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    Kimmer Show
    Holy Crap Pete has A Game: The Ultimate Music Lyric Showdown

    Kimmer Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 8:20


    Kimmer and Flounder go head-to-head in a battle of classic song lyrics, from Bob Dylan and Sinatra to The Beatles, Pink Floyd, CCR and more. Who knows the hits best? Find out in Holy Crap Beat Davis!

    Take 5
    Take 5 with Darren Hayes from Savage Garden

    Take 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2026 60:09


    When you look back at the Australian artists who've made their mark internationally, Savage Garden are right up there. Two guys from Brisbane who went Number 1 around the world, cracked the notoriously tough U.S. market and sold nearly 30 million albums with hits like 'I Want You', 'To The Moon And Back', and 'Truly Madly Deeply'. They may have only been together for two albums, but the legacy of their pop breakthrough continues, as does frontman Darren Hayes' incredible story.While he was sailing the highs of global fame, behind the scenes, Darren was dealing with a fractured band relationship, battling depression, and in the closet, unable to be truly himself. As a now proudly out gay man, he continues to sing his stories as a solo artist, but the road hasn't always been smooth sailing. Growing up in Logan, Queensland, the youngest of three in a home shadowed by severe domestic violence, who could have predicted that this sensitive kid who loved to sing would one day stand on the world's biggest stages?Darren's story is extraordinary: 250 rejection letters before anyone would sign Savage Garden, a manager who mortgaged his home to make it happen, and a partnership with Daniel Jones that produced some of the most iconic pop of the '90s before it all came crashing down. There have been plenty of lows too; being told by his own record company to hide who he was, the sudden loss of his mother, and a terrifying accident that shattered his jaw and nearly ended his singing career for good. But Darren Hayes is back, and he's got stories.This episode was captured at Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles, which was the building originally built by Charlie Chaplin, later home to A&M Records, and the exact room where "We Are the World" was recorded (Quincy Jones directing Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, and a room full of legends). It's a space steeped in music history, and if you believe the people who work there, a few ghosts as well. It was the perfect place to sit down with Darren and travel through a life defined by music, survival, and healing.Darren Hayes' song choices: The Dream Academy - 'Life in a Northern Town'Haim - 'Hallelujah'Young The Giant - 'The Walk Home'Coldplay - 'O'Maisie Peters – 'Two Weeks Ago'00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene at Chaplin Studios02:31 The History of Chaplin Studios: From Charlie Chaplin to A&M Records04:00 Karen Carpenter's Ghost and the Sacred Walls05:13 The Theme: Songs of Healing and Music Saving a Life05:41 Growing Up with Domestic Violence in Logan, Queensland06:05 Music as Escape: AM Radio, The Carpenters, and Auntie Jenny's Records06:56 Learning to Sing from Diana Ross and His Mother's Voice08:01 The Dream Academy - 'Life in a Northern Town'08:50 Catharsis Through Melancholy and the Sentimentality of Childhood10:52 Transitions: Missing His Siblings and "The Morning Lasted All Day"12:12 The End of High School and Not Wanting to Grow Up14:23 Growing Up in Logan: Feeling Like a Prince Despite Poverty15:12 A Hyper-Masculine World and Making Star Wars Toys Kiss15:44 Deciding He Was Famous at Age Ten: Protective Armor Against Bullying16:38 Being Called the F Word by His Father Before He Knew What It Meant18:05 Either Be Famous and Magical, or Die18:27 His Job Was to Keep His Mother Alive19:21 Hockey Sticks and Midnight Escapes: Surviving His Father's Violence20:15 Haim - 'Hallelujah'21:02 The Sound of Grace: Guardian Angels and Being Protected21:58 Being Uninvited from a Party and His Mother's Comfort23:30 "You've Got a Hallelujah": Surviving Childhood24:46 When Did Music Become the Path? High School Choir and Musical Theatre25:50 Feeling the Molecules Change When He Sang27:57 The First Band: A Death Metal Audition and Joining Red Edge with Daniel Jones29:26 Throwing Up on the Way to Toowoomba: Playing Aussie Classics He Didn't Know30:14 Leaving Red Edge and the Beginning of Savage Garden31:05 The First Song They Wrote Together: A Thousand Words31:25 The Australian Music Landscape: Grunge vs. Pop and 250 Rejection Letters33:26 John Woodruff Mortgaged His Home and No One Was Laughing Anymore33:46 Global Fame, Fans as Mirrors, and the Exhausting Rollercoaster35:58 Secrets: Being Gay, Depression, and the Record Company Hiding Who He Was36:45 Young The Giant - 'The Walk Home'37:24 Why Savage Garden Ended: Daniel's Unhappiness with Fame37:49 The Sum of the Parts and Beatlesque Chemistry in the Studio38:32 Touring the World Knowing It Was Over39:51 His Relationship with Daniel Now: "We Don't Talk Much Anymore"41:21 Solo Records, Coming Out, and the Album Called Homosexual42:01 Queer Fans and the First Dapple of Sunlight42:49 What His Mother Thought of Fame: She Couldn't Have Given a Shit43:47 Paying Cash for a House So His Mother Could Finally Leave44:48 Coldplay - 'O'45:08 Grief, Letting Go, and the Sudden Loss of His Mother46:43 Choosing This Song for Her Funeral47:22 The Flock of Birds Metaphor and Cutting the Tether48:15 "I Had to Let Her Go Like a Beautiful Balloon"50:18 The Accident: A Vasovagal Syncope Episode That Shattered His Jaw50:44 Seventeen Teeth Broken, Mouth Wired Shut for Three Months, and Learning to Sing Again51:02 The Troubadour Comeback: "If I Don't Get Back on Stage, I May Never"51:51 What It Felt Like: Love52:18 Carrying His Mother's DNA in His Heart and Vocal Cords52:49 Maisie Peters - 'Two Weeks Ago'53:14 In Love: How His Dog Huxley Found Eddie54:38 Four Blocks Apart for a Decade and Zoom Dates with a New Partner55:41 Never Spending a Night Apart in Three Years56:23 2027: The 30th Anniversary of Savage Garden and a New Record56:48 Writing Melodies with His Mouth Wired Shut57:39 "I'm Back, Baby"58:53 Next Time: David Byrne59:53 Take 5 with Zan Rowe – Stream the Series on ABC iviewThis episode was filmed for season 5 of Take 5 with Zan Rowe on ABC TV and ABC iview. You can stream the whole season on ABC iview now.Watch this episode of Take 5 on ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-roweThere are parts of this conversation that explore Darren's experiences with family violence. It's a big part of his story, so please be warned. And if you need support, here are some resources who provide it:1800 Respect National Helpline on 1800 737 732Lifeline on 131 114Men's Referral Service on 1300 766 491Mensline on 1300 789 978Full Stop Australia on 1800 385 578Emergency services on triple-0 if you need immediate care

    Off Air... with Jane and Fi
    Rendered speechless by Cockfosters (with Miriam Margolyes)

    Off Air... with Jane and Fi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 67:02


    It's Raymondo's birthday! He won't be listening, but we wish him a good one anyway... Jane and Fi discuss getting the duvet back out, Vantablack in Dalston, dogs on upholstery, nipple cream, offending the cosplay community, and there's a Bob Dylan mix-up. Plus, national treasure Miriam Margolyes discusses her new book, ‘Miriam's Full English'. You can check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producers: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief
    A Few Moments With Valerie June

    Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 21:39


    Valerie June joins us ahead of her Sunday, September 13 performance at Maryland Hall as part of the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, just two days after the release of her new EP, Brighter Blue. The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet, and author talks about why she still lets songs come to her rather than forcing the process, how unfinished songs can wait years before they are ready, and why being surrounded by other songwriters in Annapolis is something she is genuinely looking forward to. We're gonna be the ancestors. So do we wanna leave a legacy behind of kindness like Dolly did? I do. The conversation also gets into the blues influences behind "Smokestack," learning electric guitar after two decades of playing, the early years when June was busking and selling records out of the trunk of her car, and the artists who continue to inspire her. She talks movingly about Dolly Parton and the legacy of kindness she left behind, names Bob Dylan without hesitation as the artist she would most like to share a stage with, and explains why "Somebody to Love" still creates a special connection with audiences. Valerie June performs at Maryland Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday, September 13 as part of the Annapolis Songwriters Festival. Tickets are available through the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, Maryland Hall and Rams Head On Stage. Have a listen. LINKS: Valerie June (Website) Valerie June (Facebook) Valerie June (YouTube) Valerie June (Tik Tok) Valerie June (X) Valerie June (Instagram) Valerie June (Spotify) Valerie June (Tickets)

    Gear Club Podcast
    #105: Elvis Costello: 49 Years of Records, Producers & Studio Secrets

    Gear Club Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 78:18


    Elvis Costello sits down with Gear Club for a career-spanning conversation, from the tiny London room where My Aim Is True was recorded to the unpublished Bob Dylan lyrics he helped finish decades later. John Agnello and special guest host Tony Agnello of Eventide join for a conversation that gets surprisingly candid about the studios, the producers, and the gear behind four decades of records, including the Eventide H910 Harmonizer that helped define the guitar sound on This Year's Model. Topics include the 49th anniversary box set of My Aim Is True, the making of Imperial Bedroom, working with Jeff Emerick, King of America with T-Bone Burnett, Wise Up Ghost with Questlove and The Roots, and the New Basement Tapes sessions built from Bob Dylan's unfinished lyrics.

