Shows
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 150 The Final PodcastThis is it folks. The final CWMD podcast. Why? Listen to this 5 minute show that explains why Steve is hanging it up. No joke.
2020-01-1504 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 149 Steve in Harry's TrunkThis is Steve's penultimate podcast. One more and he's outta here. He explains why on his next podcast. But for now, Steve gets locked in Harry's Trunk. He also tries to find a last name for him. And Bobby Braddock, Spike jones and a song from That Was The Week That Was is played (probably a Tom Lehrer song).
2020-01-0819 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 148 Ocarina and See No EvilSteve uses Harry's head to play an ocarina. Plus Harry wants to add some more monkeys. How about Smell No Evil? And Spike Jones, Homer and Jethro and Dayton Allen. I should note that there are only two more shows before I end this podcast.
2020-01-0119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 146 FlippersHarry is wearing his flippers and talks about the illustrious history of the footwear. Did you know George Washington was wearing flippers when he crossed the Delaware? Also Jerry Lewis, Brown Bag Blue Band and John Cleese and David Frost. Also Molly Mason is Steve's guest singing with Harry.
2019-12-1820 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 141 Vent SyndromeIt's a potpourri of goofy stuff. Steve's cult following, the ventriloquial syndrome, Harry is a banjo mover (opposed to a piano mover). Plus a bunch of humorous songs like Steve's Cupcake Song, Goober Peas and The Monopoly Song. Plus...Proctor and Bergman, Alice McGill and something called Soup, Soup.
2019-11-1320 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 140 SlapstickYou like slapstick comedy? Neither does Steve but he's stuck with it. Plus Lou Del Bianco sings a song about being a little bit clumsy and Harry sings an oldie "I'm satisfied". Oh...there's also an untrue facts segment. All the facts on this segment are guaranteed to be 100 percent untrue. Call it fake news if you must.
2019-11-0620 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 139 AliensHarry comes in as a man from Jupiter. Bob Berman, the famed astronomer, talks about why he doubts there are aliens visiting Earth. Harry wants Steve to fill out his intergalactic ID card in case Steve gets swept up by creatures from Betelgeuse. And they both sing a song about having the Blues from Earth.
2019-10-3020 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 138 ShakespeareHarry is going to play Romeo. Hilarity ensues. Besides that it's a show with all things Shakespeare. Milt Kamen gives us a synopsis on Hamlet, Bob Newhart does his thing. And Steve reads from Bill Bryson's book with some amazing facts about the bard. If you didn't like Shakespeare before this podcast, you'll hate him even more after it.
2019-10-2319 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 137 No Idea for ShowSteve can't think of an idea for the podcast. Wait, isn't that an idea? Also if you've never been turned on to Spike Jones, this is your chance. And an hilarious phone call from Steve Allen to Arthur Goldstein's mother. And we top it off with Ogden Edsel's "My face is Covered with Hummingbirds"
2019-10-1617 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 136 Stolen PaintingSteve discovers a painting has been stolen from the podcast studio. Now who could have taken it? Certainly not Harry. Bruce Ackerman is a guest playing guitar on a song about NYC in the 1970's (written by Steve). Also the fastest Maple Leaf Rag ever played by Wally Rose. And the Question Man with Steve Allen.
2019-10-0919 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 135 The Color BlackJust what the title says. It's all about black. Big black hats (Rolf Harris) the airplane's black box (Jaspar Carrot) black holes (Bob and Doug Mackenzie), baa baa black sheep (Harry) and a black belt in a bikini (Steve's original song). And Bob Berman, the astronomer, talks about the color black in space.
2019-10-0219 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 133 ReincarnationYou believe in reincarnation? How about laughing about reincarnation? Steve has three guests on the show. Mikhail Horowitz with Jazz Haikus (there are two four letter words in these Haikus which is why I'm labelling this show explicit, but it's really not that big a deal) and Jay Ungar and Molly Mason sing "You can't get to Heaven". Harry and Steve talk about Harry's past lives. You know, as a chandelier, a church door with other profound insights.
2019-09-1820 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 132 The Home showThe theme is home. We don't mean Steve left the podcast at home...that's the theme. And to help him they have the great blues musician Paul Geremia singing "Devil in his own hometown".Plus Harry sings a Woody Guthrie song and there's Spike Jones, Ray Stevens and other nonsense. In other words...hilarity ensues.
2019-09-1119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 131 Restaurants and DinersMikhail Horowitz is Steve's guest. They're singing a round using the ten Chinese words that are recycled to name every Chinese restaurant in the country.Harry sings "One Meatball"Myron Cohen talks about the Stage DeliBob Warren sings about Fred's DinerPhyllis Diller is having trouble with a Japanese Restaurant. And Steve wants Harry to be a waiter
2019-09-0420 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 130 The Pawn ShopSteve and Harry open up a Pawn Shop. 'Nuff said. Hilarity ensues. It's hard to explain.Also Steve sings the Australian classic "The Pub with No Beer" but since it's America it's now "The Bar with No Beer"And Dave Van Ronk sings an oldie "Yankety Yank.
