xmas eve

 

What a year this has been! I can’t say I’m sorry to see it end.

Today on the show, I ran through some of the weirdest stories of the year – with certainly one of the oddest taking us through today when “The Interview” will be available online on demand for your Christmas viewing pleasure!

Sadly, today also brought the news of yet another police shooting of a black teen, this time in Berkeley, MO, just a few miles from Ferguson.

Susie Madrak and Cliff Schecter were my guests today, speaking about the year gone by and our hopes for the new year beginning next week… and with that, I’m done. Or not…

Beginning in the wee hours of Christmas morning, the Radio or Not stream will feature an eclectic mix of holiday tunes, unlike anything you’ll hear elsewhere.

Tomorrow afternoon through Friday night we’ll go into Flashback Friday mode, featuring music interviews from my music radio days, including segments with

  • Tori Amos
  • Sting
  • Ray Davies
  • Randy Newman
  • Pretenders
  • Patty Griffin
  • Old 97s
  • Natalie Merchant
  • Lyle Lovett
  • Lowen & Navarro
  • Joan Osborne
  • Jill Sobule
  • Jayhawks
  • Jackson Brown
  • Finn Brothers
  • Don Henley
  • Dave Matthews Band
  • Colin Hay
  • Chris Isaak
  • Boz Scaggs
  • Ben Folds Five
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Aimee Mann
  • Michael Penn
  • The Wallflowers
  • Everything But the Girl
  • Gregg Alexander (New Radicals)
  • Bruce Cockburn

And we’ll have more to come in the new year…. Those will play tomorrow afternoon and all day on Friday. Over the weekend, this week’s shows will repeat on the stream.

And next week, we’ll review 2014 with some of the best interviews from the past year, including

  • Jeff Sharlet on being gay in Russia
  • Vincent Bugliosi on prosecuting George W. Bush for murder
  • Senator Bernie Sanders
  • Congressman Alan Grayson
  • The Nation’s Dave Zirin from Rio de Janiero during the FIFA World Cup
  • Zephyr Teachout
  • Gen. Wesley Clark (in the most surprising interview of the year)

and more…. check back for the schedule…

Until next time, thank you for listening, radio or not!