BONUS: "For Keeps" Featured on "MetaPod" (July 2022 Interview)

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Happy holidays! In case you missed it, "For Keeps" was featured on this July 2022 episode of the podcast MetaPod. Special thanks to Wendy Morrill of MetaPod... enjoy! MetaPod's website: https://www.metapodshow.com Additional music by Chris Zabriskie Visit "For Keeps" online: https://www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

Since his early teens in the 1960s, activist John O'Brien has fought for causes he believes in — gay rights, farmworkers' rights, and dozens of other movements championed by progressives. Along the way, he has amassed a sprawling archive of pins, medallions, membership cards, whistles, recordings, and other ephemera that vividly illustrate these struggles for change. A 2018 essay written by John about his archive: https://paudspins.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/the-stonewall-veteran-preserving-the-peoples-history/ To contribute items or support to the archive, contact John: John O'Brien P. O. Box 1125 Los Angeles, CA 90078 [email protected] Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by Chris Zabriskie Visit "For Keeps" online: https://www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

The humble shoehorn: Is it merely a mundane tool, or a portal to history, art, and human ingenuity? During his travels as a physician and researcher, Dr. Forest Tennant stumbled onto an unexpected passion for shoehorns, eventually collecting approximately 3,000 of them and showcasing them in a museum he founded in West Covina, California. The Tennant Shoehorn Museum: https://www.shoehornmuseum.org; ​ 626-278-4641 or 626-716-2689 Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Visit "For Keeps" online: https://www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

Self-described "political entrepreneur" Jim Warlick has spent much of his life tracking down valuable presidential collectibles, including rare items once owned or used by John F. Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman — and he recently sold off many of his most impressive pieces to fund a historical monument in his North Carolina hometown. Jim's website: http://www.presidentialexperience.com/ New Yorker article on Jim: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/the-man-with-five-oval-offices Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Visit "For Keeps" online: https://www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

Entertainment publicist and author Jeff Abraham is endlessly expanding what he calls the Abraham Comedy Archives — which include roughly 5,000 comedy recordings from the well-known to the exceedingly rare, plus books, ephemera, and a wide range of personal items celebrating the work and lives of beloved comedians, including his favorite, Jerry Lewis. Jeff's book, "The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage" (co-written with Burt Kearns): https://theshowwontgoon.com Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by TrackTribe and Blue Dot Sessions Visit "For Keeps" online: https://www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

Just before Jean-Michel Basquiat became a big name in the 1980s art world, the up-and-coming artist shared a New York apartment with Alexis Adler, a scientist and photographer who snapped roughly 150 photos of her then-boyfriend and his creative endeavors. She's held onto those photos as well as many of Basquiat's creations, from drawings to clothing that he painted in his inimitable way, sharing them in numerous exhibitions. Alexis's website: https://www.alexisadler.com Press release announcing the "Our Friend, Jean" exhibition: https://www.prunderground.com/brooklyns-bishop-gallery-launches-historically-black-collegeuniversity-art-tour-2/00284287/ Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by El Keter (listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pVAauULq0rCwBe7F87Fvz) www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

For years, puzzle enthusiasts Roxanne and George Miller filled their Florida home with their world-class array of puzzles of all kinds — but they recently moved into an Italian castle, where they have grand plans to showcase and share their collection of more than 80,000 puzzles.  Roxanne's blog, "Notes From Puzzle Palace": https://ipp30.blogspot.com Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Follow "For Keeps" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

For nearly five decades, "Saturday Night Live" has delivered laughs to television audiences, and its rich history has inspired SNL superfan James Stephens to collect cast jackets, cue cards used on the show, signed photos, toys, scripts, and more — plus a massive video archive with every sketch the show has aired since its debut in 1975. James showcasing his collection on the Saturday Night Network: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cLhbu6bFCE The Saturday Night Network podcast: https://linktr.ee/saturdaynightnetwork Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by John Deley and the 41 Players and Dan Lebowitz www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885

Gary Lassin isn't just the president of the Three Stooges Fan Club — he's also the founder of the Stoogeum, a museum in suburban Philadelphia that's dedicated entirely to the iconic comedy trio and spotlights many of the roughly 100,000 items in his personal collection of "Stooge-abilia." The Stoogeum website: www.stoogeum.com Gary's book, "A Tour de Farce: The Complete History of the Three Stooges on the Road": www.tourdefarce.net Opening theme by Still Flyin' Closing theme by Eric Frisch Additional music by Tuba Skinny ("Proximity Effect" by Craig Flory; "Last Minute Waltz" by Max Bien-Kahn; "Elysian Fields" by Shaye Cohn; "Magnolia Stroll" by Max Bien-Kahn) www.forkeepspodcast.com Follow "For Keeps" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forkeepspodcast Rate and review "For Keeps" on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-keeps/id1257905885