Three Song Stories

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Episode 434 - Nate Hegyi Jul 20, 2026

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Nate Hegyi is host and senior producer of Outside/In from New Hampshire Public Radio…it’s a weekly podcast and radio show that’s been around since 2015…Nate’s hosted it for about four years. They describe it as “A show where curiosity and the natural world collide.” Their team explores a super wide variety of topics, from all around the world.

Before joining the Outside/In team Nate was a reporter in Utah working for the Mountain West News Bureau, where he covered federal land management agencies, indigenous issues, and the environment. Before that he worked at Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, and he spent some time as an intern with NPR's Morning Edition in their West Coast Bureau in Culver City, California.

Song 1: “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers from their debut self-titled album released in 2012.https://youtu.be/zvCBSSwgtg4?si=NNNtCKtnYaQ5Vetj

Song 2: “The Coyote & The Cowboy” by Colter Wall from his 2023 album Little Songs.https://youtu.be/6tw0LWv61Vo?si=Ft_CceskMI-2wDmB

Song 3: “Cool, Cool River” by Paul Simon...this came out in 1990 on his album The Rhythm of the Saints.https://youtu.be/gFmPrST-GUw?si=DR5opqHMl49fSgJ9

Episode 433 - Eric Lee Jul 13, 2026

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Eric Lee is a middle school psychologist by day and a comic book artist by night. His first publication was a web comic called The Breakup Artist. He did all the artwork and writing himself, releasing an episode of it weekly from 2017 to 2021. He’s written continuously for Dark Knight News for more than 8 years now. It’s a dedicated, fan-run website and media outlet focused entirely on the DC Comics superhero Batman.

Most recently, he contributed to "Comics Lit Vol. 1" - it’s a collection that does a deep analysis of comic books and their connection to deeper stories in literature and religion throughout world history. He holds four collegiate degrees - he says ironically, none of which are actually related to art or writing.

Song 1: “What's Become of the Brokenhearted” ...it was a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records Soul label in the summer of 1966. It had Baby, I've Got It on the B-side.

Song 2: “Starman” by David Bowie off his 1972 album Moonage Daydream.

Song 3: “Suddenly” from the Broadway Cast Recording of Xanadu the Musical.

Episode 432 - Lachi Jul 06, 2026

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Lachi Music is a New York City-based recording artist, songwriter, touring performer, record producer, author, and disability culture advocate. She grew up in a Nigerian-American home in Ithaca, New York and was born legally blind.

She’s now released five albums, including her latest, called Magnificent. It’s a children’s album that invites people of all-ages to embrace difference, and understand neurodiversity and disability as a natural part of human diversity. It features many top artists in the Family Music space, including Lisa Loeb among many others whose names you’d recognize.

Song 1: “Doo Wop” by Lauryn Hill...it was the lead single from her debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, released in 1998.

Song 2: “Stay (I Missed You)” by Lisa Loeb...first came out in 1994 on the Reality Bites soundtrack...then she put it out in on her debut album in 1995 with her band Nine Stories, the album was Tails.

Song 3: “Fallen” by Alicia Keys, released in 2001 on her album Songs in A Minor.

Episode 431 - Gene Martin Jun 29, 2026

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Gene Martin co-hosts the ACMA’s songwriters circle, and he’s leader of a 5 member band called The Floridians…they play clubs, adult day care and rehab centers, retirement homes and hospitals. Four of the five band members are in their 80s.

Song 1: “Where Have All The Flowers Gone”...written by Pete Seeger in 1955, this version was recorded by the Kingston Trio and released in 1961.

https://youtu.be/9hxg3B-1OsA?si=KVq1m2-i5j5Xu54m

Song 2: “Paradise” by John Prine from his self-titled debut album released in 1971.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEy6EuZp9IY
Song 3: “Join Ice” by Jesse Welles from his 2025 album No Kings.

https://youtu.be/2EHkhU1pomM?si=nWdqBjIvcuPLmnjW

Episode 430 - Chion Wolf Jun 22, 2026

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Chion Wolf is the host of Audaciouson Connecticut Public Radio. It features conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions. Audacious is a three time Gracie Award winner - the Gracie Awards recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment.

She is also the host of Other People's Poems - an event during which people share one poem they love that they didn’t write. Those who have their poems memorized win a loofah.

Chion used to produce and host a live storytelling event at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford the The Mouth-Off - and a live advice show at Sea Tea Improv's underground comedy theater called Asking for a Friend with Chion Wolf.

