SAVAGES of 2020

Joshua Castro concludes... CARNAGES of '22: A Halloween Album - - - Poem: Author Unknown Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Anchor.fm Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) A Halloween Outro (audio) © 2022 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

The real and haunted history of Halloween. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Hans Engelmann (1908) Orchestra: The American Symphony Orchestra (1909) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) What's Halloween? (audio) © 2022 - - - In honor of Halloween --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A monster gets the blues on Halloween night after his intended victims revel in his horror. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Billy Rose and Con Conrad (1923) Orchestra: (Hughes Pollard's) Six Orchestra (1923) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) You'd Better Flee Ya Monsta (audio) © 2022 - - - In honor of Sophie Tucker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

The spirit of Halloween is under attack by those who wish to sanitize it. But Trick-or-Treaters unite for a counter-attack! - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Harry Link (1926) Orchestra: (Byron Warner's} Seven Aces (1926) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) Howl-o-ween (audio) © 2022 - - - In honor of The Black Bottom --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Romance is in the air for the hapless ingenue and their mysterious new beau. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Chick Endor, Eddie Ward (1924) Orchestra: Henry Halstead and his Orchestra (1927) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) Ay, What a Scream! (audio) © 2022 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A Halloween enthusiast succumbs to peer pressure and abandons his favorite holiday, only to find that hypocrisy reigns over in XmasLand. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Perry Bradford (1921) Orchestra: Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds (1921) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) Just Have Fun On Halloween © 2022 - - - In honor of Mamie Smith --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A parent's love overcomes their disdain for Halloween. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Samuel Howard Stept (1928) Instrument: Ampico Lexington player piano Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) I'd Die For That Kid (audio) © 2022 - - - In honor of Helen Kane --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

It's time for the annual Halloween Ball - and everybody's happy! - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Turner Layton (1917) Orchestra: Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band (1918) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) The Halloween Ball (Everybody's Happy) [audio] © 2022 - - - In honor of Marion Harris --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A young man fanboys over the supernatural spirit that haunts him. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Jesse Greer (1928) Orchestra: Unknown (1928) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) Hector (The Fanboy of the Specter) (audio) © 2022 - - - In honor of Fanny Brice --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

On Halloween night, mischievous parents binge on their children's hard-earned candy. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Ted Snyder (1921) Orchestra: Lanin's Roseland Orchestra (1921) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) Candy Thieves (audio) © 2022 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

The Roaring Undead return to haze a group of jaded Halloween-ers. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Billy Rose and Fred Fisher (1926) Orchestra: The Gilt Edge Four (1927) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) At the Crash of Midnight © 2022 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

An easily frightened person bemoans the spooky Halloween season. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Irving Berlin (1911) Instrument: Ampico Lexington player piano Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) Everything Is Scary Now © 2022 - - - In honor of Collins and Harlan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A younger sibling, now grown, fondly reminisces on the last Halloween spent with an older brother. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Harry Tierney (1919) Orchestra: Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra (1920) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) McPumpkin Pail © 2022 - - - In honor of Edith Day --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A Halloween enthusiast eagerly awaits the arrival of his beloved holiday. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Joseph Meyer (1922) Orchestra: The California Ramblers (1922) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) I Wants My Hallow'een (audio) © 2022 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Joshua Castro presents... CARNAGES of '22: A Halloween Album - - - Poem: Author Unknown Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Anchor.fm Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) A Halloween Intro (audio) © 2022 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

An avid drinker ponders sobriety after another night of intoxication proves costly. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Harry Akst (1929) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margallo) The Boulevard Drunkard (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Ethel Waters --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A petty person receives sage advice about their immature habits. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Walter Donaldson (1928) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) Actin' Salty (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Eddie Cantor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Streaming services have all the movies! (Except the ones you want to see.) - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Irving Cohn (1923) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) Netflix Has All The Movies (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A thoughtful grandchild laments empowering their hip grandmother with a smartphone. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Ivor Novello (1922) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) Like A Grandma Can Do (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Jack Buchanan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A hasty friend request hits a snag when the potential new acquaintance proves unstable. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Noel Coward (1935) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) Quit Posting Drama On Your Page (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Noel Coward --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A happy reclusive child consoles her anxious Gen-X parents as they struggle to understand her "anti-social" behavior. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Tommy Harrison and Johnny Noble (1933) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) The Gloom of My Low-lit Room (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Ted Fio Rito & his Orchestra, and Muzzy Marcellino & The Debutantes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

In early 2021, an earnest nephew tries to persuade his anti-masker Uncle Sam to mask up before it's too late. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro, John Brown Music: Ray Henderson and Robert King (1925) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) Put Your Mask On (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Billy Murray & Aileen Stanley --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