    Kreative Kontrol
    Ep. #1129: Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins on The Cramps

    Kreative Kontrol

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 28:59


    Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins are here to discuss their work on Gravest Gravy by the Cramps, how they first heard of and met each other, Larry seeing Henry's first show with Black Flag and Henry being impressed that Larry released Kim Salmon's music on In the Red, how they each first encountered the Cramps, the band's stylistic and cultural impact, how Larry came upon a mixed but unreleased Cramps record, which was produced by Alex Chilton in 1977, Ian MacKaye's role in this project and Henry accidentally making music news, some background on the vicious argument that appears on Gravest Gravy, releasing even more rare Cramps music, other future plans, and much more.THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1124: LambchopEp. #1116: Robyn HitchcockEp. #1103: Jon SpencerEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan's ‘Through The Open Window'Ep. #943: André EthierEp. #922: The Saints '73-'78Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #868: Kathleen HannaEp. #609: Gang of FourEp. #583: Ian MacKayeEp. #496: Iggy PopEp. #393: Captain Sensible of The DamnedEp. #323: Nick Cave and Warren EllisEp. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)Ep. #139: Greg Cartwright of the Reigning SoundEp. #176: Rob Lind of The SonicsEp. #109: Jello BiafraEp. #26: James Williamson of Iggy and the StoogesNick Cave (2009) – TeaserSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    New Books Network
    Erin Osmon, "Won't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America" (W. W. Norton, 2026)

    New Books Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 44:31


    Hear "American Girl" or "Born in the U.S.A." and, like it or not, chances are you begin to hum along. The soundtrack of grocery stores, pool halls, bowling alleys, flea markets, chain restaurants, drug stores, and political rallies--heartland rock, while beloved by some and derided by others, is inescapable even today. As rollicking as the music it describes, acclaimed music critic Erin Osmon's Won't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America (W. W. Norton & Company, 2026) tells the story of the origins, chart-topping development, and tangled legacy of heartland rock, the music that ruled the airwaves of the 1980s and remains instantly recognizable to millions. Spinning an entertaining and eye-opening account, Osmon delves into the complicated afterlife of heartland rock's classic albums and songs, including Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run," Bob Seger's "Against the Wind," John Mellencamp's "Small Town," and Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down." She demonstrates the centrality of often-overlooked women like Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, and Lucinda Williams--explaining how some of the most popular music of the time was made beyond its white-male stereotypes. She traces the genre's connections to country and Americana, and reveals how legendary figures like Prince were inspired by and expanded heartland rock. And she shows how its success revitalized the careers of figures like Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Through it all, she explores the '80s cultural developments that fostered the genre--such as the rise of MTV and the switch to CDs--and argues that the music played a vital role in opposition to '80s conservatism and in support of LGBTQ rights, labor issues, and the environmental movement. A fair-minded critic with an ear for a great behind-the-scenes story, Osmon makes clear that at its best, heartland rock connected with millions of overlooked people longing to be heard. Erin Osmon is a music journalist, critic, and author of books on John Prine and Jason Molina. Her writing appears in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Rolling Stone, and others. She won the Deems Taylor/Virgil Thompson Award for album notes in 2023 and several LA Press Club Southern California Journalism awards. She lives in Nashville. Erin Osmon's website and Instagram. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America (Backbeat Books, 2021), Frank Zappa's America (LSU Press, 2025), and U2: Until the End of the World (Gemini Books, 2025). He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. Bradley on Facebook and Bluesky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

    New Books in American Studies
    Erin Osmon, "Won't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America" (W. W. Norton, 2026)

    New Books in American Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 44:31


    Hear "American Girl" or "Born in the U.S.A." and, like it or not, chances are you begin to hum along. The soundtrack of grocery stores, pool halls, bowling alleys, flea markets, chain restaurants, drug stores, and political rallies--heartland rock, while beloved by some and derided by others, is inescapable even today. As rollicking as the music it describes, acclaimed music critic Erin Osmon's Won't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America (W. W. Norton & Company, 2026) tells the story of the origins, chart-topping development, and tangled legacy of heartland rock, the music that ruled the airwaves of the 1980s and remains instantly recognizable to millions. Spinning an entertaining and eye-opening account, Osmon delves into the complicated afterlife of heartland rock's classic albums and songs, including Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run," Bob Seger's "Against the Wind," John Mellencamp's "Small Town," and Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down." She demonstrates the centrality of often-overlooked women like Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, and Lucinda Williams--explaining how some of the most popular music of the time was made beyond its white-male stereotypes. She traces the genre's connections to country and Americana, and reveals how legendary figures like Prince were inspired by and expanded heartland rock. And she shows how its success revitalized the careers of figures like Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Through it all, she explores the '80s cultural developments that fostered the genre--such as the rise of MTV and the switch to CDs--and argues that the music played a vital role in opposition to '80s conservatism and in support of LGBTQ rights, labor issues, and the environmental movement. A fair-minded critic with an ear for a great behind-the-scenes story, Osmon makes clear that at its best, heartland rock connected with millions of overlooked people longing to be heard. Erin Osmon is a music journalist, critic, and author of books on John Prine and Jason Molina. Her writing appears in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Rolling Stone, and others. She won the Deems Taylor/Virgil Thompson Award for album notes in 2023 and several LA Press Club Southern California Journalism awards. She lives in Nashville. Erin Osmon's website and Instagram. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America (Backbeat Books, 2021), Frank Zappa's America (LSU Press, 2025), and U2: Until the End of the World (Gemini Books, 2025). He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. Bradley on Facebook and Bluesky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

    New Books in Music
    Erin Osmon, "Won't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America" (W. W. Norton, 2026)

    New Books in Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 45:31


    Hear "American Girl" or "Born in the U.S.A." and, like it or not, chances are you begin to hum along. The soundtrack of grocery stores, pool halls, bowling alleys, flea markets, chain restaurants, drug stores, and political rallies--heartland rock, while beloved by some and derided by others, is inescapable even today. As rollicking as the music it describes, acclaimed music critic Erin Osmon's Won't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America (W. W. Norton & Company, 2026) tells the story of the origins, chart-topping development, and tangled legacy of heartland rock, the music that ruled the airwaves of the 1980s and remains instantly recognizable to millions. Spinning an entertaining and eye-opening account, Osmon delves into the complicated afterlife of heartland rock's classic albums and songs, including Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run," Bob Seger's "Against the Wind," John Mellencamp's "Small Town," and Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down." She demonstrates the centrality of often-overlooked women like Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, and Lucinda Williams--explaining how some of the most popular music of the time was made beyond its white-male stereotypes. She traces the genre's connections to country and Americana, and reveals how legendary figures like Prince were inspired by and expanded heartland rock. And she shows how its success revitalized the careers of figures like Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Through it all, she explores the '80s cultural developments that fostered the genre--such as the rise of MTV and the switch to CDs--and argues that the music played a vital role in opposition to '80s conservatism and in support of LGBTQ rights, labor issues, and the environmental movement. A fair-minded critic with an ear for a great behind-the-scenes story, Osmon makes clear that at its best, heartland rock connected with millions of overlooked people longing to be heard. Erin Osmon is a music journalist, critic, and author of books on John Prine and Jason Molina. Her writing appears in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Rolling Stone, and others. She won the Deems Taylor/Virgil Thompson Award for album notes in 2023 and several LA Press Club Southern California Journalism awards. She lives in Nashville. Erin Osmon's website and Instagram. Bradley Morgan is a media arts professional in Chicago and author of U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America (Backbeat Books, 2021), Frank Zappa's America (LSU Press, 2025), and U2: Until the End of the World (Gemini Books, 2025). He manages partnerships on behalf of CHIRP Radio 107.1 FM and is the director of its music film festival. Bradley on Facebook and Bluesky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

    Definitely Dylan
    Good As I Been to You and World Gone Wrong (with Jake Xerxes Fussell)

    Definitely Dylan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 79:25


    In this episode Laura talks to Jake Xerxes Fussell about Bob Dylan the folksinger, and the albums Good As I Been to You (1992) and World Gone Wrong (1993). We discuss the song selection, their textured beauty, and what they can retroactively tell us about that moment in Dylan's career.Jake Xerxes Fussell is a guitarist and singer from Columbus, Georgia, who arranges and performs traditional folksongs. He has released five studio albums and recently co-composed (with James Elkington) a feature length soundtrack film score. He tours regularly in the United States, Canada, and Europe. His sixth and forthcoming album, “The Old Beloved Path,” will be released by Fat Possum Records on September 18th.You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at buymeacoffee.com/definitelydylan.Get your Definitely Dylan baseball cap here.

