Best Mitch Reed Podcasts (2025)

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - SCOTT WALKER AND SERGE GAINSBOURG: TWO TRANSMISSIONS FROM OUT ON THE EDGE. DOUBLE DOWN!! 10:19

2d ago10:19

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What we’re offering today is something completely different: two outlier artists (although one is a French icon) who created off-kilter, out of the box, almost unintelligible nuggets of artistic brilliance. These cuts are linked, not only by the fact that they both feature sinuous bass lines and orchestral flourishes, but that they are produced by …

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "THE BEAT GOES ON"- EPISODE 1-THE ROSY DRAMA OF HENRY MILLER -THIS NEW SERIES CAPTURES A LITERARY MOVEMENT GUIDED BY INDIVIDUALISM, LUNACY, INGENUITY AND THE BE BOP NOTIONS ... 53:20

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Welcome to our new series, “The Beat Goes On,” where we will celebrate the work and enduring influence of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and the other writers whom we identify as “The Beats.” - that crop of artists who worked to expand our consciousness, exploring the hidden possibilities of post WW2 America in the 1950s - Other s…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE." THE VIRTUES OF CYNICISM AS DEMONSTRATED BY MARSHALL CRENSHAW AND THE ORLONS. DOUBLE DOWN!! 9:33

10d ago9:33

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Today we live in a cynical world. It’s pervasive, this debilitating disbelief in our institutions, our once assured tenets of groundedness. Now we doubt, not only what we see, but what we hear, and even our own thoughts. Are they indeed our own? Or, have they been shaped by the unrelenting marketers and influencers? Back in the 80’s - even earlier …

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A DIG THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION- CHARLES BUKOWSKI- THE HOME CASSETTE RECORDINGS- LOUISIANA, 1970- HIS PROLIFIC WORK REFLECTED AN UNDERGROUND DRAPED IN A VELVET CLOTH SIMILAR TO THAT OF LOU REED & KURT ... 59:36

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BUKOWSKI SPEAKS!!!!! Cause and Effect -For Kurt Cobain "the best often die by their own hand just to get away, and those left behind can never quite understand why anybody would ever want to get away from them" Bukowski writes with no apologies from the frayed edge of society. “Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” …

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT BILL MESNIK'S "CALL ME UP IN DREAMLAND" EPISODE #2. THE DIARIST REVISITS A PASSAGE FROM HIS DREAM JOURNAL, WRITTEN IN 2019, IN WHICH HE DESCRIBES HIS STRUGGLE TO CREATE AN ... 30:23

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THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS I've been keeping a diary and dream journal for ten years. Recently, I hit upon the idea of revisiting and recording passages of the diary in a quest to understand myself better by connecting the dots between dream life and the time awake. The first episode explored 2024; this second entry revisits a passage f…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - 12 BARS AND THE TRUTH WITH HARVEY MANDEL AND J.B. HUTTO. DOUBLE DOWN! 10:22

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It seems as though the 12 bar blues structure is an immovable object, an obelisk of sacred, ritualistic, totemic authority. But the form contains multitudes of variety. Here are two examples of the plasticity of that container, which holds the magic blues elixir and can pour it smoothly, or have it gush out, uncontrollably, like a tidal wave. So, b…

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Special Book Edition: Congressional Deliberation: Major Debates, Speeches, and Writings, 1774-2023 (with Jordan Cash) 27:40

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The topic of this episode is a recent book that is titled, Congressional Deliberation: Major Debates, Speeches, and Writings 1774-2023 (Hackett 2024). The book is edited by Jordan T. Cash, a professor at James Madison College at Michigan State University, and by Kevin J. Burns, a professor at Benedictine College. As the book’s title indicates, its …

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT BILL MESNIK'S NEW PILOT PROJECT: "CALL ME UP IN DREAMLAND," IN WHICH OUR INTREPID NAVEL GAZER TRIPS THE LIGHT FANTASTIC DOWN THE CORRIDORS OF HIS DREAM JOURNAL AND DIARY ... 33:17

