True Stories (1986)

<p>“Podcasting is becoming a spiritual thing. I must admit it frightens me a bit; they don&#39;t seem to see the difference between podcasting, and not podcasting. Mark! Jill! Vince! There&#39;s no concept of weekends anymore!” We’re going down to Virgil, Texas to check out 1986’s David Byrne musical comedy, “True Stories”. Harden up your heart, forget your name, and live some wild wild life, ‘cause you’re the dream operator. </p><p><a href="https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/03/22/gallery-mall-philadelphia-closing-future-history/⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dan McQuade on the final days of the Gallery Mall in Philadelphia</a> &amp; <a href=" ⁠https://defector.com/author/dan-mcquade" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dan&#39;s Defector archive</a><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.missionrejected.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Check out Mission: Rejected Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.threads.com/@jillianivey⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Check out Jill on Threads</a>, specifically <a href="https://www.threads.com/@jillianivey/post/DX7Nc8klu9I?xmt=AQG0Zq_ymHQ0H-zdL4n_bOxjWOF1sSCAhKpLmo0dlY8ULg⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">her Raccoon Thread</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Host: J. Michael DeAngelis</p><p><br></p><p>Contestants: Jillian Ivey, Mark Nessel, Vince Nigito</p>