Clay Tiffany, Public Access Prophet | Case File #244
From Deep Cuts by Boy Genius
March 13, 2026 · 1h 45m · Season 7 · Episode 244
About this episode
The episode discusses the peculiarities of public access television in New York during the '80s and '90s, focusing on a show called Dirge of the Charlatans.
Note: Sorry for the radio silence! Long story short, the latest MacBook Pro seems to have some kind of line-wide defect. When I first bought it last year, the screen died a day later. And I got another one, and it worked fine for like a year and then about three weeks ago the screen died again. I took it to the Apple Store for a repair, they fixed it, I got it...and the screen died again. And so I had to get it fixed all over again. Unfortunately I opted for the 64gb ram version, which they don't sell in stores. So every time I need it fixed, it takes a week to order in the parts. Needless to say, this has completely made me unable to edit the show or any other videos. But I've got my computer back now and it seems to be going strong, so we'll be back to regular posting. -- BACK OUR PATREON! https://bit.ly/deepcutspatreon CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL! https://bit.ly/mysterytreehouse -- If you lived in New York in the '80s or '90s and had a taste for the weird corners of cable television, you might have stumbled upon a public access show called Dirge of the Charlatans. It aired at strange hours and looked like something taped in a janitor’s closet. Its host was a manic street…
People in this episode
Host: Boy Genius
Topics covered
- public access television
- cable television
- New York culture
- media critique
- technology issues
Keywords
- public access
- Dirge of the Charlatans
- New York
- cable television
- media
- technology
- Apple Store
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Apple Store, YouTube
Books & works: Dirge of the Charlatans
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