In the Olden Tymes, before podcasting, The Sound of Young America's sole means of internet distribution was real audio streams. By popular demand, I've transcoded those old streams to MP3. The sound is decent but not great, but you can download any of these programs and interviews for free! I'm still working on transcoding a couple of them, so if you happen to get a broken link, it is my fault, not yours.
Enjoy!
Full (Classic) Shows (Left click to start realaudio stream)
Megamix! -- This is a fifteen minute blast of The Sound of Young America, featuring a pile of guests...
Holiday Special -- Our syndicated holiday special features John Waters, Davy Rothbart, and Christopher Moore, as well as Mustaches for Kids.
The Airplane Giveaway -- Along with our guests Jasper Redd and W. Kamau Bell, we give away a ride on a biplane, and have a lot of fun, besides.
Battle of the Boyfriends -- Jordan, Jesse and Gene's girlfriends go through deep and probing questions to find out who is truly the best boyfriend.
Battle of the Dads -- Jordan and Jesse's dad are questioned, and given points, to decide the question... who is the raddest dad? PS: This was a show in our old morning timeslot, and it was during pledge drive, I think, so it might have some interruptions.
The Future -- The Sound of Young America looks at the world of tommorow... including the future of scrapbooking (it'll only get bigger), flying cars, and the future's past...
The Great Communicators -- We talk with Chris Hardwick of MTV's Singled Out and Hard n Phirm, Patton Oswalt of TV's The King oF Queens, and pay sardonic tribute to Ronald Reagan.
High Art -- We talk about Art, Hollywood, and of course, The Family Circus.
Underpants 2004 -- Did we really do a double-length show from a public place in only our underpants? Sadly, yes. This show features interviews with comedian and author Marc Maron and James Spooner, director of the film Afro-Punk.
Ted Alexandro -- We talk with Ted Alexandro, standup and founder of the New York Comics Coalition, a labor group for comedians.
Dave Attell -- We talk (a long time ago) with Dave Attell, the host of Comedy Central's "Insomniac."
Todd Barry -- We talk with Todd Barry, standup comedian.
Joe Berlinger -- We talk with Joe Berlinger, co-director of the documentary "Mettalica: Some Kind of Monster," as well as "Paradise Lost" and "Brother's Keeper."
Shelley Berman -- We talk with Shelley Berman, legendary stand up comedian and improviser.
Brandon Bird -- We talk with Brandon Bird, the new painter of light.
Rob Bowman -- We talk with Rob Bowman, the world's leading expert on the Memphis-based soul label Stax Records, about that label, and it's festival film, "Wattstax."
Steve Burns -- We talk with Steve Burns, independent musician and former host of "Blue's Clues."
Chuck D -- We talk with Chuck D, frontman of the seminal hip-hop group Public Enemy.
Louis CK -- We talk with Louis CK, writer and director of the film "Pootietang," comedian, and writer for shows like Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the Dana Carvey Show, and many more.
Count Bass D -- We talk with Nashville-based rapper, producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist Count Bass D.
Dick Dale -- We talk with Dick Dale, the king of the Surf Guitar.
Devin the Dude -- We talk with Houston-based rapper/singer Devin the Dude, the man sometimes known as Jesse's Favorite Rapper.
Dame Edna -- We talk with theater personality, talk show hostess, and housewife-megastar Dame Edna.
Paul Feig -- We talk with Paul Feig, author, comedian, and creator of the cult television series "Freaks and Geeks."
John Flansburgh & AJ Schnack -- We talk with John Flansburgh, of They Might Be Giants, and AJ Schnack, director of the film "Gigantic," which is about the band.
Zach Galifianakis -- We talk somewhat briefly with a very ill comedian Zach Galifianakis.
Dave Gibbons -- We talk with Dave Gibbons, comic artist and co-creator of the comic classic "The Watchmen."
Joanne Gilbert -- We talk with Dr Joanne Gilbert, former standup comic and doctor of philosophy, about her book "Performing Marginality," a look at the roles of women in standup comedy.
Danny Hoch -- We talk with Danny Hoch, Obie-winning founder of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival, and creator of the film and stage show "Jails, Hospitals, & Hip-Hop." Be aware that this interview begins with a clip from the film.
Improv Everywhere -- We talk with Charlie Todd, the founder of "Improv Everywhere," an NYC-based group that performs elaborate, joyous pranks with as many as 50 participants.
Robert Hamburger -- We talk with Robert Hamburger, the creator of "REAL Ultimate Power", and the author of "Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Book."
H.O.P.E. in America -- We talk with Chris Jackson, of the group Horrified Observers of Pedantic Entertainment, about their protest of a Paris Hilton book signing in Hollywood.
