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Episode 1: Donny Osmond - Soldier of Love (Michael Bay Salute) Episode 2: National Anthem Conspiracy Theory Episode 3: Everlasting Love Episode 4: The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 (Commentary) Episode 5: Sounds to Make You Shiver Episode 6: TV Sign-Offs (Commentary) Episode 7: Emergency Broadcast Salute (Commentary) Episode 8: Freedom is a Hammer (Album Review) Episode 9: American EXXXtasy (Commentary) Episode 10: Greetings From the Stars (Sort Of) Episode 11: Ask the Archive Episode 12: Archive Riffs: Petaluma Chicken Episode 13: Local TV Special (Commentary) Episode 14: Archive Riffs: Greedy Humpty Dumpty Episode 15: VHS Vault Vol. 1 (Amvest Video) (Commentary) Episode 16: Archive Riffs: Say No to Strangers Episode 17: National Anthem Conspiracy Theory (Redux) Episode 18: Halloween Special 2012 (Commentary) Episode 19: Hallmark Presents: Spooky Sounds Episode 20: Archive Riffs: Dining Together Episode 21: Christmas Special 2012 (A Fair Use Christmas) (Commentary) Episode 22: Archive Riffs: A Christmas Fantasy Episode 23: TV DX-ing Episode 24: Archive Riffs: Live & Learn Episode 25: Archive Riffs: Cigarette Commercials Episode 26: Backwards Masking (Commentary) Episode 27: A Nice Pair (of early, European VCR's) Episode 28: Blooper Reel Episode 29: VHS Vault Vol. 5 - Y2K (Commentary) Episode 30: Archive Riffs: Atomic Alert (Elementary Edition) Episode 31: Ben's Junk: Sony Super Betamax Episode 32: Ben's Junk: VideoNow PVD Player Episode 33: Format Wars 2 (COMMENTARY) Episode 34: Ben's Junk: VHS Camcorder (RCA CC285) Episode 35: The Great Archive Treasure Hunt (Commentary) Episode 36: Ben's Junk: Tascam Cassette Portastudio Episode 37: Halloween Special 2013 (Commentary) Episode 38: Ben's Junk : 8-Track/Cassette "Adaptor" Episode 39: Ben's Junk: Multi-System VHS VCR (Hitachi VT-M768EM) Episode 40: Ben's Junk: JVC S-VHS VCR (S7600U) Episode 41: Ben's Junk: LaserKaraoke/Laserdisc Player (Pioneer CLD-S304) Episode 42: 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Commentary) Episode 43: The DuMont Network (Deleted Game Show Segment) Episode 44: Ben's Junk: Handheld Electronic Games Episode 45: Ben's Junk: B-Movies & cult Classics Episode 46: Ben Tries Finnish Candy Episode 47: Ben's Junk: WebTV Box Episode 48: The Death of Analog TV (Commentary) Episode 49: Ben's Junk: Super 8 Sound Projector (Sears Sound II - Model 9258) Episode 50: Archive Riffs: Self-Conscious Guy Episode 51: Oddity Archive: Episode 78.4 - VHS Vault Vol. 6 (How's Your Sex Life?) (COMMENTARY) Episode 52: (Unofficial) Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I (model 220) Episode 53: Ben's Junk: 8-Track (and related) Oddities Episode 54: Ben's Junk: Sony DT-30 (External VCR Timer) Episode 55: Ben Tries Bonomo's Turkish Taffy Episode 56: Ben's Junk: Rejuvenique Revisited (plus Contest!) Episode 57: Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique) (Commentary) Episode 58: An Overly Nostalgic Halloween (or, For The Want of a Pail) Episode 59: For The Want of a Pail (Conclusion) Episode 60: Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder Episode 61: Ben Tries (Thanksgiving Edition) (or, Ben tries Australian Stuff) Episode 62: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) Episode 63: Archive Riffs: A Christmas Dream Episode 64: Ben's CED Collection (Deleted Segment from CED Episode) Episode 65: Ben's Junk: Guitars! Guitars!! Guitars!!! Episode 66: Ben's Junk: Ben's Philips CD-I Collection Episode 67: Ben's Junk: Philips CD-I Peacekeeper Revolver Episode 68: Ben's Junk: Ben's (Incomplete) Comedy LP Collection Episode 69: Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Movie Viewer Episode 70: Ben's Junk: Commodore 64 (& Peripherals) Episode 71: Ben's Junk: Sony TT-100 Tuner/Timer (for U-Matic) Episode 72: Commodore 64 (Commentary) Episode 73: Ben's Junk: VCR Co-Pilot Episode 74: Archive Riffs: Fox Hour Promotional Reel Episode 75: Record Ripoffs (Commentary) Episode 76: Ben's Junk: Magnavox Odyssey 2 (Video Game Console) Episode 77: Ben's Junk: Colecovision Video Game Console Episode 78: Ben's Junk: (Some Of) Ben's Vinyl Collection Episode 79: "The Voice" Module (for Magnavox Odyssey 2) Episode 80: Flexplay Disposable DVD Update Episode 81: Ben's Junk: Fisher-Price Star Station Sing-Along Machine Episode 82: Fisher-Price PXL-2000 Camcorder (Commentary) Episode 83: Ben's Junk: bob (Another Nanny Box) Episode 84: Ben's Junk: DVD Recorder (Panasonic DMR-E55) Episode 85: Ben's Junk: Gemmy Douglas Fir Talking Christmas Tree Episode 86: Ben's Junk: Ben's Comic Book