Episode 429 - Stella Cole Jun 15, 2026

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Stella Cole is a singer who has preformed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden, and in 2023, she worked with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, touring the country, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

She’s now released two albums independently with Grammy-winning producer Matt Pierson – one called simply “Stella Cole” and the other “Snow!” which featured a duet with Glee TV and Broadway star Darren Criss. Her third album, “It’s Magic” is just about to be released by Decca Records US.
During the early days of the pandemic, Stella started posting videos of herself singing on social platforms and she caught the attention of hundreds of thousands, and then millions of people: at one point James Taylor championed and reposted her video of the beloved standard, “Moon River.”

SONG 1: "Over the Rainbow" - a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz...sung by Judy Garland portraying Dorothy Gale.

https://youtu.be/XW5nIlIfR5s?si=HYMhCD3pwZzsJIB-

SONG 2: "Moon River" performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's. It was composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and it won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1962.

https://youtu.be/bkM5_IR4WEg?si=FmK8r1aYuTQKOjO4

SONG 3: "Everybody Says Don’t" by Barbra Streisand released in 1993 on her album Back to Broadway. This is a Stephen Sondheim song from the musical Anyone Can Whistle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9I_s74APgw

Episode 428 - Harold Balink Jun 08, 2026

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Harold Balink - known as Chef Harold to many in SWFL - is a chef and restaurateur who has had a considerable influence on the culinary scene in this part of the world for more than three decades.

In 2002 he opened Harold’s on the Bay in downtown Fort Myers - then he partnered with the late chef and Fort Myers restaurateur Shannon Yates on Cru in the Bell Tower in South Fort Myers.

Then, in 2015, he downsized and personalized by opening Harold’s in South Fort Myers…just 34 seats initially versus the more than 200 at Cru. Harold’s has since expanded considerably, and now his newest venture, a whiskey and wine and live music bar in the Bell Tower called Vybe is up and running.

Song 1: "Ride On" by AC/DC from their 1976 album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

https://youtu.be/AaW9TNFVceI?si=BEW2kJG-K5XL2gI3

Song 2: "Blackbird” by The Beatles from their self-titled album released in 1968.

https://youtu.be/Man4Xw8Xypo?si=zhJs24T8LjvkNBk2

Song 3: “Spring” (From the Four Season) by Antonio Vivaldi

https://youtu.be/3LiztfE1X7E?si=eVdNol2yMiTCdqCr

Episode 427 - AR Farina Jun 01, 2026

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Anthony Farina is the award-winning author of The Austen Chronicles Series - which he publishes under the moniker A.R. Farina. It’s a modern-day reimagining of Jane Austen’s novels, set in a shared universe, which are published by 4 Horsemen Publications. He’s also the creator, co-editor, and is a contributor to Comic Lit - it’s a collection of essays that delves into the literary merits of comic books and graphic novels while attempting to prove that they are high-art.

He’s also published multiple short stories, essays, and reviews in print and online. Most recently, his short story “Flip,” a work of speculative utopian literature was published online at Half and One.

Besides all the writing and publishing Tony is also a dean and college professor with both an M.A. in Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. You can find him online at arfarina.com.

Song 1: “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” by The Ramones…this is the Ed Stasium mix released officially in 1988 but recorded in 1979. https://youtu.be/rhaIMowy6fg?si=JD-yf_SEPwG-uSp9

Song 2: Jack Johnson’s “Better Together” – originally off his 2005 album In Between Dreams…this live version is from his 2009 En Concert film recorded in Paris. https://youtu.be/6m6V0XlnVpI?si=SiC4LKs7B3UzfDT1

Song 3: “Shadow Stabbing” by Cake from their album Comfort Eagle which came out in 2001. https://youtu.be/xEGiLVhTDB4?si=txX7Lbl1w1NAbohU

Episode 426 - David Mayfield May 25, 2026

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David Mayfield is the front man of The David Mayfield Parade. He's played in Cadillac Sky, and alongside The Avett Brothers and Mumford and Sons. David grew up playing bass and touring in a bus with his family’s bluegrass band. He started collecting national awards while still a teen for his dexterity on guitar and mandolin. He has also appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

425 - John McEuen May 18, 2026

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John McEuen is a banjo, guitar, mandolin, and fiddle player, and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He has made almost 50 albums, that have earned four platinum and five gold records, multiple Grammy Awards and nominations, CMA, and ACM awards.

John produced Steve Martin’s 2010 album, The Crow, which won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album.

He was inducted in 2017 to the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame, and his popular Sirius/XM Acoustic Traveller Show is now in its 14th year.

He’s also an author - his bio “The Life I’ve Picked” was published in 2018.

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