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AudioMo - Day 4 The Edge of Night

Not all soap operas were about love and pains of the heart.   The Edge of Night was a daily mystery soap that covered the crimes in the fictional city of Montecello. Who says organized crime and love...

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AudioMo Day 23 Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Boris Karloff had a number of television series as well as being a guest star on other television programs.  This is the only one that I know of where he plays a detective in a regular series.This is...

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AudioMo Day 24 Sherlock Holmes 1954

This was the first Sherlock Holmes television series intended for an American audience.  This Sherlock is more open, social and hasn't laid hands on that seven percent solution. This is #AudioMo, an...

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AudioMo Day 25 Dial 999

It has been a hectic week but I'll catch up on the weekend. What happens to an RCMP detective (Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the yanks) when he goes to work for Scotland Yard? Seems Mike does a lot...

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AudioMo Day 26 The Two Mark Sabers

There is a bit of transatlantic confusion. There is the Mark Saber from the UK that work with a U.S. police department. Then there is the Mark Saber from London who is an independent private...

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AudioMo Day 27 McCloud

Continuing on the theme of a detective out of his or her element, McCloud was part of the NBC Mystery Movie of the Week along with McMillian and Wife and Columbo.    This is #AudioMo, an 30-day...

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AudioMo Day 28 - Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn was stylish, always in trouble and yet had a stable relationship with those that were close to him. This makes him unusual as a detective.   This is #AudioMo, an 30-day international...

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AudioMo Day 29 - 77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip was the most successful of the Warner Brothers clone detectives.  This is #AudioMo, an 30-day international challenge of sound and community. This is my captioned audio about the TV...

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AudioMo Day 22 - McMillian and Wife

The book Thin Man had a lot of influence on TV writers and producers. One of those examples is McMillian and Wife, which was a part of the NBC Mystery Movie. This show aired in rotation with McCloud...

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AudioMo Day 30 - Columbo

Last day of AudioMo 2024. Have to talk about the inspiration for the challenge, Columbo.This is #AudioMo, an 30-day international challenge of sound and community. This is my captioned audio about the...

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AudioMo Day 21 - The Thin Man Media Connections

The book Thin Man by Dashiell Hammitt was the inspiration of the classic movie series about Nick and Nora Charles. In this detective husband and wife trope, Nora is rich and Nick does not mind it a...

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AudioMo - Just One More Thing...

A few more words about detective resources:The Thrilling Detective - excellent for all things sleuthing in literary or media form.Murder, She Watched - deep in the whozit and whatsit for Jessica...

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AudioMo 2025 and Peplum Movies

It is that time again. A bunch of folks get together and for June 2024 create audio recordings sharing who they are, what they are hearing or what they want to talk about.My topic this year is the...

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AudioMo 2025 - What is a Peplum Movie?

Peplum movies are a sub-genre of Sword and Sandal movies.Sword and Sandal movies can have American or British actors. There is a grand scale, sometimes a biblical or moralistic theme and good triumph...

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AudioMo 2025 - What Are Sword and Sandal Movies

A quick explanation of Sword and Sandal movies. They are one of the reasons why Peplum movies exists.   This is my captioned 30-day audio challenge about Peplum movies and the historical and cultural...

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AudioMo 2025 Cabiria and the Birth of Maciste

The year was 1914 and the movie Cabiria is a world wide hit. It is an two hour adventure tale with volcanos, pirates, betrayals and introduces the grand-daddy of Peplum, a character called Maciste....

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AudioMo 2025 - The Maciste Effect

The Maciste film series started in 1915 and lasted until 1926. This is a look at some of the people that might have been influenced by the character.   This is my captioned 30-day audio challenge...

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AudioMo 2025 Hercules Mythological True Story

The actual myth story of Hercules is more like a trashy soap opera. This is the speed version that has been constantly changed by Italian and Hollywood filmmakers.   This is my captioned 30-day audio...

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AudioMo 2025 More About Steve Reeves

It is Day 8 of AudioMo and in this captioned audio, I talk a little bit about Steve Reeves career and his last appearance in Hercules Unchained. That is the U.S. title of the film. The Italian title is...

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Day 9 What In A Name? How many names can a movie character have? That depends on where you live, what language you speak and did you see it on the big screen or on television..  This is my AudioMo...

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AudioMo Day 10 - The Loves of Hercules

Day 10 The Loves of Hercules Hercules does seem to have access to a lot of affection. In this movie, it is queen sized.  This is my AudioMo captioned 30-day audio about Peplum movies and the historical...

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AudioMo 2025 Studying the Craft

Day 11 Performing under the name of Mark Forest, this is the tale of how a Brooklyn bodybuilder used Peplum to finance his study of his passion and craft. This is my AudioMo captioned 30-day audio...

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AudioMo 2025 Body Building Phenomena 1950s

AudioMo Day 12 The 1950s Body Building Phenomena There have always been body builders and physical fitness movements. This is a quick mention of some of the influences. I made a mistake in the first...

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AudioMo 2025 The Body Building Magazines

 AudioMo Day 13 Body Building Magazines There have been body building magazines since 1889. There are two types of publications. This is a look at the magazines influences that inspired Peplum movies....

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What is Peer Tube?

I was curious about this video host so I found a video that explains it. Folks might need an alternative to other hosting platforms.

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