The Overnightscape Underground

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3:00:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: New Stereolab album Instant Holograms on Metal Film, AI art discomfort, going down to the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day Weekend, Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd, lawn care, Take Me Away by Blue Oyster Cult, PEPs (supermarket, house color), TV stuff, chills, A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Batsto Village, new cereal, collectible cereal boxes, squirrels, vegan restaurant difficulties, card game irregularities, the theoretical narrative, nested simulations to increase the sense of immersion, Doctor Who, The Grand Ragtag Line – Rolling Happenstance, Amazeballs Muckamuck Drifter, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:19:46)… 80s Vibe by FoolBoyMedia [Freesound, CC BY-NC 3.0], Cube Banter 12 [collection], At the Moving Picture Ball by Billy Murray (1919) [Archive.org, public domain], Solar energy, the great adventure (1978) (excerpt 1) [Archive.org], Alligator Moon Suite by Robert Hunter (live at Player’s Tavern on 1978-05-23) [Archive.org], CBS Network – In The News – “Census Forms On Their Way” (1980) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Pour Quoi Royale by Zipp [Archive.org, CC BY-NC 3.0] Bronson Pinchot Interview – 3/22/88 [YouTube], Trip by Aufklarung [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], Nixon Tapes – on the phone with Kissinger – 4/7/71 – 10:35-10:37pm [nixontapes.org], Koala Giraffe by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], Professor Owl on Audio-Animatronics (Gulf Oil) [collection].

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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46:04 – Another dose of nonsense from Doc Sleaze who, this time around, looks at the frustrations of being a journalist on a right-wing newspaper when your idols are in power, but deeply unpopular. Also, who has the biggest ‘rocket’ with which to blast women into space? Plus, an investigation into the decline of the Great British Bank Holiday, fear and loathing at the supermarket and how to get thrown out of heaven, female-led exploitation films, listener’s letters, celebrity gossip and more. Includes:

Frustration on Fleet Street ¦ Forgotten Film – ’13 Frightened Girls’ (1963) inc trailer ¦ Total Bollocks with Little Miss Strange ¦ Battle of the Rockets ¦ Donald J Trumper apologises ¦ Expelled From Paradise ¦ Listener’s Letters ¦ The Decline of the British Bank Holiday ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Viking Queen’ (1967) inc trailer ¦ More Total Bollocks with Little Miss Strange ¦ Fear and Loathing at the Supermarket ¦ Closedown

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 May 2025 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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Join Mike in the studio late at night.

After fighting a long, drawn-out battle to some stubborn window blinds, I give in and just get on with the show. Starting with listener comments about their absolute worst job interviews. Then an update on my continuing job hunt gets me thinking about how my lifestyle lately is fitting for these palindrome days of May — the same forwards and backwards: Drinking coffee, job hunting, delivering food, job hunting, drinking coffee.

Also: thoughts on the new “Mission: Impossible” (Spoiler-free because the plot’s too complicated to spoil)…and how my dad and I came close to being pariahs in the theater for ratting out a lady and her granddaughter.

Then we wrap up the show by watching an instructional video telling us all how to talk cool in the 90’s, and read some more listener comments about Tetraphobia. A true palindrome experience. Sit back and listen with your favorite after-dark drink — but be careful not to get bucked, y’all!