2019-08-2819 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 129 Harry does impossible thingsMikhail Horowitz is Steve's guest. He's becoming a regular. His essay is about "Not so Great Expectations". Hilarious.Also Harry is set on performing impossible tasks. And he does them! You want a nail hammered in with Jello? You wanna hear Maple Leaf Rag played on Steve's arm by a dummy who's never played piano in his life and has wooden fingers? Then you've come to the right podcast. Steve also plays "We Are Americans". It's funny, it's original, it's a protest...sort of. And Emo Philips, one of the best stand up comedians ever is featured from the Hasty Pu...
2019-08-2119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 127 The Comedy InspectorLyn Hardy and Diane Senabria are Steve's guests singing an oldie "Beware Ladies, Take Care"Also the comedy inspector arrives. He has to make sure Steve's comedy license is up to date. Guess what? It isn't and Steve and Harry are in serious trouble. No jokes until it's updated and passes inspection.Also Bob Warren sings "I Want Some Quiche, Lorraine." (Lorraine is the waitress's name)
2019-08-0719 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 126 ChristoBill Keith, the great banjo player is playing Old Joe Clark with Steve. Harry emulates the sculptor Christo, the one who wraps buildings, bridges and put up beautiful flags in Central Park several years ago. Granted, Harry has to start small by wrapping the recording studio's pencils and CD player but, hey, it's a start. Also an oldie, Frank Crumit doing "The Song of the Prune."
2019-07-3119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 124 CrAzY lOvEThe theme is romance. Crazy Romance. To start it off is Ed Sanders (From the Fugs) doing "The Belle of Avenue A". A story song about a truck driver in the 60's on the Red Ball express heading into the East Village to get some hippie noogie. It satirizes the hippie movement beautifully. Then Les Vegas sings his original song "I'm in Love With A Big Blue Frog". The same one that Peter, Paul and Mary had a hit with.Harry's girlfriend is a broom and he wants Steve to make her talk.And Allan Sherman sings a parody of 5...
2019-07-1720 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 122 Steve is dried upMikhail Horowitz is back, right in the front of the show talking about the acts performing at the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. I'll give you just one band that's playing: Asleep at the Wheelchair.And Steve is dried up. He can't come up with anymore ideas for the podcast. So Harry goes to work. First order of business, make sure Steve's no long dried up by getting his brain hydrated. It's funnier than it sounds. We also got Uncle Floyd doing "Deep in the heart of Jersey" and Andy Breckman singing "How I met your Mother."
2019-07-0320 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 121 The Dollar ShowDollars? I used to live in Dollars. Dollars, Texas. In other words it's all about the almighty dollar folks. Livingston Taylor is singing an Andy Breckman song. Harry and Steve perform an old vaudeville routine that Abbot and Costello stole first. And we got Oscar Brand as well.
2019-06-2619 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 120 ProfessionsMikhail Horowitz is Steve's guest again! He and Steve sing a Tibetan Sea Shanty called "Bonny Lama". Mik is going to become a regular guest if he's not careful. Also Harry has various jobs. He's working in a store where he's over a guy named Under but he's under a guy named Over. Then he becomes a cloud inspector rating all the clouds from G to X rated. And finally he has trouble finding the right profession. A baby sitter? Who wants to sit on babies! A Naval surgeon? Who wants to operate on bellybuttons! Well, you get the idea.T...
2019-06-1918 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 119 ComedymanHarry convinces Steve he has a superpower, comedy! And he should become Comedyman to foil thugs. Yep, it's as stupid as it sounds. But funny. Kind of. That's because Steve IS Comedyman! There's also a Burns and Allen recording and other nonsense.
2019-06-1219 minConversations With My DummyCWMD 118 Special PhysicsMikhail Horowitz is Steve's guest again. This time doing an homage to Lord Buckley called "Swingin' Cicadas" And Steve's thrown in a Lord Buckley recording as well for those who never heard of him (shame on you). And Harry explains to Steve how on the podcast, special physics apply. Normally 1 and 1 is 2, but not on CWMD! Here, 1 and 1 is 5. And then he proves it. Newton's law of inertia doesn't apply either. Stuff just moves spontaneously without the benefit of an outside force...well you get the idea. There's also a Strange Facts segment and Steve sings a song he wrote ca...
2019-06-0520 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 117 The Double Entendre BandSteve always wanted to have a band called "Double Entendre". Every song would be, well, a double entendre. Since he never pulled it off, he did the next best thing. He used GarageBand creating a podcast where all the songs sung by Steve and/or Harry on one level are G rated, nothing risqué about them, looked at another way, the songs are quite spicy. Helping him in his task is Bessie Smith and Dinah Washington.
2019-05-2919 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 114 BaseballIt's all about baseball folks. An old song called "I Love Micky" is featured (Micky Mantle makes a guest appearance on the recording) and Steve teaches Harry how to play baseball with disastrous results...of course.Steve has his most esteemed guest Mikhail Horowitz (who is responsible for 20 arts organizations losing their federal funding). He introduces a new take on Casey at the Bat with a hip 50's style twist. It's a cool version and you'll feel cool listening to it. Don't applaud, snap your fingers in approval.