    When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
    2026.34 George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jesse Ed Davis ... and Taj Mahal

    When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 82:31


    George Harrison was working on Cloud Nine, and visited the States in early 1987.    George and his producer-in-crime Jeff Lynne hooked up with Wilbury-to-be Bob Dylan and recent collaborator Duane Eddy for an evening at the Palomino Club in North Los Angeles.    The headliner?     Taj Mahal and the Graffiti Band including good friend Jesse Ed Davis.    The result?    Nearly two hours of George Harrison live with Dylan, John Fogerty and more! #madeonzencastr

    There is a Season: The Pete Seeger Podcast
    Conversation with Andrea Von Kampen

    There is a Season: The Pete Seeger Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2026 61:21


    In this month's episode we chat with folk musician, singer-songwriter and actor Andrea Von Kampen. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, Andrea Von Kampen writes a variety of songs, and as a follower of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and especially Bob Dylan, Andrea has forayed into the writings of political music, which she says will be featured more prominently on her next record. In our conversation, Andrea discusses her folk music influences, her songwriting process and objectives, her experience acting in the film A Chance Encounter, and what the challenges in presenting political folk music is today in our current era.

    Surf Splendor
    605 - Jeannie Chesser

    Surf Splendor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 102:18


    In today's show South Shore icon Jeannie Chesser reveals how her father's boat racing savvy led to her competitive success, the power of love at first sight, how Bob Dylan launched her 53 year career as an artist, the perpetual gift that was Rell Sun, winning Hawaii State Champs alongside her son, why she attributes her resilience to early parental discipline, shares about Todd's little known writing career, and how the solitude of surfing can deepen spirituality but community can be a salve when life seems senseless. Enjoy!

    DISGRACELAND
    Bonus Episode: A Tribute to Dolly Parton

    DISGRACELAND

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 34:23 Transcription Available


    Dolly Parton has passed away. Dolly Parton was a musical giant, an American songwriter worthy of a place on the same page in the music history books as Bob Dylan, Kurt Cobain, Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, or anyone else you can think of. More importantly, she was a first-class human, and an inspiration to me and many, many others. For more great stories at the intersection of music and true crime, check out these episodes: The Go-Gos Bob Dylan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen
    The Artist of Cons: The Unbelievable but Totally Real Life of Milwaukee's Most Interesting Man

    Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 50:34


    As a teenager in Milwaukee, Art Rapkin became a hustler, karate champion and a fake Bob Dylan. Then he started smuggling cocaine, before ending up in a Mexican prison, where he was tortured, before working with he FBI and DEA.  Read Poison for Rats by Arthur Rapkin and Alec Banks Chameleon is a production of Campside Media and Audiochuck. Follow Chameleon on Instagram @chameleonpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST
    Summer Magic 1985: Merriweather Post Pavilion, 6/30 & 7/1

    GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 104:39


    Concluding the Deadcast's Summer Magic 1985 run, we pull into Maryland for 2 over-the-top shows, explore the band's ‘80s gear, the Dead Heads' ‘80s pipecraft, & the enthralling scene around the Dead.Guests: David Lemieux, Peter Miller, Dennis McNally, Dan English, Nick Paumgarten, Jeffrey Alexander, Christian Crumlish, Nicholas G. Meriwether, David Leopold, Will Backstrom, Andy Perrine, Geoff Mockbee, Harry Clark, Mike SmartSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    Vinyl Community Podcasts
    Americana Sam | Making Music Without a Map: Matt Glassmeyer & Slow Accordion

    Vinyl Community Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 48:58


    On this episode of Vinyl Community Podcasts, host Sam St. John (Americana Sam) sits down with Nashville multi-instrumentalist Matt Glassmeyer for a fascinating conversation about improvisation, analog recording, musical creativity, and his new supergroup Slow Accordion. Featuring Glassmeyer alongside Oliver Wood of The Wood Brothers, bassist Ted Pecchio, and drummer Mark Rautabaugh, Slow Accordion brings four distinctive musical personalities together for an exploratory instrumental project built around improvisation. Matt takes Sam inside the formation of the group, explaining how four musicians who had crossed paths in different ways entered the studio without a rigid roadmap and discovered their sound by simply listening and reacting to one another. The conversation also dives deep into the making of Slow Accordion's self-titled debut, released by Royal Potato Family Records. Recorded in Glassmeyer's home studio using just four microphones and a four-track tape machine, the album embraces a raw, lo-fi analog approach where limitations become part of the creative process. Matt discusses why watching the tape physically roll while recording changes the way musicians perform, why fewer options can actually produce better results, and what modern recording may have lost in the age of unlimited digital takes. From there, Sam and Matt explore the larger history and philosophy of musical improvisation—from jazz and blues to fusion, jam bands, Americana, old-time music, and experimental sounds. They discuss everyone from Cecil Taylor and Keith Jarrett to Chick Corea, Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan, while questioning how useful genre labels really are when artists refuse to stay inside clearly defined musical boundaries. They also look ahead to Slow Accordion's live performances, where the group is learning how to recreate the spontaneity and space of its studio sessions in front of an audience. And then there's the description that may capture Slow Accordion better than any genre ever could: “the anti-AI summer soundtrack we all need.” In a world increasingly dominated by computers, algorithms, and artificial intelligence, Slow Accordion represents four musicians in a room, playing together in real time, recording to tape, making mistakes, reacting to each other, and trying to create something that exists only in that particular moment. It's an insightful conversation about improvisation, analog recording, vinyl, technology, artistic expression, and the very human act of making music. For fans of vinyl records, jazz, Americana, experimental music, The Wood Brothers, analog recording, improvisational music, or discovering artists outside the mainstream, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Vinyl Community Podcasts — podcasts for, by, and about members of the Vinyl Community.  

    Sports Cards Live
    When Collecting Gets Overwhelming + Buying Cards Just Because They're Beautiful + Is Hockey Still Undervalued?

    Sports Cards Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 36:02


    How do you decide where your collection ends when there are seemingly endless things you could collect? Jeremy Lee, David Chase, Joe Poirot and Joshua Adams wrap up Sports Cards Live with a conversation about the collecting rabbit hole and whether having boundaries actually makes the hobby more enjoyable. Sports cards are only the beginning. Mickey Mouse, Superman, Batman, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, historical figures, musicians, movie stars and fictional characters can all become entirely new collecting lanes. At some point, does having so many possibilities become mentally exhausting? The guys discuss nostalgia, personal connections and what actually compels us to add something to our collections. Does there need to be a deep emotional connection, or can appreciating the cultural and historical significance of a person or character be enough? Jeremy then shares a perfect example of buying purely because you love the card: a beautiful 1933 John Player & Sons Don Quixote card he had never seen before. He knew virtually nothing about the card, didn't check the comps and still threw in a bid. Why? Because he loved it. Sometimes the worst-case scenario is simply that you paid $100 for a card you love. The conversation also turns to whether hockey cards still have significant room to grow. Despite the explosion occurring across many parts of the hobby, cards like the Wayne Gretzky rookie in many grades haven't experienced the same dramatic movement. Rather than calling hockey "undervalued," Jeremy explains why he prefers another word: potential. Could greater interest in hockey, particularly in the United States, eventually bring substantially more demand into hockey cards? And could hockey simply be another collecting category whose moment hasn't arrived yet? Check out The Hobby Spectrum:thehobbyspectrum.com Discover cards across the hobby with Auction Wire:auctionwire.aiUse code SCL for 30 days free. Research your cards with Card Ladder:Use promo code SCL Pick up a copy of Pops and Comps: Truths, Insights, and Psychology Behind the Numbers That Drive the Sports Card Market by Jeremy Lee on Amazon. Subscribe to Sports Cards Live on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow Jeremy on Instagram @jlee_sportscardslive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Frets with DJ Fey
    Wesley Stace – from John Wesley Harding to One Last Heist

    Frets with DJ Fey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 38:51 Transcription Available


    Enjoying Frets? Send me an email.Wesley Stace has been very prolific when it comes to releasing music. Most of his records were released under the name John Wesley Harding, but in recent years he's returned to his birth name, Wesley Stace. His songs have been featured in film and television and have also been covered by other artists, including Graham Parker, Josh Ritter, Kelly Hogan, and Tanya Donelly. Wesley is also the author of four novels. He teaches courses in songwriting, a busy schedule for sure, but he's back with a new album, One Last Heist, releasing September 2nd.Order One Last Heist by Wesley Stace here.Photo by Ilya Mirman. You can check out Ilya's fantastic photography here.Euclid Records – Buy and sell records.A gigantic selection of vinyl & CDs. We're in St. Louis & New Orleans, but are loved worldwide!Save on Certified Pre-Owned ElectronicsPlug has great prices on refurbished electronics. Up to 70% off with a 30-day money back guarantee!Subscribe for FREE at YouTubeFind extras like Frets YouTube Shorts & videos. Your FREE subscription helps keep the podcast going.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listening to Frets with DJ Fey. You can follow or subscribe for FREE at most podcast platforms.And now, Frets is available on YouTube. There are a lot of fun extras like videos and shorts and audio of all episodes. Subscribing for FREE at YouTube helps support the show tremendously, so hit that subscribe button! https://www.youtube.com/@DJFey39 You can also find information about guitarists, bands and more at the Frets with DJ Fey Facebook page. Give it a like! And – stay tuned…Contact Dave Fey at davefey@me.com or call 314-229-8033

