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The Other Side of Midnight with Walter Sterling
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The Other Side of Midnight with Walter Sterling airs weeknights from 1AM to 5AM on 77 WABC, turning late-night radio into a dynamic, interactive experience for listeners nationwide. A veteran broadcaster with decades behind the microphone, Walter Sterling delivers a unique mix of storytelling, cultural insight, and offbeat perspective that sets him apart from traditional talk radio. With a conversational, relatable style, he connects national topics to everyday life while keeping the show entertaining, unpredictable, and deeply human. Engaging callers from across the country, Walter creates a space where humor, curiosity, and real conversation take center stage. It’s thoughtful, lively, and refreshingly different radio that keeps the overnight hours anything but ordinary.
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Concrete Cover-Ups and Charlie Kirk
3w ago00:48:22Tap to summarizeWelcome to the strangest shift on the radio dial! In this episode of The Other Side of Midnight, host Walter Sterling dives headfirst into modern mysteries and rock-and-roll conspiracies. First, New Mexico broadcaster Eddy Aragon stops by to unpack the bizarre ballistic anomalies, 18-second security sweeps, and concrete cover-ups surrounding the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. Then, author Richard Syrett joins the Midnight Misfits to rewrite music history, exploring the mysterious loaded revolver found at Buddy Holly's fatal plane crash and the chilling theory that British intelligence waterboarded Jimi Hendrix with red wine for a massive insurance payout.
Transcribe →Fake Trees & Real Aliens
3w ago00:50:00Tap to summarizeWalter Sterling sits down with Robert Clotworthy, the iconic voice of Ancient Aliens, to unravel the mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids, suspicious lunar dust, and Oak Island's intricate booby traps. Walter exposes his own bizarre theory behind the Canadian wildfires (spoiler: it involves chemical wood and college students.) Plus, Hollywood insider Matias Boom Boom reviews the new Minions movie and retired NYPD detective Vic Ferrari breaks down a tragic true-crime shooting in Harlem. Whether you're interested in UFOs, missing pizza delivery guys, or just hiding from daytime extroverts, shut out the lights and turn on the radio—it's about to get crazy.
Transcribe →Celena Estok | 07-20-26
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Transcribe →Smokescreens and Sedans | 07-20-26
4w ago03:12:38Tap to summarizeThis podcast tackles the hilarious, bizarre, and conspiratorial conversations you simply won't hear anywhere else. Whether Walter is exposing Canadian wildfire "smoke" as a massive toxic waste cover-up, mourning the tragic death of the beautiful American sedan at the hands of ugly SUVs, or chatting with his 17-year-old Gen Z correspondent about the sudden comeback of CDs, you are always in for a wild ride.
Transcribe →Hour 4: Hostess, Horsepower, & Heart-to-Hearts | 07-20-26
4w ago00:49:20Tap to summarizeWalter tackles the "tragedy" of modern, ugly SUV designs, the lost art of the American-made sedan, and why car technology like Bluetooth never seems to work. Between reviewing bizarre test-market snack cakes—like the elusive Peanut Butter Hostess cupcake and red, white, and blue Oreos—and confessing to his impulsive, useless TikTok purchases, Walter takes lively listener calls on classic cars, junkyard adventures, and the glory days of triangle vent windows.
Transcribe →Hour 3: SUVs: The Ugliest Boxes on Earth | 07-20-26
4w ago00:50:01Tap to summarizeWalter and his callers mourn the death of the classic American sedan, ranting about how modern SUVs and minivans are just cramped, ugly, colorless boxes resembling "Kleenex boxes." From reminiscing about the beautiful, jelly-bean-colored Pontiac Bonnevilles of the 1960s to debating whether modern cars are just overpriced throwaway tech items, Walter takes no prisoners.
Transcribe →Hour 2: Men, Mildew, & Basement Chairs | 07-20-26
4w ago00:44:35Tap to summarizeJoin Walter and his dedicated audience of "midnight misfits" as they tackle everything from the lack of MTA help in flooded New York City subways to the bizarre phenomenon of women banishing men to mildew-scented basement chairs. Expect hilarious rants and conspiracy theories, like Walter's firm belief that the Canadian "wildfires" are actually a massive industrial waste cover-up smelling of burning polymers.
Transcribe →Hour 1: Great Canadian Chemical Cover-Up | 07-20-26
4w ago00:50:06Tap to summarizeStep into the weird and wacky world of late-night talk radio with The Other Side of Midnight. In this eclectic hour, host Walter Sterling dives deep into a smoky conspiracy theory, arguing that the thick yellow haze drifting down from Canada isn't a forest fire at all, but a massive, secret chemical waste burn-off that smells like burning plastic. The midnight madness continues as Walter chats with Wyatt Sharpe about Gen Z's surprising obsession with buying CDs. Matias Boom Boom gives the latest Hollywood box office scoop on why the new Supergirl movie bombed. Also, Walter chats with a Miss New Jersey pageant hopeful.
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