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The Overnightscape Underground

by Frank Edward Nora

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  1. In-Between Whatever: “Dispatch from Wabasha, MN”

    1:47:38 — While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed since the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025. On this episode, join me on a low-key bar hop through sleepy Wabasha, where I…

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  2. Fusebox 283: “Sewer Clowns” (10/14/26)

    Fusebox 283: “SEWER CLOWNS” 28:25 COLD OPEN: ABDUCTED! :: SHOW OPEN :: Are We Saving Democracy Yet? :: Watching The Watchers :: Grindhouse Resurrection Magazine Spot 4 :: Fusebox Liner ID: Is Your Country Going To Hell? :: A Grindhouse Minute: “The Conqueror Worm” (1968) :: Show Close :: Epilogue...

  3. Tape Land 207 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 8 – Cupline 17 (10/12/26)

    3:04:50 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives. Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time…

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  4. The Overnightscape 2369 – Further Brown Roads of the Lost Universes (10/12/26)

    3:49:11 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Trying to find my dorm room 222 in the dream, Phish in Alabama, Room 222, audio from my dream, Moog One, American Dream mall, yo look a Ferris wheel, fender bender, Kraan Live (1976), Sharpie S-Gel pens, Zope, Severe Repair,...

  5. Rubenerd Show 435: The hippopotamus episode (10/12/26)

    36:07 – There’s a Hippopotamus on the Roof Eating Cake. Also brewing a caffeinated beverage, the fact we can still run and program old things (I know, right?), visual novels, ScummVM, the PalmPilot, 35 mm photo slides from Hong Kong in the 1950s, Tame Impala’s Deadbeat album, Calliope Mori from...

  6. Overnightscape Central – Scofflaws, Nutcases & Sociopaths (10/10/26)

    2:20:11 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 34:38), Chad Bowers (at 1:02:19) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:29:00) to talk about scofflaws, nutcases and sociopaths. Next month’s topics: The Past, the Present & the Future. Record about one, two or all three of these and send audio files…

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  7. The Overnightscape 2368 – Wander Radio (10/9/26)

    3:45:48 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: How could I have missed this road, back from Texas, Gate Infinity, Savvy, Pan’s Labyrinth 2006), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), simulation theory, Phase Cop, Severe Repair, Gnosticism, Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects...

  8. Tape Land 206 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 7 – Cuplines 15 and 16 (10/9/26)

    3:04:12 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives. Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time…

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  9. The Overnightscape 2367 – Texas VI (10/6/26)

    7:26:20 – Frank in Texas with his wife Denice, her sister Carrie and her husband Joe. Arrived in Austin, Texas, Jupiter Supper Club, Mushroom Old Fashioned, Cybercab, Texaco Beer Cave, next day, Austin Pinball Collective, Diamond Lady, Transporter the Rescue, Counter Culture, Waterloo Records…

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  10. The Overnightscape 2366 – Blaze a Trail of Comedy Freedom (10/1/26)

    3:35:33 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Flickering eerily, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination by The Alan Parsons Project (1976), Orson Welles, metafiction, religion, quantum physics, Deep Drape, reality level information control, memory, American Truck Simulator –…

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  11. Rubenerd Show 434: The toastrack episode (10/1/26)

    37:37 – A feedback episode, reading comments about the show from Adam, Alistair, and Abdullah. Discussing my favourite personal shows that are still going (Into Your Head, The Overnightscape Underground), task management (Getting Things Done™, the spark to get something started), 1980s British...

  12. The Overnightscape 2365 – Metromint (9/29/26)

    3:30:24 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Montclair, NJ, temaki, confusion, football players, fire alarm, magician dream, archive additions, Republic of Avalon Radio, Gunkcast, Internet Archive, the button, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, technical issues, American Truck...

  13. After Hours: Drugs, Sex and Violence on the Buses (9/28/26)

    29:23 – We take another journey After Hours to discover a lost PG Wodehouse classic: ‘Steady On, Jeeves’. Can Jeeves’ secret photography studio in the pantry save the day for Bertie? Will the proceeds from the Drones Club nude calendar raise the funds to pay off Aunt Dahlia’s gambling debts?...

