Free Nights And Weekends

Send us Fan Mail Vinyl records are back… and somehow worth a billion dollars again. In this episode of Free Nights and Weekends, we drop the needle on the surprising comeback of vinyl—now officially a billion-dollar industry for the first time since 1983—and ask a bigger question: what did we actually miss? Scott and Marc rewind to the ritual of listening to albums in the 70s and 80s—studying liner notes, flipping sides, and sitting still long enough for music to mean something. Then they fas...

Send us Fan Mail Before influencers, before polished ad campaigns… there were local commercials. Loud. Weird. Unhinged. This week on Free Nights and Weekends, we’re diving headfirst into the glorious, low-budget chaos of hometown TV ads from the 80s and early 90s. The kind shot on VHS, edited on equipment held together by hope, and powered by one man screaming about financing options. We’re talking: Used car dealers who promised the impossibleFurniture stores that somehow felt like emer...

Send us Fan Mail Remember when Saturday mornings were almost sacred? In this episode, Eddie and I dive back into the golden age of cartoons, where cereal bowls were bottomless, and the lineup defined your weekend. From the shows we loved to the weird ones that sent us outside, we’re revisiting that fleeting magic—even the questionable moments. Grab a bowl of nostalgia, and join us! If you grew up before everyone carried tiny video cameras in their pockets chances are your best memories ...

Send us Fan Mail Picture it: a dusty Oklahoma road, where oil wells nod approvingly and cows side-eye your blisters. Join Scott and Eddie as we flashback to a time when the entire school district—from burly seniors to tiny second-graders—embarked on a several-miles odyssey from a Moore elementary school to an OKC lake. Blisters, tears, and questionable fundraising abound—and somehow, we survived to tell this ill-advised tale. If you grew up before everyone carried tiny video cameras in ...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Scott and Marc tackle the latest cultural panic: artificial intelligence. On this very special episode, Arnold Drummond doesn't get diddled at the bike shop but big stuff is still happening. But before you stockpile canned goods and apologize to your VCR, take a breath. We look back at the moments when groundbreaking technology made everyone nervous: • Y2K and the midnight meltdown that never came • The dot-com bubble and sock puppets with IPOs • “There...