02/28, The Overnightscape 2224 – Amazeballs Muckamuck Drifter (5/22/25) – 22/40, The Overnightscape 1977 – Underground (12/30/22) – 30/46, Frank Nora Show 1679 – Fantasy Maps (4/19/11) – 32/44, The Overnightscape 1869 – Patchwork Departures (12/17/21) – 08/70, The Overnightscape 852: In The Dwarvish Mines (1/25/12) – 23/27, Frank Nora Show 1550 – Breakout (8/18/10) – 7/9, The Overnightscape 1949 – Further Patterns of History (9/22/22) – 04/34, The Overnightscape 856: Wheel Canyon (2/16/12) – 20/21, The Rampler #80 (10/6/08) – 03/11, ug: Month in Review – March 2023 (3/24/23) – 39/62, The Overnightscape 1880 – Banned From The Universe (1/25/22) – 14/69, Overnightscape Central – Toasters (8/17/22) – 21/47, The Overnightscape 2324 – The Ultimate Resonance (5/8/26) Clip 13 of 60, 02-02 The Getting To ONS 694 (3/27/08) – 07/10, Blanket (11/16/09) 22.9 – 04/19, Frank Nora Show 1669 – The Hall of Minerals (3/22/11) – 18/30, The Rampler #13 (8/19/08) – 07/12

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com

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2:59:34 – Frank in NYC and New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: At Madison Square Garden to see Phish – night 1 of 5, next day, vintage 1976 Compentorary Resort Hotel bag, Flea Devil Solitaire, light mysteries, AI controversies, DeepMind: Genie 3, The Book Of The Secrets Of Enoch, Los Statos Deluxe cigars, Phish plans, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:18:56)… Peppersnoc Road by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Yesterdays Kid by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], Caribbean Dinner by George Dragon [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], General Cinema Corporation – Feature Presentation – 1977 [YouTube], PSA – McGruff – Don’t Use Drugs [collection], lets play traveling circus by tim.kahn [Freesound, CC BY 3.0], The Lucifer Complex (excerpt 3) [Archive.org, public domain], Delta Park Project | Episode 4 by Jason Ruby & Paul Scherzinger (excerpt – High-Speed Paul segment) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0], Edict Zero Minute 1 [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], The Sure Thing (Trailer, 1985) [YouTube], BATTLESTAR GALACTICA stereo radio adverts 1979 SENSURROUND [YouTube], Cascade Cave Zone, Act 1 and 2 by Bomb Boy [Ubiktune, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ABC Fall promos 1976 [YouTube], CITYTV – BRONA’S DIARY – THE CITY STORE (1991) [Retrontario, YouTube], TV Guide commercial (1980) [YouTube], Cigarette TV Ads – Minor Brands – Spring [Archive.org], Surfin Guru: SG101 Remix by SyndicateOfSurf [SurfGuitar101.com, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Nothing to Do Until Tomorrow by Billy Murray (1912) [Archive.org, public domain], Sabre and Spurs by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [public domain].

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com