Saturday Morning Flavor

Tag: music discovery

  • 08: Mom and Dad Throw Records in the Trash

    Do you pay attention to song lyrics? I didn’t — until that one day when Mom and Dad tossed out all those “bad influence” records by AC/DC, KISS, and the like. I’ll share which album survived, surprisingly, and yes I did actually learn something from the whole ordeal. We’ll also hear a turning-points story from…

  • 07: Hello, I Love You, I Think You Should Leave

    What song changed your relationship with someone? Here’s five of your stories about love, loss, and reclamation. Plus Saturday morning music discovery. Anchoring the episode: we dive deep with Grace Yeoh from Singapore on how one song changed everything for her — and how she reclaimed her perspective after a rough patch. Go Grace! Also:…

  • 06: Standing Next to Dad, Thinking … Damn, This is Cool

    Episode 6 is tasty chunks of Mardi Gras radio and a healthy serving of global flavors, along with stories that answer three questions:  Claire R. shares her turning-points story featuring a trip with her dad to Alpine Valley, Wisconsin. Annabelle in South Carolina tells her tale of growing up, but staying a child. And we…

  • 05: Turning Points: When the Songs Fit the Stories

    Patrick Castro shares how Motown music became ‘his thing,’ while growing up Filipino-American in rural Louisiana. It’s part of a new ‘turning points’ segment focused on the soundtracks that fit the moments in our lives. Also new: I try to record each voice break in just one take. Spoiler: piece of cake. (I’m lying. And…

  • 04: We Score a Bonus Day in Barcelona

    What would you do with a surprise 24 hours, free, in one of your favorite cities? My daughter and I recently had such a gift in Barcelona, thanks to the glorious ineptitude of Delta Airlines. This is our sonic scrapbook. In this episode, father and daughter visit Park Guell — the park that didn’t really…

  • 03: This Package Contains Evidence

    A package arrives in the mail. Inside, it’s an old copy of the Rochester Times Union — a paper that no longer exists, with a story from 1987 about a small movement that no longer exists.  It’s tangible proof that we, the freaks and geeks behind the mic at WIRQ, our high school radio station,…

  • 02: I Was a Teenage FCC Renegade

    A confession story: I was a teenage FCC renegade, and it’s time I came clean. After that, Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate share life’s greatest walk-on song. I share my own earthquake stories, followed by some fictional, unfortunate fateful moments for others. We take a trip to Louisiana with Beau Joque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers…

  • 01: How Frogs Changed Me Forever in 1986

    I’m kicking this off with my own 36 year-old origin story before diving into music discovery. You’ll also hear how Muddy Waters may have inadvertently killed off the Esso Trinidad Steel Band. And how Kermit the Frog sparked an unexpected 75-mile love connection, facilitated via KEXP in Seattle.  In between: New Order, Hot 8 Brass…