On The Tinsel Front

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  • SEASON 2 has begun!

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    It’s taken only two years, but Season 2 is finally here! (Thanks for your patience!) Episodes #1 and #2 are now available wherever you get your podcasts. Go to the podcast’s page on Podlink for links to Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platforms. You can also listen on the Tinsel Front website Episodes page, The…

  • S2 E1 “Uncertainty”

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    Season 2, Episode 1:  As the filming of “This Is The Army” comes to the close, Ollie wonders what he’s going to do next.  Elle, meanwhile, has gone missing… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under the auspices of a SAG/AFTRA Micro-Budget Podcast Agreement. MUSIC: Sound Effects courtesy of Soundly. While…

  • Season 2 debuts September 5, 2026

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    I am pleased to announce that Season 2 of ON THE TINSEL FRONT will launch on September 5, 2026, the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend! This new season has 7 episodes. Episodes #1 and #2 will be available at 12:01 AM on that Saturday. The remaining episodes will be released thereafter once every three days:…

  • Season 2 Teaser

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    The teaser/trailer for Season 2 of ON THE TINSEL FRONT.   Season debuted on September 5, 2026. 1942.  Washed out of flight school and inexplicably assigned to the U.S. Army Air Forces “First Motion Picture Unit,” Private Oliver Whelan tumbles down the rabbit hole of wartime Hollywood!  A hilarious, fascinating and touching full cast audio comedy/drama…

  • S1 E5: “Lunch With Father”

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    Season 1, Episode 5: “Lunch With Father”  SEASON FINALE Ollie introduces himself to a Dartmouth alumnus, receives a summons from his father, and visits the Hollywood Canteen to see Elle…    WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING… with…  MUSIC: SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound While On the Tinsel Front…

  • “That’s What The Best Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear”

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    Ollie: “The guys arranged for me to come on set and watch them shoot their number — “That’s What The Best Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear.” It’s a song about soldiers trading in their smart civilian clothes for army khaki. Joe Louis is part of it, doing a workout on a speed bag…” This…

  • “This Is The Army” – The Movie

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    Reagan: “You are thus being temporarily attached to the company performing the Irving Berlin muscial revue “This Is The Army.” Its cross-country tour over, it’s in town for the for the production of the film version over at Warner Brothers, to which you will report immediately…” This morale-raising cinematic ode to the U.S. Armed Forces…

  • S1 E4: “This Is The Army”

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    Season 1, Episode 4:  “This Is The Army” On the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank for the production of THIS IS THE ARMY, Ollie makes some friends.  A date with Elle takes an unexpected turn…  WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING… with…  MUSIC: SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound While…

  • S1 E3: “Housemates”

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    Season 1, Episode 3: “Housemates” Ollie gets to know his housemates.  After receiving bad news that raises an upsetting suspicion, Ollie gets into hot water with Sgt. Bellows… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING… with…  MUSIC: SOUND EFFECTS courtesy of Soundly, Epidemic Sound and Freesound. While On the Tinsel Front purports to tell…