About this episode

Chris Crofton converses with cultural historian Rich Wexler about their childhoods and shared interests in music and art.

A conversation with cultural historian/archivist/podcaster Rich Wexler!! Rich is the creator of the Vintage Annals Archive website, IG page and podcast. We talk about our slightly-alienated, all-analog childhoods - and how we were saved by a fascination with music and art. Links to Rich's sites, as well as some links related to the topics we covered, below. Vintage Annals Archive website: http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/ Vintage Annals Archive IG: https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchiveandpodcast?igsh=MTh5bnF4ZGxob25mbg== "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRCVm-1r2k "Beaver Trilogy IV" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrPDJTw4srk "Lost Soul - The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau" trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyG2nC0HK7c&t=2s

People in this episode

Host: Chris Crofton

Guest: Rich Wexler

Topics covered

• cultural history
• music
• art
• analog childhood
• podcasting

Keywords

• cultural historian
• analog childhood
• music
• art
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vintage Annals Archive, Instagram

Books & works: Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Beaver Trilogy IV, Lost Soul - The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

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