Out Of My Mind

It's hard to believe that people singing he third most-often sung song in the country don't know its words. In this episode, Out Of My Mind podcast host Jay Douglas tells the story of what may be America's most misunderstood song. The post Hit Music (Ep. 056) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

As Baby Boomers return to marijuana, Out Of My Mind podcast host Jay Douglas tells the story of why getting high in your sixties won't be the same as getting high in the sixties. With guest Patti Gordon. The post High Society (Ep. 055) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Why didn't the first woman radio baseball announcer live on in the annals history? Jay Douglas tells the story, and the breakfast cereal behind her non-career. The post She’s Not There (Ep. 054) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Pong, and the video games that followed, owe a debt of gratitude (if not royalties) to William Castle. But he was only trying to scare the pants off America. The post The Shocking Truth About Video Games (Ep. 053) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

The US Constitution, has a problem. Strictly speaking, it isn't any more legal than a bank robbery. In Episode 52, a story that's  going to make your head hurt. The post Question Authority (Ep. 052) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Was Jimmy Buffett right in singing, "Some people claim that there's a woman to blame?" In Episode 51, Jay Douglas tells the story of Grace Murray Hopper's role in Y2K. The post Woman’s Work (Ep. 051) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

When did Moe Berg become a spy, and when did we know it? In Episode 50, Out Of My Mind, the story of the most enigmatic spy ever to don a baseball uniform. The post Spy Catcher (Ep. 050) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 49, Jay Douglas tells the story of the man behind the modern radio jingle and that tune you just can't get out of your head. The post Always On Your Mind (Ep. 049) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Iin the 1930s, two media titans fought over a replacement for the 78rpm record. In Episode 48, podcast host Jay Douglas tells the hole story of their brawl (not a typo). The post On The Record (Ep. 048) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

So you know Howard Dietz, who came up with the idea for M-G-M's Leo the Lion, was inspired by the mascot of Columbia University. Well, here's what you don't know. The post Whose Lion Is It Anyway (Ep. 047) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 46 of Out Of My Mind, host Jay Douglas tells the story of those letters on today's eye chart and how Herman Snellen blinded us with science. The post It Remains To Be Seen (Ep. 046) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 45, host Jay Douglas tells the story of New York City's impenetrable Money Trains, and the way somebody found to cash in on all those subway fares. The post Financial Training (Ep. 045) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

As podcast host Jay Douglas tells the story in Episode 44, when John Harvey Kellogg invented corn flakes he hoped he'd found a cure for masturbation. The post Flaky (Ep. 044) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 43, host Jay Douglas explains the truth about what makes a real trivia question as told to him by trivia co-creator Dan Carlinsky. The post We’ll Have No More Of That (Ep. 043) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 42 of Out Of Your Mind, the tale of the unromantic story of the World Wide Web's creator. (Hint: It's not the romantic Tim Berners-Lee.) The post Tangled Web (Ep. 042) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

What you know about the ordinary sneeze? In Episode 41 of Out Of Your Mind, podcast host Jay Douglas shares a secret you must keep out of the wrong hands. The post Is That A Kleenex In Your Pocket Or Are You Glad To See Me? (Ep. 041) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 40 of Out Of My Mind, host Jay Douglas tells the story of Thomas Edison and the invention of Hollywood. The post Moving Pictures (Ep. 040) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Why couldn't Snoopy get past, “It was a dark and stormy night?” Perhaps he was reluctant to share the story of the night when coffee lost its caffeine. The post Lost At Sea (Ep. 039) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 38, Out Of My Mind podcast host Jay Douglas, tells a story of Fredericks of Hollywood, his father's foray into bras, and the greatest pick-up line ever. The post How I Learned My ABCs (Ep. 038) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Your parents said it to you. You said it to your kids. But do you know what you’re talking about? In Episode 37 of Out... The post Makes You Wonder (Ep. 037) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum wasn’t replaced by an artificially-intelligent computer. He was chased out his job by the one he created. The post Unthinkable (Ep. 036) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

You can't get a man with a gun? Hah. Tell that to Mary Shanley. She got a thousand of them, some of whom were women. The post Giving It Her Best Shot (Ep. 035) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Few people are betting on who's right, Albert Einstein or Gene Roddenberry. But host Jay Douglas tells a story about why a fairly new, and totally spooky, behavior might dent Einstein’s winning streak. The post We’re So Sorry Uncle Albert (Ep. 034) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In this episode of Out Of My Mind, host Jay Douglas tells a story about how it's not only hearing New Yorkers that tawk the tawk. Deaf New Yorkers can have New York accents, too. The post Talk Of The Town (Ep. 033) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Host Jay Douglas tells the story of how he saved his marriage. It's a tale of anxiety, advertising, and the avoidance of a halitosis epidemic that could be traced back to his address. The post Taking Your Breath Away (Ep. 032) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

When host Jay Douglas heard there might have been a real Peter Pan, he investigated. Here's the story of why it's a mistake know what's behind a fairy tale. The post How It All Panned Out (Ep. 031) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In Episode 30 of the podcast, host Jay Douglas tells the story of why we all marched out of our high school and college graduations to the same music without, for legal reasons, naming that tune. The post A Little Traveling Music (Ep. 030) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Playing the National Anthem before a sporting event might be a good idea, but it isn't the law. The post Standing On Ceremony (Ep. 029) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

Why did Thomas Edison offer to buy an electric generator from his arch opponent, George Westinghouse, to use in the first execution by electric chair? Listen in. The post Current Events (Ep. 028) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

There’s lots of talk today about facts. So what better story to tell then one about Dragnet‘s Joe Friday who spent a career asking for... The post What’s My Line (Ep. 027) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

The top story of 2015 is...well, you'll have to listen. It's another Out Of My Mind Short Story. The post The Top Story Of 2015 (Ep. 026) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In this episode, host Jay Douglas revisits two stories about gift giving. Kevin McManus talks about giving a shelter dog or cat the gift of a good home this holiday season. Then, Time magazine columnist Joel Stein recounts his efforts to give his new son the gift of a manly father. It's another Out Of My Mind Short Story. The post Dogs, Cats and Little Boys (Ep. 025) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In this episode, host Jay Douglas takes another look skyward with Dr. Ed Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. As we scan the skies looking for Santa this holiday season, Dr. Krupp paints a fascinating picture of what lies beyond Santa's sleigh. Listen as Dr. Krupp explains why the heavens are a backdrop for the debt we owe to past and future scientists. It's another Out Of My Mind Short Story. The post Beyond Santa’s Sleigh (Ep. 024) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.

In this episode, host Jay Douglas revisits historian Kevin Kirbitz's story about the rise-fall-repeat cycle that was the life of David Dunbar Buick. The post Rough Road Ahead (Ep. 023) first appeared on The Theater of Your Mind.