How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)

E1 22 juillet 2021 45 min

How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)

...because cassettes are for poseurs.

E2 12 août 2021 34 min

Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)

Some of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.

E3 26 août 2021 26 min

USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)

Let us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…

E4 16 septembre 2021 35 min

Random CD's

Whatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…

E5 29 septembre 2021 41 min

Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)

Benny-boy celebrates the first annual Silent Movie Day by…talking at great length about the silents. Nobody ever accused him of being sharp…

E6 14 octobre 2021 26 min

Dodgy Demo DVD's

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…

E7 28 octobre 2021 22 min

Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)

“Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film.

E8 11 novembre 2021 19 min

Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms

Benny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.

E9 25 novembre 2021 32 min

OA's Greatest Commercials

10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.

E10 9 décembre 2021 24 min

FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues

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…

E11 23 décembre 2021 42 min

Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)

Archivisms roasting on an open fire…

E12 13 janvier 2022 26 min

PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)

Hey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?

E13 27 janvier 2022 31 min

Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)

100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®

E14 10 février 2022 34 min

Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)

Learn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!

E15 24 février 2022 31 min

Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)

Vinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!

E16 10 mars 2022 24 min

Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)

A solid-state tuner is recommended for the viewing of this OA episode…in some way we haven’t figured out yet.

E17 24 mars 2022 27 min

Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)

Another (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!

E18 7 avril 2022 26 min

VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)

It’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.

E19 21 avril 2022 34 min

Radio Stunting

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…

E20 5 mai 2022 35 min

Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes

Taking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…

E21 26 mai 2022 35 min

Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)

Oddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!

E22 9 juin 2022 30 min

CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)

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.