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In 2005, while visiting the gift shop at the downtown Los Angeles MOCA museum, I came upon a blank journal with a cover fashioned from a salvaged vinyl album by The Allman Brothers. It had the pink Capricorn label. As a lover of vinyl I grabbed it, and decided to begin a journal. It’s been ten years, and I’ve been keeping this diary and transcribin…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE:" THE BENEFITS OF VERSATILITY WITH DANNY KAYE. DOUBLE DOWN!! 9:48

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DANNY KAYE: THE BENEFITS OF VERSATILITY David Daniel Kaminsky (1911-1987), known to the world as Danny Kaye, was an entertainer that could do it all. He was as adept at pathos as he was at antic comedy, and he captivated audiences throughout the 1950s with his magic. His signature patter songs, represented by our first number: Anatole of Paris, wer…

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No Dice No Glory Episode 159: Combat Commander: Vietnam 1:34:06

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What a treat we have today, we have Non-Breaking and Stephen Rangazas, the designers for Combat Commander: Vietnam. You don’t want to miss their only podcast where they talk about taking Chad Jensen’s classic to Vietnam.By Mitch Reed

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING NOVEL: TWO MANIFESTATIONS OF GIDDY STRANGENESS FROM JERRY BLAVAT AND LARRY GROCE. DOUBLE DOWN!! 9:53

28d ago9:53

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The “Novelty” song has deep roots in popular culture. Masters of the form, like Weird Al Yankovic, Warren Zevon, Tom Lehrer, Spike Jones, and Allen Sherman have illuminated our consciousness and tickled our sense of the absurd. How much WAS that doggie in the window?…., WTF is Marzy dotes and dozy dotes about?…, They’re coming to take me away, Haha…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE." MYSTERIOUS, SWINGIN’ RHYTHMS CONJURED BY BENNY GOODMAN AND LITTLE JOEY AND THE FLIPS, DOUBLE DOWN!! 10:15

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What is it about a swing rhythm that sets hearts a flutter? It’s a universal truth. It may have started as an African secret formula, but it was co-opted and catapulted into white western culture by some hip caucasian standard bearers. Here we’ll examine the psycho-physical connection through two seemingly unrelated musical delicacies: one by the u…

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THE BOHEMIA FILES- ROKY ERICKSON- "THE REVEREND OF KARMIC YOUTH"-THE THIN LINE BETWEEN ECSTASY AND NIGHTMARES- A COIN OF MADNESS AND THOUGHTFUL THUNDER- THIS WILL LEAVE YOU STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF ... 45:09

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THE REVEREND OF KARMIC YOUTH- 1The Interpreter 2Starry Eyes 3For You 4Bloody Hammer 5The Wind And More 6Night Of The Vampire 7You're Gonna Miss Me 8I Walked With A Zombie 9Stand For The Fire Demon 10 When You Get Delighted 11 To Think 12 Warning 13 True Love Cast Out All Evil 14 Loving Isn't A Part Time Thing 15 The Looking Glass Song As lead singe…

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THE BOHEMIA FILES- CHARLES MANSON- "THE WHITE ALBUM"- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CHIPMUNKS CHRISTMAS ALBUM, THESE TRACKS COMPRISE THE FEEL GOOD, BAD & UGLY ALBUM OF ANY SEASON- THE ENTIRE 28 TRACK CATALOG ... 1:11:26

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'69 AND THE CRIME ETCHED IN TIME - "When I Was 17, It was not a very good year" Rich Buckland Well. Here is something I've yet to get over in all the years since I first read the grisly details of Sharon Tate’s murder in the Sunday newspaper’s Parade magazine when I was just a wacky hippie teen and beach Boys fanatic. Cult-leader and killer Charles…

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THE BOHEMIA FILES- "IN THE BEGINNING"- RICH BUCKLAND'S 2009 TEST EPISODE FOR WHAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE PODCAST SERIES THE WORLD COULD EASILY LIVE WITHOUT- OR CAN IT? WITH WILLY DEVILLE, LENNY BRUCE AND ... 18:39