Collection Episode 87: Ben's Junk: Learn To Solder Kit Episode 88: Ben’s Junk: MD Walkman (Minidisc Addendum) Episode 89: Ben's Junk: RCA Selectavision CED Player (SGT 250) Episode 90: Ben's Junk: Ben's Audiophile Albums Episode 91: Ben's Junk: Vtech Socrates Educational Video System Episode 92: Ben's Junk: Videocipher II Plus/Manhattan Cable TV Box Episode 93: Ben's Junk: go reader (Audiobook Device) Episode 94: Archive Riffs: Dear Miss Gloria Episode 95: DBX Noise Reduction System (Commentary) Episode 96: Ben's Junk: Las Vegas Vacation (1997) Episode 97: Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 1) Episode 98: Ben's 10 Favorite Albums (Part 2) Episode 99: Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Tape (Azimuth Alignment Cassette) Episode 100: Ben's Junk: DBX Cassettes (DBX Addendum) Episode 101: Ben's Junk: MFSL Geo-Disc (Turntable Cartridge Alignment Tool) Episode 102: Ben’s Junk: (New) Speed Calibration Cassette Episode 103: Ben's Junk: CVS One-Time-Use Video Camcorder Episode 104: Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) (Commentary) Episode 105: Ben’s Junk: The World of Yesterday (Classic Hollywood Fanzines) Episode 106: Ben's Junk: Realistic Phono Pre-Amp (Model 42-2109) Episode 107: Ben's Junk: Vidicraft Vidimate Video Enhancer (Model VDM300S) Episode 108: Ben's Junk: Star Shower Laser Light Episode 109: Ben's Junk: Sankyo Dualux Dual8 Projector (Model 2000H) Episode 110: Ben's Junk: Allsop 3 Orbitrac Record Cleaning System Episode 111: Ben's Junk: JVC KD-A6 Cassette Deck Episode 112: Ben's Junk: Discwasher Compact Disc Cleaner Episode 113: Ben's Junk: Royal Disc Repair System Episode 114: Ben's Junk: The Archive HQ Bookshelf Episode 115: Ben’s Junk: MP32C64 Adapter (Commodore Datasette Substitute) Episode 116: Archive Thrifting #1: Impromptu Investigations Episode 117: Archive Thrifting #2: Arc of a (Dumpster) Diver Episode 118: Ben's Junk: K-Tel Record Selector Episode 119: Ben's Junk: Teac V-770 Cassette Deck Episode 120: Discovision Dead Sides Episode 121: Ben's Junk: ABC Talking Monday Night Football (Board Game) Episode 122: Archive Riffs: Selling Your Home? Episode 123: Archive Thrifting #3: Beautiful Downtown Aurora's Last Stand Episode 124: Ben's Junk: Rocketfish Wireless Rear Speaker Kit Episode 125: Ben's Junk: Audio Technica AT-LP120 Turntable (Early Thoughts) Episode 126: Ben's Junk: Ben's Makeshift Bedroom Stereo System Episode 127: Ben's Junk: Ramsey FM Transmitter (Further Experiments) Episode 128: Ask The Archive Live (9/14/2018) Episode 129: Archive Thrifting #4: Elvis Sightings Episode 130: Archive Thrifting #5: Low Money Hu$tla Episode 131: Sounds of Terror! (Halloween Album Review) Episode 132: Ben's Junk: Pac-Man Fever (Pac-Man Mini Arcades) Episode 133: Archive Riffs: Thanksgiving Commercials Episode 134: NES Classic Edition (The Last Word?) Episode 135: Christmas LaserKaraoke (Deleted Segment) Episode 136: Ben's Junk: Nagaoka MP-110H Phono Cartridge Episode 137: Ben's Junk: Sega Pico ("Edutainment" Console) Episode 138: Ben's Junk: SNES Classic Edition (Belated) First Impressions) Episode 139: Ben’s Junk: Tyco VideoCam (Another Kiddie Camcorder) Episode 140: Archive Riffs: Valentine’s Day Commercials (A Semi-Romantic Tale) Episode 141: Archive Thrifting #6: Frostbite Falls Episode 142: Ben's Junk: Ronco Mr. Microphone Episode 143: Ben’s Junk: GAF 3100S Super 8 Film Projector Episode 144: Ben's Junk: The Big Reel (Film Collector’s Magazine) Episode 145: Discovision/Laserdisc Quirks (An Informal Discussion) Episode 146: Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 2 Episode 147: Ben’s Junk: VGA Converters/Public Domain CD-ROMs Episode 148: Ben’s Junk: Innovative Technologies ITNS-500 Slide “Scanner” Episode 149: Archive Riffs: Clutch Cargo (Big “X”, Pts. 4 & 5) Episode 150: Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm (Commentary) Episode 151: Archive Thrifting #7: Wii, Wii, All The Way Home Episode 152: Record Ripoffs Commercial Parodies (Vols. 1–9) Episode 153: Ben's Junk: Video Action Magazine (Issue #1: December, 1980) Episode 154: Bennytronics Guitar Noise Experiment (Analog, Circa 1980-style) (COMPLETE SEGMENT) Episode 155: Ben's Junk: Ben's Laserdisc Collection (2019 Edition) Episode 156: Fostex X-14/Ben's Music "Career": The Gear Episode 157: Ben's Junk: Whippany Rhythm Master (Circa 1972 Drum Machine) Episode 158: Ben's Junk: Burns Theremin Episode 159: Archive Thrifting #8: Break IT You Pay For IT Episode 160: Haunted House (Halloween SFX Album Review) Episode 161: Telesound 13 (Moog/Realistic Concertmate MG-1) Episode 162: Ben's Junk: Realistic Concertmate (Moog) MG-1 Synthesizer Episode 163: Ben's Junk: Sony DCR-TRV320 Digital8 Handycam (Video8 Addendum) Episode 164: Ben's Junk: Archer Video Processor/Stabilizer (Model 15-1272A) Episode 165: Algorithmic Audio Mastering (CloudBounce Review) Episode 166: Archive Thrifting #9: Christmas Confidential Episode 167: Archive Riffs: Boxing Day Commercials (er, Adverts) Episode 168: MovieCD Episode 169: Ben's Junk: Cult VHS (& A Few DVD's) (2020 Edition) Episode 170: Ben's Junk: Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD Audio Interface Episode 171: Ben's Junk: Behringer neutron (analog, Monophonic) Synthesizer Episode 172: F.D.G. (Oddity Archive Sign-Off Muzak) Episode 173: Ben's Junk: Industrial Laserdiscs/ Anderic (Reproduction) Service Remote Episode 174: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 4.5: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch Multitracks (An Addendum) Episode 175: Enhanced CD's (& other multimedia CD's) (an informal chat) Episode 176: Ben's Junk: The OA (semi-)Supercomputer/OA Recording Studio Redux Episode 177: Ben's Junk: Sony SLO-325 Industrial Betamax Episode 178: Ben's Junk: 1953 & 1956 Hoffman Television Catalogs Episode 179: Ben's Junk: Tiger Quiz Wiz Episode 180: Ben Minnotte - Switched-On Pavanned (Moog Instrumental) Episode 181: Ben Minnotte - The Happy Moog (Gets Stuck In Rush Hour) ("Moog" Instrumental) Episode 182: Ben's Junk: First Alert FTR-960R Time-Lapse VCR (+ Time-Lapse Tape) Episode 183: Archive Riffs: Moving Up To Amateur Radio Episode 184: Archive Thrifting #10: Before We Were SO Rudely Interrupted Episode 185: Ben's Junk: Sony U-Matic & Industrial Betamax Wired Remotes Episode 186: The Battle At Elderbush Gulch (2020 Redux) Episode 187: Archive Thrifting #11: This Can Not Be The Right Price Deal Episode 188: Ben's Junk: Pioneer RH-65 8-Track Deck Episode 189: Ben's Junk: Denon UD-M30 CD Receiver Episode 190: Pavanned (Documentary Style) (Vaporwave?) Episode 191: In Your Hands (Violin & "Mellotron" Thing) Episode 192: Ep. 200 Rebuttal & Deleted Scenes Episode 193: Nitrogené (Synth Instrumental) Episode 194: Ben's Junk: JVC HR-S7600U S-VHS ET VCR (REVISITED) Episode 195: Ben's Junk: Buster Keaton Video Collection Episode 196: Archive Thrifting #12: (Not-So) Scary Deals Episode 197: Ben's Junk: (New) Polaroid 600 Film (& old camera(s)) Episode 198: Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's Audiocassette Collection Episode 199: Ben's Junk: (New) Dubreq Stylophone Episode 200: Archive Thrifting #13: Deck The Hauls Episode 201: Ben's Junk: (some of) Ben's Vinyl Collection Vol. 2 Episode 202: Ben's Junk: Sega Genesis Mini (Miniature Game Console) Episode 203: Home Video Recording, 1972-Style (or, Ben's Complete U-Matic Rig) Episode 204: Ben's Junk: Toshiba 20AF43 CRT TV Episode 205: Archive Thrifting #14: (Non-)Luck of the (Non-)Irish Episode 206: Phonies (Answering Machine Greetings) Episode 207: Archive Riffs: A Taxing Set of Commercials (Tax Day Special) Episode 208: Ben's Junk: GPX Digital TV Tuner + Recorder Episode 209: A Geeky Evening With Benny-Boy Episode 210: Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance Box Pro (Video Capture Device) Episode 211: Ben's Junk: JVC HM-DH30000U & Mitsubishi HD-HS2000u D-VHS VCR's Episode 212: Episode 200 (Behind The Box) (Commentary) Episode 213: Archive Thrifting #15: Out Of This World Deals Episode 214: Ben's Junk: Akai GX-220 Reel-To-Reel Audiotape Deck Episode 215: History of VHS (COMPLETE SERIES) Episode 216: Ben's Casino Travelogue (Deleted Segment From How I Spent My Summer VIII) Episode 217: Archive Thrifting #16: La Cage Aux Thrifting Episode 218: VCR Cleaning (A Public Service Video) Episode 219: Channel Update (9/2021) (Sony AV-3600 Update, Sencore VA62, etc.) Episode 220: VCR Rabbit Revisited Episode 221: Ben's Junk: Video Store Regulars (& Memories) Episode 222: Ben’s Junk: Wolverine Moviemaker Pro 8mm & Super8 Film Scanner Episode 223: Archive Thrifting #17: Spooktacular Savings Episode 224: Thereminiature/Pavanned (Version 6.66) Episode 225: Ben's Junk: Sony Digital Mavica (Model MVC-FD73) (Floppy Disk Digital Camera from 1999) Episode 226: Ben's Junk: Coolmusic Ring Modulator (& other FX) ("Max Headroom" Hijacker Voice) Episode 227: Ben's Junk: Christmas TV VHS & DVD's Episode 228: Archive Thrifting #18: Shortwave Santa Episode 229: Ben’s Music “Career” (The Complete Saga) Episode 230: Ben's Junk: Keyfax Update/Pioneer GGF1381 Laserdisc Service Remote/Discovision Dead Sides Vol. 3 Episode 231: The Wire (via Sony PCM-701ES, Betamax) Episode 232: Ben's Junk: VuPoint Digital Video Converter (or, the