# Tube Talk Media

> Tube Talk is for those who love a little weird in their life, including surprising histories, offbeat entertainment, and books that make your brain twist in unexpected ways.

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## Posts
- [Want to Play a Xylophone With Your Mouth?](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/matt-baker-the-academy-of-unusual-skills-interview): Matt Baker's book, The Academy of Unusual Skills, will teach you how.
- [Astronauts Share How Space Brings Us Together in New Doc](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/once-upon-a-time-in-space-pbs-documentary-interview): Once Upon a Time in Space gives us an emotional story about the International Space Station; I interviewed filmmaker James Bluemel and astronaut Michael Foale about it.
- [Thomas Edison Wanted to Call the Dead, So He Built a Spirit Phone](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/thomas-edison-spirit-phone-necrophone): He also thought that "swarms" of life came to our planet from outer space
- [Weird News | June 2026](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/weird-news-roundup-june-2026): I've gathered a potpourri of items from around the internet for your enjoyment!
- [Six Cozy Books to Get Fuzzy With](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/underrated-cozy-books-magic-robots-aliens-found-family): I’m not quite sure what that means.
- [Have Questions About Trash Tubes? I've Got Answers](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/pneumatic-tubes-trash-avac): What happens to trash when it gets sucked at speeds up to 60 miles per hour?
- [I Talked to Ken Burns About Lice](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/ken-burns-the-american-revolution-interview): Happy 250th birthday, America!
- [The Show Within the Show](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/murderbot-sanctuary-moon-martha-wells-show-within-a-show-swas): Murderbot's Sanctuary Moon is one of the best shows-in-a-show out there. I talked with Martha Wells about her creation.
- [The Top Pneumatic Tube Cameos on Television](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/pneumatic-tubes-tv-shows): The retro technology shows up on the small screen in the strangest ways
- [Look up! You Might See Space Mirrors In Five Years](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/space-mirrors-space-solar-power-reflect-orbital-overview-energy): Companies are testing satellites made to beam space solar power to Earth
- [Let’s Talk About Space Mirrors](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/space-mirrors-history-hermann-oberth): For over a century, people have imagined how reflecting the sun’s rays can help — or harm — the world
- ['The Wildcraft Drones' Gives Us Dolphin Personhood in a Complicated, Hopeful Future](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/the-wildcraft-drones-tk-rex-interview): Author T.K. Rex talks about their short story collection set in a world where San Francisco is rewilded for agroforestry
- [The 19th-Century Book That Makes You See Ghosts](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/spectropia-book-spiritualism): 'Spectropia' was meant to be an anti-Spiritualist tool; it was more successful as a 'toy-book'
- [A Museum in Which to Wander](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/los-angeles-lacma-david-geffen-galleries-first-look): I toured LACMA’s historical new galleries before they're open to the public
- [TV Was Weird in the 1950s, Which Made It Ripe for Magic](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/1950s-television-ktla-magic-dell-odell): Dell O'Dell was one of the first magicians to have her own TV show; the program reflected the time as well as her powerhouse personality
- ['Wine for Roses' Will Make You Love Roses, Wine, and... Indiana?](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/wine-for-roses-interview-emily-omalley-liu): Emily O'Malley Liu talks about sentient houses and how you really shouldn't give roses wine.
- [‘Henry David Thoreau’: This Doc Will Make You Want to Turn Off the TV (Complimentary)](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/henry-david-thoreau-pbs-documentary-interview-erik-ewers-christopher-loren-ewers): I interviewed directors Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers about the PBS series executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley
- [Six Microhistories You Didn't Know You Want to Read](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/weird-microhistories): Learn everything you didn’t know you wanted to know about tomatoes, beavers, refrigeration, and more!
- [Beating a Scientific Séance](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/beating-scientific-seance-anna-eva-fay-william-crookes-galvanometer): Anna Eva Fay beat Crookes's scientific séance; here are some theories on how she did it.
- [How the 'Outlander' Season 8 Opening Is a Microcosm of the Entire Series](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/outlander-season-8-premiere-cold-opening-explained): Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts explains why the final season’s first episode plays out like it does.
- [How the Galvanometer 'Proved' a Medium's Powers](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/seance-galvanometer-anna-eva-fay-william-crookes): In the 19th century, scientific Spiritualists repurposed a device that measures electricity to “test” women’s supernatural abilities.
- [Don't Put These Items in a Hospital's Tube System!](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/pneumatic-tubes-hospitals-healthcare-troubleshooting): The technicians will get mad at you.
- [The Last Bastion of Pneumatic Tubes](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/pneumatic-tubes-hospitals-healthcare-1): In one industry, this centuries-old technology is thriving.
- [Why Does Television Love the Theremin?](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/tv-theremin-severance-starfleet-academy): The odd, ethereal instrument pops up on shows like Severance and Starfleet Academy.
- [5 Places to Enjoy Food and/or Drinks Delivered by Tube](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/pneumatic-tubes-restaurants-bars): Tubes, they’re all around us! Well, at least in these five restaurants and/or bars.
- [Four Things I Learned About 'Wonder Man' From Sir Ben Kingsley (and others)](https://www.tubetalk.media/p/wonder-man-sir-ben-kingsley-yahya-abdul-mateen-interview): I attended a panel with Kingsley, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and show creators Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Guest; they had lots to say about the MCU series