Bob Barry's Unearthed Interviews

Partridge Family (Danny Bonaduce and Dave Madden)

Welcome to another Bob Barry Unearthed Interviews Podcast, the only podcast that still thinks bell-bottoms were a good idea and believes every family should travel across the country in a psychedelic school bus. Today we're dialing the nostalgia meter all the way to plaid. Joining us are two unforgettable faces and personalities from the grooviest sitcom this side of 1970: The Partridge Family. That's right, we've got none other than Danny Bonaduce, the 12-year-old redheaded rebel bass player, with more sass than a box of studio audience laughs. And Dave Madden, better known as Reuben Kincaid, the band's slightly frazzled but always lovable manager who somehow kept that musical brood from diving off a cliff…most of the time. Hard to believe that today is the 55th anniversary of their biggest hit "I Think I Love You" reaching No. 1 on the Billboard charts.

Paul Revere and the Raiders

This is the most "off the wall" podcast that you'll hear. I was backstage at the Milwaukee Auditorium with Paul Revere and the Raiders, asking questions and getting some promos for the WOKY announcers and for a great organization, Junior Achievement. The Raiders were known for their wild antics and revolutionary war outfits. This session will reflect the chaos of a band that never took itself too seriously. It started out normal. Next thing I know Paul is shouting orders like a colonial general. At one time they took my mic and replaced it with a banana. Someone said that these guys were like pirates. I was thinking that maybe I should have taken out insurance for this day.

Kitty Carlisle

Grab your pearls, straighten your bow ties, and get ready for a conversation as dazzling as a Broadway marquee! Today we welcome a legend, an actress, a singer, a style icon and the undisputed queen of panel shows. You've seen her on the silver screen, you've watched her on "What's My Line" and saw her charm contestants on "To Tell the Truth." And you may have even caught her live on stage, maybe at the Melody Top in Milwaukee. Now enjoy a few minutes in the world of old Hollywood, Broadway and high society with Kitty Carlisle.

Flying Saucers

Today we mark the anniversary of one of cinema's most iconic journeys beyond the stars. Stephen Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" was released this week in 1977. A film that didn't just entertain, it inspired. It made us look up at the night sky a little differently, and wonder what, or who, might be out there. But for some, the encounter wasn't just on the big screen. Our guest today is a witness. Years ago in a quiet corner of America, she saw something in the sky that changed her life. Lights, silence, a presence, a real close encounter. And she's sharing her story for the first time in a long time. So dim the lights. Keep your eyes on the stars and prepare to listen with more than just your ears.

Carroll Baker

On today's podcast you'll hear from a Hollywood icon and a woman who's been carried off the set, after a Clark Gable kiss. She was very young when she saw "Gone With the Wind," and fell in love with Gable. She said he was an old man then, but she was head over heals in love with him, even though she was married. Carroll Baker was the star of "Baby Doll" and "Giant," and turned down the role in "Rebel Without a Cause" because she disliked the script. She and James Dean were a pair of snobby method actors on the set of "Giant," until Liz Taylor swooped in and stole the spotlight.