Episode 1
How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up)
Jul 6, 2017
12 inches of Archivian goodness!
Episode 2
Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!)
Jul 20, 2017
What’cha doin’ on your rump? Hopefully, you’re watching this episode!
Episode 3
Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation)
Aug 3, 2017
A King-sized episode for a King-sized anniversary. Of course, we can't play any actual Elvis, so let's look at some of the cash-ins based around the man.
Episode 4
Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome)
Aug 17, 2017
A cooking show—Archive style.
Episode 5
LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke)
Aug 31, 2017
New from Sing Alone Video!
Episode 6
Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files)
Sep 14, 2017
I was burning incense on not-quite vinyl (while listening to Playtapes) before you were. Take that, hipsters.
Episode 7
As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials)
Sep 28, 2017
This offer will expire without notice! Order now!
Episode 8
Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses)
Oct 12, 2017
A double (if not triple) dose of failure. You know you love it.
Episode 9
"Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017)
Oct 26, 2017
The scariest (in the existentialist sense, at least) Archive Halloween to date!
Episode 10
VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)
Nov 9, 2017
Let’s reminisce about the great bully/child abductor epidemic of the ‘90’s.
Episode 11
The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On)
Nov 22, 2017
The Archive returns to its deepest roots (largely because it was convenient).
Episode 12
Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities)
Dec 7, 2017
Oddity Archive® Vinyl: Now 50% lighter and with 50% more foreign debris!
Episode 13
Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers)
Dec 21, 2017
Broken equipment, bad records and loopy videos—in other words, your standard Archive Christmas.
Episode 14
Phoney Nostalgia
Jan 4, 2018
No fees! No contracts! No service! Dial 1-800 ARCHIVE and save 0%!
Episode 15
Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2
Jan 18, 2018
More hissy (and at times, indecipherable) goodness from the deepest, darkest depths of the Archive.
Episode 16
Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1)
Feb 1, 2018
Bring your earplugs! And, no, this isn’t false modesty—these recordings are pretty harsh (in every meaning of the word).
Episode 17
Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
Feb 15, 2018
This is what happens when Benny-boy’s control-freak tendencies get the best of him. Honestly, it’s not too terrible. Shame the product is mediocre.
Episode 18
Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs
Mar 1, 2018
The Archive sets sail for the United Kingdom in search of some unusual computer storage and sharing methods—we weren’t disappointed.
Episode 19
VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out)
Mar 15, 2018
No Billy Joel songs were harmed in the making of this episode.
Episode 20
Silent-Era Talking Pictures
Mar 29, 2018
These talking pictures will never catch on…come to think of it, these didn’t.
Episode 21
Vinyl Potpourri
Apr 12, 2018
Funny how a little kiddie music, a little commercialism and a heaping helping of Easy Listening stewed in someone’s garage for 40+ years equals such a lovely sonic bouquet.
Episode 22
Loudness Wars
Apr 26, 2018
Finally! An Archive episode with true A E S T H E T I C S!
Episode 23
Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2)
May 10, 2018
…because the first reel-to-reel worked so well.
Episode 24
Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia)
May 24, 2018
The Archive is getting ready to leave Beautiful Downtown Aurora. Better look at some of our local stuff before we go.
Episode 25
Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)
Jun 7, 2018
Let’s close our Beautiful Downtown Aurora years without any tears (maybe).
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