I Couldn’t Throw It Out

About 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?

Publisher

Michael Small

Category

music · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 May 2022

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   How Cool is Vanilla Ice?

   Host Robert Siegel interviews rapper Vanilla Ice about his surprising music career and life story, offering listeners a deeper understanding of the iconic artist.

2. 

   7 May 2026

   Mother's Day Ritual: Share what she gave you

   Have you saved treasures from your mom? Find and share them for a revealing -- and emotional -- tribute ------------ Here's a special Mother's Day ritual: Dig out the letters and other items that your mom gave you over the years, show them to someone, and tell the stories about her that relate to what you saved. That's what I did two years ago. It was the most meaningful Mother's Day since my mom died. Of course, I went a little overboard when it came to saving things. I kept all 104 cards an...

3. 

   2 Apr 2026

   My Fun, Strange Adventures with Fabio

   How I helped the long-haired, bare-chested model leap from the cover of romance novels to the cover of People Magazine -------- In 1993, I spent a week in L.A. and Hawaii with Fabio Lanzoni, "The King of Romance," as I wrote a People cover story, then I ghostwrote his official biography. Now, for the first time, I'm sharing my never-heard interview tapes with revelations about cheating on his one true love, losing his virginity, and the upsetting experience that led him to utter an expl...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

56,821

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

57 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Quality

26

Social presence

91

YouTube

76

Engagement

77

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