  14. Tape Land 205 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 6 – Cuplines 12, 13 and 14 (9/27/26)

    1:44:08 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives. Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time…

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  15. Middle-Eight Dream State #9: Disney World, 20 May 2026 (9/25/26)

    2:52:23 – Magic Kingdom – 5/20/26 (0:00-2:52:23). Part 4 of 4. Recorded 5/20/26 on my iPhone 13. M8D009. License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Shambles Constant, Falling Cow...

  16. The Overnightscape 2364 – Gate Five (9/24/26)

    2:12:22 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Union, NJ, indoor flea markets, comic books, birthday at cafe, Up or Down? card game, sundog, Tape Land 204 – Dream Writes (1989-1994), pawn shop, The Howard Stern Show on HBO Max, Living Nutz Raw Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds, Theme...

  17. Tape Land 204 – Dream Writes (1989-1994) [released 9/23/26]

    2:04:40 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives. This is quite the re-discovery. It’s a computer voice reading a bunch of dreams I had written down from 1989 to 1994. It was originally released as my entry…

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  18. The Overnightscape 2363 – Surrender to the Flow of the Night (9/22/26)

    3:36:40 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: WFMU, The Average Jones Street Band, timeline theories, birds, Fuzzy Daupner, Infinite (2021), T.V. Tonite with Ron Hendren, carts, Frieda from The Peanuts, gamebooks, Amber, The Merchant Princes Series by Charles Stross…

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  19. Tape Land 203 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 5 – Cuplines 9, 10 and 11 (9/20/26)

    1:11:44 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives. Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time.…

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  20. In-Between Whatever: “Dispatch from Fargo, ND”

    01:52:15 — While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed since the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025. On this episode, join me on my last night in Fargo, ND, where I walk around a...

  21. Tape Land 202 – Severe Repair Notes (12/19/01) [released 9/19/26]

    12:32 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic material from my personal archives. This was quite an interesting find. The tape is simply labeled “11/28/01”, for some reason, but the short recording on it is from 12/19/01. It turned out to be...

  22. Middle-Eight Dream State #8: Disney World, 18-20 May 2026 (9/17/26)

    2:50:14 – Magic Kingdom – 5/18/26 (0:00-43:35), Monorail and Epcot – 5/19/26 (43:35-2:18:18), Epcot – 5/20/26 (2:18:18-2:50:14). Part 3 of 4. Recorded 5/18/26 through 5/20/26 on my iPhone 13. M8D008. License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License...

  23. Sneak Preview – A Poisonville EP (9/17/26)

    13:26 – Suno recently scrapped all their old versions, including v4.5, the one I had been using. The current model, v6, was trained from scratch using only licensed music, and I’m rather impressed by the results. Here’s a sample of what I’ve been able to do with v6-mini, the current free version....

  24. The Overnightscape 2362 – Lead Onward Chromium Switch (9/17/26)

    3:27:15 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Conan O’Brien, celebrities, bus, Bodega, art supply store, Magazine Cafe, a feeling from the past, I shouldn’t have done it but I did, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, Pink Floyd, pumpkin seeds incident, Alka-Seltzer locked...

  25. The Overnightscape 2361 – Top Hat (9/15/26)

    3:32:31 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Disney World, fleece, chess king, The Exit Ramp #71 – Clear Purple Bishop (9/13/26), finished reading Gravity’s Rainbow, Ancient Lights by Davis Grubb, added a visulizer to the Onsug Random Radio Button, The Dr. Willem Hickory...

