A Look Behind in Rewind

Season 2, Episode 39: We all have favorite teachers from long ago.  This episode shares some stories about three  memorable history teachers, whose odd quirks, creative teaching styles, and in one case, a mysterious social life, forever impacted our own view of the teaching profession.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 38:  Ever been to the zoo?  Or read any of the Doctor Doolittle stories? This episode blazes a trail through some childhood memories of animals that spoke -- and those who didn't.  Cats and dogs, tigers and turtles, parrots and naked mole rats, oh my!  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 37:  When mischievous kids start experimenting, you never know what will happen.  In this episode, we investigate a few memorable childhood adventures in science, including static electricity, solar energy, crystal radios, chemistry sets, fireworks, science fair volcanoes, and fake UFOs.  And don't worry -- the Martians have NOT landed!  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channelling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 36:  Who had the best hot dog?  There've been a lot of contenders, including Nathan's of Coney Island, Howard Johnson's, Yocco's in Allentown, and many more. In this episode, we revisit some childhood (and adult) memories of hot dogs, frankfurters, and wieners of days gone by.   In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channelling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 35: Ever go searching for pieces and parts for a DIY home repair project?  Fret not, we've been there, done that. And it's not a pretty picture -- unless you have the Old Man's talent for organizing random spare parts in your home workshop.  For this episode, we go screwing around with unhelpful home center salespeople as well as plumbing supply specialists who should know better.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channelling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 34:  The hit comedy "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray, had the unexpected side effect of numerous movie industry accolades as well as making a major cultural impact on our society, serving as a symbol of being hopelessly stuck in place.  In this episode, we recall some incidents in our own life that led to Groundhog Day-type transformations similar to what weatherman Phil Connors went through.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channelling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 33:  Billabongs, didgeridoos, and kangaroos, oh my! G'day, mate! This episode takes a look back at some favorite high spots of Australian pop culture, including a chart-topping hit song, "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" -- which originally came out in the mid-1960s, and then, 37 years later, had an unexpected revival when it was re-recorded for The Wiggles' TV show.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channelling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 32:  Continuing our winter holiday theme, we look at New Year's Eve memories from Guy Lombardo to Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.  Includes audio of Dick Clark reporting on the Times Square ball drop, as well as a snippet from a phone interview on the subject of success in the mid 1970s.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channelling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 31:  A few holiday memories of Christmases long ago, including Mom's bread and pastry Bake-a-thon, and Dad's equivalent, the house decorating marathon, complete with outdoor holiday lights and life-size cutout figures.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 30:  A quick tour of some of the rock concerts attended over the years, including the Four Seasons, Jay and the Americans, Tommy James, The Rolling Stones, Jonathan Edwards, 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Buckinghams, Peter Noone, Southside Johnny, and Bruce Springsteen.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.  Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 29:  Coincidences and synchronicity are everyday mysteries that somehow show up in our lives at the most unexpected times.  In this episode, we share some of the odd coincidences that have happened in our life, from a childhood amusement park experience in Point Pleasant NJ to an adult restaurant encounter to a Disneyland meetup that defied all the odds of probability.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 28:  Ever get nervous going into a job interview? This episode delves into a few scenarios we've faced in our own employment seeking adventures, like the insecure interviewer who monopolizes the conversation, the sweatshop workplace, unforeseen financial landmines, and the "spec" free labor sometimes requested of candidates.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 27:  Just in time for Halloween, we have three little tales to get you in the mood:  "The Cookie Man," about a scary urban myth heard in our small town NJ  neighborhood; "The Pelican Club," a story of misguided  adventure, exploring an abandoned building that once housed a night club; and finally, "The Haunted Tunnel of Morris County," offering a brief historical account of numerous explosions at a NJ gunpowder and bomb factory over the course of 69 years.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 26:  From the long-lost Boardwalk of Linden, NJ, to Revolutionary War sites in Morristown, to New York City art museums, to the monuments of Washington, DC, our school trips were a wild and crazy assortment of adventures that lived on in our memories for years afterwards.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his own life experiences, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.  And by the way, as we often do in these stories, the names are changed to protect the innocent.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 25: A fond look back at a few of the popular radio stations and some of the famous DJs  in the New York City area catering to teenagers in the 1950s-1970s, such as WABC, WINS, and WMCA. Featuring on-air sound bites from the Dan Ingram, Murray the K, and Gary Stevens programs, as well as a special music montage of hits from that era.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the styles of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 24:  From tales of catching lightning bugs and fireflies to serving as the unofficial "bug man" saving his family from creepy-crawly critters, this episode delves into the many ways that insect friends have intersected with our lives -- including the story of a pest control brochure written for an Ohio ad agency.  As always, names have been changed to protect the innocent.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 23:  A few summer sagas of memorable jobs from long ago, including grocery store clerk/cashier; gas pump attendant; mailroom clerk; newsletter editor at a Navy base; and security guard for a coffee factory/warehouse.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.  If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 22:  A fond look back at our first days of kindergarten -- including a "magic" act with crayons that astounded our classmates and got us in hot water with the teacher.  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent. If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 21:  From downtown shopping to huge mega-malls, we've done it all... and have a few stories to tell in the bargain.  Our shopping journeys have taken us all over the country, including some stops at retailers very close to home in New Jersey, like the JCPenney store where one kid brother shocked the family with an unexpected prank.   In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!

Season 2, Episode 20: A lifetime of traveling via buses, cable cars, subways, and similar mass transit vehicles brings with it a whole carload of poignant memories, with musical accompaniment by Charlie and the MTA, the Wheels on the Bus, the Trolley Song, and more.  Tickets, get your tickets ready!  In this podcast series, Tom Nielson tells stories, shares memories, and concocts whimsical, light-hearted tales inspired by his life adventures, channeling the style of Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, Mark Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and other famous storytellers.   If you enjoyed this podcast, you're invited to hear more of our episodes at "A Look Behind in Rewind." And feel free to share our link with friends, family, and others, as well as following us on Buzzsprout.com, Apple, Pandora, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support the showEXCLUSIVE! Get notified immediately, whenever a new episode goes online — sign up to be one of our loyal supporters. It’s easy — just click on the convenient “Support The Show” link above to subscribe. Your contribution helps us to continue cranking out these whimsical nostalgia stories, allowing fans like you to reminisce about old times, putting a smile on your face and a twinkle in your eye. PLUS - when you subscribe, we’ll mention you by name in an upcoming podcast. Thanks for your support!