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Season 6 Episodes

1. How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up)

July 6th, 201728 min

12 inches of Archivian goodness!

2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!)

July 20th, 201736 min

What’cha doin’ on your rump? Hopefully, you’re watching this episode!

3. Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation)

August 3rd, 201735 min

A King-sized episode for a King-sized anniversary. Of course, we can't play any actual Elvis, so let's look at some of the cash-ins based around the man.

4. Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome)

August 17th, 201734 min

A cooking show—Archive style.

5. LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke)

August 31st, 201742 min

New from Sing Alone Video!

6. Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files)

September 14th, 201727 min

I was burning incense on not-quite vinyl (while listening to Playtapes) before you were. Take that, hipsters.

7. As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials)

September 28th, 201727 min

This offer will expire without notice! Order now!

8. Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses)

October 12th, 201728 min

A double (if not triple) dose of failure.  You know you love it.

9. "Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017)

October 26th, 201731 min

The scariest (in the existentialist sense, at least) Archive Halloween to date!

10. VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)

November 9th, 201729 min

Let’s reminisce about the great bully/child abductor epidemic of the ‘90’s.

11. The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On)

November 22nd, 201721 min

The Archive returns to its deepest roots (largely because it was convenient).

12. Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities)

December 7th, 201728 min

Oddity Archive® Vinyl: Now 50% lighter and with 50% more foreign debris!

13. Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers)

December 21st, 201738 min

Broken equipment, bad records and loopy videos—in other words, your standard Archive Christmas.

14. Phoney Nostalgia

January 4th, 201821 min

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15. Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2

January 18th, 201839 min

More hissy (and at times, indecipherable) goodness from the deepest, darkest depths of the Archive.

16. Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1)

February 1st, 201839 min

Bring your earplugs! And, no, this isn’t false modesty—these recordings are pretty harsh (in every meaning of the word).

17. Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)

February 15th, 201819 min

This is what happens when Benny-boy’s control-freak tendencies get the best of him. Honestly, it’s not too terrible. Shame the product is mediocre.

18. Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs

March 1st, 201822 min

The Archive sets sail for the United Kingdom in search of some unusual computer storage and sharing methods—we weren’t disappointed.

19. VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out)

March 15th, 201827 min

No Billy Joel songs were harmed in the making of this episode.

20. Silent-Era Talking Pictures

March 29th, 201822 min

These talking pictures will never catch on…come to think of it, these didn’t.

21. Vinyl Potpourri

April 12th, 201827 min

Funny how a little kiddie music, a little commercialism and a heaping helping of Easy Listening stewed in someone’s garage for 40+ years equals such a lovely sonic bouquet.

22. Loudness Wars

April 26th, 201823 min

Finally! An Archive episode with true A E S T H E T I C S!

23. Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2)

May 10th, 201822 min

…because the first reel-to-reel worked so well.

24. Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia)

May 24th, 201830 min

The Archive is getting ready to leave Beautiful Downtown Aurora. Better look at some of our local stuff before we go.

25. Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)

May 31st, 201833 min

Let’s close our Beautiful Downtown Aurora years without any tears (maybe).

All Seasons

Season 13

Season 13

Jul 25, 2024
Season 12

Season 12

Jul 27, 2023
Season 11

Season 11

Jul 21, 2022
Season 10

Season 10

Jul 22, 2021
Season 9

Season 9

Jul 16, 2020
Season 8

Season 8

Jul 11, 2019
Season 7

Season 7

Jul 26, 2018
Season 6

Season 6

Jul 6, 2017
Season 5

Season 5

Jul 7, 2016
Season 4

Season 4

Jul 16, 2015
Season 3

Season 3

Jul 10, 2014
Season 2

Season 2

Jul 4, 2013
Season 1

Season 1

Jul 5, 2012
Specials

Specials

Sep 20, 2012