circa 2010 YouTube video device) Episode 233: Ben's Junk: The Clapper Episode 234: Laserdisc Laser Rot Episode 235: Ben's Junk: Magnus Chord Organ Episode 236: Ben's Junk: Blonder-Tongue BTX-111 "Ultraverter" (& ONTV Box Update) Episode 237: Ben's Junk: Prog & Metal VHS, Beta & Laserdiscs Episode 238: Ben's Junk: Newtek Calibar (A Pen-Sized Test Pattern Generator) Episode 239: A BENefit for a new computer…or a loose Ask The Archive Episode 240: Ben's Junk: Hotronic AP41 (Frame Synchronizer & Time Base Corrector) Episode 241: The “Can I Remember It?” stream (or, a smaller BENefit) Episode 242: CD Frustrations & Easter Eggs Episode 243: A Tour of the New OA Computer Rig (OA Computer Tour 2022) Episode 244: Ben's Junk: Sony CVM-51UW and Panasonic WV-BM990 CRT Monitors Episode 245: The Eraser Laserdisc Experiment Episode 246: Archive Thrifting #19: Radios, Radios Episode 247: Archive Riffs: Hey, Stop That! Episode 248: Ben's Junk: Midland WR400 NOAA Weather Radio (& other Radio Ramblings) Episode 249: Ben's Junk: Sony SRF-A100 AM/AM Stereo/FM Portable Radio Episode 250: Archive Thrifting #20: Fair(mont) (St.) Clouds over Mankato Episode 251: Ben Repairs: Radio Shack Executive Stress Eliminator Episode 252: Sony Videocorders Update (CV-2100 & AV-3600) (8/2022) Episode 253: Ben's Junk: Tyler Portable TV (model TTV701-7) Episode 254: Ben's Junk: Sears Whisper-Matic IV (& Victorian-Era Theater Slides) Episode 255: Ben's Junk: Ben's Blackhawk Films Collection (minus the videotapes) Episode 256: Ben's Junk: Sony Trinitron PVM-1343MD (Professional Video Monitor) Episode 257: Archive Thrifting #21: We Already Have Halloween At Home Episode 258: Benny M.'s TV Party (Commentary) Episode 259: Halloween Special 2022 Blooper Reel Episode 260: Ben's Junk: Telemeter Pay TV Box (Circa 1960) Episode 261: Ben's Junk: Favorite (and/or Notable) Christmas Albums Episode 262: Archive Thrifting #22: Christmas In Elbonia Episode 263: Archive Thrifting #23: Holiday Hangover Episode 264: Magna-Guard (or, Copy-Protection, Vol. 3) Episode 265: Ben's Junk: RCA BW003 (1978 Home Video Camera) Episode 266: Ben's Junk: Forbidden KLAK (via the Archer Multiple Video Distribution System) Episode 267: Ben's Junk: Realistic (Radio Shack) FM Wireless Lavalier Microphone System (Circa 1988) Episode 268: Ben's Junk: (Some of) Ben's TV-on-DVD Collection Episode 269: Ben's Junk: Hitachi Visionbook Pro 7560 Laptop (or, My 1st, failed attempt at a Windows 98 Rig) Episode 270: Ben's Junk: Ben's Mad Magazine Stash Episode 271: Noelle's Mystery Tapes (& Channel Update - 4/2023) Episode 272: Ben's Junk: 80's Music Videos (on Laserdisc) Episode 273: Ben's Ugly A/V Rack Episode 274: Betacam SP (1st Test...From A Newbie's Perspective) Episode 275: Christmas Morning on a June Evening (or, Mail Day From Tyrone) Episode 276: Archive Thrifting #24: The Delicate Sound of Thrifting Episode 277: Ben's Junk: X-10 Videosender (another VCR Rabbit-esque device) Episode 278: Revenge of the Sony AV-3600 Videocorder (1st Test) Episode 279: Archive Thrifting #25: 3M (Moderate Minnesota Madness) Episode 280: Fix It or Forget It? (NEC S-VHS Deck) Episode 281: Ben's Junk: 1966 (partial) Zenith Phonevision Pay TV Box Episode 282: Ben's Junk: SelecTV Pay TV Box Episode 283: Ben's Junk: ClonerAlliance ViewLite AV (Video Capture Device) Episode 284: Ben's Junk: Sears Du-All Eight (8mm Viewer/Editor) Episode 285: Archive Thrifting #26: Indian Summer Episode 286: Ben's Junk: Sharp VL-E47 "Viewcam" (Video8 Camcorder, circa 1995) Episode 287: Archive Thrifting #28: Scandalous Santa Episode 288: Archive Thrifting #29 (Christmas Leftovers) Episode 289: Ben's Junk: Ben's Rifftrax DVD & Blu-Ray Collection Episode 290: Ben's Junk: Denon RCD-N10 CD Receiver Episode 291: Ben's Junk: Magnavox H2160MW9 (or, Exploring Someone's Old Personal DVR) Episode 292: Ben's Junk: Wometco Home Theatre (WHT) Pay TV Decoder Box Episode 293: Ben’s Junk: ClearClick Video2USB/ A Tour of Ben’s Livestream Setup Episode 294: How To Unstretch Video (via HandBrake) Episode 295: Ben's Junk: Laser Video File Laserdisc Catalog (Mid-1992) Episode 296: Ben's Junk: Some More of Ben's Audiocassette Collection (Mystery Box!) Episode 297: Magnavox H2160MW9 Personal DVR/DVD Recorder UPDATE (A Failure) Episode 298: Ben's Junk: Videolok (VCR Anti-Theft Device) Episode 299: Ben's Junk: Rhoades Teledapter (TV Stereo Simulator) Episode 300: Windows 98 Laptop Update (4/2024) Episode 301: CD Rot Rant Episode 302: Ben A.'s Mystery Tapes (A Not-So-Livestream) Episode 303: Windows 98 Laptop Update (5/2024) (She Lives!) Episode 304: Ben's Junk: Whole House FM Transmitter 