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…and be sure to join the Facebook page and find me on Instagram! …”Kittridge, you’ve never seen me very upset…”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released May 2025 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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2:16:32 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: All screwdrivers vanished, TV set, theory of messes, toothpaste, animal language, Anthony Newley, printing technology, Completely Random Memories (M’Lady’s, Azerbaijan, Melampo, Marbles The Brain Store, Mission Hill), PlayStation Underground, Stereolab event, Portlandia, Crap From The Past, Steely Dan, Muppets executive David Lazer dead at 89,return of zeppelins?, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:35:39)… NBC Fantastic Journey promo 1977 [YouTube], Trance Dance [via Webm8 productions], The Golden Circle by Spheriot [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], München by Garmisch Partenkirchen [blocSonic, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], MST3K on The Comedy Channel (4/14/90) (Break 3) [YouTube], 3Com “Audrey” [YouTube], T-E-K-N-O by Nattvaktaren [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 2.5], Antti G walks the Earth by Antti Luode [anttismusic.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0], NUDE ON THE MOON Trailer [Archive.org, public domain], Mr. Headvisit’s Pinball Infinitude (3/2/14) (excerpt 36) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Souvenir Store in Metropolitan Opera House by Shuwen Zhang [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC 4.0], You’re a Great Big Blue Eyed Baby by Heidelberg Quintet with Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, public domain], Metropolis Street Racer | 100.4 THE UNDERGROUND (excerpt) [YouTube], MTV The Big Picture – 1991 Showscan & Imax [YouTube], Energy Cushion by Bob Powell [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ‘Rotary Connection’ LP ad [Archive.org].

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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3:38:13 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Bike trip livestream, wandering around stores, LOONA, VR trip 11 years ago, Nightstation VR, metaverses, Cyberpunk 2077, HDR, Clack Market cigar, Fortnite, Darth Vader, The Great Gatsby, rules from the past, Menlo Park Mall brawl, Person of Interest, The Unknown Comic, The Gong Show, a 1970s comedy style that no longer exists, talent shows, Eurovision Song Contest, soju, Doctor Who, Cheers star George Wendt dead at 76, Maison Pioneiro as MacGuffin, Lusual Stinz, Timeless, overarching, Joan As Police Woman, Small Faces, Mods, Joan Van Ark, The Dambuilders, Family Feud, Jayne Mansfield, Toppo Gigio, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:56:47)… Playstation Underground 4.3 (USA) (Disc 1) – Event Center (2000) [collection], Midnight Rain by Revel at Midnight (live at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival, 9/27/08) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Kathy Jones [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Mission Hill Karai-Pantsu (spicy pants) [YouTube], Karina 29 marzo 2007 [YouTube], Bronson Pinchot on Regis & Kathie Lee – 10/26/90 [YouTube], Mission Bucharest by The Pharaos [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Jim Morrison [collection], Doctor Who – Breakfast Time – US Roadshow Tour report [YouTube], The Little Ford Rambled Right Along by Billy Murray (1915) [Archive.org, public domain], Conquer Of Hamster Mountain by Lee Rosevere [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Pinball by Pitchcraft [toucanmusic.com, CC BY-NC 4.0], Cohen Method by Tab & Anitek [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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2:09:57 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Hotel implosion, new computer games, Pinball FX, Doom: The Dark Ages, Andor, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), 2222, palindromes, Space Duel, tech levels, HBO Max, Spike TV, The Comedy Channel, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:29:01)… coccyx by jaffar [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Big Blue Marble – Series Open Montage [YouTube], Two Prairies Cafe by Tree Bag Ask [Onsug, CC BY 4.0], A Song for Two in the Night by Eduard Mörike [LibriVox, public domain], Obscured By Lies by Emerald Park [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], WFLD Channel 32 – Keyfax Nite-Owl Service – Promos (1981) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Alligator Moon Suite by Robert Hunter (live at My Father’s Place on 1978-05-28) [Archive.org], Home Sweet Home [collection], Morris Is Different by Multisex [collection], Prairie Fire (7/11/96) (part D – Wienermobile) [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Two Blue Eyes by Billy Murray (1908) [Archive.org, public domain], MOONRAKER 1979 two London radio adverts [YouTube].