2019-05-0817 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 111 AIRPLANESHarry is into folding paper airplanes...like you've never seen before. Steve sings "Heaving on a Jet Plane". There's a strange facts segment about airplanes. Harry calls up an airline thinking he's reached a Ferris Wheel company and wonders why a ticket onto the Ferris wheel is going to cost him $700 and go 35 thousand feet into the air. Also Wes Harrison, the great SFX man does a bit about Duck Hunting with a jet. And Oscar Brand sings one of Steve's favorites when he was a kid "Teterboro Tower". That, along with Homer and Jethro makes this podcast chock full o...
2019-04-1719 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 110 Harry is Acting SillyHarry is silliness personified and for this podcast he pulls out all the stops. The podcast also features Ed Kohn singing "Six". No matter what the math problem, the answer is always six. and John Twomey plays "The Stars and Stripes" on his hands which sounds a lot like farting. It really is one of the funniest things you'll ever hear. And let's not forget Harry's version of Hi Heel Sneakers with Steve on piano.
2019-04-1017 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 109 Harry won't leave his trunkHarry's bummed out. No matter what Steve does he can't convince Harry to come out of his trunk to do the podcast. He entices him with all kinds of craziness with no luck. Harry's sulking, man!Also Jay Ungar and Molly Mason (and Steve) perform a song from one of Steve's albums called "Michael Finnegan".
2019-04-0320 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 107 Big ObjectsTrout Fishing in America play "It's Better Than That" a Peter and Lou Berryman song. Betty Walker does her great stand up act with her friend Ceil. Plus Steve and Harry play "Goober Peas" an old Civil War favorite. And of course Harry brings in his collection of Large Objects. You gotta hear it to believe it.
2019-03-2017 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 105 Another Untrue Facts plus the Grand Opening of the PeanutHarry always has fun bringing in Alternative Facts, Fake News or as he likes to call it Untrue Facts. He also discusses plurals such as one post on a fence is a fent. Trout Fishing in America play "Dead Egyptian Blues" and Peter and Lou Berryman sing "Your State's Name Here". Steve and Harry sing the old Lovin' Spoonful song "Bald Headed Lena".In other words it's business as usual with all the antics included.
2019-03-0619 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 104 Letters, Salary, And NY Or LASteve and Harry read letters from listeners. Harry demands a salary and they compare living in NY or LA. They also sing "Bully of the Town".Two great performers are featured. "Amoeba Hop" by Christine Lavin and "College" from the great standup Emo Philips.
2019-02-2718 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 103 Names for Each ProfessionAccording to Harry, everyone should change their name to match their profession. A farmer should be Barney, a fireman- Bernie, a telephone operator- Gabby, and a comedian- Josh. Well, you get the idea. He has hundreds of them. Plus, Christine Lavin is Steve's guest singing about a great big bug in the bathroom, and Steve plays Piano Roll Blues on the...duh...piano.
2019-02-2119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 101 The Store Is Open For The 12th TimeThe store is open again! It's hard to describe how much stuff this store sells. Suffice to say, it makes Walmart look like a little mom and pop shop. Amazon is a little start up company compared to this store. No point describing what they have, you gotta hear it for yourself. Also, Andy Breckman is doing a hilarious song called "Railroad Bill," and Steve and Harry sing "Side By Side" as a duet.
2019-02-0617 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 100 CelebrationsIt's Steve and Harry's 100th podcast and they've decided to celebrate by having a podcast about celebrations. The backwards birthday party with Tom Chapin, The Perfect Couple about a wedding night told by Betty Walker. Harry gives Steve the keys to a vintage car etc.etc.etc.
2019-01-3019 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 99 Steve's Psychiatrist Starts Sounding Like HarrySteve has his weekly psychiatric appointment. The only problem is, his doctor keeps sounding like Harry and it's Harry who's the problem! It gets more and more macabre as the episode wears on, I mean goes on. Also, Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine perform Mik's poem, "The Last Of The Beats, The Last Beatnik Alive."Woodstock Podcast Network is in association with http://www.radiowoodstock.com/
2019-01-2118 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 97 Either-Eyether, How Steve And Harry MetThis is a potpourri of stuff. Steve's sad and Harry's trying to cheer him up. Then we find out how they met and finally they discuss how 'either' should be pronounced. Also featured is Nancy Tucker, and Steve plays Hesitation Blues on the piano.
2019-01-0919 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 96 The Chicken ShowIt's all about chickens, my friends. Helping Steve and Harry do it is Washboard Jungle, Whitman and Pantell, and Cab Calloway. You want chicken jokes? No? Tough. That's all you're gettin' here.
2019-01-0219 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 94 The Xmas StoreThe Xmas store is open again and in order to compete with Walmart and Amazon, Steve and Harry need to have everything. You want the North Pole? They have it, as well as the East and West Poles too. You want a Santa suit? Which one? The three piece suit he wears to weddings or the swim suit he wears on vacation in Florida? Well, you get it. The store has everything.
