1970 Archives – How Good It Is

Claude Call

English Music Music History

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 14m

Activity Highly Active

Since Jun 2019

Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Quarterly

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Episodic

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www.howgooditis.com

About This Podcast

A music podcast by Claude Call

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Recent Episodes

183: Diss Tracks

Mar 22, 2026

And once again my voice has a case of Peter Brady. I need to quit recording late at night. We have a variety of diss tracks here for you, all but one of them dating back to before they were even…

179: Influential Women, Pt. 4–Pattie Boyd

Jan 11, 2026

Ladies and Gentlemen, the queen of them all. Pattie Boyd was the inspiration for a huge number of songs. Some of them went to the top of the charts, some of them weren’t released as singles, but…

143: Me and Bobby McGee

May 11, 2021 14m

Since I was a young adult, I’ve liked listening to Janis Joplin. That bluesy rasp she always had going on really underlined her overall sound. And like so many others my age, I devoured her biography…

141: Fire and Rain

Apr 26, 2021 15m

James Taylor was a talented guy, but early in his career he was having a tough time getting a break. Even when the Beatles signed him to their label, it was at a time that the label was coming…

132: Knock Three Times

Nov 09, 2020 16m

So I’m in the Southern Studio again this weekend, which means I don’t have a good handle on the way the show sounds until long after I’ve posted it. Also, I tried something very different with my…

S1 Episode 108–Books on Vinyl

Mar 09, 2020 20m

Last week’s show was short, time-wise, and I promised I’d make up for it. And make up, I did, because this is one of my longer non-interview shows, clocking in at 20:30. If you listen to this show…

Episode 93–Vehicle

Oct 21, 2019 16m

This week’s show was suggested by someone in the Listener Survey, so thank you, Kind Stranger, for making that suggestion. Maybe next time I do this sort of thing, I leave an optional space for…

Episode 92–Dancing in the Moonlight

Oct 14, 2019 12m

Apologies for the delay; once again I’ve been at a podcasting conference and I got in from Boston a little later than I expected to. This one was geared entirely toward educational podcasts (and yes,…

Episode 89–Woodstock

Aug 19, 2019 14m

The Summer of 1969 was also the Summer of Woodstock. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York (they couldn’t get a permit for the town of Woodstock, but…

82–Under the Covers 4

Jun 23, 2019

It’s been a long time since I did a show like this one, and the timing probably couldn’t have been worse. As I note during the show, I’m on the road for the next several days, so I’ve got a…

Episode 64–One Bad Apple

Jan 27, 2019 11m

The Osmond Brothers got their real start in show business when they couldn’t get an audition for one television show, and they wound up on another. Check out the audience reaction to them at…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does 1970 Archives – How Good It Is have?

1970 Archives – How Good It Is has published 10 episodes since June 2019, covering topics in Music, Music History.

Is 1970 Archives – How Good It Is still active?

1970 Archives – How Good It Is is currently highly active with new episodes quarterly. Average episode length is 14m.