"Are you taking a tone with me!?" was an alternate title for this premiere episode of season 2. In it Greg and Martin track the correlation of sound used in early tech to trigger vintage computers, relays and switching gear. But not before being accosted by James Can who castigates anyone who's afraid to give blood. You don't to be a techie to watch! Just open a vein, leave a message, have a bowl of Capt. Crunch and turn out the lights with the original "clapper" before you leave. Important note: Don't toss anything before passing it by Martin and myself. This podcast is all about the cool bits of the past that almost got away. Visit the show site here: https://www.foundastory.com/podcast

In this final episode of season 1, Greg and Martin spent 30 of your precious minutes examining this big budget special and revealing how great talent can be wasted at the hands of corporate oversight. As a teaser, you'll see: A vegetarian hawk (or, is he?); A mole, happy to hoard the last bit of food in the forest; woodsmen who consider the Xmas tree to be lowest form of a tree's use; parents who allow their seemingly invalid daughter to go missing in sub-freezing temperatures; finally, a tiny tree that has a mouth, yet is unable to speak. All wrapped around a Bill Cosby commercial that shows both his and the Bell System's disdain for children.

This special involves the nearly wasted talents of: Charlie Couch, Fritz Freling, Roberta Flack (edited out to prevent infringement) Music by Johnny Marks, and the voice talents of Buddy Ebsen, Paul Winchell, Frank Welker and others.

"Greg finds things at estate sales that no one else seems to notice as valuable." -This could be said of any collector, Greg just happens to have a passion for anything he's never seen.

This podcast, available through YouTube and Apple Podcasts is hosted by Greg Van Antwerp and Martin Blanco. Their goal is to encourage people to get searching for hidden history, preserve the past, while educating others how to find these missing gems before they are gone forever.

Greg provides live multi-media performances customized to a variety of topics on history and education in a light-hearted look at the things we collect and the things that were almost lost forever.

https://www.theurbanarcheologist.com

The papers often ignored in a home about to be sold or demolished are the remnants of journeys and the souvenirs of meals enjoyed. These bits, or bites, of hidden history are a window to the past that reveal, among other things, lost epicurean delights, famous or infamous locales now erased, and the woes of inflation. Sirloin Steak for .40 cents!? Gimmie!

Greg Van Antwerp and Martin Blanco revel and reveal some of the more odd and interesting foods and places that may just be gone for good, and ask the question, "Is that good?"

The goal of this podcast is to entertain, educate and encourage preservation. We are always looking for more content and the opportunity to preserve and share history while teaching others. Reach out in the comments if you see history being tossed or want to learn more. Greg provides a multi-media presentations to audiences that includes a traveling museum to interact with.

The Stories from the Attic podcast is back with a new episode!

This time Martin and I go on location to a 100 year-old attic in New Milford, Connecticut to reveal the found letters, postcards and artwork correspodence sent to a resident during World War II. This is recorded at an actual estate sale just before the enthusiastic crowd arrives and what you get is a sweet and surprising 20 minutes of history and it gets even better when the shoppers show up.
Thanks Loretta Kretchko of Kretchko Estate Sales Services for letting us in before the crowds to record.

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How can being a Boy Scout in 1947 and going to the international jamboree end so badly? How did people entertain themselves in a visual medium that predates film? The answer to these and other questions you never thought to ask will be answered in this 24 min commercial free podcast.

This time Greg and Martin are the early birds and set up the podcast right out in front of an Estate Sale before the crowds show up. The audacity! Thanks to Windy Cats Estate Sales for giving us permission to experiment with mobile recording.

In this episode Greg and Martin uncover 2 never before heard cuts on vinyl. Well, if you were watching regional TV in the Albany NY region in 1972, maybe you did hear or even see this. “Pick a show” was a TV trivia program where contestants were called at random to answer questions for money. Look for deeper cuts on upcoming episodes. The second segment features a dryly humorous annual family greeting with strangely high production value.

Both rare and fun to discover in a Connecticut basement.

You can also watch the YouTube version with visuals here:

https://youtu.be/ykUbPzeQ5ok

In this episode Greg and Martin read letters regarding a WWI soldier who has been wounded on the battlefield and is missing in action. Can his wife handle the bad news? Will Aunt Bertha get someone in touch with the consulate in Berlin? Can we, the audience, trust a military administrator named PP Chute? Listen and watch as Greg and Martin uncover the details and learn about the ruth(full?)ness of the Saxons!

Watch the the YouTube version (with images!) here: https://youtu.be/zJPx2LZdI7Y

In this episode Greg and Co-host Martin Blanco take some early 20th Century Herbal Medications (No, we didn't Take'em Take them!) found in an attic and review the interesting packaging and promises made to cure "all." Another estate sale find creates some lost moments as we try to suppose just what the Quack medical industry was trying to accomplish at the time.

See the full visual version on YouTube! https://youtu.be/rY8JSFUNJxA