2018-12-1920 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 92 CheckersSteve and Harry play checkers like you've never heard the game played before. Michael Cooney is a guest and sings the great song, "The Bankers And The Diplomats Are Going In The Army."
2018-12-0517 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 91 Harry Can't Get Into His TrunkSteve and Harry continue with their shenanigans. Plus, Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, and Peter Davis are guests. Steve and Harry sing "Candyman" and Mae West sings a song called "Page 54."
2018-11-2817 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 90 Slime VirusSteve and Harry went to a yard sale of a deceased scientist and bought all kinds of cool stuff...except for the slime virus that they accidentally unleash upon the world. Hilarity ensues.
2018-11-2119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 88 The Store Is Open Again For The 10th TimeIn order to complete with Amazon and Walmart, Steve and Harry's store has everything. No, no, really everything, and that's not hyperbole... They have hyperbole too, by the way. Five different kinds. Trout Fishing In America sing "Weary Deer." Yes, that's a real name for a musical group.
2018-11-0719 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 87 HalloweenSteve loves Halloween. Harry has written a pamphlet on how to get more candy. Camille West is in the studio singing her original "The Monster In The Fridge." Chris and Judy sing a funny song about when Chris' mother made him dress up as a girl for Halloween. There's a Radioman episode, "Chickens And Zombies," and Family Arts Theater sing "Where Do You Keep Your Brains?" In other words, Halloween as usual.
2018-10-3020 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 83 The Great Hat ContestSteve and Harry have a hat contest and oh what a contest it is. Hats with particle accelerators, hats that give you a peek into the 7th dimension, hats that contain miniature universes, the hats get more and more complex as the podcast wears on. Harry sings a goofy song, "The Day that Willie Died," and they also play an old recording of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor."
2018-10-0516 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 82 The Store Is Open Again For The 9th TimeIn order to compete with Amazon and Walmart, Steve and Harry have to be well stocked, and they are! Anything you want, they have...and we mean anything. Square balloons, nails as big as a tree, a rocket to send your kid to the moon when he's not behaving...and a doohicky, a doodad, a thingamajig, and dingusmadoodle. Steve sings an old song from the 20's with a modern update on the lyrics, "Then I'd be Satisfied with Life."
2018-10-0219 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 81 The What-If MachineHarry brings in a "What if" machine. In other words, what would the world be like if, for instance, Harry had gone with another ventriloquist, or if the dinosaurs hadn't become extinct. Through state-of-the-art technology, complex computer algorithms, and a goofy imagination, we find out! Also, the Rude Girls do a great song called "We Don't Need The Men" and Harry and Steve sing the old Benny Bell song "Shaving Cream."
2018-09-2220 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 80 Dr. Charney And Mr. HydeHarry brings in a potion that Steve stupidly drinks. What do you think happens? He turns into Mr. Hyde, of course. Also, the great Robin and Linda Williams are Steve's guests singing "Rubber Blubber Whale." Harry sings how he made his millions. As usual, hilarity ensues...
2018-09-1217 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 79 Multiple PersonalitiesSeems Steve has multiple personalities and it's going to take a therapist like Harry to cure him. But when Harry does find the cure, guess who disappears! Also, Nancy Tucker sings "Everything Reminds Me Of My Therapist."
2018-09-0519 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 78 The Store Is Open For The 8th TimeThe store is open again! Steve and Harry are well stocked. In order to compete with Amazon, they have to sell everything and anything. If you want a candy cane big enough to use if you have a limp, they got it. You want a cloud? No problem.
2018-08-2918 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 77 Peanut Butter Is OutlawedSteve and other guardians of children (and dummies) have written their congressman and have a law passed to outlaw peanut butter. But Harry has his jones's, man, and needs his fix. Also, Washboard Jungle, a crazy fun group, sing "Bas Tat" about walking the moors without a hat, and Harry sings a song called "Skippetybopbebop" based on the old blues song "Diddywadiddy."
2018-08-2219 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 76 Harry Is A Primitive ComicYou've heard of Grandma Moses, the primitive painter? Well, Harry accuses Steve of being a primitive comic. So Harry gives Steve lessons to up the quality of his work. Also, Nancy Tucker is Steve's guest singing a song she wrote, "Piano," and Steve and Harry sing an old Tin Pan Alley song "Goofus."
2018-08-1518 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 72 TattoosHarry's gotten some very interesting tattoos. Don't worry, they're the kind you can just rub off...except his don't. Sandpaper anyone? Peter Schickele, Grammy award winner and creator of PDQ Bach, sings his original "Fat Cats." Steve and Harry sing the school song for National Embalmers.
2018-07-1817 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 71 One More Time, The Store Is Open 7Steve really gets a kick out of opening the Store. It makes Amazon or Ebay look like a little startup company. It dwarfs Walmart. You want liver flavored soda? They got it. You want a yeti egg, a tulip egg? They got it.
2018-07-1119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 69 The Nut ReligionHarry has joined the Nut Religion. He finds spiritual solace in acting like a nut, and the nuttier, the better. Also, Lyn Hardy and Diane Senabria sing a Mark Graham song "Zen Gospel". Steve and Harry sing how they miss New York City of the 70's when there were rats in the streets and lots of crime. You know, the good old days.
