Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast

by Kamesa Carter and Mark Blumenthal

Music History Personal Journals

Season 1

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 25

In this episode, K&M talk about their week, the arts and how the Smithsonian is threatened of getting its regular federal funds; the Final Four being set (Mark's doing well in his bracket); Kamesa talks highlights of the fifth week of "Beyond The Gates" and the final chapter of Women's History Month with Academy Award-winning actress Hattie McDaniel; K&M talk Kermit The Frog delivering the commencement speech at the University of Maryland graduation ceremony upcoming; the Trivia Question (sports-related); and the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this weekend in 1984.

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 24

In this episode, we talk about the Department of Education on its way to disbanding and what that means to Kamesa and her students; Mark's Final Four bracket (still in tact, he's in second currently in his pool); the passings of David Steven Cohen and George Foreman; the Trivia Question involving "We Are The World" and the 40th anniversary of its chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100; Kamesa talks about the fourth week of "Beyond The Gates" and the latest entry in National Women's History month, Joan Ganz Cooney; and we finish with the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this weekend in 1975.

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 23

In this episode, Mark talks about March Madness and predicts who wins it all; Kamesa talks about the idea that audiobooks are not books as well as an Iowa teacher being reprimanded for a sign saying that all students are welcome; the Trivia Question involving the first St. Patrick's Day Parade; Kamesa's latest Women's history month honoree being Barbara Wilbourne as well as her latest update on the third week of happenings on Beyond The Gates; Mark tells the story of how the sports world came to an end on March 13, 2020, and where he was and recollections; and we finish with the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from this weekend in 1989.

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 22

In the latest episode, Mark talks about the softball game he covered at Palatka between former Palatka High teammates 14 years ago as Palatka hosted Beachside; both talk about the latest trivia event they were involved in to help raise money to combat Alzheimer's; the final recap of the Academy Awards; the passing of Peter Engel, the producer of teen sitcoms in the late 1980s/early 1990s, especially "Saved By The Bell"; K's second-week recap of "Beyond The Gates"; not one but TWO trivia questions, one coming from our trivia event on Saturday, the other involving birthday boy Chuck Norris; another woman who is honored by Kamesa during March's Women's History Month; a story Mark tells from the most bizarre event he's even covered: a 2011 Palatka-St. Augustine softball matchup featuring the two coaches coaching against each other the other night and teammates on that team; and we reveal the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this weekend in 1993.

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 21

Kamesa talks about her long Friday, taking her son to FAU for a campus visit as he looks toward where he goes after high school (this is just the start), the fate of Duolingo as well as her review of the first week of the new CBS soap opera "Beyond The Gates"; She also talks about the first entry into Women's History Month for March; The Trivia Question involving the Oscars and Al Pacino; K&M talk about all the passings in the previous week (Roberta Flack, Gene Hackman, David Johansen, Angie Stone and Badfinger's Joey Molland); the announcement to where we will do our show next week; and we look back to the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this week in 1976. (Editor's note: The taping stopped at 32:40, and we had to pick it back up again soon after, so please beg pardon.)

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 20

In the latest episode, Kamesa talks about her soon-to-be 17-year-old son and she heading to FAU for a college tour; Mark talks about the column he wrote about soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer Michelle McCool and the week the Bassmasters Elite tour rolled into Palatka; both talk about the deaths of Miss Yvonne from Pee-Wee's Playhouse and soul/pop superstar Jerry Butler; Black History Month featuring the new CBS soap opera with a primarily black cast "Beyond The Gates;" the Trivia Question honoring the 75th birthday of George Thorogood; the three-year anniversary of the start of the Invasion on Ukraine and who REALLY is to blame for the invasion (here's a hint: Our President has to be bought by Putin); my latest Jackson Memorial Jaguars story and my first-ever conversation with the legendary Bernie Reider over something I wrote in January 1989 about a wrestling match; and we delve into the Top 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this week in 1997.#podcast

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 19

K&M talk about Duolingo having its owl killed by a Tesla cybertruck; various topics involving the 50th anniversary weekend of Saturday Night Live; the Trivia Question of the Week (involving SNL); the latest entry in people you wouldn't think of during Black History Month; another story involving the soon-to-be-closed Jackson Memorial High School and a story that goes back to 1993; and the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from this week in 1986.

Kamesa and Mark Made A Podcast, Episode 18

K&M talk about the Super Bowl in the aftermath of the Eagles' 40-22 throttling of the Chiefs (it wasn't even that close); the Super Bowl commercials and thoughts on halftime entertainment Kendrick Lamar; a look back at the Grammy Awards last Sunday; Kamesa talks about an underappreciated part of Black History Month; the Trivia Question of the week; another episode of Reddit's "Am I The A-Hole," the Super Bowl edition; another Jackson Memorial High Jaguars story involving the best male athlete I ever covered and birthday boy Robert Johnson; and the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this week in 1995.

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 17

In an episode recorded at a local Culver's in Middleburg, K&M talk about Mark's night at the 75th Florida Press Club Awards Banquet in Ocala, Black History Month's start and the first of four tales of Black people who have made an impact in lives, Kamesa talks about a couple of letters she rea in Reddit's "Are You The A-hole," some of the "bets" that are being made for this Sunday's Super Bowl, the Trivia Question of the week, the first of Mark's stories on the moments that involved the soon-to-be-shut down Jackson Memorial High School (it took place at a basketball tournament in 1985), and the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this week in 1990.

Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast, Episode 16

K&M talk about the week just passed, especially Mark's adventures in Alachua where he showed up to a game to cover and it never went off as temperatures plummeted; Also, K&M talk about the Jaguars' new head coach; the Oscar nominations that came out on Thursday; the trivia question; the 10 biggest mistakes to avoid when checking in to a hotel and finish up with the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this week in 1981.

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