S5E29: "Back to L.A.: SCA and Historic Preservation in Los Angeles"

This episode is a callback to three years ago when I spoke with members of the Society for Commercial Archeology during their conference. One of the top priorities of SCA is historic preservation, particularly of signage and structures along America’s roadways and throughout our developed towns and cities. My summer roadtrip project is in the same vein as I look to capture the stories connected to these landmarks in the same way as this episode depicts.

S5E28: "There's No Place Like Home: The Wizard of Oz as a Primary Source"

This episode of the Everything is a Primary Source features a discussion about The Wizard of Oz. It was recorded a few summers ago at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, NH, just before a performance of Little Shop of Horrors. This portion was originally included in with a longer dialogue in Season 3, but is now taking its own path down the yellow brick road.

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S5E27: "The Bad Boys of Boston: Aerosmith's origins as a document of the early 1970s"

We learn about the early days of Aerosmith from one of their original roadies, who just happened to be in the right place and the right time to get the gig. His story is very telling about this era of rock n roll, and perhaps the status of things in general as the 60s transitioned to the 70s. This was recorded a few years ago and originally was included as a small part of a larger episode, but I thought it deserves to walk this way into the spotlight.