    El sótano
    El sótano - Los 'Tiempos modernos' de Bob Dylan - 26/08/26

    El sótano

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 60:09


    Se cumplen 20 años de Modern times, uno de los mejores discos de Bob Dylan en las últimas décadas. Lanzado el 29 de agosto de 2006, cuando el trovador de Duluth contaba 65 años. Su trigésimo segundo álbum de estudio volvió a llevarlo al nº1 treinta años después de su anterior cima en ventas. Un logro conseguido con una colección de canciones que bebían de sonidos tradicionales, que sonaban a banda en la carretera y con unas letras que demostraban, una vez más, que se trata de un autor inalcanzable.Playlist:DOLLY PARTON "Coat of many colors"BOB DYLAN "Thunder on the mountain"BOB DYLAN "Spirit of the water"BOB DYLAN "Rollin’ and tumblin'"BOB DYLAN “Someday baby”SLEEPY JOHN ESTES "Someday baby blues" (1935)BOB DYLAN "Working man’s blues #2"BOB DYLAN "Beyond the horizon"BOB DYLAN "Nettie Moore"BOB DYLAN "Ain’t talkin'"Escuchar audio

    Cold Brew Got Me Like
    Cold Brew Conversations XI: Kristen Toomey

    Cold Brew Got Me Like

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 87:43 Transcription Available


    Cold Brew Conversations X!: The hilarious and charming comedian Kristen Toomey returns to the show!!! We talk about topics ranging from genetic genealogy to how to negotiate modern showbiz. Song Kristen recommends - "Whan I Get My Hands On You": https://youtu.be/BDUDx15KdkI?si=p_qCwQVb9LV0IfVOKristen Toomey's IG: https://www.instagram.com/kristentoomey?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsi=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Link to Kristen's Comedy Special - "Shriller": https://youtu.be/tZ8SXmcsW9E?si=Xttr3GMdvZjVkG6F

    Rock Talk Studio: Reviewing Rock 'n' Roll Books and Documentaries
    Robyn Hitchcock's Memoir Just Broke a Rock Rule

    Rock Talk Studio: Reviewing Rock 'n' Roll Books and Documentaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 8:45


    Robyn Hitchcock has written a rock memoir unlike anything else I've read. His new book, Stranded in the Future, takes us through 1968–1978 in a strange, funny, surreal trip through songwriting, first crushes, musical obsession, and the beginnings of the Soft Boys. I also go back to Hitchcock's first memoir, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left, and explain why these two books are best experienced together.*Want the latest in Rock N Roll Book and Documentaries news sent to your inbox? New editions come out on the last Friday of the month featuring all the book buzz and doc news, recently released titles, top 5 lists, and entry into ALL giveaways and more. Enter hereSupport the showemail Big Rick at:info@rocktalkstudio.com

    Rev'd Up for Sunday
    "Get In Line" Matthew 16:21-28 | Episode 274

    Rev'd Up for Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 36:34 Transcription Available


    This week, we move from Peter's confession of faith to the difficult reality of what following the Messiah actually means. Peter Walsh, Elizabeth Garnsey, and Rob Schwartz explore why Jesus tells Peter, “Get behind me, Satan”, how love and good intentions can become stumbling blocks, and what it means to lose our lives in order to find them.Questions for ReflectionThemes & ApplicationPeter's desire to protect Jesus comes from a place of love, yet it still puts him at odds with Jesus. When can our good intentions actually become stumbling blocks? How do we discern the difference between loving someone and trying to control the path they take?The episode interprets Jesus' command, “Get behind me, Satan,” as a call for Peter to get back into the proper position of a disciple: behind the teacher rather than out in front. What might it look like for us to “get back behind Jesus” when our own expectations, fears, or ambitions begin leading the way?Elizabeth suggests that Jesus' goal is much larger than producing individually humble or virtuous people: “The whole point is to create a new world and a new humanity.” How does that change the way we understand taking up the cross and following Jesus?Personal ReflectionPeter wants Jesus to conform to his own idea of what a Messiah should be. When have you wanted Jesus to want the same things you wanted? Has your understanding of what following Jesus means ever had to change?Jesus asks his followers to consider what they are willing to lose and what they believe is truly worth gaining. What are you most reluctant to let go of? Security? Status? Being right? Control? Approval? Comfort? Something else?The conversation suggests that spiritual maturity involves becoming more authentically ourselves rather than trying to perform an idealized version of holiness. Have you ever found yourself “performing” goodness, humility, faith, or spirituality? What might authentic discipleship look like instead?Broader Spiritual ConsiderationsPeter notes that Jesus' language of losing oneself in order to find oneself has parallels in other religious traditions, while Jesus specifically adds “for my sake.” What makes Christian self-emptying different from simply denying or erasing ourselves?Bob Dylan's Gotta Serve Somebody becomes a shorthand for one of the passage's existential questions: Who or what ultimately directs your life? If everyone “serves” something, what are some of the gods our culture invites us to serve?The episode ends by acknowledging Christians around the world for whom persecution and the possibility of losing one's life are not metaphors. How should Christians who live with relative safety hear Jesus' command to “take up your cross” without trivializing the experiences of people facing literal violence or persecution?References & ResourcesVocabularySkandalon (σκάνδαλον) — A Greek word meaning a stumbling block, obstacle, or something that causes another to fall. Peter, previously named the “rock,” becomes an obstacle when he tries to redirect Jesus away from the way of the cross.Mimetic Desire — René Girard's theory that human beings often learn what to desire by observing and imitating the desires of others. The person we imitate can consequently become both our model and our rival.Kenosis — From the Greek for “emptying.” In Christian theology, it commonly describes Christ's self-emptying and self-giving way of being, and can also describe the spiritual practice of relinquishing ego, status, or control.Passion Prediction — Jesus' prediction of his coming suffering and death. Matthew 16:21 also includes the promise that he will be raised on the third day, making it simultaneously a prediction of resurrection.The Way of the Cross — The pattern of discipleship modeled by Jesus in which self-giving love, rather than domination or self-preservation, becomes the path toward true life.Pop CultureSpider-Man (2002)Bob Dylan “Gotta Serve Somebody"Historical & Geographical ContextCaesarea Philippi — The episode discusses its pagan religious history, Roman imperial associations, Herod, Philip, and the ruins surrounding Jesus and the disciples.Christian PersecutionOpen Doors World Watch List — Peter references statistics on Christians experiencing persecution and discrimination worldwide to remind listeners that “taking up the cross” is not merely metaphorical for many Christians. (Read the latest 2026 statistics)Clothing“Jesus Was A Liberator of the Oppressed” ShirtLearn more about St. Mark's at https://www.stmarksnewcanaan.org

    The City's Backyard
    The City's Backyard Ep 222 Brian Dolzani as The Loner The Music of Neil Young. This Connecticut-based troubadour brings everything you want and need from Neil's music to an intimate club experience!

    The City's Backyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 35:08


    Brian Dolzani is a contemporary singer/songwriter that possesses an old soul. A listen to his music makes that point abundantly clear.  So too, the fact that he lists any number of ‘60s and ‘70s songwriters as prime influences — Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Crosby, Stills and Nash, to Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Credence Clearwater Revival, among them — suggests that his roots reside in a great storytelling tradition. Like his forebears, Brian is all about to creating a connection to his audiences through the expression of innermost emotion. In the process, he shares a sound that's vibrant, engaging and enticing, and, like his heroes, flush with both meaning and magic. It's little wonder then that his work has been described as “musical medicine for the soul” by the Lonesome Noise blog, or that the Americana bible No Depression one declared “Dolzani's melancholy musings are remarkably affecting,” while also praising his melodies as “eternally engaging, and, on more than one occasion, even soothing and seductive.” “For me, writing songs is something that's very personal,” Brian himself says. “Over the years, I've come to discover myself through making music.” https://www.briandolzani.com/homeFor tickets to see him at FTC click link below:https://fairfieldtheatre.org/events/stageone/brian-dolzani-as-the-loner_e659