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SPLENDOR OF BOHEMIA PRESENTS- "IN THE BEGINNING"- RICH BUCKLAND'S 2009 TEST EPISODE FOR WHAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE PODCAST SERIES THE WORLD COULD EASILY LIVE WITHOUT- OR CAN IT? WITH WILLY DEVILLE, LENNY BRUCE AND OUR SPECIAL GUEST CHARLES MANSON-DIG THIS!By Rich Buckland and Bill Mesnik

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE." A HEX AND THE CURSE OF LOVE CONJURED BY COCK ROBIN AND OLIVIA RODRIGO. DOUBLE DOWN! 12:34

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Ok, folks, we’ve got an unlikely pairing of unrequited torch anthems with an almost 40 year time span between them, featuring points of view which diverge 180 degrees. The first, from Cock Robin, showcases synthesized sounds which seem like they were caught in amber in 1985, and the second, an astounding display of songwriting and vocal pyrotechnic…

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What Does a Member of the House of Representatives Do All Day? (with Fmr. Rep. Derek Kilmer) 29:29

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The topic of this episode is, “What does a member of the House of Representatives do all day?” It is not easy for the average voter to imagine how a member of Congress spends each day. We see images of them standing in the ornate chamber, talking with voters, and there’s no shortage of videos of them delivering speeches or denunciations of presiden…

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES BY BILL EVANS AND TONY BENNETT (FANTASY, 1975) EPISODE #94 4:57

2M ago4:57

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Here is a “Sunny Song”, wherein the fleeting sunlight is a dappled reminder of the evanescence of existence. They’re all gone now: Bill Evans (piano), Tony Bennett (vocals), Henry Mancini (Composer), and Johnny Mercer (Lyricist), but their beautiful creation lives on to remind us to gather our rosebuds while we may. Sadness, and gratitude run in eq…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" DOUBLE STANDARD: A CHEATER’S PURGATORY - A LANDSCAPE OF DECEPTION DELINEATED BY DON COVAY, MASTER OF MUSICAL PAIN AND PRIDE. FEATURING DON COVAY AND PETER ... 12:03

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When it comes to infidelity: can we have our cake and eat it too? In the following two songs, written by the incomparable Don Covay, this theme is explored. The two men narrating these tales of inconstancy are in turmoil - one cheater feels guilty, while the other betrayer is suffering from hurt pride - because his woman is playing the same game. T…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" -NEW SERIES! WITH PETER COOK, DUDLEY MOORE, JAN BERRY, AND DEAN TORRANCE. TWO PAIRS OF ODD-FELLOWS, CAVORTING FOR OUR PLEASURE - DOUBLE DOWN! 7:58

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Right here, squaring off, from opposite sides of the Atlantic, we present: Dueling tag-teams of zaniness — wearing fanciful disguises, winking at traditional forms, and tweeting in a birdlike falsetto… Good stuff! BEDAZZLED The Faustian satire Bedazzled, created by genius comedian Peter Cook (who plays the Devil trying to bargain for souls), makes …

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: BIG BAD BILL (IS SWEET WILLIAM NOW) BY RY COODER, (REPRISE, 1978) EPISODE #93 6:02

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From the first moment I heard this ditty, it became my theme song. I learned to play it - (in a far cruder fashion than Ry, of course) and worked it into my set list. Just like the character Bill in the narrative, - (my name, btw) - my reprobate ways had also been domesticated by love. And, another harmonic convergence: I had even spent a year in L…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS "DAMAGE CONTROL"- THE BOYS REFLECT UPON THE ORIGINAL GIRL'S INTERRUPTED, ZAPPA'S MAGIC GROUPIE TROUPE, THE GTO'S - PLUS DAVID JOHANSEN BOARDS THE MYSTERY TRAIN WITH HIS HEART OF ... 54:36

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"GRIEVING IN THE DOLLS HOUSE" David Johansen passed away peacefully at home on February 28, holding the hands of his wife Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, in the sunlight surrounded by music and flowers. After a decade of profoundly compromised health he died at the age of 75. David and his family were deeply moved by the outpouring of love and su…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" -NEW SERIES! WITH MILEY CYRUS AND CYNDI LAUPER, SPANNING GENERATIONS: TWO PYROTECHNICAL DIVAS SPILL THEIR GUTS FOR OUR ENLIGHTENMENT - DOUBLE DOWN! 11:25