My good Judy doesn't want to grow up - and who can blame her? Adulting is the worst! - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Cliff Friend (1922) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) I Don't Wanna Adult [Female ver] (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Billy Murray --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

My good Judy doesn't want to grow up - and who can blame her? Adulting is the worst! - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Cliff Friend (1922) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) I Don't Wanna Adult [Male ver] (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Billy Murray --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A hopeful couple endures the ravages of a world besought by COVID-19 and social unrest. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Richard A. Whiting (1921) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) Bitch, We've Got Love (audio) © 2021 - - - In honor of Van and Schenck, and Billy Jones --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

2020's done - it's time to run to '21! Doin' The Quarantine Dare! - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: George Botsford (1910) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) The Quarantine Dare (audio) © 2021 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

2020's done - it's time to run to '21! Doin' The Quarantine Dare! - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: George Botsford (1910) Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) The Quarantine Dare (audio) © 2021 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

An indecisive American voter ignores all sense of morality, intellect, and common decency during the Election of 2020. Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Unknown Sound Editors: The Sonic Writers (Shaun Day & Matty Margalo) - - - In honor of The Brox Sisters. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Lyrical poet Joshua Castro performs "Christmas (Stop Coming to Town in September)," "One-night Stand José," and "Don't Date Andre" live at Planet Queer/Akbar in Silver Lake, CA, on September 18th, 2017. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Lyrical poet Joshua Castro performs "Mis Amigos (My Friends)" and "Don't Date Andre" live at Da Poetry Lounge in Los Angeles, CA, on May 3rd, 2016. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Thank you for listening to my debut lyrical poetry album "SAVAGES of 2020"! I hope you've had a real good time. - - - Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim, Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Jule Styne - - - In honor of Gypsy Rose Lee (Natalie Wood) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

On his first night out in West Hollywood, a young homosexual encounters a colorful, campy cast of LGBTQ characters. [This lyrical poem was originally print published in Milestone 2015: Real Stories of East LA by East Los Angeles College.] - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro, John Brown Music: Cal Scott The Gay Man (went partying) [print] © 2015 The Gay Man (went partying) [audio] © 2020 - - - In honor of Sillywhim (Renee Margolin) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A wistful Millennial harkens back to the joys (and follies) of the virtual-pet toy fad of the '90s. [This lyrical poem was originally print published in Artifact Nouveau, Fall 2017 by San Joaquin Delta College.] - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Peerless Quartet The Giga Pet Drag (print) © 2017 The Giga Pet Drag (audio) © 2020 - - - In honor of Ada Jones and Edward Meeker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Lamentations on the disintegration of real world friendship in the age of social media. [This lyrical poem was originally print published in Artifact Nouveau, Spring 2018 by San Joaquin Delta College.] - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Maurice Yvain Mis Amigos (My Friends) [print] © 2018 Mis Amigos (My Friends) [audio] © 2020 - - - In honor of Fannie Brice --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A daring, fashion-forward fellow denounces his dreary trousers in praise of the trendy man-skirt. - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Unknown Now That The Boys Are Wearing Man-Dresses {audio) © 2020 - - - In honor of Eddie Cantor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

The sorrowful (and humorous) personal tale of a young man seeking *true* love — via dating apps. [This lyrical poem was originally print published in ZAUMxs 2018 by Sonoma State University.] - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: James F. Hanley One-night Stand José (online) © 2018 One-night Stand José (audio) © 2020 - - - In honor of Fannie Brice --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A funny little piece about that guy/gal at the bar or club that we've all learned to stay the hell away from. [This lyrical poem was originally print published in Humble Pie 2018 by the CA College of the Arts.] - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Ray Henderson Don't Date Andre (print) © 2018 Don't Date Andre (audio) © 2020 - - - In honor of Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra, and Chick Straun --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

A few years ago I came upon a house in my hometown that was covered in the most extravagant display of Christmas decorations I'd ever seen. The only problem? It was mid-September. Not today, Santa. Not today... [This lyrical poem was originally print published in The Bohemian 2018 by Notre Dame de Namur University.] - - - Lyrics: Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Irving Berlin Christmas (Stop Coming to Town in September) [print] © 2018 Christmas (Stop Coming to Town in September) [audio] © 2020 - - - In honor of Van and Schenck --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Welcome to Joshua Castro's SAVAGES OF 2020! I adore musical theater and love all things Broadway! So what better way to start this lyrical comedy revue than with my own rendition of "Let Me Entertain You" from Gypsy? We'll have a real good time! - - - Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim, Joshua Castro Vocals: Joshua Castro Music: Jule Styne - - - In honor of “Baby" June Hovik (Morgan Brittany) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support

Let writer & lyrical poet Joshua Castro entertain you with his lyrical comedy revue: SAVAGES of 2020! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joshuacastro/support