3.0 Episode 305: Ben Vs. The Cursed U-Matic Tape Episode 306: Archive Thrifting #30: Wet Fireworks Episode 307: Ben's Junk: A Tower of Vidicraft Episode 308: Quasar Great Time Machine (Round 2?) Episode 309: Ben's Junk: My First DVD's Episode 310: Ben's Junk: JamC@m Digital Camera Episode 311: Archive Thrifting #31: Summer's End Episode 312: More Fun With Moldy U-Matic Tapes Episode 313: Ben's Junk: :CueCat Barcode Scanner Episode 314: Ben's Junk: Sencore "Little Huey" Test Pattern Generator Episode 315: Ben's Junk: Casio CMD-10 watch Episode 316: Ben's Junk: Laserviews Laserdisc Magazines Episode 317: Archive Thrifting #32: Halloween Hootenanny Episode 318: Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) (Commentary) Episode 319: Ben's Junk: Realistic (Radio Shack) Astronaut 8 Radio Episode 320: Ben's Junk: Down Beat Magazine (10/23/1975) Episode 321: Ben’s Junk: Thanksgiving Traditions (and not-so-traditions) Episode 322: Ben’s Junk: VHS is Life Mold Cleaning Rig REDUX Episode 323: Archive Thrifting #33: Christmas Clutter Episode 324: Ben’s Junk: Epiphone ED-100NS Acoustic Guitar Episode 325: Ben’s (Failed) Gimmick CD (A Rant) Episode 326: Ben’s Junk: NuReality Vivid 3D (Mock Surround Sound Processor) Episode 327: Ben's Junk: Optoma PK320 Pico Pocket Projector Episode 328: Albums I Love (That I’m Supposed To Hate) Episode 329: Monkeeing Around Episode 330: Ben’s Junk: Sony eMarker (SoundHound before SoundHound) Episode 331: DiscoVision Dead Sides Vol. 5 Episode 332: Ben’s Junk: RCA RC5230Z DIVX/DVD Player (More “Deadware”) Episode 333: 25 Pounds of Laserdiscs (Mail Day From Paul C.) Episode 334: Ben's Junk: Half A Halloween Movie Collection Episode 335: Ben’s Junk: APF TV Fun (“Sportsarama” Model) Episode 336: Pre-Recorded SuperBeta (and some minor mythbusting) Episode 337: Ben’s Junk: Sears Tele-Games Pinball Breakaway (Atari Video Pinball) Episode 338: State of the Archive Address/General Chat/Q&A (5/30/2025) Episode 339: Ben’s Junk: (Some of) Ben’s Vinyl Collection Vol. 3 Episode 340: A Lot of Cartrivision (A Prelude?) Episode 341: Thrifting Delivery (Mail Day From Nick S.) Episode 342: Ben's Junk: The Worst (and Ben's First) Portable TV Episode 343: State of the Archive Address (7/2025) Episode 344: OA Update (7/28/2025)

Episode 1: The Max Headroom Incident of 1987 Episode 2: Emergency Broadcast Salute Episode 3: TV Sign-offs Episode 4: Local TV Special Episode 5: American EXXXtacy (and other C-band nastiness) Episode 6: Conservative Folk Music Episode 7: Format Wars Episode 8: 1-900-ARCHIVE Episode 9: Halloween Special 2012 (Strange VHS Endings) Episode 10: Captain Midnight / Vrillon Episode 11: Pay TV (but not Cable or Satellite) Episode 12: Top (Thanksgiving) Turkeys of the (19)90's Episode 13: Local TV vol. 2 (Kiddie Show Hosts) Episode 14: Christmas Special (A Fair Use Christmas) Episode 15: Teletext Heaven (or Hell) Episode 16: Intermission Episode 17: Prehistoric Television Episode 18: gniksaM sdrawkcaB (Backwards Masking) Episode 19: Valentine's Day Special (Dating Services) Episode 20: Local TV vol. 3 (Public Access) Episode 21: Protect & Survive Episode 22: Duck & Cover Episode 23: Scary Logos (and other Nostalgic Video Terrors) Episode 24: Hell's Bells (The Dangers of Rock and Roll) Episode 25: Employee Training Videos Episode 26: VHS Vault vol. 1 (Amvest Video)

Episode 1: Bicentennial Fever Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Episode 3: VHS Vault Vol. 2 (Fashion Videos) Episode 4: Archive LaserKaraoke Party! (LaserKaraoke) Episode 5: Number Stations (And Other Radio Oddities) Episode 6: The EAS Zombie Hoax of 2013 Episode 7: 8-Tracks (or, The Care & Feeding Of Your 8-Track) Episode 8: VHS Vault Vol. 3 (Gambling Videos) Episode 9: Kiddie Disco Records Episode 10: Halloween Special 2013 (Italian Dance Party/Son of Halloween Riffs) Episode 11: Format Wars Vol. 2 (Pre-Betamax) Episode 12: VHS Vault Vol. 4 (VCR Games) Episode 13: QUBE Interactive TV Episode 14: A Bargain Bin Christmas (or, Ben's Holiday Hits!) Episode 15: Infomercials Episode 16: Industrial Musicals (or, The Archive Sells Out!) Episode 17: Educational Film Salute (or, The Stock Footage Special!) Episode 18: Teknikel Diffikultees (Technical Difficulties) Episode 19: PSA's (or, The More You Know, The Less You Understand) Episode 20: Interstitials Episode 21: A Tour of the Archive (or, roll up for the Magical, Mysterious Archive Tour) Episode 22: More Record Rip-Offs Episode 23: Test Cards (and Patterns) Episode 24: Going Analog Episode 25: Weather Warnings Episode 26: VHS Vault Vol. 5 (Y2K Apocalypse Party!)