    The Nordy Pod
    Ep 117. Nordstrom Interns - Class of 2026

    The Nordy Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 40:07


    One of the biggest challenges that any organization will face throughout its lifetime is conscious evolution. It is imperative to remain purposeful and intentional toward the adoption of new concepts into a system that may have worked yesterday, but – in the words of Bob Dylan, “The times, they are a-changin”. Sure, Nordstrom has won the right to be here for 125 years, but it's not because we've run the same playbook over and over again. If we want to see this thing grow into the foreseeable future, we need to stay curious, and actively listen to fresh ideas from a new generation of eager and ambitious young minds, hungry to make a meaningful impact on our industry. One of the best ways that we've found to do so is by offering these young people – in particular, current college students and recent graduates – an exceptionally appealing work environment through our 10-week corporate internship program here in Seattle. Long-time Nordy Pod listeners will remember that we've featured the internship program before – but that was over a hundred episodes and almost four years ago. So in the spirit of staying current, we've brought in a fresh new crop of interns from this year's program – five of our thirty three summer interns of 2026 – to share their experience, and what they've learned as the summer comes to a close. In this episode you'll hear from rising senior at Texas A&M University, Maci Nash, rising senior at the University of Texas in Austin, Lucia Soldi, rising senior at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Layla Stanfill, rising senior at the University of Washington in Seattle, Madhumitha Gandhi, and graduate of the University of Washington, and experienced Nordstrom shoe-seller, Tony Ha There's no doubt that each of these talented individuals has a bright future ahead of them, and we're extremely proud to have played even a small part in developing those stories. We can confidently say that they've each made a lasting impression on our business, and we're extremely grateful for their unique perspectives and kind words about their time in the Nordstrom internship program. Thanks for tuning in to episode 117. We hope you enjoy it! Did you know that YOU can be on The Nordy Pod? This show isn't just a one-way conversation. We want to hear about what Nordstrom looks like through your eyes. Share your Nordstrom experience, good or bad, by giving us a call and leaving a voicemail at: 206.594.0526, or send an email to nordypodcast@nordstrom.com to be a part of the conversation! And, be sure to follow us on Instagram @thenordypod to stay up to date on new episodes, announcements and more.

    Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast
    Beauty for Ashes 46 - Forgive us our Debts - Russia, Iran, the Congo and the US

    Quantum - The Wee Flea Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 53:32


    This week we look Norway removing benefits from immigrants; the debts of the US, UK, Australia and China; Iran kills doctors for treating the wounded;  Sepher Amierzadeh; Ukraine war; Brazilian elections; Ebola in the Congo; Country of the week - Russia; Humza Yousafs sister promotes Islam in Scotland;  Colin Brazier on Bradford; Chelsea Clinton on abortion; Indigenous Australia attacked for being a 'Zio'; Shania Twain and Harry Styles; Bike speed limit introduced in Cambridge; Death of Frank Beard; More  archaeological evidence for the Exodus; Solar farm in Scotland destroys arable land; The world is greening;  Coal mines in the Hunter Valley extended; How did Fauci lie?  Song of the week - Bob Dylan; Feedback; Is sugar and milk coffee anti male?  The pimping out of Brisbane cathedral;  Hypocritical minister in Scotland denounced during a service by his wife; and the Final Word - Habakkuk 2:14 with music from Dire Straits; Shakila; Metallica; Red Army Choir;  Shania Twain; Henri De Bailley;  ZZ Top; Bob Dylan; Rachmanninov; 

    Definitely Dylan
    Bob Dylan's Fashion (Bob Dylan Hotline #12)

    Definitely Dylan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 75:58


    Today we're talking about Bob Dylan's fashion through the years! What's your favourite outfit Bob Dylan has worn, or which style do you most associate with him? You can read Graley Herren's excellent essay on gender performance in Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song here. And the other essay we mention about Gorgeous George can be found on Graley's Substack.Check out Ray's interview with JJ Holiday, who played with Bob Dylan on Letterman in 1984 and lent him his outfit here. Around 01:13, I'm talking about the chapter on "There Stands the Glass" in The Philosophy of Modern Song, where Dylan writes about the history of tailors Nuta Kotlyarenko, or Nudie Cohn, and Manuel Cuevas. Follow Britt Eisnor on Instagram for great in depth research in to a lot of Dylan and The Band related topics, but also content on Bob's fashion. Shot_of_love_69 – whose name is Alaina – who made the beautiful jacket for Britt is also a must-follow. You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at buymeacoffee.com/definitelydylan.Book your Bob Dylan Walking Tour of NYC with Rebecca on ramblintours.com.Get your Definitely Dylan baseball cap here.Rebecca's bootleg version is here.

    Who's Your Band?
    Who's Your Band? - Episode 202 - 6 GREATEST Songs of the 60s! Beatles, Dylan, Beach Boys & More

    Who's Your Band?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 43:42


    On Episode 202 of Who's Your Band?, Jeffrey Paul and Sean Morton kick off a new decade-by-decade series by attempting the impossible: choosing the six greatest songs of the 1960s! From The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys to The Rolling Stones, Motown, Patsy Cline and Dusty Springfield, the guys debate which classics truly define the decade. Plus, summer concert talk featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Stabbing Westward, Guns N' Roses and more. What are YOUR six greatest songs of the '60s?

    Keen On Democracy
    From Japan With(out) Love: David Baerwald on His Grandfather Spy Who Helped Flatten Tokyo

    Keen On Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 46:41


    “That's how I would picture fascists: this never-satisfied, dissonant climb to nothing… to ruin.” — David Baerwald Earlier this month, the historian James M. Scott came on the show to talk about those three deadly days in August 1945 when the Americans dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. Today we return to that war in the skies above Japan. Only with a fictional twist. Behind this fiction, however, is the kind of family saga that few novelists have either the nerve or imagination to invent. It concerns three generations of the Baerwalds. In the Thirties, a German Jewish organic chemist called Ernst Baerwald worked for (of all people) I.G. Farben, the company that manufactured the gas used at Auschwitz. A sophisticated Japanophile, Baerwald was Farben's man in Tokyo, where he hobnobbed with a member of the royal family. American intelligence turned Ernst Baerwald into a spy, using his intimate knowledge of Japan in their firebombing of Tokyo. In exchange, Baerwald fled to the United States with his wife and son Hans, who became a leading authority on 20th century Japanese politics. Hans' son, David Baerwald, meanwhile, became a platinum-selling musician who has worked with Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones, Sheryl Crow, and Bruce Springsteen. Growing up in California, David knew little about Ernst. But seven years ago, while clearing out the family home after the Los Angeles fires, he discovered his grandfather's diaries, photographs, and letters. He found a 1943 speech to the American Intelligence School proving that Ernst, a German Jew who loved Japan, knew the details of the Tokyo firebombing in which 140,000 people died, two years before it happened. “I have no qualifications as a historian,” David Baerwald confesses. So what followed was The Fire Agent, a 624-page novel loosely imagined around his grandfather's enigmatic life. But what David brought to this epic was a lyricist's skill in the kind of musical composition that enabled him to keep characters in play like sections of an orchestra. No wonder then that The Fire Agent is one of the most acclaimed literary debuts of the year. And no wonder that, in our age of looming fascism, The Fire Agent reads as more than just history. Five Takeaways •       Papers Found in a Fire. The novel began, appropriately, in flames: during a Los Angeles fire at an old family home, Baerwald discovered his grandfather's papers — among them a 1943 speech delivered at the American Intelligence School in San Francisco, proving that Ernst Baerwald was deeply involved in, or at least privy to, the planning of the Tokyo firebombing two years before the bombs fell in March 1945. The shock was moral as much as archival: everything David knew of his grandfather was how much he loved Japan and hated what happened to it. The contradiction became an obsession, the obsession became an investigation — of one family, and of the joining of industry and fascism in three countries — and the investigation became a novel, because “I have no qualifications as a historian” and a novel allows some jokes to carry the tragedy's weight.•       The Man Who Knew Where the Gas Was. Ernst Baerwald, the family's “dye seller,” was nothing so modest: dyestuffs being slang for organic chemistry, he was Asia director of the chemical cartel that supplied IG Farben — the conglomerate that built a work camp at Auschwitz — a violinist mentor to Prince Takamatsu, and a German Jew too valuable to fire until far too late. He helped build Tokyo's natural gas distribution system after the Kanto earthquake, which meant he knew every depot, fuel store, and pumping station in the city he loved — knowledge that made this dual enemy alien mysteriously trusted by American intelligence. His OSS box is nearly empty; the OSS Society's verdict was “he was a commie.” Behind him stands the Philanthropin — the Frankfurt school of the Jewish Enlightenment his father Hermann ran — which raised Ernst antifascist before fascism existed: “before he was a German, before he was an American, before he was a lover of Japan, he was a hater of tyranny.”•       “So We Firebombed the Civilians.” The moral reckoning at the book's heart: 140,000 killed in Tokyo, sixty-five more cities burned — while the industrial strip from Tokyo to Yokohama was deliberately spared, because America wanted it intact to rebuild the Japanese economy after the war. Baerwald calls the firebombing “an atrocity of unspeakable terms” and, following Gar Alperovitz, questions the necessity of the atomic bombs — a message to the Soviets more than a strategy against Japan. His father, scheduled for the invasion that never came, felt lifelong relief at Hiroshima — one of many things father and son never discussed. “Why do fathers and sons have problems? A lot of reasons.” The writing became a posthumous reconciliation: “I understand more of my father than I ever did when he was alive. I've forgiven him a lot.” The next book is about him — the UCLA Japan scholar who lost his security clearance to McCarthyism for being insufficiently anti-communist about China.•       From Boomtown to The Fire Agent. What a songwriter brings to a 624-page epic: reliability — a working lyricist learns he can “write a page on demand” — and orchestration, since composing instrumental music means keeping track of characters the way you track an orchestra, knowing what each instrument cannot play. Baerwald's formation was the émigré Los Angeles of a breakfast joint on the Pacific Coast Highway where his surf crew gathered mornings — the same tables once shared by Duke Kahanamoku, Bertolt Brecht, and Stravinsky, in the Santa Monica neighborhood of Thomas Mann, on the street where James Dean later lived. Brecht was always his favorite lyricist, a secret he kept: in Los Angeles, admit you want to write songs like Brecht and “they lock you up in a padded room.” The German Jewish musical tradition that fled to his hometown now flows, a generation on, back into prose.•       The Music of Fascism. The novel's present-tense purpose: fascist movements “have a very limited vocabulary,” and sometimes it's easier to hear how stupid it is from the mouths of foreigners. The mechanisms — how such movements are funded, how they function, what they do with total power — were identical in Germany, Japan, and Italy, and the contemporary echoes are “impossible to avoid. They're identical.” All three countries ended as rubble. In Japan, where prime minister Takaichi stands in the lineage of Kishi Nobusuke and Nanking denial persists, the conservatives will object; Baerwald hopes to spark debates. And asked what neo-fascism sounds like, he composed it: Kundera's kitsch — the child in the field, the tear on the cheek, “sanitized absurdities because the truth is so bloody awful” — rendered as a music-box melody gradually tortured by Ligeti dissonance, resolving into the Shepard tone: an audio illusion of endless ascent that never arrives. “That's how I would picture fascists: this never-satisfied, dissonant climb to nothing… to ruin.” About the Guest David Baerwald is an award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and recording artist, best known fo...

