Here's the Tower

Nov 13 2024 120 ep. 3 mins 37

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Shortest. Podcast. Ever. Scott Ritcher’s credits include songwriting, publishing magazines, and losing elections. Now, the Kentucky-born American-Swede is creating this high-production, short-form audio series.

It's the only podcast you have time for. Probably.

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I Like to Rap

Nov 13 2024 1 mins

Episode 119 I'm the kind of rapper who likes to rapAnd I'm rapping to my rap songs when I rapAnd everybody knows that I like to rapAnd now you're the one listening to me when I rap And I'm the kind of rapper who likes to rapAnd if you listen to me then it's because I'm rappingAnd if you want to listen to the songs that I rapWell, just listen up cuz here's how I rap E

KitKat Is a Pretty Good Candy Bar

Oct 30 2024 4 mins

Episode 118 KitKat is a pretty good candy bar. It's certainly not as great as anything in the Reese's Universe – and we'll discuss that – but it also certainly isn't as bad as your neighbor's mom's candy bars. It doesn't have shredded coconut in it. Thank the stars for that. They could do a lot worse. Yikes. Please note that no market research was performed

The Concession Speech

Oct 23 2024 2 mins

Episode 117 At the end of the long 2024 campaign, Donald Trump gives a late night speech to a crowd of his weary supporters. Scott Ritcher as Trump, with the help of voice-altering software.

Throwback Wednesday

Nov 17 2021 4 mins

Episode 116 As a very lucky adult, I have toured the US and Europe many times, singing and playing guitar for people. But in my younger years – when I was the handsome young man you see in this photo – the music I made was keyboard based. When I was a senior in high school, I was in a synthesizer band called Pink Aftershock. We released a cassette tape of some of our orig

Fort Lauderdale

Nov 03 2021 2 mins

Episode 115 After a long summer's day on the countryside, two special friends lie in the grass at look at the stars. As their slow, sleepy conversation winds along, some important questions are discussed. Special guest voice: Sararose Willey Music used with permission: "This Is Where He Went" by David Celeste Associate producer: Betsy McClimans

Bisquick

Episode 114 In the middle of the supermarket, the protagonist of today's 44-second audio drama comes to a painful realization. As omniscient observers, we know he shouldn't be so hard on himself. Despite what the product's name might suggest, Bisquick can be used for much more than quickly making biscuits. Pancakes, quiches, and pizza crusts can also be found in its wheelhous

Greatest Speeches of the 20th Century in Stereo

Sep 29 2021 1 mins

Episode 113 From the producers of the groundbreaking documentary "The Greatest Events of World War II in Colour" comes an all new documentary experience: "The Greatest Speeches of the 20th Century in Stereo." Experience the century's greatest orators as you've never heard them before. Music: "American Frontiers" by Aaron Kelly Associate producer: Betsy M

A Message from the Chattahoochee River Strangler

Sep 15 2021 2 mins

Episode 112 The charming and affable Chattahoochee River Strangler stops by with a personal message for listeners of Here's the Tower. He doesn't care for the nickname the media has invented for him, nor is he a fan of the way he was portrayed as evil and mysterious on an earlier episode of this program. He's so likable and easygoing, the least we can do is give Terry Wayne Ma

Historic YouTube Videos

Sep 08 2021 1 mins

Episode 111 Today we'll take a look back at some pivotal moments in American history as they unfolded on YouTube... and we'll enjoy some of the lowest hanging fruit in the world of impersonations. If you take anything away from this episode, I hope it is this catchphrase: What you want to do is just go ahead and jump out of the dirigible. Associate producer: Betsy McClimans

Jars Are Tighter Than Ever

Jun 16 2021 2 mins

Episode 110 Here's the Tower investigates a coordinated effort by food packagers to make the lids on jars increasingly tighter. This worldwide strategy has resulted in trapping delicious salsa forever inside unopenable jars, as well as a growing stockpile known as the Fort Knox of Pickles. That's what it's coming down to, folks. That's what it's coming down to. Associate produ