2018-06-2719 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 68 Tall TalesYou like tall tales? Steve and Harry do. Steve's guest, Bill Gordh does also, and that's what we have here. Tall tales upon tall tales. As well as Dr. Fentermacher's song "The Longest Strand Of Spaghetti In The World."
2018-06-2019 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 67 MarshmallowsHarry tells us about the importance of marshmallows through history. Michael Cooney sings a great song by Peter Berryman called "Vegetables," one of Steve's favorites. Steve and Harry sing a song about their cat, one mean son of a gun.
2018-06-1318 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 66 If Judy Garland Married Howdy DoodyIf Judy Garland married Howdy Doody her name would be Judy Doody. Get it? There are a lot more where that came from. Also, Trout Fishing In America are Steve's guests and they're singing an original, "Boiled Okra And Spinach." Steve sings a song that he wrote after he had a dream (true story). It's called "They Are A Hairy Bunch," and Harry sings his own song, "I Married My Shoe."
2018-06-0618 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 65 The Store Is Open Again For The 6th TimeSteve and Harry's store has everything, and this is not an exaggeration. It makes Walmart look like a little mom and pop shop. Amazon pales next to it. Whatever you want, they have it. Even stuff you don't want, they have that too.
2018-05-3016 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 64 Harry's 3 Brothers Start A Hat FactoryChristine Lavin is Steve's guest again. She sings a song about not being able to find her glasses. Sound familiar? Also, Harry's three long lost brothers have taken the inheritance from their uncle and bought a hat factory. Steve doubts it'll be a successful. I mean, after all, they are dummies. Also, Steve and Harry sing an old song from 1893, "I've been to Gay Paree."
2018-05-2321 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 63 Harry's 3 BrothersMultiple grammy award winner, Peter Schickele, creator of PDQ Bach and very funny guy is singing a song he wrote, "Fat Cats." Also, Harry's three long lost brothers have put an ad in the paper looking for Harry so he can claim his inheritance from an uncle. They show up in the studio and man, it's going to be tough for Steve to make four voices talk at the same time.
2018-05-1716 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 62 The Knock Knock ShowYou like knock-knocks? No? Then skip over this podcast. But if you do like 'em, then this is the place for you. Not only does Harry have like a million knock-knocks, but Steve plays with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason from his Scholastic album, "The Riddle Kings Riddle Songs." There's also a live segment from Steve's first CD where Harry wrecks havoc with one particular knock-knock joke. In other words, a good time is had by all.
2018-05-0916 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 61 The Store Is Open AgainSteve and Harry's store is open again and they make Amazon look like a little IPO startup. They make Walmart look like a corner deli. Why? Because they have everything. No, no, really. EVERYTHING!
2018-05-0218 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 60 Harry's BlindfoldedSteve's guest, Christine Lavin is performing her classic, "Bald Headed Men". Harry decides to blindfold himself to enhance his other senses. You can imagine what happens. Harry also sings, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" with Steve playing a wicked piano accompaniment.
2018-04-2517 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 59 The ToothfairyHarry put his tooth under his pillow but missed the little tyke (whose name is Benny) so he asked the Toothfairy to get it back, only she gave him Dracula's tooth instead. Also, David Devine does an excellent song, "Welcome Mat," and Steve and Harry sing "Soda, Soda, Soda" from their YouTube channel. Woodstock Podcast Network is in association with http://www.radiowoodstock.com/
2018-04-1818 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 58 Dummy Lib And Bob Berman-NeptuneThe title says it all. Harry is tired of being treated like a dummy. He wants to liberate dummies around the country and the full weight of the liberation movement will fall heavily on Steve if he keeps treating Harry as a second class citizen. Oh, and one more thing. Harry wants to be called a wooden American from now on. Bob Berman finishes up his series on the planets with Neptune. Interesting factoids. Listen to his podcast, Astounding Universe https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jim-metzner/astounding-universe
2018-04-1119 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 55 Suction Cups And Bob Berman-JupiterSteve decides to write a script to make the show more interesting. As he writes, the reality kicks in. For instance, Harry now has suction cups on his hands and feet and is crawling up the building into the studio. When Steve writes that the suction cups fail...well guess what happens. Bob Berman, astronomer, is talking about Jupiter this week. Listen to his podcast, Astounding Universe https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jim-metzner/astounding-universe
2018-03-2120 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 48 Harry Wants Better RolesHarry is tired of playing a two dimensional character. He wants roles that let him portray pathos and depth. How about a little Shakespeare? Hilarity ensues. Plus, Eric Weissberg, banjo player extraordinaire is Steve's guest. He's helping Steve, playing a completely ridiculous song but with great banjo work.
2018-01-3120 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 45 The Ventriloquist PoliceThe Ventriloquist Police come in to check whether Steve's lips move when Harry talks. When they catch him in the act, they take him away to jail leaving Harry to host the show alone. Cindy Cashdollar, the great dobro player helps Steve sing "Hey Goodlookin'."