    Tales from the Green Room
    Steve Poltz & Jay Blakesberg on the Grateful Dead — Then Everything Goes Off the Rails

    Tales from the Green Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 13:52 Transcription Available


    What was supposed to be a conversation about the Grateful Dead quickly becomes something else entirely when photographer Jay Blakesberg and singer-songwriter Steve Poltz join us at High Sierra.The two give us a preview of Working Man's Dead, their wonderfully unpredictable live collaboration combining Jay's iconic Grateful Dead photography and storytelling with Steve's music — including songs he writes spontaneously in response to stories and images he hasn't seen coming.They talk about Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and the strange magic of improvisation. Jay also recounts watching an all-white-clad Steve Poltz make his way toward the rail at the Sphere as the crowd seemingly parted for him “like Moses” — leading Jay to describe Steve as “a cross between Bob Dylan and Moses.”And then things go completely off the rails.Charlton Heston. Planet of the Apes. Paper routes. Behind the Green Door. A mysterious bag of vintage magazines. And several moments when we completely lose control of our own interview.Underneath the insanity, though, is a friendship between two gifted storytellers and a shared love of the Grateful Dead, spontaneity and the kind of live experience that can never happen exactly the same way twice.This is Steve Poltz and Jay Blakesberg — unfiltered, unscripted and very much Only in the Green Room.Steve Poltz, Jay Blakesberg, Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead stories, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead photography, High Sierra Music Festival, Only in the Green Room

    Never Ending Stories: Bob Dylan & the Never Ending Tour
    Teaser // NES 089: Bob Dylan LIVE, Newport 2002

    Never Ending Stories: Bob Dylan & the Never Ending Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 8:36


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    Word Podcast
    Martin Simpson's 60 years on the folk circuit ‘making people cry for a living'

    Word Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 50:25


    Martin Simpson got backstage when he was 15 and met Jimmy Reed and Big Joe Williams and it changed his life forever. He's been on the folk circuit ever since, still at the top of his game and with the wealth of knowledge and experience reflected in this extremely entertaining podcast. His ‘Some Kind Of Jubilee' album celebrates 50 years since his first record and he's on tour in September. And talks to us here about … … his operatic Dad born in the 19th Century … the message carved with a knife on the door of the Bodmin Trad Music Club … hearing Paul Robeson aged four and thinking “I want to make people cry for a living” … ‘60s folk circuit snobbery and its disdain for “foreign songs” … signing Big Joe Williams' walking stick in a space between Bob Dylan and Joan Baez … memories of Alex Campbell, Matin Carthy, Dave & Jo Ann Kelly and “that swarthy bunch of lunatics from Hull, the Watersons” … the Nun & Ice Cream Cone, the Frog & Afterbirth: imaginary pub venues cooked up with June Tabor … being managed by Tony Secunda, “an extremely unpleasant human being” … “the only damage you can do to a folk song is to not sing it” … supporting Steeleye Span and the night cash rained from the heavens … Don't Think Twice It's All Right, These Days by Jackson Browne, Mississippi John Hurt and other songs that never let you down onstage … second-lining at a New Orleans jazz funeral: “the slow drag and the racing return” … and how folk songs travel abroad and evolve. Order copies of ‘Some Kind Of Jubilee' here: https://martinsimpsonmusic.com/pre-order-the-new-album/ Martin Simpson tickets here: https://martinsimpsonmusic.com/Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Word In Your Ear
    Martin Simpson's 60 years on the folk circuit ‘making people cry for a living'

    Word In Your Ear

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 50:25


    Martin Simpson got backstage when he was 15 and met Jimmy Reed and Big Joe Williams and it changed his life forever. He's been on the folk circuit ever since, still at the top of his game and with the wealth of knowledge and experience reflected in this extremely entertaining podcast. His ‘Some Kind Of Jubilee' album celebrates 50 years since his first record and he's on tour in September. And talks to us here about … … his operatic Dad born in the 19th Century … the message carved with a knife on the door of the Bodmin Trad Music Club … hearing Paul Robeson aged four and thinking “I want to make people cry for a living” … ‘60s folk circuit snobbery and its disdain for “foreign songs” … signing Big Joe Williams' walking stick in a space between Bob Dylan and Joan Baez … memories of Alex Campbell, Matin Carthy, Dave & Jo Ann Kelly and “that swarthy bunch of lunatics from Hull, the Watersons” … the Nun & Ice Cream Cone, the Frog & Afterbirth: imaginary pub venues cooked up with June Tabor … being managed by Tony Secunda, “an extremely unpleasant human being” … “the only damage you can do to a folk song is to not sing it” … supporting Steeleye Span and the night cash rained from the heavens … Don't Think Twice It's All Right, These Days by Jackson Browne, Mississippi John Hurt and other songs that never let you down onstage … second-lining at a New Orleans jazz funeral: “the slow drag and the racing return” … and how folk songs travel abroad and evolve. Order copies of ‘Some Kind Of Jubilee' here: https://martinsimpsonmusic.com/pre-order-the-new-album/ Martin Simpson tickets here: https://martinsimpsonmusic.com/Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast
    Music and Mysticism with Matthew Ingram (4K Reboot)

    New Thinking Allowed Audio Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 43:05


    Matthew Ingram is author of Retreat: How the Counterculture Invented Wellness. He hosts the Woebot blog. This stimulating conversation, recorded in 2021, explores the very nature of music and covers different music genres including blues, rock, gospel, jazz, new age, and even punk. Some of the many musicians discussed include John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Carlos Santana, Paul Horn, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Robert Johnson, Enya, Brian Wilson, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. The discussion also includes traditional religious music as well as the many gurus who have influenced different musicians.

    Crispy Coated Robots
    Crispy Coated Robots #339 - Best Music Docs

    Crispy Coated Robots

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 40:58


    www.facebook.com/crispycoatedrobotsThis episode could be called Behind the Podcast: The Rise and Fall of Crispy Coated Robots.Jason, Jim, and Joseph talk about some of the Best (non-concert) Music Documentaries.Things were so bad, they called him Woody.I want to be a hairdresser or two. I want to be two hairdressers.Joseph overtalks and shushes as a debate tactic.Jason has a selection that is really NEAT.Jim is butt-hurt over a documentary he has never seen.Which doc was compl(ea)tly removed by the band members it was about?Whose impression of Bob Dylan helped Bob Dylan sing a song?

