Oddity Archive

Season 10

22 episodes · premiered Jul 22, 2021

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  1. E1 How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)

    Jul 22, 2021 · 45m

    ...because cassettes are for poseurs.

  2. E2 Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)

    Aug 12, 2021 · 34m

    Some of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.

  3. E3 USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)

    Aug 26, 2021 · 26m

    Let us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…

  4. E4 Random CD's

    Sep 16, 2021 · 35m

    Whatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…

  5. E5 Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)

    Sep 29, 2021 · 41m

    Benny-boy celebrates the first annual Silent Movie Day by…talking at great length about the silents. Nobody ever accused him of being sharp…

  6. E6 Dodgy Demo DVD's

    Oct 14, 2021 · 26m

    As of this posting, we’re right on the edge of the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the DVD. Guess it’s finally ripe for Archivedom…

  7. E7 Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)

    Oct 28, 2021 · 22m

    “Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film.

  8. E8 Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms

    Nov 11, 2021 · 19m

    Benny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.

  9. E9 OA's Greatest Commercials

    Nov 25, 2021 · 32m

    10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.

  10. E10 FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues

    Dec 9, 2021 · 24m

    Ah, the good, old days. Back when owning a 16mm film or recording something off the TV could get you a visit from the Feds. Good times…

  11. E11 Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)

    Dec 23, 2021 · 42m

    Archivisms roasting on an open fire…

  12. E12 PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)

    Jan 13, 2022 · 26m

    Hey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?

  13. E13 Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)

    Jan 27, 2022 · 31m

    100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®

  14. E14 Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)

    Feb 10, 2022 · 34m

    Learn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!

  15. E15 Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)

    Feb 24, 2022 · 31m

    Vinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!

  16. E16 Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)

    Mar 10, 2022 · 24m

    A solid-state tuner is recommended for the viewing of this OA episode…in some way we haven’t figured out yet.

  17. E17 Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)

    Mar 24, 2022 · 27m

    Another (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!

  18. E18 VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)

    Apr 7, 2022 · 26m

    It’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.

  19. E19 Radio Stunting

    Apr 21, 2022 · 34m

    Times are changing and KLAK-AM needs to keep up. As such, let’s look at some gimmicks (stunts) used by other radio stations to plug their new formats…

  20. E20 Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes

    May 5, 2022 · 35m

    Taking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…

  21. E21 Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)

    May 26, 2022 · 35m

    Oddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!

  22. E22 CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)

    Jun 9, 2022 · 30m

    Four months, three countries, two-hundred-plus dollars all in the name of…meh. Or, what Dolby was to cassette, CX was (supposed to be) for vinyl.