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DOUBLE TROUBLE: CINDY LAUPER AND MILEY CYRUS Two towering, Olympian female voices, from different generations, aligning here to honestly testify about their love damaged hearts. They describe world’s of hurt, confusion, and finally, triumph in the face of loss. Miley Cyrus “Heart of Glass” I love Miley Cyrus - not only because she carries the flag …

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Would Term Limits Fix Congress? (with Casey Burgat) 24:33

3M ago24:33

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The topic of this episode is, “Can term limits fix Congress?” Many Americans, including possibly you, dear listener, look at Congress and think, “These people stink. They spend decades in Congress and are out of touch with the American people and pay too much attention to special interests.” This widespread feeling unsurprisingly leads to nearly 90…

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" -NEW SERIES! WITH NANCY SINATRA, LEE HAZELWOOD, AND MIMI FARINA - A THEATER OF DREAM LOGIC, PAIRING TUNES WHICH CONNECT THE DOTS OF POPULAR MUSIC - DOUBLE ... 11:25

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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back for more DOUBLE TROUBLE Let’s talk about dreams…. Dreams can be intoxicatingly erotic; they can be filled with loss and longing; you might be falling, trapped in an confusing maze, or carried across bodies of water in a leaky boat. I often have the actor’s nightmare - where I’m about to go onstage, but I don’t kno…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS " THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF MEANDERING "- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS ARE AT IT AGAIN AS THEY DELIBERATE THIS MORTAL COIL, MUSK MADNESS, JERRY BUTLER, MAD MAGAZINE, MARY WEISS & ASSORTED ... 1:27:43

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Today's Affirmation: "She Let's Me Watch Her Mom and Pop Fight" Writers: N. Blagman*, S. Bobrick Although she isn't much to look at, And she isn't very bright. I love her, I love her, Oh boy how I love her 'Cuz she let's me watch her mom and pop fight. To see a lamp go through the window And watch them kick and scratch and bite. I love her, I love …

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" -NEW SERIES! WITH ROBERT PLANT AND ROGER MCGUINN - A DUPLEX OF RHYTHMIC REACTION PAIRING TUNES WHICH CONNECT THE DOTS OF POPULAR MUSIC AS BILL MESNIK CHANNELS ... 12:14

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Lennon and McCartney eloquently recited an affirmation stating that In My Life I Loved Them All. The affection for certain artists and the melodic poetry they injected into our souls has remained in our wiring through the good, the bad and the uncertain times of our lives. One beloved gentleman we cherish was known as Arthur Alexander. Known as Jun…

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No Dice No Glory Episode 158: Interview with Wes Crawford 1:31:08

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We are back! This episode we have Wes Crawford a friend and local game designer whose game on the hunt for John Wilkes Booth is about to hit store shelves. We also talk about his other games soon to be released, Engine Thieves and the St Albans Raid, both set during the Civil War. We also talk about Warf Rat Games, his new company with show favorit…

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A SPECIAL VALENTINE'S DAY TWO-FER SPECIAL FROM BILL MESNIK'S "SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET" SONGS: ANNE BRIGGS SINGING "SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR", AND ELVIS COSTELLO PERFORMING "OPPORTUNITY"! NO NEED ... 7:57

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Hello Young Lovers! Welcome to a special Saint Valentine’s Day TWOFER from The Splendid Bohemians: Today we’re featuring two enchanting, encyclopedic British song stylists: Anne Briggs and Elvis Costello. First up: the majestic Ms. Briggs. SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR by Anne Briggs (Topic, 1963) Barefoot and bedraggled, Anne Briggs became the muse o…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS "ALAN FREED'S BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS "- IN 2014, THE ROCK HALL OF FAME REMOVED FREED'S ASHES FROM DISPLAY- IT WAS THE FINAL INDIGNATION IN A LIFE DEVOTED TO THE MUSIC AND PHRASE ... 29:09

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“Rock ’n roll is really swing with a modern name,” Freed once said. “It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and rhythm. It’s the rhythm that gets to the kids – they’re starved of music they can dance to, after all those years of crooners.” HISTORICAL ALAN FREED MOMENTS: Freed moved to WINS in New York in 1954…

