Oddity Archive - Season 10
1 - How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)
Air Date: July 22, 2021
...because cassettes are for poseurs.
2 - Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)
Air Date: August 12, 2021
Some of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.
3 - USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)
Air Date: August 26, 2021
Let us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…
4 - Random CD's
Air Date: September 16, 2021
Whatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…
5 - Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)
Air Date: September 29, 2021
Benny-boy celebrates the first annual Silent Movie Day by…talking at great length about the silents. Nobody ever accused him of being sharp…
6 - Dodgy Demo DVD's
Air Date: October 14, 2021
As of this posting, we’re right on the edge of the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the DVD. Guess it’s finally ripe for Archivedom…
7 - Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)
Air Date: October 28, 2021
“Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film.
8 - Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Air Date: November 11, 2021
Benny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.
9 - OA's Greatest Commercials
Air Date: November 25, 2021
10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.
10 - FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues
Air Date: December 9, 2021
Ah, the good, old days. Back when owning a 16mm film or recording something off the TV could get you a visit from the Feds. Good times…
11 - Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)
Air Date: December 23, 2021
Archivisms roasting on an open fire…
12 - PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)
Air Date: January 13, 2022
Hey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?
13 - Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)
Air Date: January 27, 2022
100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®
14 - Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)
Air Date: February 10, 2022
Learn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!
15 - Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)
Air Date: February 24, 2022
Vinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!
16 - Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)
Air Date: March 10, 2022
A solid-state tuner is recommended for the viewing of this OA episode…in some way we haven’t figured out yet.
17 - Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)
Air Date: March 24, 2022
Another (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!
18 - VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)
Air Date: April 7, 2022
It’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.
19 - Radio Stunting
Air Date: April 21, 2022
Times are changing and KLAK-AM needs to keep up. As such, let’s look at some gimmicks (stunts) used by other radio stations to plug their new formats…
20 - Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes
Air Date: May 5, 2022
Taking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…
21 - Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)
Air Date: May 26, 2022
Oddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!
22 - CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Air Date: June 9, 2022
Four months, three countries, two-hundred-plus dollars all in the name of…meh. Or, what Dolby was to cassette, CX was (supposed to be) for vinyl.