Season 10
22 episodes · Jul 22, 2021
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- S10E1
How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)
Jul 22, 202145m...because cassettes are for poseurs.
- S10E2
Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)
Aug 12, 202134mSome of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.
- S10E3
USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)
Aug 26, 202126mLet us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…
- S10E4
Random CD's
Sep 16, 202135mWhatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…
- S10E5
Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)
Sep 29, 202141mBenny-boy celebrates the first annual Silent Movie Day by…talking at great length about the silents. Nobody ever accused him of being sharp…
- S10E6
Dodgy Demo DVD's
Oct 14, 202126mAs 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…
- S10E7
Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)
Oct 28, 202122m“Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film.
- S10E8
Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms
Nov 11, 202119mBenny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.
- S10E9
OA's Greatest Commercials
Nov 25, 202132m10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.
- S10E10
FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues
Dec 9, 202124mAh, 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…
- S10E11
Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)
Dec 23, 202142mArchivisms roasting on an open fire…
- S10E12
PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)
Jan 13, 202226mHey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?
- S10E13
Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)
Jan 27, 202231m100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®
- S10E14
Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)
Feb 10, 202234mLearn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!
- S10E15
Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)
Feb 24, 202231mVinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!
- S10E16
Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)
Mar 10, 202224mA solid-state tuner is recommended for the viewing of this OA episode…in some way we haven’t figured out yet.
- S10E17
Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)
Mar 24, 202227mAnother (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!
- S10E18
VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)
Apr 7, 202226mIt’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.
- S10E19
Radio Stunting
Apr 21, 202234mTimes 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…
- S10E20
Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes
May 5, 202235mTaking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…
- S10E21
Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)
May 26, 202235mOddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!
- S10E22
CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Jun 9, 202230mFour 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.