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What Is the Lost History of Congress’s Offices of Legislative Counsel? (with Beau Baumann) 28:14

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The topic of this episode is, “What is the lost history of Congress’s Offices of Legislative Counsel?” My guest is Beau Baumann, a doctoral candidate in law at Yale University. He studies the intersection of administrative law and legislation. He has published articles in a number of law journals and previously worked as an attorney for the US Depa…

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"IT IS THE EVENING OF A LEGEND" - MARIANNE EVELYN GABRIEL FAITHFULL - DECEMBER 29, 1946 - JANUARY 30, 2025- IN HONOR OF AN ARTIST, A POET AND A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF REINVENTION- FEATURING HER FINAL ... 17:10

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Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull has boarded The Mystery Train at 78. In the 70's she was anorexic, homeless and addicted to heroin. At the time of her passing she had acquired the status of legend. Marianne was a genuine, brilliant artist in a sea of impostors. Sleep Well in that ocean you struggled so hard to master regardless of the merciless t…

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: SHE CAUGHT THE KATY, LEFT ME A MULE TO RIDE BY TAJ MAHAL (COLUMBIA, 1968) EPISODE #92 6:10

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Henry St. Claire Fredericks, Jr., aka Taj Mahal is 82 years of age, and like that monument in Agra, he stands as an ageless edifice of blues - rock grace. On his latest recording he croons in that familiar rasp: “I’m too young to be this old,” and there’s no denying the truth of that declaration. As the years have passed, it’s gratifying to contemp…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS "THE FIRE AND SOUL REVUE"- A MONSTERPIECE OF PODCAST THEATER FEATURING OUR TRIBUTE TO SAM AND DAVE, SPRINGSTEEN'S RETURN TO NEBRASKA AND THE INTERNAL YEARNINGS OF YOUR SPLENDID ... 1:51:48

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PLEASE JOIN US AT DIG THIS!!!!! https://www.facebook.com/digthiswiththesplendidbohos/ A MESSAGE FROM STAX RECORDS PRODUCER, SONGWRITER AND VOCALIST DAVID PORTER: To say I am saddened about the loss of Sam Moore would be an understatement. You see, it was the finality of the last living connection I had to God’s gift to all of our careers. The exper…

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: MARSHMALLOW SKIES BY RICK NELSON (DECCA, 1967). EPISODE #91 4:37

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This recording, composed and performed by the criminally underestimated Rick Nelson and his right-hand man James Burton, is a tone poem of psychedelic disorientation. It lopes along, taking its sweet time, floating in mid-air, then seeps out through the singer’s enthralled brain in a sensual vortex. It reminds me of my virgin night of acid enlighte…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS " THE HIGHWAY TO A COMPLETE UNKNOWN- THE FILMS OF JAMES MANGOLD"- THIS CINEMATIC CHAMELEON DELIVERED "COPLAND", "GIRL INTERRUPTED", "I WALK THE LINE" AND THE GREATEST REMAKE OF ... 37:00

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Lucasfilm has about a dozen Star Wars movies in various stages of development. One of them is a prequel from James Mangold that will tell the origins of the Force, the mysterious energy field created by life that binds the Star Wars galaxy together. In a recent interview with MovieWeb, Mangold opened up about what convinced him to make a Star Wars …

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: QUE SERA SERA BY SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE (EPIC, 1973) #87 7:36

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This is a difficult artistic puzzle to sort out: a) Why is this, Doris Day’s signature song, the only cover that Sly ever recorded?; and, b), Is its delivery of “cheerful fatalism” a positive or a negative? The motto, cribbed by song writers Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for the Hitchcock film THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, from another film THE BAREFOO…

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What Has Become of the United States Senate and Can It Be Revived? (with Anthony Madonna) 26:19

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The topic of this episode is, “What has become of the United States Senate and can it be revived?” The Senate did not have a good year in 2024. The chamber did not pass a budget resolution, nor did the Senate enact any of the dozen annual spending bills. Its year-end calendar of business listed dozens of pages of bills on matters large and small aw…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS "FAMOUS LAST WORDS- OUR NEW YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA!!"- FEATURING THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS, RICH BUCKLAND AND BILL MESNIK- REFLECTIONS, PERCEPTIONS & MUSICAL MEDICINE COMBINED WITH THE ... 1:12:07

