Welcome to Echo Valley!

Echo Valley is a free, just for fun, radio show that celebrates bubblegum pop music from the 1960's and 1970's.
The Echo Valley podcast is at
echovalley.podbean.com!
You can download all episodes of Echo Valley below or from the archive to the right.
If you'd like to subscribe for free to the podcast, you'll find Echo Valley on iTunes, or on any of the podcast apps or channels, or, to do it your own way, here is the "feed" URL you will need to know: http://echovalley.podbean.com/feed.

Contact the Mayor's office at professorbubblegum@hotmail.com .

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

EV150 (S6E20) Echo Valley Top 40

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Casey Kasem and Professor Bubblegum count down the all-time 40 most-played songs ever on Echo Valley! A special two-hour celebration just in time for Christmas! What is the most played song ever?! (Not to be a tease, but it's not what you think!) You can expect to hear great bubblegum pop from folks like The Archies, The Monkees, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, The Banana Splits, The Ohio Express, The 1910 Fruitgum Company, and many more!

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

EV149 (S6E19) Life is a Winner

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It's the Season 6 finale! Was the Share the Gum campaign a success? Kid Bubblegum has been crunching the numbers and we will see if Echo Valley has been saved! While we are waiting for his report, we enjoy two, count 'em, two bubblegum songs from movie star Kurt Russell! A dramatic reading of an Annette Funnicello mystery adventure! We learn a bit about Tony Ronald! Great bubblegum music from The Clinger Sisters, The Strangeloves, The Cattanooga Cats, The Partridge Family, Middle of the Road, Annette Funnicello, The Cowsills, Ray Chaffin, Bobby Sherman, Cellophane Mop, The Brady Bunch, Ricky Shane and The Drifters!

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

EV148 (S6E18) All Together Now

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Kid Bubblegum is all about working together for the common good! A rare double-bubble of Rick Springfield AND an even rarer triple-play of The Groovie Goolies! A lesson on diversity from Herman Munster! A dramatic reading of a Jimmy Olsen comic book wherein he becomes the "Red-Headed Beatle of 1,000 B.C."! Barbie and her cool color doll friends sing! And plenty of super chewy bubblegum pop music from Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Munsters, The Hot Wheels, The Captain and Tennille, The Beatles, Bobby Sherman, Barbie, Christie & Theresa, The War Babies, Paul Davis, Up 'n Adam, Josie and the Pussycats, and Ellie Greenwich!

Sunday, May 24, 2020

EV147 (S6E17) I Can’t Wait Till Tomorrow

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The winners of the Share the Gum Contest are announced! We learn Echo Valley's town motto! A dramatic reading of letters to The Monkees written by ten year-old girls! Did you know there's a poem inscribed on the wall of the Bubblegum Room in the Echo Valley library? Who or what are or is Crabby Appleton!? What became of the Banana Splits horror movie? All this and a whole lot more including oodles of bubblegum pop from The Fifth Estate, The Banana Splits, Union Express, Partridge Family, Crabby Appleton, Judd, Giorgio, The Monkees, The Furnacemen, The Cuff Links, The Simple Image, The Fun and Games Commission, Josie and the Pussycats, William Shakespeare, The Archies and Magpie Stump!

Thursday, May 7, 2020

EV146 (S6E16) Time to Go Home

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Home is where the gum is, so let's go home! Who are Chee Chee and Peppy and what do their pet dogs have to say about it! Fake Jan's best song ever! A song just for us from Echo Valley's favorite elementary teacher! A look at the complete Beaver Cleaver songbook! A dramatic reading from a Leave it to Beaver book written by Beverly Cleary! Plenty of rare bubblegum pop from The Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Jack Wild, The Hudson Brothers, Spider-Man, The Orlons, Beaver and the Trappers, Geri Reischel, Smoke, Slim Goodbody and Friends, Ronnie and Dirt Riders, Rejoice! and Miss Abrams & The Strawberry Point 4th Grade Class!

Sunday, April 19, 2020

EV144 (S6E14) Happy Days

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Happy to share what we share. Happy to know we will always be here.

EV145 (S6E15) Escape to Echo Valley

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Whatever is going on in the rest of the world, it's always safe and sweet in Echo Valley! Which bands did a 1973 British fan magazine annual proclaim as the most popular in the world? Take a closer look at the twin Williams Brothers! Learn more about the career of Gene Pitney! Hear the quintessential bubblegum song, probably for the first time, from a band we know nothing about! Enjoy plenty of super healthy bubblegum music from The Archies, Bobby Sherman, The Captain and Tennille, Giorgio, The Monkees, Banaroo, The Brady Kids, The Cuff Links, The New Seekers, The Bourbon Family, The Safety Patrol, Jerry and the Cracks, and the Hot Chocolate Music Company Ltd.!

Sunday, March 1, 2020

EV143 (S6E13) Lou Christie

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A closer look at bubblegum great Lou Christie! A dramatic reading of a Brady Bunch comic book! An exclusive new bubblegum tribute song from Rich Kid Expre$$! We remember bubblegum enthusiast Bennie D. Ketron! And, oh yea, a reminder about  the Share the Gum contest!! You can win a piece of bubblegum history! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from the Ohio Express, The Brady Kids, The Love Affair, the 1910 Fruitgum Company, Rich Kid Expre$$, The Rich Kids, The Rubettes and The Hollies!

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

EV142 (S6E12) Share the Gum

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Have you heard about the contest!? The Bubblegum Board of Directors has a plan to save Echo Valley and it's all about YOU! Spread the word! Share the gum! Win unbelievably wonderful collectibles from the Echo Valley Archives! Hand-picked by Kid Bubblegum! Details are in this episode! A focus on Wesley Eure from Land of the Lost and a dramatic reading of a Land of the Lost Golden Book! Songs you've never heard from Bobby Sherman and The Original Caste and Octopus and The Pastors! Plenty of great bubblegum music from The Osmonds, The Partridge Family, The Ohio Express, The Newbeats, Niagara, The Next Five, The Tricycles and The Kids from Fame!