potpourri

Vast Wasteland From the Vault 112 - Ornament Collecting /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

My wife Mindy stops by as a special guest host to talk Christmas ornament collecting. This was a precursor to her co-hosting "How I Got My Wife to Read Comics" on SFPPN.

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland From the Vault 110 - Grab Bag Oct '96 /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

The team couldn’t come up with a main topic, so bring out the Grab Bag!

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland From the Vault 108 - Toys and Collecting /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

The team pulls out some classic toys for your enjoyment.

This is the first episode I’m publishing after the death of Wil Neal, and this episode is accidentally appropriate in two ways. Wil was a toy fanatic (his last job was at a toy store), plus this episode was originally aired at a point that Public Access in Columbus was on the verge of shutting down (always a constant threat).

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland from the Vault 097 - Grab Bag '97 /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

Well, we walked into the studio with no plans for a show—so it’s off to the Grab Bag!

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland from the Vault 085 - Columbus Radio /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

W.D. and Marty cover local radio history.

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland From the Vault 075 - Cereals /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

WD and Marty are part of a nutritious breakfast!

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland From the Vault 067 - Forgotten Columbus /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

This is the first of W.D. and Marty’s reflections of Vast Wasteland’s hometown. (In classic “From the Vault” logic, we’ve already published the second episode.)

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland From the Vault 065 - Forgotten Columbus II /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

This is the second of W.D. and Marty’s reflections of Vast Wasteland’s hometown. (In classic “From the Vault” logic, the first episode will come later.)

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!

Vast Wasteland from the Vault 059 - Toys and Games /  by Mark

Before Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even the Internet, there was Public Access Cable. Return with us now to Columbus, Ohio in the 1990s for the journal of pop culture.

In our first(?) “potpourri” episode, Wil and M.J. introduce games and toys from their collection. (BTW - Wil now works at Big Fun, a vintage toy store in Columbus).

Thanks to TVsStevePatrick for the updated theme!