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AT THE HOTEL BOHEMIA WE BELIEVE YOU CAN'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING UNLESS YOU KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN. 2025 COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN. CAN YOU DIG IT? Drummer Buddy Rich died after surgery in 1987. As he was being prepped for surgery, a nurse asked him, “Is there anything you can’t take?” Rich replied, “Yeah, country music.” Lucky Luciano was a mo…

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY BY JULIE LONDON (LIBERTY, 1969) EPISODE #90 5:18

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This cut, from Julie London’s album of the same name, became a camp classic. It’s undeniably bawdy, with the torch songstress purring like a mod Mae West, with tongue solidly in cheek. The original, generated by neutered, pre-fab bobble heads, The Ohio Express, is a prepubescent rocker, lacking any lubriciousness whatsoever, but, emanating from Jul…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS-"A PERSONAL CHRISTMAS DELIVERY"-XMAS CHEER FOR THE HIP AT HEART- A MEMORABLE MUSICAL MANGER OF MERRIMENT AND MELANCHOLY WITH AIMEE MANN, MICHAEL PENN, CHRISTY MOORE, MABEL SCOTT ... 35:13

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1) EVIL WEINER- ALL AROUND THE WORLD 2) AIMEE MANN AND MICHAEL PENN- CHRISTMASTIME 3) CHRISTY MOORE- FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK 4) FRANK SINATRA- CHRISTMAS SEALS PUBLIC SERVICE SPOT & I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 5) GEORGE JONES- LONELY CHRISTMAS CALL 6) MELVIS - I WANT TO GET LAID ON CHRISTMAS DAY - (1958) 7) MABEL SCOTT- BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA ( 1955) 8) P…

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: SOME ENCHANTED EVENING BY EZIO PINZA (COLUMBIA, 1958). DEDICATED TO CHEMAYNE HALVERSON (1/6/1967-12/23/2020) 5:43

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Dedicated to Chemayne Halverson (1/6/1967-12/23/2020) This is a haunting song by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which expresses the indefinable mysteries of romantic love. An interesting word I learned which describes this feeling is “limerence,” which the Oxford dictionary defines as “the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typica…

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS: "JOHNNY CARSON AND THE FANTASY OF AMERICA"- Narrated By Jason Zinoman-THE LATE NIGHT HOST LOOMS OVER OUR CULTURE TO THIS DAY- BUT THERE WAS A DARKNESS AT THE HEART OF HIS APPEAL ... 23:11

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Maybe late-night TV shouldn’t be called “late-night TV” anymore, with so many viewers consuming it in clips the morning after, on their phones. Yet the genre’s hallmarks — the avuncular host, the sidekick, the band, the monologue, the desk, the guests — linger. Most were stamped on America’s consciousness by Johnny Carson. A new biography about an …

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BILL MESNIK'S SUNNY SIDE OF MY STREET PRESENTS: SOVAY by A.L. LLOYD (TOPIC, 1984) EPISODE #88 4:37

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You remember that anachronistic Sea Chanty internet meme a couple of years ago? All over the world people were recording themselves singing “The Wellerman”, proving the endurance of the Anglo folk tradition. You can thank Bert Lloyd (1908-1982) in the UK, for being the folklorist and song collector who documented and compiled many of these ancient …

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HOTEL BOHEMIA PRESENTS "THE GRATEFUL LIVE- ONE BIG SOUL" -THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS, RICH BUCKLAND AND BILL MESNIK, ATTEMPT TO NAVIGATE A CONFLICTED MAZE OF POST THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY EMOTIONS -A TIGHTROPE ... 58:57

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Okay. No one wants to spoil the party. But according to the American Psychological Association, 89% of US adults reported feeling stressed during the 2023 holiday season. It's a good news, bad news situation much like this podcast which is truly a conflicted search for the highway to heaven, if such a utopia indeed exists. At least we make an effor…

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