    New Books Network
    Scott Peeples, "How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan" (Reaktion, 2026)

    New Books Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 63:58


    Scott Peeple's How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (Reaktion, 2026) chronicles Bob Dylan's rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis cafés and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan's entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan's deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan's major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan die-hards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

    Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast
    29. Goodbye Jimmy Reed with Erin Callahan

    Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 80:52


    Welcome to Songs of Experience: A Bob Dylan Podcast, where we explore the man and the music one song at a time. In this episode, Henry welcomes back his bestie Erin Callahan to talk about Goodbye Jimmy Reed and the finale of the Long Hot Summer 2026 in Nashville!  Goodbye Jimmy Reed Written by: Bob Dylan I live on a street named after a Saint Women in the churches wear powder and paint Where the Jews and the Catholics and the Muslims all pray I can tell a Proddy from a mile away Goodbye Jimmy Reed - Jimmy Reed indeed Give me that old time religion, it's just what I need For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory Go tell it on the Mountain, go tell the real story Tell it in that straight forward puritanical tone In the mystic hours when a person's alone Goodbye Jimmy Reed - Godspeed Thump on the bible - proclaim the creed You won't amount to much the people all said ‘Cause I didn't play guitar behind my head Never pandered never acted proud Never took off my shoes and threw them into the crowd Goodbye Jimmy Reed - goodbye and goodnight I'll put a jewel in your crown - I'll put out the light They threw everything at me, everything in the book Had nothing to fight with but a butcher's hook They have no pity - they don't lend a hand And I can't sing a song that I don't understand Goodbye Jimmy Reed - goodbye and good luck Can't play the record ‘cause my needle got stuck Transparent woman in a transparent dress It suits you well - I must confess I'll break open your grapes I'll suck out the juice I need you like my head needs a noose Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and so long I thought I could resist her but I was so wrong G-d be with you, brother dear If you don't mind me asking, what brings you here? Oh, nothing much, I'm just looking for the man I came to see where he's lying in this lost land Goodbye Jimmy Reed and with everything within ya Can't you hear me calling from down in Virginia     Check out Erin's new book! https://bookshop.org/p/books/bob-dylan-in-the-1980s-a-reconsideration-erin-c-callahan/1f54f866c253f95d  And her fabulous podcast: https://infinitygoesupontrial.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram @songsofbob,If you would like to support hosting my podcasts, please check out my Patreon where for $5 I will give you a shout out on the podcast of your choice. Thank you to, Rob Kelly, Roberta Rakove, Matt Simonson, and Christopher Vanni. For $10, in addition to the shout-out I'll send you a surprise piece of Bob Dylan merch! Thank you to Kaitie Cerovec who is already enjoying her merch! I have a merch shop! Check out all sorts of fun Bob Dylan (and more) items! Thank you to Mark Godfrey, Linda Maultsby and Nancy Cobb over on Substack.Email us at songsofbobdylan@gmail.comSubscribe: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Substack.

    New Books in Biography
    Scott Peeples, "How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan" (Reaktion, 2026)

    New Books in Biography

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 63:58


    Scott Peeple's How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (Reaktion, 2026) chronicles Bob Dylan's rise from apprenticeships in Minneapolis cafés and Greenwich Village folk clubs to international stardom as a breathtakingly original songwriter and singer. Scott Peeples follows Dylan through decades of radical shifts in his writing, recording and performing styles, from the intimate lo-fi Basement Tapes to the musical collage art and apocalyptic blues of the twenty-first century. Spanning Dylan's entire career, How Many Roads illuminates Dylan's deep respect for tradition alongside his artistic restlessness, a combination that extends into his prose writing, filmmaking and visual art. Weaving lucid analyses of Dylan's major albums and live performances into a briskly paced biographical narrative, Peeples offers newcomers and Dylan die-hards alike a fresh perspective on the most compelling and challenging popular performer of our time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

    Founders
    #429 Bob Dylan's Autobiography

    Founders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2026 60:04


    What I learned from rereading Bob Dylan's autobiography. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠⁠https://ramp.com⁠⁠ Applovin: ⁠⁠https://www.applovin.com Vanta: ⁠⁠https://vanta.com/founders

    When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

    The first of the "George Harrison and Bob Dylan" session discs.     This show mostly covers the "Winter of Discontent" 1968 and May 1970 sessions, but Marv and I also meander around several other corners.    More of this collaboration of titans coming soon!  #madeonzencastr.

    Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast
    SLOWBURN Blues N Roots - Salty Dog (August 2026)

    Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026 121:09


    Title: "SLOWBURN" Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast 320kbps (August 2026) Artist: www.salty.com.au - Podcast Album: Salty Dog Blues N Roots Podcast Visit: www.salty.com.au Twenty five tracks spanning contemporary blues, roots, Americana and classic recordings, alongside a strong selection of new Australian music. SLOWBURN features music from Gov't Mule, Sue Foley, The Allman Brothers Band, Bob Dylan, Koko Taylor, The Black Keys, James McMurtry, Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová, Steve Earle & Los Lobos, The Beatles and more. Australian artists are well represented, with new music from Daryl Roberts' Hey Gringo, Phil Coyne & The Wayward Aces, Shaun Klinger's Heavy Kicks, Jen Mize & Jeremy Edwards, Barb Waters & Van Walker, Tex Perkins & Matt Walker, and Perry Keyes. Subscribe to Salty Dog Blues N Roots on your favourite podcast app and come along for the ride. Powered by Salty Dog Blues N Roots www.salty.com.au #Podcast #SaltyDogBluesNRoots #bluesmusicvictoria #BluesPodcast #RootsMusic #AustralianBlues ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR ** Australia 01. Gov't Mule / Thorazine Shuffle / Dose / Capricorn Records / 1998 02. Scarlet Rivera / Dust Bowl / All Of Me / Bright Sun Records / 2020 03. Sue Foley / Two Bit Texas Town / Pinky's Blues / Stony Plain Records / 2021 04. ** Daryl Roberts' Hey Gringo / El Rancho / Adios Amigo / Independent / 2025 05. Steve Earle N Los Lobos / Volver A Celaya / Volver A Celaya / New West Records / 2026 06. Mick Clarke / Madison Blues / Shake That Boogie (Live in Bremen 1989) / MIG Music / 2026 07. Allman Brothers Band / Don't Keep Me Wonderin' / Idlewild South / Atco-Capricorn Records / 1970 08. The Record Company / Don't Let Me Get Lonely / Badass Dark Country / Various Artists Compilation / 2026 09. ** Phil Coyne N The Wayward Aces / Checkin' Up On My Baby / Single Release / Independent / 2026 10. James McMurtry / How'm I Gonna Find You Now / Complicated Game / Complicated Game Records / 2015 11. Snocaps / Avalanche / Snocaps / ANTI- Records / 2025 12. The Black Keys / Who's Been Foolin' You / Peaches! / Easy Eye Sound-Warner Records / 2026 13. ** Shaun Klinger's Heavy Kicks / Call On Me / Single Release / Independent / 2026 14. ** Jen Mize, Jeremy Edwards w. Rough N Tumble / Double Talk / Tilt / Independent / 2026 15. Glen Hansard N Marketa Irglova / Falling Slowly / Once: Music from the Motion Picture / Canvasback-Columbia-Sony Music Soundtrax / 2007 16. ** Barb Waters N Van Walker / Chalet Light / Single Release / Cheersquad Records & Tapes / 2026 17. Gwenifer Raymond / Champion Ivy / Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark / Tompkins Square / 2025 18. Koko Taylor / Wang Dang Doodle / Blues Explosion / Atlantic Records / 1984 19. Tyler Bryant / Screwed N Tattooed / Single Release / Independent / 2026 20. The Beatles / Paperback Writer / Single Release / Parlophone Records / 1966 21. ** Tex Perkins N Matt Walker / Maybe Tomorrow / Single Release / Cheersquad Records & Tapes / 2026 22. Lia Graham / The Long Road / The Long Road / Independent / 2026 23. ** Perry Keyes / Warren Zevon Has Stopped Drinking / The Alison Bend / Independent / 2026 24. Bob Dylan / Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) / Street-Legal / Columbia Records / 1978 25. John Moreland N Lydia Loveless / Faded Loves and Memories / Sittin' With Blaze: A Tribute to Blaze Foley / Concord Records / 2026

    GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST
    Summer Magic 1985: Hersheypark Stadium, 6/28

    GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 72:45


    The Grateful Dead made their only visit to the land of chocolate on a rainy night in summer 1985, a pivotal show for different reasons for lighting crew member Dan English and longtime Dead Head photographer Bob MinkinGuests: David Lemieux, Dennis McNally, Dan English, Bob Minkin, Hawk, Dave Leopold, John Leopold, James Williamson, DNA, Johnny Dwork, Andy Perrine, Tom Storrer, Joe Noce, Joe StevanoffSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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    The Luke and Pete Show
    The Impressive Chest of a Guatemalan Man

    The Luke and Pete Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 35:05


    The UK is experiencing its millionth heatwave of the summer and the world is on fire but at least a lot of shareholder value is being generated.On today's show, Pete regales us with stories from a day out in London which took him to the Tate Modern and into contact with the work of an avant-garde Guatemalan artist. He just couldn't take his eyes off one particular installation.Plus, Gary Vee's acting weirder than ever and Bob Dylan is incomprehensible at his present-day gigs.Send us your latest stories, questions and comments here: hello@lukeandpeteshow.com.The Luke and Pete Show is the sometimes ridiculous, always funny podcast with Luke Moore and Pete Donaldson: two men who have time on their hands and a good idea of how to waste it. Subscribe to get your comedy podcast fix every Monday and Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Kreative Kontrol
    Ep. #1122: Squirrel Flower

