The Radical Songbook

We're in a class war and songs of social significance can raise our spirits and resolve for the good fight. Plus the sounds of some San Francisco Bay Area bands that were formed 60 years ago. No, the Grateful Dead weren't the only band to come together in 1965. Just ask a Jefferson Airplane fan. It was a significant year in Bay Area music and culture. And, yes, a few songs for Memorial Day,...

Michael pays tribute to Barry Goldberg, blues and rock keyboard player, songwriter, and record producer who died earlier this year. Barry Goldberg was on stage with Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, formed The Electric Flag with guitarist Mike Bloomfield, wrote a #1 hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips, and much more.

Celeste Franklin, who deejayed a radio show called "Soul Serenade”, is Michael's guest, offering up a great soul playlist for your listening enjoyment. Also, a tribute to Jill Sobule, a wonderful singer-songwriter, who tragically died earlier this month.

Celebrate May Day with Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie on The Radical Songbook! May Day--International Workers Day--comes a few days early with a medley of labor songs recorded by Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers in 1955 and some outlaw songs by Woody Guthrie from 1940. Plus a stirring rendition of L'Internationale by Canadian Len Wallace and more. Workers of the World, Unite!

Kathleen Leppert of Central Oregon Villages is Michael's guest. They discuss the houseless crisis in Central Oregon, specifically efforts to move people who have nowhere to go from public land. Plus a medley of Canadian anti-Trump songs and other good sounds for your ears.

A Spring Haiku by Kathryn Poulsen Wood, the Ballad of Satchel Paige and other baseball songs, and some anti-fascist tunes.

Jerry Freilich of Bend, Oregon's Vocal Seniority joins Michael. They talk about the local resistance to the Trump-Musk regime and plans for the "Hands Off!" rally on Saturday, April 5, at 5 pm, at the Peace Corner in downtown Bend. We’ll also hear an interview with the president of Canada's largest union about labour resistance to Trump's attacks on Canadian sovereignty.Plus some songs of protest...

A presentation by Bend student Maya Simmons, poetry from the Harlem Renaissance, Sly and the Family Stone, and more songs to carry on the good fight against the Trump-Musk regime.

The playlist for The Radical Songbook will be provided by my friend Tone Colotte. Plus we'll hear some live music from another Bend friend, Chela Sloper. Live music from the Old Union Hall studio in Bend, Oregon, will be a first!Plus some songs to carry on the good fight against the Trump-Musk regime. I've attached an article by Elie Mystal of The Nation about the need for mass resistance to the...

Celebrate International Women's Day with the music of Roberta Flack, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Lila Downs