Episode 1: U-Matic (or, How I Spent My Summer) Episode 2: The Great Archive Treasure Hunt Episode 3: Return of the Son of Record Rip-Offs (or, Record Rip-offs, vol. 3) Episode 4: Macrovision (and one other nostalgic copy-protection hassle) Episode 5: LaserKaraoke Vol. 2 (Aqua Net Edition) Episode 6: Laserdiscs (and their children) Episode 7: Copy-Protection Vol. 2 (Odds and Ends) Episode 8: Shortwave DX-ing (or, Shortwave for Rank Amateurs) Episode 9: Hallmark Presents: The Sounds of Halloween Episode 10: Halloween Special 2014 (Archive Wares: Rejuvenique Facial System) Episode 11: Local TV Vol. 4 (Local Commercials) Episode 12: Oddity Archive's Greatest Misses Episode 13: Public Domain VHS Distributors (An Incomplete Overview) Episode 14: Christmas Special 2014 (Santa Claus IS Watching You!) Episode 15: Future Oddities (Benny-boy Predicts) Episode 16: 1-900 ARCHIVE Vol. 2 (Operators Aren't Standing By!) Episode 17: VHS Vault Vol. 6: How's Your Sex Life? (Valentine's Day Special 2015) Episode 18: The DuMont Network Episode 19: Video Games (A Non-Gamer's Perspective) Episode 20: Audiocassette-Based Board Games Episode 21: Electronic Talking Oddity Archive! (Electronic Talking Board Games) Episode 22: Record Ripoffs Vol. 4 (For Vinyl Fetishists Only) Episode 23: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Episode 24: Philips CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) Episode 25: WebTV (and one other early internet/tv crossover) Episode 26: The Death of Analog TV

Episode 1: Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15) Episode 2: Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test) Episode 3: Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters) Episode 4: LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1) Episode 5: CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!) Episode 6: VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To) Episode 7: Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over) Episode 8: Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015) Episode 9: VCR Ephemera Episode 10: Action Max (VHS Video Game Console) Episode 11: Prehistoric Pay-Per-View Episode 12: Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015) Episode 13: VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2) Episode 14: Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's) Episode 15: VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games) Episode 16: Prevue Channel(s) Episode 17: Airline Safety Videos Episode 18: Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective) Episode 19: Calibration & Test Laserdiscs Episode 20: Adult Party Albums Episode 21: Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay) Episode 22: Commodore 64 Episode 23: VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You) Episode 24: VHS Game Consoles Vol. 2 (Captain Power & Interactive Vision)

Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer III Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 6 (98% 70's-free!) Episode 3: Home Shopping Channels Episode 4: LaserKaraoke Vol. 4 (+ VHS Karaoke Vol. 1) Episode 5: Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul Episode 6: Talking House Transmitter Redux (or, Part 15 Microbroadcasting: The Final Chapter?) Episode 7: The Official Oddity Archive Guide To Retro A/V Episode 8: Betamax Episode 9: Conelrad (Halloween Special 2016) Episode 10: VHS Vault Vol. 10 (Learning With The Stars) Episode 11: Top 10 Gaming Turkeys (of the 80's and 90's) Episode 12: The Official Oddity Archive® Idiot’s Guide To A/V Transfer Episode 13: Christmas Special 2016 (A Musical Masochist's Christmas) Episode 14: VideoGuide (+2 other early Interactive Program Guides) Episode 15: Local TV Vol. 5 (More Local Commercials) Episode 16: VHS Vault Vol. 11(D-I-V-O-R-C-E) Episode 17: Random Kiddie Records Episode 18: Minidisc Episode 19: Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel Episode 20: DBX Noise Reduction System Episode 21: Ben's Random Reel-To-Reel Haul Episode 22: Useless VHS Tapes Episode 23: Going (Proto-)Mobile! (Sony Data Discman & Apple Newton) Episode 24: Video Magazines (or, Oddity Archive: Issue #126)

Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up) Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!) Episode 3: Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation) Episode 4: Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome) Episode 5: LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke) Episode 6: Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files) Episode 7: As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials) Episode 8: Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses) Episode 9: "Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017) Episode 10: VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos) Episode 11: The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On) Episode 12: Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities) Episode 13: Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers) Episode 14: Phoney Nostalgia Episode 15: Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2 Episode 16: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1) Episode 17: Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way) Episode 18: Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs Episode 19: VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out) Episode 20: Silent-Era Talking Pictures Episode 21: Vinyl Potpourri Episode 22: Loudness Wars Episode 23: Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2) Episode 24: Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia) Episode 25: Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)

Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer V: The New Frontier Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 8 (‘80’s & ‘90’s Hits!) Episode 3: Ben’s Music “Career” Vol. 2 (The Outsider Years, Pt. 2) Episode 4: The Archive Drive-In Movie Theater (or, more fun with Part 15 microbroadcasting) Episode 5: VHS Vault Vol. 14 (Be Cruel About Fire Safety) Episode 6: LaserKaraoke Vol. 6 (Repeat Offenders) Episode 7: Pioneer CLD-D605 (or, Laserdiscs, Vol. 2) Episode 8: Emergency Broadcast Salute, Vol. 2 (Halloween Special 2018) Episode 9: Philips DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) Episode 10: Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 2 (Deeper Cuts) Episode 11: Ben Vs. The Mo(u)ldy Mystery PAL VHS Tapes Episode 12: Christmas Special 2018 (Ben's Christmas Crackers) Episode 13: DBX Noise Reduction Revisited Episode 14: Local TV Vol. 6 (More Public Access) Episode 15: Ben's ONTV Box/ Non-Cable Pay TV Vol. 2 Episode 16: The Care & Feeding of Audiocassettes Episode 17: Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 1 (Something Weird & Rhino) Episode 18: Laserdisc Games (but not LaserActive or Arcade) Episode 19: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 3 (The Transitional Years) Episode 20: Mystery 8mm Films/The Ballad of Ben & 8mm Episode 21: VHS Vault Vol. 15 (Potty All The Time) Episode 22: The Branson Tapes

Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer VI (The Great A/V Overhaul of 2019) Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 9 (HITS on the '60's!) Episode 3: The Right Way To Tape Record (1965-Style) Episode 4: Scanimate Episode 5: Local TV Vol. 7: Dialing For Dollars (& other Franchised Game Shows) Episode 6: LaserKaraoke Vol. 7 (Golden Moldies) Episode 7: Employee Training Videos Vol. 2 (Loss Prevention) Episode 8: Random Reel-To-Reel Tapes Vol. 2 (featuring "The Ballad of Tom") Episode 9: After Hours (Transmitter Maintenance) (Halloween Special 2019) Episode 10: Video8 (8mm Video) (and its children) Episode 11: Top 10 Earworms (to date) Episode 12: Christmas Special 2019 (Ben's Christmas Kookies) Episode 13: Future Oddities 2: A Kissoff To The 2010's Episode 14: History of VHS, Vol. 1 (the '70's) Episode 15: Theatrical Policy Trailers Episode 16: VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 16 (A (cautious) Romantic Tale) Episode 17: Special Bulletins (or, we Interrupt This Archive...) Episode 18: Ben's Music "Career" Vol. 4: Greetings From Elderbush Gulch Episode 19: Jukebox Network (& other UHF Music Video Channels) Episode 20: Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #3 Episode 21: History of VHS, Vol. 2 (Format Wars & VHS-C) Episode 22: Local TV Vol. 8 (Even More Local Commercials) Episode 23: (Semi-)Lost TV Series (Personal Favorites) Episode 24: Switched-On Archive (Carlosploitation)

Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer VII (A Change of Plans) Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 10 (A Tribute To...) Episode 3: Oddity Archive: Behind The Box (A Documentary) Episode 4: Early Color Film (but not Technicolor) Episode 5: History of VHS, Vol. 3 (S-VHS) Episode 6: Cheesy Logos Episode 7: Pioneer Promotional Laserdiscs Episode 8: VHS Vault Vol. 17 (Vampires & Pumpkins) (Halloween Special 2020) Episode 9: Benny's Birthday Bash Episode 10: OA Lost Classics (or, The Ones That Got OA) Episode 11: The Ballad of Raymond Rohauer Episode 12: Christmas Special 2020 (Chunks of Christmas Coal) Episode 13: PSA's Vol. 2 (or, Only You Can Prevent PSA's) Episode 14: Prehistoric Videotape (The Road To Quadruplex) Episode 15: Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 5 (Minn-Knot/The End?) Episode 16: Ben Vs. The Space-Race Tapes Episode 17: Ben Vs. The Wheel Of Fortune TV Play-Along Episode 18: Cheap Radio Thrills Episode 19: Weather Warnings Vol. 2 (Looks Like We're In For Nasty Weather) Episode 20: KeyFax Rides Again (Teletext in the U.S.) Episode 21: VHS Vault Vol. 18 (So You wanna Be A Rock N' Roll Star) Episode 22: Gag Reels Episode 23: History of VHS, Vol. 4 (D-VHS/Demise & Resurrection)

Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder) Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon) Episode 3: USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy) Episode 4: Random CD's Episode 5: Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day) Episode 6: Dodgy Demo DVD's Episode 7: Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021) Episode 8: Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms Episode 9: OA's Greatest Commercials Episode 10: FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues Episode 11: Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas) Episode 12: PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic) Episode 13: Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001) Episode 14: Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing) Episode 15: Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records) Episode 16: Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.) Episode 17: Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video) Episode 18: VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams) Episode 19: Radio Stunting Episode 20: Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes Episode 21: Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2) Episode 22: CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)

Episode 1: In Search of AM Stereo (or, How I Spent My Summer IX) Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon' Country) Episode 3: Bad(?) '90's Syndicated Sitcoms Episode 4: The Ballad of Peter Lemongello Episode 5: The Warped Afterlives of Metropolis & Phantom of the Opera (Silent Movie Day 2022) Episode 6: 8mm (& Super 8) Souvenir Films Episode 7: The Phantom of the Archive (Halloween Special 2022) Episode 8: VHS Vault Vol. 20 (High-Concept Videos) Episode 9: Oddity Archive's Greatest Hits (according to YouTube) Episode 10: Ben Vs. The Elmo Super 8 Camera (or, Super 8 Film in 2022) Episode 11: Christmas (C)Rapping (Christmas Special 2022) Episode 12: (Bad) Movie-Based Sitcoms Episode 13: Weather Warnings Vol. 3 (Winter Edition) Episode 14: Pointless Products (or, As Seen On TV Commercials, Vol. 2) Episode 15: Laserdisc Video Magazines (or, Video Magazines, Vol. 2) Episode 16: Disco Beaver From Outer Space (& other Early Cable TV-isms) Episode 17: Philips CD-I Vol. 2 (More Revelations) Episode 18: Mad Magazine...'s Forays Into Other Media Episode 19: VHS Vault Vol. 21 (How To Outwit THE MAN) Episode 20: The Early Betamax (& others) Subculture Episode 21: American Forces Network (AFN) TV Ephemera Episode 22: Ben Vs. The Quasar Great Time Machine Episode 23: The Quasar Great Time Machine (VX Video Format)

Episode 1: In Search of AM Stereo REDUX (or, How I Spent My Summer X) Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 13 (At The Movies) Episode 3: Random (Video) Reel-To-Reel Episode 4: Odditytoberfest (A Smorgasbord of Musical Meatballs) Episode 5: VHS (& Betamax) Public Domain Oddities (Silent Movie Day 2023) Episode 6: Season of the Wince (Halloween Special 2023) Episode 7: Great Comedians (Not-So-Great Sitcoms) Episode 8: Ben's Favorite OA Episodes Episode 9: VHS (& Beta) Vault Vol. 22 (Meet Your New VCR) Episode 10: Cruel Yule (Christmas Special 2023) Episode 11: TBS Networkisms Episode 12: Cable In The Classroom/Channel One News Episode 13: Local TV Vol. 9 (Commercials, Go Fourth) Episode 14: Random Audiocassettes Vol. 4 (Cheese N' Sleaze) Episode 15: TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie) Episode 16: TV Sign-Offs Vol. 2 (Nocturnal Emissions)

Episode 1: How I Spent My Summer XI (Sold(i)ering On...) Episode 2: Record Ripoffs Vol. 14 (The 70's Strike Back) Episode 3: Surréalist Sinéma (Silent Movie Day 2024) Episode 4: Halloween Special 2023 (Season of the Wince) ("In-House" Feed) Episode 5: OA’s Greatest VHS Tapes Episode 6: Stocking Stinkers (Christmas Special 2024) Episode 7: Prehistoric Comedy Central (The Comedy Channel/Ha!/CTV: The Comedy Network) Episode 8: The All-New “Bad” 80's Syndicated Sitcoms Episode 9: VideoSmarts (Ben’s 1st “Video Game” Console)