Episodes
1. Microbroadcasting (or, Oddity Archive Goes Part 15)
July 16, 2015
24 min
The Archive is back on YouTube! But, not without (desperately) seeking out some alternatives in the meantime.
2. Stereo Test Records (or, The Official Archive Stereo Test)
July 30, 2015
24 min
Today's burning question: Is it pronounced "stare-eo" or "steer-eo"?
3. Nanny Boxes (TV Content Filters)
August 13, 2015
19 min
Naughty words WITHOUT Oddity Archive® – 22 Naughty words WITH Oddity Archive® – 21
4. LaserKaraoke Vol. 3 (& VCD Karaoke Vol. 1)
August 27, 2015
39 min
The 3rd annual Archive LaserKaraoke Party is on (sort of)!
5. CB Radio (or, Gonna Blow Your Doors In, Chicken Inspector!)
September 10, 2015
24 min
Breaker for a short-short. This is the Oddity Archive. What's yer handle, good buddy?
6. VHS Vault Vol. 7 (It's My Party and I'll Sigh If i Want To)
September 24, 2015
25 min
Oddity Archive®: Also available for birthday parties, weddings and bar mitzvahs.
7. Record Rip-offs Vol. 5 (Pickwick: Picked-Over)
October 8, 2015
27 min
Recently, we came into a small jackpot of Pickwick albums. Given this label's long-standing history with the Archive, it only seemed appropriate to devote an entire episode to the king of all "drugstore" labels.
8. Fisher-Price PXL 2000 Camcorder (Halloween Special 2015)
October 22, 2015
20 min
Oddity Archive: Now in high-pile carpetvision!
10. Action Max (VHS Video Game Console)
November 19, 2015
20 min
I got a message from the Action Max. “I’m crappy. Hope you’re crappy, too.”
11. Prehistoric Pay-Per-View
December 3, 2015
20 min
You wanted a history lesson, you got a history lesson. Hope you don't mind a really, really long slideshow.
12. Ben's Holiday Grab Bag (Christmas Special 2015)
December 17, 2015
26 min
Some of you aren't singing. Don't think I can't tell.
13. VCR Rabbit (or, Microbroadcasting Vol. 2)
December 31, 2015
32 min
The donations were multiplying like, well, rabbits. I figured y'all were trying to tell me something. (Did I really just type "y'all"? Heaven help me.)
14. Capacitance Electronic Discs (or, CED's)
January 7, 2016
23 min
Movies pressed on records? Should've waited for the 21st century (the hipsters would love it).
15. VHS Vault Vol. 8 (More VCR Games)
January 21, 2016
24 min
Lots of effort for little (or no) reward? Sounds about right for the Archive.
16. Prevue Channel(s)
February 4, 2016
24 min
The Oddity Archive® keeps you up to date with what’s hot—as long as the system doesn’t crash—again.
17. Airline Safety Videos
February 18, 2016
19 min
Dramamine? Check. Airsick bag? Check. My confidence? Nope.
18. Ham Radio (A Beginner's Perspective)
March 3, 2016
23 min
...or, Ben vs. Another Expensive Hobby or, Ben cures the hams or, Ben was already a total ham. Why make it worse?
19. Calibration & Test Laserdiscs
March 17, 2016
25 min
The Oddity Archive® strives to provide the best and latest in home theater tune-ups. They still make laserdiscs, right?
20. Adult Party Albums
March 31, 2016
23 min
The most risque episode of the Archive since...the last one.
21. Disposable DVD's (DIVX & Flexplay)
April 14, 2016
29 min
The Archive attempts to preserve some (intentionally) disposable culture. It was inevitable.
22. Commodore 64
April 28, 2016
33 min
It’s the 100th episode of the Archive and the expectations are high. Guess we better do something good and commercial.
23. VHS Vault Vol. 9 (Your New Computer & You)
May 12, 2016
28 min
Can you really become “techno-hip” all because of a computer chip?