Marc Horowitz -- We talk with Marc Horowitz, artist and comedian.
Kasper Hauser -- We talk with the members of the San Francisco-based sketch group Kasper Hauser about their elaborate anti-scam scams and fake Craigslist postings.
Josh Kornbluth -- We talk with Josh Kornbluth, solo performer and film star about his show, "Benjamin Franklin: Unplugged."
Harmon Leon -- we talk with Harmon Leon, first-person journalist, and author of "The Harmon Chronicles."
Anne Libera -- we talk with Anne Libera, director of the Second City school in Chicago, and author of "The Second City Almanac of Improvisation." This interview also features classic clips from Second City stage shows.
John Linnell -- we talk with John Linnell of They Might Be Giants.
Chip Lord -- We talk with Chip Lord, member of the art and architecture group The Ant Farm, who created such memorable works as Cadillac Ranch.
Masta Ace -- We talk with Masta Ace, rapper, producer, and former member of the legendary Juice Crew.
Jamis Macniven -- We talk with resteranteur/raconteur Jamis Macniven, founder of Buck's of Woodside, the most bizarre eatery in the world, and the site of the founding of every internet company ever.
Jim McManus -- We talk with Jim McManus, poet, professor, and author of "Positively Fifth Street," about his fling in the world of professional poker.
Colin Meloy -- We talk with singer/songwriter Colin Meloy, who pens sea shanties and tales of the French Foreign Legion for The Decemberists
Eugene Mirman -- We talk with comedian and short filmmaker Eugene Mirman.
Richard Montoya -- We talk with Richard Montoya, of the legendary Latino sketch comedy and theater group Culture Clash.
Patton Oswalt -- We talk with Patton Oswalt, standup comedian and co-star of CBS' "The King of Queens," on April 17th, 2003. Note: this is a whole different interview than the one in the downloads section.
Jimmy Pardo -- We talk with Jimmy Pardo, standup comic and host of "National Lampoon's Funny Money."
Neal Pollack -- We talk with Neal Pollack, America's Greatest Living Writer, and author of "The Neal POllack Anthology of American Literature" and "Never Mind the Pollacks."
Prince Paul -- We talk with Prince Paul, producer for De La Soul, Chris Rock, and Handsome Boy Modeling School, among others.
Greg Proops -- We talk with Greg Proops, standup comic and co-star of "Whose Line Is it, Anyway?"
George Ratliff -- We talk with George Ratliff, director of the documentary "Hell House."
Jeff Richards -- We talk with former Saturday Night Live castmember Jeff Richards, best known for his impressions, and the character "Drunk Girl."
Davy Rothbart -- This one's a contender for TSOYA interview of the century. We talk with Davy, the founder of Found Magazine, about finds, and he shares some truly amazing audio finds with us. This will change your life.
Davy Rothbart -- We talk with Davy Rothbart, the editor of Found Magazine, a magazine composed of stuff that has been, well, found. (this interview is from early 2004, if we remeber right)
Tom Scharpling -- We talk with Tom Scharpling, the host of WFMU's innovative and hilarious program, "The Best Show on WFMU."
Maria Schneider -- We talk with Maria Schneider, creator of the wonderful comic Pathetic Geek Stories.
Sarah Silverman (the short one) -- We talk and giggle with comedienne Sarah Silverman, as she sits on a pile of luggage in an alley in San Francisco.
Sarah Silverman (the long one) -- We talk and giggle with comedienne Sarah Silverman, but for real this time, like for half an hour.
The Sklar Brothers -- We talk with twin comedians Randy and Jason Sklar.
Slovin & Allen -- We talk with Slovin & Allen, stage comedy duo and writers for Saturday Night Live.
Art Spiegelman -- We talk with Art Spiegelman, comix authority, and author of "Maus" and "In the Shadow of No Towers."
Steve Harvey's Big Time -- We talk with the casting director of Steve Harvey's Big Time about a casting visit to Santa Cruz... but things spiral out of control.
The Suicide Girls -- We talk with several of the principles of the alterna-porn website Suicidegirls.com.
Tim and Eric -- We talk with Tim & Eric, creators of the Cartoon Network series "Tom Goes to the Mayor" and the website timanderic.com.
Sean Welch -- We talk with Sean Welch, co-producer and crew (that is, the entire crew) for the hilarious and wonderful spelling bee documentary "Spellbound."
Andrew WK -- We talk with our favorite rock star, Andrew WK.
John Edwards -- We ask Santa Cruzians not what they would do for the Dems' VP candidate, but what they would do with him. (Produced by Nick White)
Please do not rebroadcast or sell these recordings, which are the property of The Sound of Young America.
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