The Radical Songbook

Tune in, turn on and drop out...but first listen to a tribute to Country Joe McDonald on the Psychedelic Radical Songbook. Lots of Country Joe and the Fish, of course, but also some very rare pre-Fish recordings from 1964, some post-Fish recordings with Grootna, Joe's tribute to Woody Guthrie and more.Gimme an F, gimme a U...

Tune in songs of war and peace--new and old--on The Radical Songbook. Lots of good sounds for your ears. Gimme an F...

Sometimes you just need a break. Sometimes you just want to listen to some great music. That's where I'm at after three consecutive shows featuring some excellent guests (all archived at https://zeno.fm/podcast/the-radical-songbook/).Tune in as Michael goes back seventy years to 1956--an historic year for rock and roll.Michael was nine years old. he didn't know it at the time, but hearing the...

Michael and Clifford discuss Evelyn's commitment to affordable housing in Redmond, racism in Central Oregon, the local political scene and much more. Plus a tribute to Jesse Jackson and some great songs of social significance.

Amanda Page, candidate for Deschutes County Commission, will Michael on The Radical Songbook. Tune in for talk about Amanda's campaign and the political scene in Deschutes County. Plus some good sounds for your ears, including new songs by Lucinda Williams, Grant Peeples, Dennis Plant, Joe Jencks, and Lizzy and the Triggermen.

Community organizer Joslyn Stanfield and Agatha Ventura, a member of Bend's Human Rights and Equity Commission, joins Michael on The Radical Songbook. They discuss concerns about racism and the lack of equity at Bend City Hall that have been raised by community members. Plus some good sounds for your ears.

Tune in The Radical Songbook on Pirate Butte Radio for Minneapolis solidarity and general strike songs. Plus a message from the man who cuts Michael’s hair...what's left of it anyway.

New songs by Susan Werner, Grant Peeples, Carsie Blanton and Tim Grimm challenging the ICE, DHS and Trump Administration cowards and murderers. Plus some musical calls for a general strike, and Leon Rosselson asks, "Where are the barricades?"

Bend community leader Marcus LeGrand joins Michael for a conversation about Black History Month events in Bend, Oregon. Marcus will bring some songs that fit with the theme of this year's celebration--"Her Power, Our Strength.” Expect songs and testimony by the great Paul Robeson, who died fifty years ago this month. Robeson was one of the most famous and well-known Black Americans until the...

Tune in The Radical Songbook for a conversation about the Deschutes Defend Our Democracy Coalition with Freddie Finney-Jordet and Brian Smith.