Season 10

01 How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder) Episode 122nd July 2021 ...because cassettes are for poseurs. 02 Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon) Episode 212th August 2021 Some of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure. 03 USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy) Episode 326th August 2021 Let us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”… 04 Random CD's Episode 416th September 2021 Whatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros… 05 Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day) Episode 529th September 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… 06 Dodgy Demo DVD's Episode 614th October 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… 07 Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021) Episode 728th October 2021 “Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film. 08 Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms Episode 811th November 2021 Benny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms. 09 OA's Greatest Commercials Episode 925th November 2021 10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental. 10 FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues Episode 109th December 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) Episode 1123rd December 2021 Archivisms roasting on an open fire… 12 PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic) Episode 1213th January 2022 Hey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape? 13 Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001) Episode 1327th January 2022 100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive® 14 Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing) Episode 1410th February 2022 Learn all about the fine art of meeting Ben! 15 Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records) Episode 1524th February 2022 Vinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle! 16 Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.) Episode 1610th March 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) Episode 1724th March 2022 Another (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel! 18 VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams) Episode 187th April 2022 It’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme. 19 Radio Stunting Episode 1921st April 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 Episode 205th May 2022 Taking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture… 21 Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2) Episode 2126th May 2022 Oddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3! 22 CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) Episode 229th June 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.