2018-01-1018 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 44 Harry's DreamHarry's having a dream that he's saving his class from certain death when Steve wakes him up. He's got to get back to sleep or else! Jay Ungar and Lyn Hardy sing a song that Jay wrote, "You low down dirty dog." Also, Steve sings an original "Spaghetti Slurpin'.
2018-01-0317 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 43 CompassionThis is our compassion show. Harry is sharing his candy bar with Steve by giving him half of it...again and again and again. Steve sings Bob Blue's great song, "Courage," which is one of his favorite songs of all time, and that's not hyperbole. John Hall is Steve's guest and he's singing a John Sebastian song, "Just another link in the chain."
2017-12-2717 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 41 The Show Broke!Harry accidentally broke the show and Steve has to operate on it with the help of Nurse Harry. Ask me how Steve comes up with this stuff. Don't ask. Bill and Livia Vanaver are guests. The Vanaver Caravan has been around for decades dancing, playing, and singing up a storm with songs from around the world. Steve sings "Modern Major General" from Pirates Of Penzance, and he knows it by heart! What a nut.
2017-12-1316 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 36 The Dinosaur Bone KitBarry Louis Polisar is Steve's guest today. He wrote the theme song to that great movie Juno, "All I want is you." He's also written some great children's songs. You get a funny title and the song writes itself. How about "My Brother Threw Up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny" or "You Can't Say BPPPP On The Radio." Anyway, he's singing a song that was featured on Sesame Street, "I Gotta Dog And My Dog's Name Is Cat." Harry won a dinosaur kit at a Paleontology Festival and is putting up a life size replica of a Tyrannosaurus. It's funny...
2017-11-0816 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 35 The Juice BarToday on the show is Bill Keith. Such a banjo player, this guy was. He played with Bill Monroe, Bob Dylan, Jim Kweskin’s Jug Band, Judy Collins, and about a million other people. He’s helping Steve do one of his favorite songs “Bully Of The Town”. It’s sad, Bill passed away but Steve is honored that he got to play with him. Plus, Harry's been visiting a juice bar and then a salad bar. You want puns? This is the home office for them, and Steve and Harry do an Untrue Facts segment .Steve sings a song he wrote...
2017-11-0117 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 33 The Door Gets Into The ActJay Ungar and Molly Mason are Steve's guests, helping Harry sing a Richard Morton song, "How Would You Like To Be Made Of Wood." Jay and Molly are the best. Both were in the Prairie Home Companion house band. They've played with anyone and everyone. Jay wrote the theme song to Ken Burns' Civil War documentary on PBS that became a big hit. He's a fantastic fiddle player while Molly plays a great bass. Plus, the door is acting up. You know the old trusty sound effect of the door opening and closing when anyone comes into the studio? It's...
2017-10-1819 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 32 Steve Is DepressedPeter Davis is the guest. The man plays, like, 25 instruments. He was with the Prairie Home Companion house band and his band has become one of the nation’s most requested swing dance bands. He plays clarinet, alto sax, piano, and vocals on the album and Harry and Steve will be helping him sing "You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At It's Cover." Also, Steve's depressed and Harry is worried. The man has a job to do, to make people laugh! Later on in the podcast, Steve plays "Nagasaki" on the piano.
2017-10-1116 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 31 The Fairytale LawyerSteve and Harry's guest is Les Vegas. Is that a great name or what? He's performing a hit song he wrote, Peter Paul and Mary's "I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog." Also, Harry is now a lawyer for Fairytale characters. For instance, he's got a suit against the Farmer's Wife representing the three blind mice, domestic abuse against Peter Pumpkin Eater, and others. Steve is singing one of his favorite songs by Mark Graham "I Can See Your Aura And It's Ugly."
2017-10-0418 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 30 The Good And Evil SteveCindy Cashdollar is a dobro player extraordinaire. She's played with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Leon Redbone, Peter Rowan, The Band, Paul Butterfield, and others. She won five Grammy awards when working with Asleep At The Wheel. Steve rewrote "Cocaine Blues" and made it "Caffeine Blues." She's helping him do it on this podcast. Also, there's a question whether the evil Steve and Harry have taken over the show and locked the good Steve and Harry in the closet. Did they? Stream this podcast and find out. Steve and Harry also sing a song on the piano "...
2017-09-2718 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 29 The Comedy WheelSteve's guest is Tom Paxton. The writer of classics such as "Last Thing On My Mind" and "The Marvelous Toy," Tom's been around forever. He's singing about ketchup with Harry. Steve is also playing a song he wrote for Scholastic on an album called "The Riddle King's Riddle Songs." Helping him on the tune is Bill Keith, John Sebastian from the Lovin' Spoonful, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Doug James on the drums. Harry has brought in a Comedy Wheel. Spin it and the comedy skit writes itself. Hilarity ensues.
2017-09-2019 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 28 The Dream GuildSteve's guests today are Mikhail Horowitz, stand up poet and very funny guy. Also, Jay Ungar, fiddle player as well as Lyn Hardy. Harry is upset that Steve isn't paying the actors and crew in his dreams. If he keeps it up he'll end up stranded on a desert island for 8 hours a night. Dr. Fentermacher visits as the agent for these actors who are, after all, only figments of Steve's imagination. But then again...so is Dr. Fentermacher.
