The Holiday Specials We Love

Hey HSWL FANS! On this Holiday Specials We Love, we are simulcasting a Pot Luck Saturday with Al Capone, Ed Sullivan, fake Jan Brady, a Lawrence Welk crush, and the days when apparently everybody got their own television variety show. We talk the rise of the variety show — Milton Berle becoming Mr. Television, six-year-old Rose Marie getting a gold ring from Al Capone, Ed Sullivan, and the legendary performers who somehow all found their way onto his stage. We talk The Carol Burnett Show, Tim Conway breaking Harvey Korman, Laugh-In, Sonny & Cher, Donny & Marie, Captain & Tennille, and The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. Vicki Lawrence. The Hudson Brothers. Pink Lady. One-season wonders. Stars who knew when it was time to walk away — and stars who maybe didn't. Plus, a few Kev on the Scene Classics that prove some forgotten television probably deserves to stay forgotten. And we ask the big question: How did the variety show go from ruling television to almost completely disappearing? As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your favorite variety show, forgotten TV memory, or Kev on the Scene Classic at 351-251-2511 Talk Shawtly

Hey HSWL FANS! On this Holiday Specials We Love, we are simulcasting a Pot Luck Saturday filled with hobby stores, forgotten toys, classic television, homemade Batman costumes, and a strong case for bringing back balloons and refreshments. We talk Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Jo-Ann Fabrics, and the hobby and craft stores we grew up wandering through. Model trains. Slot cars. Shrinky Dinks. Play-Doh. Paint-by-numbers that somehow never got finished. The stuff that kept us entertained long before screens took over. We talk homemade Adam West Batman costumes, Silver Spoons, Mr. Rogers, department stores we miss, and the toys we couldn't wait to get. Why introducing kids to some of the classics might be the best way to make sure they don't disappear. And then there are the balloons. The danish. The refreshment table. Why did we stop doing this? Maybe showing up with a little something—and making things feel a little more fun—is one tradition worth bringing back. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your favorite hobby store, forgotten toy, or refreshment-table memory at 351 251 2511 Talk Shawtly

Hey HSWL FANS! On this Holiday Specials We Love, we are simulcasting a Sunday Set Up filled with back-to-school memories, changing times, and a look at how learning has evolved from encyclopedias to artificial intelligence. We talk back-to-school traditions, Sears catalogs, libraries, microfiche machines, hobby stores, and why there was something magical about shopping for school supplies... especially when it actually happened just before school started. We talk how technology has changed the way we learn, why AI may reshape education, and whether schools should be teaching us how to think rather than simply what to memorize. We get into Poor Dad, Rich Dad, integrity, building something of your own, and why helping others succeed will always take you farther than trying to get ahead at someone else's expense. We talk where we've been, where we're headed, and the kind of people we want to become along the way. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your favorite back-to-school memories at 351 251 2511 Talk Shawtly

Hey HSWL FANS! On this Holiday Specials We Love, we are simulcasting a Pot Luck Saturday celebrating one of the greatest traditions of childhood—the annual back-to-school shopping trip. We talk Trapper Keepers, metal lunchboxes, thermoses, composition books, erasable pens, electric pencil sharpeners, school uniforms, layaway, and the rich kids who somehow always had the newest school supplies. We remember the all-important first-day "premiere" outfit and why shopping for school felt almost as exciting as Christmas. We also talk Sears, Bradley's, Caldor, Woolworth, Marshall's, lunchbox collectors, forgotten TV icons, and why the school supply aisle was one of the happiest places a kid could be. We talk the Halloween Season and ponder whether the 1970s and '80s really were the golden age of back-to-school shopping. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your favorite back-to-school memories at 351 251 2511 Talk Shawtly

Hey HSWL FANS! On this Holiday Specials We Love, we are simulcasting a Pot Luck Saturday all about game shows, old Hollywood, and the television moments that somehow became part of our childhood DNA. We talk The Match Game, Family Feud, Hollywood Squares, The Gong Show, Let's Make a Deal, Press Your Luck, and Gene Rayburn's legendary microphone. Hosts, celebrities, unforgettable contestants, and why there was something magical about gathering around the TV to find out what was behind curtain number two. We also talk old Hollywood, stars who seemed to have everything but often weren't happy, entertainers who struggled when the spotlight moved on, and the fascinating idea of "unaided awareness"—those rare personalities that everyone somehow knows. And somewhere along the way, we may have accidentally created The Game Show Trivia Network. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your favorite game show memories at 351 251 2511. Talk Shawtly