Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW

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Stick My Neck Out Apr 16, 2021

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Today's Song To Chew is called "STICK MY NECK OUT" from my "Grow It At Home" album. It's easy to spot things in our world that need to work better. When we see them, we say, "Hey! That's not okay!" But as kids we learned "Don't rock the boat! Mind your own business!" But I think, it IS our business to think up better ways to do things and speak up about how to fix 'em! If we don't do it, who will? And then we find others who feel like we do, and we've got a movement happening! A 'giraffe' is a name for a real people who 'stick their necks out' to help others', often putting themselves in danger to do so. Check out 'giraffe.org'. I sing this song with "Amy the Giraffe". She's decided to stick her neck out and speak up for the 'little ones' who can't speak up for themselves! And with all the social justice movements going on these days, Amy says, "if we all stick together, we can get something done! We can stop the violence and save the world!" C'mon by and sing along with us. We do this every week on this SONGS TO CHEW podcast. Bye for now!

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I Hope You Understand, Dear Apr 10, 2021

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This week's Song To Chew is a pun-filled satirical song, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, DEAR, from my 'Fan Club Favorites' album. It holds up some of our 'male behaviors' in the hope that we might see ourselves a bit more clearly. It's sung by remorseful man who tries to explain to his lover, why he's leaving her and going back home to his wife and family. But alas! Behaviors have consequences, and at home, (spoiler alert!), he finds that his wife has gone on without him! Glad you stopped by to chew on this song with us. Subscribe and spread the word so we can keep doing this podcast, and I'll see you again next week!

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Stuck On You Apr 02, 2021

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Today's 'Song To Chew' was recorded live in concert at the Ice House in Pasadena, California. The full title is "Stuck On You (From Sniffin' Glue)", so you know it's not your every day, run-of-the-mill love song! It's full of puns. One reviewer said it's about "adolescent heartbreak, from having to play second fiddle to a tube of glue." It's not unusual for someone to fall in love with an addict. I figured if I could get the young couples in my audience laughing, I could then enlighten them about the dangers of huffing, (sniffing toxic substances to get dizzy and high.) Hoped it might save someone's life. Give it a listen. Share it! Maybe you can save someone's life too! Thanks for stopping by. Hope t'see you again next week with another SONG TO CHEW.

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Get On Home Mar 26, 2021

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I released GET ON HOME on my "Camping With Dads" album to help kids understand why folks in Malibu decided to tear down an old dam up in their hills. It tells about the steelhead trout struggling to 'get on home' from the ocean, back up the stream where it started life, and the rain drop wondering how it can 'get on home' to the ocean, after traveling in a cloud, then falling onto the Malibu mountains, both stuck behind that same dam. We each run into dams in our lives; not just dams that stop water, but all kinds of dams. Eventually something or someone blocks our path and stops us from going where we want to go. As we ponder how fish and raindrops cope with the dams in their way, we inform ourselves about our own process, and we get better at figuring out techniques we can use to 'Get On Home' to where we feel we belong, no matter what direction that's in! Please subscribe and let your friends know about this free podcast. I'm Peter Alsop, and I'll be back next week with another song to chew. Bye for now!

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Lifeline Mar 20, 2021

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Today's song, LIFELINE, is from my "Fan Club Favorites" album. When my Grandmother came to live with us in California, it presented us with challenges, and an opportunity to have some blessed intergenerational time with each other. As our own children grow up and begin to go out into the world on their own, our parents or older relatives begin to need our help. We then face tough decisions about bringing them back into our own busy lives and home, perhaps acting as their principal caregiver. Many Americans grow up in our family of origin, without our grandparents in the same house, and without that experience, we don't really have a clear understanding of how we will age ourselves later in our lives. So, it was wonderful for my kids to have an older person in our immediate family home. When we care for our aging parents, it's difficult to honor the natural changes that go on in our relationships. In order to create a healthy balance, we need to work to be neither a crutch, nor a burden for each other; and we get to practice the art of loving. Please let friends and family know about SONGS TO CHEW, and if you haven't subscribed already, please do. It's free, and the more followers we have, the better chance we have of getting monetized! Bye for now!