2017-09-1318 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 27 The CWMD Store For The 2nd TimeSteve's guests today are Paul Geremia and Larry Packer. Paul is a legend in his field. He's a great folk and blues musician from Newport, Rhode Island. He's being accompanied by Larry Packer on the fiddle. Also, the General Store is open. It's so big, it makes Walmart look like a little mom and pop shop. Customers ask for the strangest things and Steve and Harry always have them in stock.
2017-09-0619 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 26 ExplosionsBernice Lewis is Steve's guest, singing Michael Smith's "Dead Egyptian Blues," a wonderful song that should have been as big as Steve Martin's "King Tut." Harry makes the big mistake of asking if there will be an explosion on the show. The rules of "Conversations With My Dummy" means that just mentioning it means it'll happen...again and again and again.
2017-08-3018 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 25 The Eraser And No Karma On This PodcastFour time grammy award winner for best comedy album, Peter Schickele is Steve's guest. Creator of PDQ Bach, author, satirist, composer, musician, Peter's done it all. After the interview with Steve, he plays an original about a really lousy day he's having and Harry has an eraser. He erases Steve's finger then draws it back. Same with his nose. He can do it because with audio there are no consequences or karma. In fact, Steve and Harry can do anything without paying for it, and they do. Oh, they do. Then Harry sings an old 40's song and does some...
2017-08-2317 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 24 The Script GirlKim and Reggie Harris are Steve's guests. Great harmonies and funny songs, they've been playing for decades with the likes of Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Jay Leno, Tom Paxton, and many others. Also, Steve and Harry audition candidates to be the new script girl but all they get is a script guy, script grandma, script dog, and none of them fit the bill. It's funnier than it sounds. Harry also sings the Dummy Song with Steve accompanying him on the piano.
2017-08-1621 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 23 Steve Is Defrocked As A ComicSteve doesn't want to be funny on this podcast and Harry reminds him of the contract he signed at the comedy convention. If Steve refuses to tell jokes, then he must be defrocked or there will be dire consequences. Dragging out the Comedy Convention Handbook, Harry proceeds to do just that. No more propeller beanie, no more whoopee cushion, he rips off his epaulets and of course, the big nose and mustache. Then things get really crazy. Steve's guests are Washboard Jungle. Very, very funny guys playing Ukulele Daily with delightful and funny back up singing.
2017-08-0918 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 22 Harry Started As A Toothpick, plus guest John SebastianJohn Sebastian is Steve's guest. He plays harmonica to Steve's "Soda, Soda, Soda." John is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is writer of hits such as "Daydream," "Summer in the City," and "Welcome Back Kotter." Also, we hear Harry's origin story. He started as a toothpick where Steve found him in a dummy orphanage and nurtured him until he grew to the dummy he is today. Steve and Harry also sing a song called "You Killer Kid". It's a goodie.
2017-08-0217 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 19 Steve And His CellsToday's guest is Barry Louis Polisar. Barry has been writing and performing songs since the late 70's. His big hit was the theme song to Juno, "All I want is You". His inimitable voice and guitar playing is immediately recognizable. Barry has written other great songs, just from the titles you can tell how funny he is- "I Wanna Be A Dog", "My Brother Threw Up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny", "I've Got A Dog And My Dog's Name Is Cat". Today, he's playing a love song he wrote about his wife but with a twist. "I Love Your Eyes,"...
2017-07-1718 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 18 Harry Is DeadSteve's guests; Sharon, Lois, and Bram are national treasures in Canada. For decades they had a show on Nickelodeon. Their gentle humor beautiful ,harmonies, and perfect choice of songs makes them attractive to kids and adults alike. Here, they are singing Susannah's A Funny Old Man, replete with snorts, grunts, and whistles. Harry's decided to rejuvenate his deadwood, but after planting himself in his trunk with dirt and water, the cops show up and arrest Steve for concealing a dead body in the studio. No matter what Steve says or does, he can't convince them otherwise and they cart him...
2017-07-1219 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 17 The Free Harry MovementCamille West, Steve's guest, is often compared to Christine Lavin. She's funny. Very funny. The song featured, that Camille wrote, is "The Nervous Wreck Of The Edna Fitzgerald". As she puts it, it's a Yuppie sea shanty. The Free Harry movement has started! Seems some folks are not happy with how Steve treats his dummy and are mounting a protest. Despite Steve's own protestations, he can't convince people that Harry is just...well, a dummy. Also featured is Steve's original "Cupcake Song." It's basically a list of the 52 ingredients Steve once found on the label of some cupcakes he was...
2017-06-2818 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 16 The Ventriloquist's Anonymous MeetingTrout Fishing In America are Steve's guests. Trout Fishing was nominated for three Grammys and was named among the Top 100 Most Influential Independent Artists in the past 15 years. They join Harry to sing "All I Want Is A Proper Cup Of Coffee." To hear them is to love them. Steve is going to a Ventriloquists Anonymous meeting to deal with his issues, and boy does he have issues.
