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Conversations With My Dummy

"Conversations With My Dummy" is a throwback to old time radio, featuring original routines, sound effects, voice characterizations and ventriloquism (yes, before you ask about his lips, Steve works on the honor system) It aired for over 30 years on commercial and public radio stations around the country. Steve Charney and his show was profiled in the "New Yorker" magazine. In other words, Steve is a serious artist, doing serious work, who"s in serious trouble.

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19:50

CWMD 29 The Comedy Wheel

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2017/09/20

Steve's guest is Tom Paxton. The writer of classics such as "Last Thing On My Mind" and "The Marvelous Toy," Tom's been around forever. He's singing about ketchup with Harry. Steve is also playing a song he wrote for Scholastic on an album called "The Riddle King's Riddle Songs." Helping him on the tune is Bill Keith, John Sebastian from the Lovin' Spoonful, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Doug James on the drums. Harry has brought in a Comedy Wheel. Spin it and the comedy skit writes itself

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18:44

CWMD 28 The Dream Guild

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2017/09/13

Steve's guests today are Mikhail Horowitz, stand up poet and very funny guy. Also, Jay Ungar, fiddle player as well as Lyn Hardy. Harry is upset that Steve isn't paying the actors and crew in his dreams. If he keeps it up he'll end up stranded on a desert island for 8 hours a night. Dr. Fentermacher visits as the agent for these actors who are, after all, only figments of Steve's imagination. But then again...so is Dr. Fentermacher.

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19:42

CWMD 27 The CWMD Store For The 2nd Time

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2017/09/06

Steve's guests today are Paul Geremia and Larry Packer. Paul is a legend in his field. He's a great folk and blues musician from Newport, Rhode Island. He's being accompanied by Larry Packer on the fiddle. Also, the General Store is open. It's so big, it makes Walmart look like a little mom and pop shop. Customers ask for the strangest things and Steve and Harry always have them in stock.

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18:09

CWMD 26 Explosions

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2017/08/30

Bernice Lewis is Steve's guest, singing Michael Smith's "Dead Egyptian Blues," a wonderful song that should have been as big as Steve Martin's "King Tut." Harry makes the big mistake of asking if there will be an explosion on the show. The rules of "Conversations With My Dummy" means that just mentioning it means it'll happen...again and again and again.

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17:25

CWMD 25 The Eraser And No Karma On This Podcast

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2017/08/23

Four time grammy award winner for best comedy album, Peter Schickele is Steve's guest. Creator of PDQ Bach, author, satirist, composer, musician, Peter's done it all. After the interview with Steve, he plays an original about a really lousy day he's having and Harry has an eraser. He erases Steve's finger then draws it back. Same with his nose. He can do it because with audio there are no consequences or karma. In fact, Steve and Harry can do anything without paying for it, and they do. Oh, they do

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21:43

CWMD 24 The Script Girl

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2017/08/16

Kim and Reggie Harris are Steve's guests. Great harmonies and funny songs, they've been playing for decades with the likes of Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, Jay Leno, Tom Paxton, and many others. Also, Steve and Harry audition candidates to be the new script girl but all they get is a script guy, script grandma, script dog, and none of them fit the bill. It's funnier than it sounds. Harry also sings the Dummy Song with Steve accompanying him on the piano.

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18:53

CWMD 23 Steve Is Defrocked As A Comic

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2017/08/09

Steve doesn't want to be funny on this podcast and Harry reminds him of the contract he signed at the comedy convention. If Steve refuses to tell jokes, then he must be defrocked or there will be dire consequences. Dragging out the Comedy Convention Handbook, Harry proceeds to do just that. No more propeller beanie, no more whoopee cushion, he rips off his epaulets and of course, the big nose and mustache. Then things get really crazy. Steve's guests are Washboard Jungle. Very, very funny guys

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17:30

CWMD 22 Harry Started As A Toothpick, plus guest John...

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2017/08/02

John Sebastian is Steve's guest. He plays harmonica to Steve's "Soda, Soda, Soda." John is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is writer of hits such as "Daydream," "Summer in the City," and "Welcome Back Kotter." Also, we hear Harry's origin story. He started as a toothpick where Steve found him in a dummy orphanage and nurtured him until he grew to the dummy he is today. Steve and Harry also sing a song called "You Killer Kid". It's a goodie.

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19:31

CWMD 21 Harry Has Joined The Poetical Party

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2017/07/26

Michael Cooney is a folksinger from Maine. He performs "I'm My Own Grandpa." Hank Neimark is a banjo player from Woodstock, NY. He performs a new version of "Old Joe Clark" with Steve. Plus, Harry has joined the Poetical Party. Don't ask.

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20:45

CWMD 20 Harry Is A Plant Therapist

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2017/07/19

Hester Mundis was the chief writer for Joan Rivers for years, as well as warming up the television audience before Joan's show. She regales us with stories about those times. Also, Harry has become a plant therapist, which is as ridiculous as it sounds. The great fiddle and bass player, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are also guests. They sing Jay's original "Chicken in a Pot."