  26. Rubenerd Show 433: The digital dust episode (9/15/26)

    32:30 – Who’s Peter, and why does he live in Kensington? Also Muji coffee, my favourite places in the world to travel, Chatswood’s Japanese stores, cheesecake, subscribing to feeds at a coffee shop in 2003, Singapore changing beyond recognition, and Frank Nora being the last one standing after…

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  27. The Exit Ramp #71 – Clear Purple Bishop (9/13/26)

    4:17:14 – Welcome, hosts and listeners of The Onsug radio universe, to come and join a freeform chat in video, which will be released in audio. The Exit Ramp continues for another amazing group show. Host Frank from The Overnightscape is joined by Jefferson from Philadelphia, Dave in Kentucky…

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  28. The Overnightscape 2360 – Barricade (9/10/26)

    3:33:55 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Shaver Hall, vegan ramen, septarian, Dragon Magazine, retail memories, Sam Flax, ThinkGeek, Tatsumi Mooks, System 7 (1991), Macintosh, desk accessories, HQ Trivia, Best Guess Live, Savvy, Gravity’s Rainbow, The Joe Schmo Show...

  29. Overnightscape Central – The Physical, the Mental & the Spiritual (9/10/26)

    2:43:13 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 22:32), Chad Bowers (at 52:14) and Frank Edward Nora (at 1:45:27). The usual suspects are all present and accounted for in body, mind, and spirit. Next month’s topics: Scofflaws, Nutcases and Sociopaths. Record about one, two or all three…

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  30. The Overnightscape 2359 – The Magic Village (9/8/26)

    3:37:30 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Lamppost scene, Mr. Moneybags, moth, torpor, A View From Space, Gravity’s Rainbow, 25th anniversary of 9/11, conspiracy theories, Aldous Huxley on the Ultimate Revolution (1962), The Joe Schmo Show (2003), metafiction…

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  31. Rubenerd Show 432: The pontification episode (9/7/26)

    31:03 – Thinking aloud about thinking, projects, and projects to manage thinking that end up doing the opposite. At least, I think? Also times in which it’s dangerous to eat peanut butter, and the best life advice I’ve ever received. Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative...

  32. Tape Land 201 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 4 – Cuplines 7 and 8 (9/6/26)

    2:20:15 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives. Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This…

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  33. Radio Free Shambles #302: Psycho (9/5/26)

    58:45 – Psycho on the big screen. RFS 302. Recorded 9/5/26. License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Shambles Constant, Falling Cow Productions – more info at onsug.comReleased...

  34. The Paunch Stevenson Show – Episode 321 (8/8/26)

    1:29:03 – In this episode: visiting the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo, in Garden City, NY, review of Masters of the Universe (2026), Lou Scheimer’s pseudonyms, rewatching The Real Ghostbusters, the time Michael Caine saved Lance Guest from sharks, Stan Lee back from the dead as AI, what does AI...

  35. The Overnightscape 2358 – Minus One-Twelfth (9/3/26)

    4:17:57 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Cartoon lion family mystery, novelty theory, I Ching, AI hallucinations, Snooper And Blabber, Timewave Zero, daily life across the decades, what pleases the observer, HUMANITY.TXT, The Million Dollar Homepage, Saturday Evening…

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  36. Radio Free Shambles #301: Lights Up (9/2/26)

    32:02 – Reintroduction, the show that I didn’t do, dreams of retirement, daughter in college, Cuckoo’s Nest and other theatrical endeavors, Radio Free Shambles, Frank pushes the random button, getting attached to my fellow actors, Uncle Jack and Aunt Pauline, road trip to Mississippi, triumphant...

  37. Fusebox 282: “Jerk in the Box” (9/2/26)

    Fusebox 282: “JERK IN THE BOX” 29:45 COLD OPEN: The Overflow :: Show Open :: Orange Brat In The Box :: Happy Trails :: Fusebox Liner :: Grindhouse Resurrection Magazine Spot 5 :: Fusebox Liner ID: RFK – Itis :: MAGANoid Vidiots :: HYHTGN Stager:: HYHTGN: China is Energized :: HYHTGN: Hope For…

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  38. The Overnightscape 2357 – Heaven is Defined as Moose (9/1/26)

    3:49:30 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Brooklyn, Pulaski Bridge, Scrappleland, savory, pinball, Winchester Mystery House, bar trivia, traffic, Carl synchronicity, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Nutley in Gravity’s Rainbow, cornhole tournament, next day, rain, Weird Little...