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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3:10:49 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Banana freakout, pothole repair, new gaming laptop (Asus Rog Strix Scar 18 (2025)), Pinball FX, Cyberpunk 2077, Google Stadia, PQ update, American Dream mall, Coin Pusher Casino, Dastardo, Bandersnatch, and so it begins… AI movies, the real world, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:29:55)… People Are Funny Critters by Walt Garrison [YouTube], Dansing Galaxy (intro) by Alex Emanov [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], ABM Nov 22, 1987 (excerpt) [collection], Eagle Mall Suite by Robert Hunter (Live at Fast Lane, Asbury Park, NJ (2/7/80)) [Archive.org], Sound Filmstrip: “Mr. Peters’s Watermelons” [Archive.org], Your Way by Scrap Heap [Archive.org, public domain], Grab Me Nicely (11/9/89) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], On the Old Fall River Line by Billy Murray (1913) [Archive.org, 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

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Join Mike back in the studio on a Saturday night.

This week: some audience participation! What was your worst job interview ever? For me, it was that time I got detained for peddling coupon books in a federal building. I should’ve done more to heed the number 4, a bad sign for good fortune.

The interviews lately haven’t been that bad on my most recent run of unemployment. I mean, there’s no job yet, but at least no police have been called.

Meanwhile, I keep on yo-yoing around town, delivering food for food, and doing the best at it I can, despite, well… Let’s just say that when you make house calls, ordinary customers are not ordinary people.

Also, thanks to audience participation, I find a likely answer to why there’s no 4th floor at the university hospital. In true click bait fashion, it’s not what you think!

Listen on Spotify and Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…

Watch Video of this episode over at Youtube | @the_themidnightcitizenpodcast

…and be sure to join the Facebook page and find me on Instagram! …”Night, Day? Don’t mean shit…”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released May 2025 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

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2:48:03 – Dave in Kentucky reviews the 1973 West German TV miniseries World on a Wire and the 1999 American movie The Thirteenth Floor, as well as the 1964 novel on which they were both based, Simulacron-3 (a.k.a. Counterfeit World), after which he is joined by his wife Luna in Kentucky (at 28:30) for her comments on the Chinese edition of Simulacron-3, followed immediately by a pertinent A.I. song Dave generated using Suno.ai, after which he is joined by Eddie Murray (at 37:40), Chad Bowers (at 1:20:24) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:53:52) for their various and sundry views on simulation, speculation and revelation.

Next month’s topics: The Scientific, the Unscientific and the Pseudoscientific. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by the deadline: 6pm Central Time on June 10, 2025.

Show art: Automat (1927) by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) depicts a sneaky time traveler listening to the Overnightscape Central in an automat while cleverly concealing her air buds with her hat brim.

Opening theme: “It’s Central Time Again” (2024) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v3.5). Featured song (and surprise coda): “Nick the Revelator” (2025) by Dave in Kentucky and Suno.ai (v4). Closing theme: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai (v3).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International license. Attribution: by Dave in Kentucky & Guests.

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2:56:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Umbrella, new pope, Switch 2 pre-order, Moog Messenger, Flea Devil updates, ghost kitchens, Mister Agave utensils, The Prisoner Puzzle with Patrick McGoohan, Pope Leo XIV, new laptop, Behind the Rocks, Zope, wannabe polymath, creativity, Pixies, Laphroaig Cairdeas on the rocks, Andor, Darth Vader, Ardnahoe Distillery, cassette tapes, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:15:39)… Feel It Down by MOPI [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], WYCC Channel 20 – “First Broadcast” (Part 1, 1983) (excerpt) [FuzzyMemories.TV], MCEscher by Büromaschinen [Upitup Records, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Night Lights: How Retroreflectivity Makes Our Roads Safer (excerpts) [FedFlix, public domain], The Cave of Time by Monroeville Music Center [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY 3.0], Space Station Mary [collection], Clown by Digi G’ Alessio [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Shooting the Rapids Deluxe – Zaccaria Pinball [collection], Congrizzle 4evzzz by The Very Most [EardrumsPop, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Focus on Expo – one inch master – Aug. ’86 (August 1986) (excerpt) [Archive.org, CC BY 3.0], It’s a Lotta Bologny by Billy Murray (1923) [Archive.org, public domain], Mindscape – An Audio Adventure From Data Age! (excerpt) [collection].

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