Time Capsule: The Silver Chain

All Time Capsule: The Silver Chain Episodes

• Bonus Episode (8.5): Jack Bonner

  A discussion with Dr. Keith Henry sets Paul on a search for an out-of-print book about The Silver Chain, detailing the club's final days.Paul meets with show producer Marcel Malekebu to share his findings, which include the story of a...

  May 9, 2024

  

• Episode 8: Gloria

  A visit to the Minnesota Historical Society unearths the name of the safe deposit box's owner, and a restricted document aids Paul in discovering the reason behind the newsletters' preservation. Links: Time Capsule Substack TimeCapsulePodcast.com Jack El-Hai's Article

  April 18, 2024

  

• Episode 7: A Not-So-Minnesota Goodbye

  A luau party at The Thunderbird Motel unexpectedly becomes The Silver Chain's last dance. Paul pieces together the story of what ultimately led to the cherished club's demise.

  April 11, 2024

  

• Episode 6: I Was Usually Pretty High

  After an interview with Judi, the daughter of another Silver Chain member, Paul receives a document that sends his investigation in an unexpected and revealing direction.

  April 4, 2024

  

• Episode 5: The Little General

  Kimmer and the daughter of another Silver Chain founder, Nola, tell Paul about how their families functioned at times as one family unit, and even celebrated Christmas together. They paint a picture of Nola's mother, Cheryl, as a control freak...

  March 28, 2024

  

• Bonus Episode (4.5) – A Guy Screwed Me; I Was Bored

  An email from Kimmer reveals that Carol, George, and George's girlfriend Marilyn were interviewed for a book titled “Threesomes” in the late 1980s.  Paul finds the book on eBay and shares with Nora the story of Carol and George's first...

  March 21, 2024

  

• Episode 4: Do You Know Where Your Parents Are?

  Paul attends Carol's Zoom memorial, where her children don't speak of Carol with the reverence that Paul is accustomed to hearing at funerals. Additionally, no one from The Silver Chain is there to say goodbye.  Paul interviews two of Carol's...

  March 14, 2024

  

• Episode 3: I’m Not the Man I Used to Be

  Paul reads an article written by Carol for The Silver Chain's August 1977 newsletter, where she recaps her solo journey to The Lifestyles convention in San Diego and meets the organization's charismatic leader, Dr. Robert McGinley.  Paul and Nora meet...

  March 7, 2024

  

• Episode 2: This Probably Isn’t Anything, So What Am I Even Doing?

  Paul meets with two former Silver Chain members: Janet, the first woman to win The Silver Chain's coveted Personality of the Year award, and Diana, who is frequently featured in the newsletters for her dancing and wardrobe.  A darker side...

  February 29, 2024

  

• Episode 1: The Silver Chain

  Newsletters from an abandoned safe deposit box set host Paul Ditty on an investigation to learn all he can about The Silver Chain - a suburban Minnesota swing club from the 1970s -  and its members.  Minnesota journalist Jack El-Hai...

  February 29, 2024

  

• Time Capsule: The Silver Chain – Trailer

  In the early 1990s, a cache of abandoned newsletters found its way from a safety deposit box in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the state’s historical society, where they were left to gather dust. The newsletters detailed the inner workings of a...

  February 15, 2024

  

• Time Capsule: The Silver Chain – Trailer

  In the early 1990s, a cache of abandoned newsletters found its way from a safety deposit box in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the state's historical society, where they were left to gather dust. The newsletters detailed the inner workings of a...

  February 15, 2024