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Sonical Digital Musical Box Mar 12, 2021

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Today's Song To Chew is SONICAL DIGITAL MUSICAL BOX, a functional song from my "Camping With Dads" album. For anyone who wonders where the piano, horn section and electric guitars on the song actually come from, since we're on a camping trip up in the mountains! My songs usually have content that helps listeners find more balance in their lives, but some songs like this, are just silly or fun. Songs don't have to be philosophical to be life-changing. I think it's great when a song can do both! This album helps Dads who listen with their boys, become more aware of how hearing messages in a patriarchy about how boys and men are more capable and strong than women and girls can get deeply entrenched in our brains without us really thinking deeply about them. It's way past time to stop seeing the world through those old, patriarchal glasses, and change the old, tired stories! We're looking for a sponsor for this free podcast. If you have any connections with a human services company who might want to do so, please email me at peter@peteralsop.com. Stay safe! See you next week!

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Good Time Mar 05, 2021

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This week's Song To Chew is GOOD TIME, sung by a lonely man who picks up a lonely woman in a bar. It's an old story, played out thousands of nights in thousands of cities. He feels empty during sex, and sad and lonely afterwards, and he only came out to have a "Good Time". Seduction and the search for sex can become a way of life. If we can get someone else to "go all the way" with us, then we must be okay, as we seek external approval to feel better about ourselves. Unfortunately, as with all addictive behaviors, eventually we need larger doses to medicate our pain. Especially in this time of CoVid, when we yearn to be experiencing life with others, our loneliness can be excruciating. Medicating ourselves with sex does not put us on the road to clarity. When we find a safe place; safe friends who support us, we can begin to honestly sort through what's eating at us deep inside. Hope lies there.

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My Father's Top Drawer Feb 26, 2021

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For today's Song To Chew, I borrowed a tune from a song written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work, "My Grandfather's Clock". You'll probably recognize the tune, but it's not about my Grandfather, it's about my Dad and my childhood. I love using humor to address loaded subjects, so let's take a look at how porn affects us and our attitudes about sex. From "Fan Club Favorites" and my "Songs On Sex And Sexuality" albums, we'll listen to MY FATHER'S TOP DRAWER. If you're interested in supporting my work or becoming a sponsor for this podcast, (maybe you have some funds left in your advertising budget?), write me at peter@peteralsop.com, or check out my Patreon page below. See you next week!

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Look At The Ceiling - Love Is The Only Medicine Feb 19, 2021

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Today we'll listen to 2 songs; LOOK AT THE CEILING, written from the point of view of a young girl who dissociates in order to survive her sexual abuse. It's used in treatment programs, classes, training workshops, and private practice for adults and teens. Therapists have used this song for years to gently get this subject out onto the table, and 'break the ice' for clients and women's groups, because it works to enable young girls (and boys), to more easily share their experiences; let go of the shame, and begin their healing. It's immediately followed by LOVE IS THE ONLY MEDICINE, a song I wrote specifically to bring people back up, after hearing "Look At The Ceiling". For a video of me performing these two songs back-to-back at our Conference on The Healing Power of Laughter And Play, check out https://vimeo.com/ondemand/openingdoors. The entire :75 minute presentation is available for streaming or download for a small fee. Thanks for stopping by. If today's episode was helpful, please share it with your friends, and subscribe to this podcast, and my YouTube channel if you would. The more followers, the better chance of finding some financial support to continue. See you again next week. Bye for now!

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Give Yourself A Hand Feb 12, 2021

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Today we'll listen to a song that prescribes a cure for sexual harassment! It's been wildly acclaimed by thousands of feminists as we continue the fight to stop violence against women! From my "Fan Club Favorites" album we'll listen to GIVE YOURSELF A HAND! It's was inspired by a friend of mine, Dr. Betsy Stanko, a professor of Sociology who's been described as a radical feminist criminologist, and the story of her involvement in a multi-million dollar defamation of character lawsuit; a ne'er-do-well Department Head Dr. Sidney Peck; the National Labor Relations Board; top authorities at Clark University, and sexual harassment allegations that all took place in Worchester, Massachusetts in 1981. Tune in, t'find out how it all turns out! If you'd like to support this podcast, check out my Patreon page below. Hope to see you again next week, bye for now!

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