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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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15:48

CWMD 9 The Show's Parameters

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/05/03

Robin and Linda Williams are guests! Robin and Linda were regulars on "A Prairie Home Companion." Harry is joining them on a rousing rendition of "C-H-I-C-K-E-N." Steve and Harry also discuss the parameters of the podcast. For instance, Harry can't read "War and Peace" on the program. That wouldn't be appropriate. But he can hit someone over the head with the book. Steve sings "Miss Lucy Had A Baby" with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Steve and Harry sing "Steve, Steve, Steve", a song he wrote about

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19:12

CWMD 8 The Store Has Everything

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/04/26

The charming and funny, Christine Lavin is Steve's guest on the podcast. She's talking about her career before being a singer songwriter and sings an original song about finding a puppy on the subway tracks in New York. Or is it? The general store is open and it's so big it makes a Super Walmart look like a little mom and pop shop. It has everything, and I mean everything. You want to teach a chicken to play oboe? They have a book on how to do it. You wanna send your kid to the moon? They have the

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18:49

CWMD 7 Untrue Facts And Eric Weissberg (Dueling Banjos)

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/04/18

Eric Weissberg is Steve's guest on this podcast. This is the man who played the hit "Dueling Banjos" and has been on thousands of recordings as a studio musician, including Bob Dylan's "Blood On the Tracks." He's played with Barbra Streisand and almost every other well known musician for the last 40 years. On this episode, Steve, in over his head, plays the big hit from "Deliverance," "Dueling Banjos" with Eric. Harry shares his Untrue Facts with listeners. Here he is reading some of his

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17:41

CWMD 6 Flyptonite And John Sebastian

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/04/12

Our guest on this podcast is John Sebastian, writer of "Summer in the City," "Do you Believe in Magic," "Daydream." and "Welcome Back Kotter". Harry and he sing "The Cat Came Back." Also, the song Steve wrote "Picture Of Health" that played on Jim Henson's "Bear In The Big Blue House" is featured. But the big news is that Steve has a confession to make. He's the funniest man on the planet because he was born on Flypton and has a super powered sense of humor. So why isn't he funnier? Listen and find

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18:30

CWMD 5 Steve Imitates Harry's Voice

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/04/05

The wonderful Tom Chapin is in the studio and with the help of Harry they sing Tom's "Whale Song." Harry has to use the bathroom. While he's gone, Steve imitates Harry's voice with such success that when Harry returns, Steve decides he doesn't need him anymore. Harry sues. Steve also sings his original tune "I Wanna Iguana".

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15:51

CWMD 4 Poetry Repair Shop And Tom Paxton

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/03/30

Tom Paxton is our guest. The writer of hits such as "The Marvelous Toy", "Last Thing On My Mind" and "Ramblin' Boy," he and Harry talk about Harry's bad attitude and then Tom sings his song (with help from Harry), "My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog." Also, Steve and Harry open up their Poetry Workshop. It's like the car guys, Click and Clack but for poems. You know, Clicky and Slicky.

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14:26

CWMD 3 Headgear And Peter Schickele

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/03/21

The great Peter Schickele (P.D.Q Bach) is our guest! He shares a story about meeting Spike Jones and plays a song he wrote called "Uncle Pooty's Sugar Off." Also, Harry is now working for a company that sells protective gear and wants Steve to buy some. If he doesn't, who knows what accidents might occur. You guess what happens.

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14:14

CWMD 2 Mustaches On Everything

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/03/17

Harry wants to foil a thief in the neighborhood by putting mustaches on all the sound equipment. Will it work? Of course it will. This podcast features Steve Charney and Harry being goofballs.

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17:12

CWMD 1 Redwood Tree

Conversations With My Dummy ·

2017/03/11

Harry wants to register as a redwood tree with the E.P.A. so they'll protect him from Stymie, the school bully. Hilarity ensues. Steve has also peppered the podcast with funny original songs just to break up the monotony, I mean the botany.

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