{"podcast":{"title":"Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre","slug":"fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373","podcast_index_feed_id":7402373,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/fun-for-all-ages-frank-santopadre","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e7a8bc24-569b-11f0-9c10-47cd5e0ef66d/image/f79dcc28e9e7713e914a9d8de449db37.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Frank Santopadre","episode_count":64,"summary":"A podcast celebrating the golden age of pop culture. For the kids who counted down every song on American Top 40, clipped a Monkees record from a box of Alpha-Bits or begged their parents for a Han Solo action figure or Six Million Dollar Man lunchbox. Join Emmy-winning writer Frank Santopadre and a panel of equally obsessed celebs, superfans, cultural experts and industry insiders as they gush and geek out over the TV, films, toys and trends of the 1960s, 70s, 80s...and beyond.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T12:23:47.463039+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373"},"episode":{"title":"Encore Presentation: Knuckleheads, Shenanigans and Aardvarks: Local Kids' Shows of the 1960s and '70s w/ Rich Brown, Allan Neuwirth and Steven Weber","slug":"encore-presentation-knuckleheads-shenanigans-and-aardvarks-local-kids-shows-of-the-1960s-and-70s-w-rich-brown-allan-neuwirth-and-steven-weber","published_at":"2026-08-25T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373/encore-presentation-knuckleheads-shenanigans-and-aardvarks-local-kids-shows-of-the-1960s-and-70s-w-rich-brown-allan-neuwirth-and-steven-weber","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1468/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP1934764688.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1468/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP1934764688.mp3","summary":"Frank is joined by producer-comedian Rich Brown, actor Steven Weber, and writer-producer (and this week's co-host) Allan Neuwirth for a loving look back at local kids' programming of the 1960s and '70s, including \"Wonderama,\" \"Romper Room,\" \"Let's Have Fun,\" \"Birthday House\" and \"Winchell-Mahoney Time.\" In this episode, the boys recall their earliest TV memories and favorite characters (Professor Fingleheimer! Baron Barracuda! Norton Nork!) and pay tribute to beloved performers Sonny Fox, Bob McAllister, Chuck McCann, Soupy Sales and Paul Winchell. Also, Rich interviews White Fang, Allan kisses Bozo's nose, Frank remembers Beachcomber Bill and Steven accepts the \"Name a Ventriloquist\" challenge. PLUS: Otto & George! \"The Christmas That Almost Wasn't\"! Adam West teams with the Three Stooges! And Sandy Becker explains the JFK assassination!? Join our Patreon today! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/FunForAllAgesPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Frank is joined by producer-comedian Rich Brown, actor Steven Weber, and writer-producer (and this week's co-host) Allan Neuwirth for a loving look back a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4314,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373/episodes/encore-presentation-knuckleheads-shenanigans-and-aardvarks-local-kids-shows-of-the-1960s-and-70s-w-rich-brown-allan-neuwirth-and-steven-weber/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fun-for-all-ages-with-frank-santopadre-7402373/encore-presentation-knuckleheads-shenanigans-and-aardvarks-local-kids-shows-of-the-1960s-and-70s-w-rich-brown-allan-neuwirth-and-steven-weber.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}