Season 6

E1. How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up)

Jul 6, 2017 · 28m

12 inches of Archivian goodness!

E2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!)

Jul 20, 2017 · 36m

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

E3. Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation)

Aug 3, 2017 · 35m

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.

E4. Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome)

Aug 17, 2017 · 34m

Apparently, YouTube (and, by turn, advertisers) see cooking shows as a nice, safe bet. If it makes ‘em happy, the Archive is willing to give the concept a shot. A cooking show—Archive style.

E5. LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke)

Aug 31, 2017 · 42m

New from Sing Alone Video…

E6. Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files)

Sep 14, 2017 · 27m

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

E7. As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials)

Sep 28, 2017 · 27m

This offer will expire without notice! Order now!

E8. Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses)

Oct 12, 2017 · 28m

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

E9. "Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017)

Oct 26, 2017 · 31m

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

E10. VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)

Nov 9, 2017 · 29m

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

E11. The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On)

Nov 22, 2017 · 21m

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

E12. Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities)

Dec 7, 2017 · 28m

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

E13. Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers)

Dec 21, 2017 · 38m

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

E14. Phoney Nostalgia

Jan 4, 2018 · 21m

No fees! No contracts! No service! Dial 1-800 ARCHIVE and save 0%!

E15. Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2

Jan 18, 2018 · 39m

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

E16. Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1)

Feb 1, 2018 · 39m

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

E17. Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)

Feb 15, 2018 · 19m

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.

E18. Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs

Mar 1, 2018 · 22m

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

E19. VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out)

Mar 15, 2018 · 27m

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

E20. Silent-Era Talking Pictures

Mar 29, 2018 · 22m

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

E21. Vinyl Potpourri

Apr 12, 2018 · 27m

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.

E22. Loudness Wars

Apr 26, 2018 · 23m

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

E23. Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2)

May 10, 2018 · 22m

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

E24. Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia)

May 24, 2018 · 30m

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

E25. Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)

Jun 7, 2018 · 33m

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