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Young Brian was always asking questions. He wanted to know how the world worked. He wanted to know why it worked. He wanted to know when it work...
- Added: Mar 02, 2016
- Length: 06:52
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of (who's first names are either Jimmy or Bobby). To start the show - in honor of the Pr...
- Added: Feb 26, 2016
- Length: 02:54:43
Les Claypool never rests. Whether he’s dealing with his most famous band, Primus, leading his Frog Brigade, or jamming with his new friend Sean Le...
Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9
- Added: Feb 22, 2016
- Length: 07:10
- Purchases: 4
I caught up with my friend Stretch the other day. He was headed north out of town, along the Coastal Road. I said "hey, Stretch. Where are you g...
- Added: Feb 17, 2016
- Length: 08:55
A tool lending library builds confidence and community.
- Added: Feb 11, 2016
- Length: 15:28
Another song for the kids: Imagine if you could see yourself in a snowflake! ...
- Added: Feb 10, 2016
- Length: 01:22
Every year at Mardi Gras the city and I reflect on what it means to be from New Orleans. First hour and half is New Orleans music and commentary....
- Added: Feb 07, 2016
- Length: 02:52:25
My friend Vern Acular is a self-taught illuminato of the natural world. He rarely comes into town anymore. Instead, he's always out roaming the W...
- Added: Feb 05, 2016
- Length: 05:00
The term "Indo Rock" was worn by Indonese bands from Netherland during the music's peak from 1958 to 1968. Similar to the US-originated rock and r...
- Added: Feb 01, 2016
- Length: 02:59:38
Jessica worried that someday, somebody might catch her using magic. That would be disastrous! They wouldn't understand that she only used her pow...
- Added: Jan 27, 2016
- Length: 04:42
I found my friend Vern Acular standing at the top of Down Hill with a very long stick in his hands. He looked like he was about to play piñata wit...
- Added: Jan 20, 2016
- Length: 04:47
I must have fallen into the "Bobby" and "Billy" section of the music library because almost every musician featured tonight has one of those names....
- Added: Jan 18, 2016
- Length: 02:55:53
Something's in the 'fridgerator, rotten eggs! ...
- Added: Jan 13, 2016
- Length: 01:12
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of all singing about Shirley and pink "stuff."
- Added: Jan 11, 2016
- Length: 02:51:31
My friend Bugsy Diptera and I were tramping around out near Wunsa Pond the other day ...
- Added: Jan 06, 2016
- Length: 05:42
Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. From the 1950s to the 1970s. All the non-hits (because adding money to music has nev...
- Added: Dec 28, 2015
- Length: 02:48:11
Combining a card trick with the card games, 52 pickup and slap jack also didn't work on radio.
- Added: Dec 20, 2015
- Length: 03:02:48
Indulging myself. You too?
- Added: Dec 16, 2015
- Length: 02:50:04
My friend Miles Walker and I were hiking through the Great Empty Desert when we stomped unexpectedly on a sidewalk ...
- Added: Dec 11, 2015
- Length: 05:34
I didn't really expect a farewell party when I walked into Elmer's Cafe ...
- Added: Dec 10, 2015
- Length: 04:55
Several short, unrelated poems are (loosely) tied together by a short song ...
- Added: Dec 10, 2015
- Length: 01:32
My friend Rita Book recently started working on a new lexical engineering project. Most of her projects are designed for print media, but I heard ...
- Added: Dec 10, 2015
- Length: 03:11
My friend Stretch likes to tell everybody he's living on borrowed time. I said "really? Whose time did you borrow?" ...
- Added: Dec 10, 2015
- Length: 02:58
My friend Archie Meade claims you have to know how to do calculus in order to catch a ball in mid-air ...
- Added: Dec 04, 2015
- Length: 02:54