2017-06-2120 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 15 The Flapdoodle ManeuverPeter Davis is Steve's guest. Peter has played in the house band of Prairie Home Companion and has mastered several musical instruments. His rendition of "Five Guys Named Moe" is exquisite. Harry helps with the scat singing. Plus, Steve decides to practice the Flapdoodle maneuver on Harry, a dangerous move that can cause irreparable damage to the ventriloquist's arm if done improperly. Needless to say, things don't go as planned. Steve plays "Old Dan Tucker" from his album "Silly Songs About Silly People" with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. You may remember Jay because he wrote the theme to Ken...
2017-06-1219 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 14 Harry Does Impossible ThingsFive time winner of the W.C. Handy award, Rory Block is Steve's guest. Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, Rory is the real McCoy. She sings "One Thing I Like About That Man Of Mine". Harry is doing impossible things. Really. Going through the eye of a needle, tying a knot in an apple and vacuuming the studio with a black hole. Steve and Harry give a rousing rendition of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More, No More". What more can you ask for in an audio podcast?
2017-06-0319 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 13 Harry's Renting His Trunk OutThe late, great banjo player, Bill Keith is Steve's guest. Bill played with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, Jim Kweskin's Jug Band (with Maria Muldaur), and dozens of other greats. He's playing NOLA and then later in the program, joining Harry with "I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago". Harry wants to lease out his trunk and prospective renters come by for the interview. It's goofy stuff. Also, Steve wrote a song for Jim Henson's "Bear In The Big Blue House" entitled "Point Of View." On the show, Bear sings the song.
2017-05-2720 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 11 No Ads On This Show...Or Are There?Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are guests. Jay wrote Ken Burns' Civil War Theme and was nominated for a Grammy as a result. Molly Mason was in the Prairie Home Companion house band. Great fiddle, mandolin and bass players, they're doing two songs on the show. Meanwhile, Steve doesn't have commercials but much to his chagrin the pesky salespeople keep busting down the door or calling up and trying to sell something to the listeners with hilarious results. Steve and Harry also introduce the Steve and Harry do-it-yourself kit.
2017-05-1718 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 10 Harry's Two Timing SteveSteve's guest is Daniel Pinkwater, the long time commentator on "All Things Considered" and other NPR programs. He's also an excellent children's author with dozens of books under his belt. On this podcast, Steve and Daniel read his book, "Ducks" with sound effects and all. Steve also plays a commentary that aired on NPR's "All Things Considered," Harry falls in love with a broom and wants Steve to make her talk so Harry can ask her out on a date. Oy. Earlier in the podcast, Harry two times Steve with Steve's girlfriend. Turns out, she's been dating all of the...
2017-05-1021 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 9 The Show's ParametersRobin and Linda Williams are guests! Robin and Linda were regulars on "A Prairie Home Companion." Harry is joining them on a rousing rendition of "C-H-I-C-K-E-N." Steve and Harry also discuss the parameters of the podcast. For instance, Harry can't read "War and Peace" on the program. That wouldn't be appropriate. But he can hit someone over the head with the book. Steve sings "Miss Lucy Had A Baby" with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Steve and Harry sing "Steve, Steve, Steve", a song he wrote about how there are just too many Steves in the world.
2017-05-0315 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 7 Untrue Facts And Eric Weissberg (Dueling Banjos)Eric Weissberg is Steve's guest on this podcast. This is the man who played the hit "Dueling Banjos" and has been on thousands of recordings as a studio musician, including Bob Dylan's "Blood On the Tracks." He's played with Barbra Streisand and almost every other well known musician for the last 40 years. On this episode, Steve, in over his head, plays the big hit from "Deliverance," "Dueling Banjos" with Eric. Harry shares his Untrue Facts with listeners. Here he is reading some of his whoppers. Steve and his pal, Paul Jay, wrote the song Pete and his 45 Caliber Pun for T...
2017-04-1818 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 6 Flyptonite And John SebastianOur guest on this podcast is John Sebastian, writer of "Summer in the City," "Do you Believe in Magic," "Daydream." and "Welcome Back Kotter". Harry and he sing "The Cat Came Back." Also, the song Steve wrote "Picture Of Health" that played on Jim Henson's "Bear In The Big Blue House" is featured. But the big news is that Steve has a confession to make. He's the funniest man on the planet because he was born on Flypton and has a super powered sense of humor. So why isn't he funnier? Listen and find out.
2017-04-1217 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 5 Steve Imitates Harry's VoiceThe wonderful Tom Chapin is in the studio and with the help of Harry they sing Tom's "Whale Song." Harry has to use the bathroom. While he's gone, Steve imitates Harry's voice with such success that when Harry returns, Steve decides he doesn't need him anymore. Harry sues. Steve also sings his original tune "I Wanna Iguana".
2017-04-0518 min
Conversations With My DummyCWMD 2 Mustaches On EverythingHarry wants to foil a thief in the neighborhood by putting mustaches on all the sound equipment. Will it work? Of course it will. This podcast features Steve Charney and Harry being goofballs.
2017-03-1714 min