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18:15

CWMD 19 Steve And His Cells

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2017/07/17

Today's guest is Barry Louis Polisar. Barry has been writing and performing songs since the late 70's. His big hit was the theme song to Juno, "All I want is You". His inimitable voice and guitar playing is immediately recognizable. Barry has written other great songs, just from the titles you can tell how funny he is- "I Wanna Be A Dog", "My Brother Threw Up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny", "I've Got A Dog And My Dog's Name Is Cat". Today, he's playing a love song he wrote about his wife but with a twist

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19:10

CWMD 18 Harry Is Dead

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2017/07/12

Steve's guests; Sharon, Lois, and Bram are national treasures in Canada. For decades they had a show on Nickelodeon. Their gentle humor beautiful ,harmonies, and perfect choice of songs makes them attractive to kids and adults alike. Here, they are singing Susannah's A Funny Old Man, replete with snorts, grunts, and whistles. Harry's decided to rejuvenate his deadwood, but after planting himself in his trunk with dirt and water, the cops show up and arrest Steve for concealing a dead body in the

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18:02

CWMD 17 The Free Harry Movement

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2017/06/28

Camille West, Steve's guest, is often compared to Christine Lavin. She's funny. Very funny. The song featured, that Camille wrote, is "The Nervous Wreck Of The Edna Fitzgerald". As she puts it, it's a Yuppie sea shanty. The Free Harry movement has started! Seems some folks are not happy with how Steve treats his dummy and are mounting a protest. Despite Steve's own protestations, he can't convince people that Harry is just...well, a dummy. Also featured is Steve's original "Cupcake Song." It's

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20:36

CWMD 16 The Ventriloquist's Anonymous Meeting

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2017/06/21

Trout Fishing In America are Steve's guests. Trout Fishing was nominated for three Grammys and was named among the Top 100 Most Influential Independent Artists in the past 15 years. They join Harry to sing "All I Want Is A Proper Cup Of Coffee." To hear them is to love them. Steve is going to a Ventriloquists Anonymous meeting to deal with his issues, and boy does he have issues.

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19:59

CWMD 15 The Flapdoodle Maneuver

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2017/06/12

Peter Davis is Steve's guest. Peter has played in the house band of Prairie Home Companion and has mastered several musical instruments. His rendition of "Five Guys Named Moe" is exquisite. Harry helps with the scat singing. Plus, Steve decides to practice the Flapdoodle maneuver on Harry, a dangerous move that can cause irreparable damage to the ventriloquist's arm if done improperly. Needless to say, things don't go as planned. Steve plays "Old Dan Tucker" from his album "Silly Songs About Silly

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19:44

CWMD 14 Harry Does Impossible Things

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2017/06/03

Five time winner of the W.C. Handy award, Rory Block is Steve's guest. Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, Rory is the real McCoy. She sings "One Thing I Like About That Man Of Mine". Harry is doing impossible things. Really. Going through the eye of a needle, tying a knot in an apple and vacuuming the studio with a black hole. Steve and Harry give a rousing rendition of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More, No More". What more can you ask for in an audio podcast?

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20:31

CWMD 13 Harry's Renting His Trunk Out

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2017/05/27

The late, great banjo player, Bill Keith is Steve's guest. Bill played with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, Jim Kweskin's Jug Band (with Maria Muldaur), and dozens of other greats. He's playing NOLA and then later in the program, joining Harry with "I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago". Harry wants to lease out his trunk and prospective renters come by for the interview. It's goofy stuff. Also, Steve wrote a song for Jim Henson's "Bear In The Big Blue House" entitled "Point Of View." On the show,

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21:52

CWMD 12 Harry's Manias

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2017/05/22

Steve's guest, Cindy Cashdollar is a dobro player who has won 5 Grammy awards and has played with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart and Asleep At The Wheel, Willie Nelson, and the Dixie Chicks to name a few. Now she plays with Harry! Sister Kate is an old favorite from the 1920's. Later in the podcast, she performs the Sailor's Hornpipe. Harry has kleptomania and everything starts disappearing. Dr. Fenstermacher comes in to treat him and suggests another mania to replace it. How about

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18:41

CWMD 11 No Ads On This Show...Or Are There?

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2017/05/17

Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are guests. Jay wrote Ken Burns' Civil War Theme and was nominated for a Grammy as a result. Molly Mason was in the Prairie Home Companion house band. Great fiddle, mandolin and bass players, they're doing two songs on the show. Meanwhile, Steve doesn't have commercials but much to his chagrin the pesky salespeople keep busting down the door or calling up and trying to sell something to the listeners with hilarious results. Steve and Harry also introduce the Steve and Harry

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21:03

CWMD 10 Harry's Two Timing Steve

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2017/05/10

Steve's guest is Daniel Pinkwater, the long time commentator on "All Things Considered" and other NPR programs. He's also an excellent children's author with dozens of books under his belt. On this podcast, Steve and Daniel read his book, "Ducks" with sound effects and all. Steve also plays a commentary that aired on NPR's "All Things Considered," Harry falls in love with a broom and wants Steve to make her talk so Harry can ask her out on a date. Oy. Earlier in the podcast, Harry two times Steve

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