The Musical Innertube

Don Rooney
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Don Rooney and John Timpane talk with people you'd talk with, if you had a microphone

  1. JAN 27

    Rod Goelz uses guitars to teach and bring wellness

    Rod Goelz was your typical rockstar-wannabe.  He played in local bands in local bars. But once he started teaching music, he found his real passion.  Now he's using new and different ways of teaching to pass on that passion to students and others who need music in their lives.

    45 min

  2. JAN 6

    Patrick Berkery delivers the news you need and the pizza you'll like

    Patrick Berkery is the editor of the online daily newsletter for the Keystone Newsroom, delivering news people need and can use in their inbox each morning. He's also started a newsletter that explores all the pizza the state has to offer. Oh and in his spare time (does he HAVE any?), he's a freelance drummer.

    27 min

  3. 12/23/2025

    Bill Trousdale and Everyone's Favorite Songs

    Happy Holidays!  It's time for end-of-the-year lists, but we've done that one better.  Here are some all-time favorite songs from John, Don, and music historian Bill Trousdale!  Some are obscure, some familiar  - maybe they'll become your favorites, too!

    1h 11m

  4. 12/02/2025

    Gina School

    Are you indecisive?  Are you always worrying about what to do, and what not to do? Well, worry no more!  Here is your complete guide to living - just enroll in Gina School! Author, teacher and life coach Gina Barreca tells us the whys and wherefores about her new book.

    44 min

  5. 11/11/2025

    Jennifer Lin, Phil Chan and an About Face in Ballet

    Seeing The Nutcracker ballet is an annual Christmas event for many of us. But dancer and choreographer Phil Chan thought the "Chinese Dance" could be updated to give audiences a better idea of what actual Chinese dance is like.  He helped start a movement in that direction for all ballet. Filmmaker Jennifer Lin tells the story in her documentary About Face.

    39 min

  6. 10/21/2025

    Murder, Mystery and Magic with Katherine Ramsland and Ruth Setton

    Just in time for Halloween! Did you know there's a Texas Body Farm? Ever hear of the Devil that lives in New Jersey's Pine Barrens? Mystery writer Ruth Setton and forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland talk about the murder, mystery and magic in their novels - and they have ideas about why women are especially attracted to murder mysteries and true crime podcasts.

    33 min

  7. 10/07/2025

    Art Caplan on Science, Autism and Misinformation

    This is a must-listen podcast! We have Art Caplan, a real scientist specializing in the ethics of medical care, talking about autism, vaccines, science education - and how the people in charge of the nation's medical care aren't qualified to make these decisions.

    47 min

  8. 09/23/2025

    Jane Eisner Writes About Carole King

    Carole King is a music superstar. She's also suffered from spousal abuse, raised two kids in a primitive cabin in rural Idaho, and wrestled with her Jewish identity. All this and more is contained between the covers of Jane Eisner's biography, "She Made The Earth Move."

    48 min
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Don Rooney and John Timpane talk with people you'd talk with, if you had a microphone

Information

  • Creator
    Don Rooney
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    The Musical Innertube