    Kreative Kontrol

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 85:26


    Ella Williams from Squirrel Flower is here to discuss Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going, not having a real home, living in many different cities, and the joys of transience, when relationships are complicated by the city of Cleveland, which can be depicted in song or on the comedic TV show 30 Rock, playing a show where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, when ghosts steal your CDs, finding musical inspiration in the book Women Who Run with the Wolves and in the work of Joni Mitchell, highways and marginalization, volume and balance, frenetic motion and stark stillness, writing new songs, playing shows soon, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven't already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You've Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1063: RatboysEp. #1045: The BethsEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan's ‘Through The Open Window'Ep. #875: Ann PowersEp. #700: SpoonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    All Songs Considered
    Cover songs that are better than the originals

    All Songs Considered

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 51:41


    Sometimes a cover song is so good, so singular that it completely eclipses the original version.  Think Sinéad O'Connor doing Prince's “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Jimmy Hendrix lighting up Bob Dylan's “All Along the Watchtower” or, of course, Whitney Houston's defining take on Dolly Parton's “I Will Always Love You.”  On this week's show, we share some of our picks for cover songs that are better than the originals, talk about why, and what, exactly, a cover song needs to become a classic.NPR Music's Dora Levite and Lars Gotrich join host Robin Hilton.Leave us a review on Apple or Spotify wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org(00:00) Intro and the top five G.O.A.T.s (06:06) Al Green: “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”(09:58) Björk: “It's Oh So Quiet”(12:28) Aretha Franklin: “Respect”(16:22) Low: “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me”(19:45) Andrew Paul Woodworth: “Fight For Your Right to Party”(25:10) Yaeji: “Passionfruit”(28:13) Shonen Knife: “Top of the World”(32:06) Wednesday: “She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Double)”(34:54) Low: “Fearless”(36:37) Harry Nilsson: “Without You”(39:57) Beyonce: “Before I Let Go (Homecoming Live Bonus Track)”(42:35) Gary Jules: “Mad World”(49:19) Chaka Khan: “I Feel For You”Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

    Depresh Mode with John Moe
    Margaret Glaspy Ends Her Instagram Addiction and Sings From Her Original Thought

    Depresh Mode with John Moe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 62:29


    Margaret Glaspy compares the experience she was having on Instagram to being lightly punched in the gut, over and over, for a very long time. Like it's not like being hit hard, just a little tap of something negative with each update you read, each comparison made, each distancing away from actual humanity and toward the simulated reality the platform presents. So she quit social media. Which was hard because it was an actual addiction. And then she wrote and recorded her new album, I Am Both, which just came out. It's a remarkable work as Margaret leaned on her own mind, her own thoughts and memories and experiences. The California-raised, Brooklyn-based musician was inspired by the clear voice and perspective of heroes like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and John Steinbeck. It's a candid interview that just might inspire you to make a big change of your own. Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun. Check out our I'm Glad You're Here and Depresh Mode merchandise at the brand new merch website MaxFunStore.com! Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org. Depresh Mode is on BlueSky, Instagram, Substack, and you can join our Preshies Facebook group.  Help is available right away. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALK Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741. International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joindepresh

    The Rizzuto Show
    Rizz in Paris, Complaint Bets & Celebrities Who Suck

    The Rizzuto Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 36:22


    Rizz is currently living it up (and complaining his way through) Paris, so the rest of the gang is holding down the fort!First up, the crew breaks down French Rizz's Instagram updates and sets up a tallies bet for his return. Moon takes the high road with a modest 2 complaints, but Rafe goes big with a prediction of 10 separate grievances ranging from Chicago layovers to rude Uber drivers.Next, in Crap on Celebrities, Lern brings a controversial viral list of stars who allegedly suck at their crafts. The team passionately debates J.Lo's entertainer status, Taylor Swift's basicness claims, Snoop Dogg's legendary style, Keanu Reeves' acting chops, and whether Bob Dylan is just trolling everyone at this point.Finally, Moon shares personal stories about Linkin Park following the trailer drop for their new documentary Unshatter, and Rafe runs through today's wild adult entertainment star birthdays!Follow The Rizzuto Show → https://linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → https://1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Rizzuto Show
    DAILY PODCAST: Your G-Spot is in Your Ears | The Rizzuto Comedy Show

    The Rizzuto Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 161:00


    Welcome back to another shot-out-of-a-cannon episode of The Rizzuto Show! It's Wednesday, everybody's burning the midnight oil, and the crew is diving deep into what it actually takes to survive the morning grind.First up, we unpack the ultimate nighttime sleep routine. From Lern getting into bed strictly at 8:30 PM to Moon laying upside down with his legs up the wall like a red-lens-wearing alien, everyone has a bizarre trick for catching Zs. We go around the room comparing bedroom thermostat temperatures—settling the eternal debate between freezing 66° Arctic expeditions and crazy 78° hot boxes—and reveal America's scientifically proven ideal room temp. Plus, King Scott drops a bomb about his silk hair bonnet routine!Next, in honor of National Underwear Day, we rundown the top 7 underwear brands in America, call out cheap multi-pack basics, and debate whether self-cleaning, odor-free shirts made of volcanic ash and gold are revolutionary or gross. Things get weird fast when the gang breaks down why sticking Q-tips in your ears feels like an out-of-body astral experience, despite every ear doctor begging you to stop.We also reflect on things that were taboo 10 years ago that are totally normal now—like location sharing, canceling plans as self-care, talking about mental health, and the rapid rise of AI. Finally, with King Scott preparing for fatherhood, Moon brings out the official Social Security Administration data to review 50 of the absolute strangest baby names given to infants last year. Would you name your child Gator, Rooster, Chaos, or literally Infant Girl? Rizz is currently living it up (and complaining his way through) Paris, so the rest of the gang is holding down the fort!First up, the crew breaks down French Rizz's Instagram updates and sets up a tallies bet for his return. Moon takes the high road with a modest 2 complaints, but Rafe goes big with a prediction of 10 separate grievances ranging from Chicago layovers to rude Uber drivers.Next, in Crap on Celebrities, Lern brings a controversial viral list of stars who allegedly suck at their crafts. The team passionately debates J.Lo's entertainer status, Taylor Swift's basicness claims, Snoop Dogg's legendary style, Keanu Reeves' acting chops, and whether Bob Dylan is just trolling everyone at this point.Finally, Moon shares personal stories about Linkin Park following the trailer drop for their new documentary Unshatter, and Rafe runs through today's wild pornstar birthdays!The Rizz Quiz Showdown, Rage Tribute & Big Trivia Victories The gang is live from the Bud Light Studio, throwing down the ultimate 90s throwback hype and testing caller brains with the return of Rizz Quiz!First, Moon breaks down all the details for the Rizzuto Birthday Bash at Delmar Hall—complete with Bags Against the Machine delivering a full Rage Against the Machine headlining set, a Blink-182 tribute, and the Pin-Up Bowl pre-party. Plus, huge giveaways for Guns N' Roses, Candlebox, and Babymetal with Halestorm!Then, Rafe takes control of the show with two full rounds of fast-paced Rizz Quiz trivia. Listeners call in to test their speed against the 45-second clock. Watch how Round 1 saw callers struggle to get past basic questions before Tom in Belleville set a massive bar of 8 correct answers. Then in Round 2, Jennifer repped the ladies of St. Louis by putting up an insane 10-point score to take home Guns N' Roses ticketsThanks for hanging out with The Rizzuto Show, where every day proves reality is funnier than fiction. If you're looking for a comedy podcast full of weird news, hilarious conversations, and the occasional accidental life lesson, buckle up.Follow The Rizzuto Show → https://linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → https://1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.This easy yoga pose can help you fall asleep fasterWhat's the Best Temperature for Sleep?New study reveals America's preferred AC temperatureClothing company releases odor-control shirt you can wear for a month without washingNATIONAL UNDERWEAR DAY - August 5, 2026We Asked an ENT if Q-Tips Are Really That Bad for Your Ears25 Things That Became Acceptable Since 2016 And We Should All Be WorriedParents believe children should be taught digital literacy at an early age, new survey showsFrom 'Jinx' To 'Gator:' Here Are Some Of The Most Unusual Baby Names of 2025Linkin Park 'Unshatter' Documentary: Watch the Trailer25 Famous People Who Are Bad At What They DoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Madigan's Pubcast
    Episode 283: Legislating Pet Raccoons, a Superhero Octopus & LA's New False Prophet?

    Madigan's Pubcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 95:45


    INTRO (00:24): Kathleen opens the show drinking a Lush IPA from Fremont Brewing Company.    TOUR NEWS: See Kathleen live on her “Flying Cats & Marching Armadillos Tour.”   TASTING MENU (4:04): Kathleen samples Milwaukee Pretzel Company's “Schnibbles,” Mingua Cajun Jerky, and Doritos Hot Honey Pizza Chips.    QUEEN NEWS (13:16): Kathleen shares Dolly Parton's funny quote about Bob Dylan and discloses that