  39. Middle-Eight Dream State #7: Disney World, 15-17 May 2026 (8/31/26)

    3:49:51 – Magic Kingdom – 5/15/26 (0:00-59:49), Animal Kingdom – 5/16/26 (59:49-1:37:04), Magic Kingdom 5/17/26 (1:37:04-3:49:51). Part 2 of 4. Recorded 5/15/26 through 5/17/26 on my iPhone 13. M8D007. License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported…

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  40. Killer Serials #24 – Poisonville, Part 3 of 4, “Dynamite” (8/31/26)

    1:43:59 – The penultimate episode of Dashiell Hammett’s Poisonville serial is the most violent yet, and Dave in Kentucky’s accompanying A.I. songs are the most stylistically diverse yet. In addition to the usual country and bluegrass, there are three different types of swing, a jazz waltz, and…

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  41. After Hours: Voodoo Drums Over England (8/30/26)

    34:58 – We’re After Hours again, where the mysterious ‘Night Caller’ is disturbing the sleep of people who didn’t even know he was listening. Who is he? Is he really from ‘Radio Midnight’, the talk station that calls you? Meanwhile, Dagenham’s top citizen journalist investigates strange goings-on...

  42. In-Between Whatever: “Another Dispatch from the Midwest”

    01:46:59 — While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed since the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025. On this episode, join me on another trip to Quincy, IL, where I walk along the...

  43. In-Between Whatever: “Dispatch from Quincy, IL”

    Originally posted July 18, 2026 on The Midnight Citizen Spotify feed 01:30:24 — While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed since the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025. On this...

  44. The Overnightscape 2356 – Artificial Cinnamon Council (8/27/26)

    2:53:19 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: John Peel’s Perfumed Garden, fox, social media reckoning, Grand Theft Auto VI: Extended Trailer, health, Heroes, inZOI, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, rain, The Big Three, American Truck Simulator, synchronicities, Joe Schmo…

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  45. The Overnightscape 2355 – Cargo Cupboard (8/25/26)

    4:50:47 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: PATH Bad Bill posters, Brooklyn, pinball, Flea Devil Solitaire, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, ‘De La Soul is Dead’ 35th Anniversary, SpaghettiOs, Ice Cream Irn-Bru, Murder Mystery Liquid Death Sparkling Energy, beverage...

  46. Middle-Eight Dream State #6: Disney World, 14 May 2026 (8/25/26)

    3:27:03 – Middle-Eight Dream State is a series that contains longform and/or experimental material and will be released whenever seems appropriate to my weird creative impulses (okay, so it’s REALLY been a while). This episode is a field recording from our family trip to Disney World back in May....

  47. In-Between Whatever: “Dispatch from Louisville, KY”

    Originally posted June 14, 2026 on The Midnight Citizen Spotify feed 51:02 — While I’m in-between producing shows or whatever, enjoy one of the random recordings I’ve been posting on my Spotify feed since the last episode of my podcast, The Midnight Citizen, back in November 2025. On this…

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  48. Tape Land 200 – Severe Repair: The Broken Text – Audiobook Part 3 – Cuplines 5 and 6 (8/23/26)

    1:48:23 – Welcome to Tape Land! On each episode, I’ll present the audio of a cassette tape or historic recording from my collection. It’s a way to help motivate me to release more of my archives. Continuing the audiobook version of my “failed science fiction novel” Severe Repair. This time……

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  49. Macho Condor Cyberspace (8/23/26)

    8:51:34 – An inspiration on a Sunday morning, Macho Condor Cyberspace brings back the occasional Macho Condor with an assortment of deep, longer audio clips from Other Side history, some surf tunes, plus a couple of previously unreleased rarities. Track list: [Mego 2-XL] General Information 1 –...

  50. The Overnightscape 2354 – Wreck of the Edge Piper (8/21/26)

    4:48:51 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Heavy bus delays, Sonic in Fortnite, characters from different IP universes, independent creators, creative energy, Push The Onsug Random Radio Button, Vic and Sade, Shambles, surrender to the flow, national debt reaches 40...

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