I Couldn’t Throw It Out
Revisit pop culture history as former People Magazine reporter Michael Small and guests share never-heard celebrity interviews and other treasures they've saved for decades -- as they try to toss their stuff. Will it be an epic case of Swedish Death Cleaning? Or an epic fail?
Podcasting since 2022 • 41 episodes
I Couldn’t Throw It Out
Latest Episodes
Olympics Outtake? The Treasure Toss
Craving more Olympics? I Couldn't Throw It Out has staged its own world-class event: The Treasure Toss.In our first mini-episode, photographer and collage artist Joyce Seymore commits to the daring feat of throwing out an artwork a...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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7:55
What a much-loved partner left behind
Janny Scott explains how saving things helped her grieve – and preserve her connection with journalist Joseph Lelyveld ---------------When someone you love dies, the grieving process is different for each of us. But one...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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36:56
Happy Ending! A Violinist's Dream Comes True
You heard how I smashed violins as kid (in a previous episode). Hear how I saved one as an adult.-----These days, we all could use a story with a happy ending, right?Well, here's one that answers the question: What ever hap...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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33:41
Salt-N-Pepa: We Talked About Sex
1991 flashback: Hear candid talk about female rappers, obscenity, sexism, and more with Salt-N-Pepa, 2025's newest members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame -----------When I interviewed Salt-N-Pepa for my 1992 book ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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53:39
Swedish Death Cleaning - A global challenge?
The director and cast of the TV series Waack Girls (Amazon Prime) explain why saving stuff is so common in India, and around the world--------------If you ever suspected that an obsession with saving things is a mostly American ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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39:15
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