VIDEO AND PODCASTS

TV Guide: America's Time Capsule

Here's my presentation at the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in September, 2018, discussing the unique role of TV Guide as time capsule to American cultural history in the second half of the 20th Century. Stay tuned for an informative, entertaining time!



The Electronic Mirror
Watch this brief trailer for my book, The Electronic Mirror: What Classic TV Tells Us About Who We Were and Who We Are (and Everything In-Between!). It's available in paperback and Kindle at the Bookstore! 

Darkness in Primetime
Here is a brief trailer for my latest book, Darkness in Primetime: How Classic-Era TV Foresaw Modern Society's Descent into Hell. You can read more about it and how you can purchase a copy (in either paperback or Kindle) here! 

Here is a collection of my podcast interviews focused on Darkness in Primetime, where I explore the themes, research, and impact of the book, as well as other aspects of classic television.

		Classic Conversations with Jeff Dwoskin Jeff and I talk about my new book Darkness in Primetime. We discuss what it’s like being a classic TV historian, why the old shows are worth watching, and how the stories in Darkness in Primetime were a preview of the future. Recorded June 26, 2025
		The Nostalgic PodBlast with Chance Bartels Chance and I discuss the inspiration, research, and surprising discoveries behind Darkness in Primetime, and how shows like The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits predicted the rise of the surveillance state, loss of personal freedoms, and other issues shaping society. Recorded July 12, 2025
		Forgotten Hollywood with Doug Hess Doug and I talk about Darkness in Primetime. We discuss the significance of the shows covered in my book, the warnings that they contained for the future, why they’re more relevant now than ever, and more. Recorded August 10, 2025
		Steve Beverly’s TV Classics On his PBS show, Steve and I chat about Darkness in Primetime, focusing on classic episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, the Studio One presentation “1984,” and the TV movie The Brotherhood of the Bell, and why they still matter today. Recorded August 11, 2025

You can also view my "Two-Minute Author" series of videos about Darkness in Primetime; the complete playlist is here, updated every week or two.

American TV with Mitchell Hadley

Each month, I join Cosmoetica's Dan Schneider to discuss the history of American television: don't-miss shows, various genres, famous and forgotten figures from TV's past, decade-by-decade reviews of programs and trends, and more! The complete playlist is here; check back for the latest episode. 

Eventually Supertrain with Daniel Budnik

I'm a semi-regular guest on Dan Budnik's podcast dedicated to short-lived TV shows. Listen to our episode-by-episode discussion discussions of shows you might not have seen, but should!

Eventually Supertrain with Daniel Budnik: Bourbon Street Beat First up: the Warner Bros. detective show Bourbon Street Beat, unjustly overshadowed by its better-known contemporaries. Click on the image to access each of our 39 episodes! Recorded 2018-2019

Eventually Supertrain with Daniel Budnik: Search Dan and I discuss Search, the before-its-time high-tech investigative series starring Hugh O'Brian, Tony Francisosa, Doug McClure, and Burgess Meredith. You won't have to search for the fun in this techno-adventure! Click on the image for each of our 23 episodes! Recorded 2020-2021

Other interviews

Following is a list of my other appearances as a guest on various podcasts and programs where I discuss classic television and its place in American culture. If you'd like to have me as a guest on your podcast, contact me here.

 

TV Confidential with Ed Robertson Here I am on Ed Robertson's nationally syndicated radio program TV Confidential. Listen to us talk about how television evolved during the classic TV era, some of the era's greatest shows, and more! Both segments are available at Ed's website by clicking on the image.  Recorded February 22, 2021

TV Guidance Counselor Podcast with Ken Reid This week I sit down with Ken Reid of the TV Guidance Counselor podcat, for a very cool and far-reaching conversation that includes Howdy Doody, Ronald Reagan, Donna Reed, Richard Nixon, atomic bombs, The Prisoner, TV Guide (of course), and more!   Recorded June 26, 2023

Splat from the Past with Tommy Kovac On a "totally radical" podcast, I talk with host Tommy Kovac about the evolution of classic TV in the 1950s and '60s, TV advertising then & now, character actors becoming household names, local horror movie hosts, The Electronic Mirror, and much more! Recorded August 18, 2023

Splat from the Past with Tommy Kovac On a return visit with Tommy, we deep dive on the history of Christmas on television, animated specials,  Christmas episodes of TV sitcoms, variety Christmas specials by Perry Como, Bing Crosby & John Denver, religious Christmas programs and more. Recorded December 12, 2024

Elsewhere

Here's an interview I did in 2016 with Dave Palmer at radio station KATH in North Texas regarding The Collaborator. 

The Collaborator was reviewed at Gilbert, the magazine of the American Chesterton Society. You can read the review here.

The Collaborator was also reviewed at A Blog For Dallas Area Catholics. That review can be found here.

Want to know more about me as an author? Here are two interviews I did in 2025 with Mark Atley and Despoina Kemeridou, in which I talk about the writing process, the differences between writing about classic television and fiction, and more.