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Episode 424 - Erica Rhodes May 11, 2026

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Erica Rhodes is a comedian and actor who began acting as a young child - she actually performed on A Prairie Home Companion beginning at the age of 12 and did that for years - and she was serious about ballet and cello growing up.

Her acting credits include Modern Family and Veep. She also voiced the scene-stealing character of “Dotty” in the hit Netflix animated series, A Tale Dark and Grimm. She also had a recurring role on the Audible series, Dr. Katz: The Audiobook with Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, and Laura Silverman, which featured guest comedians like Jon Hamm, Wanda Sykes, and Marc Maron.

SONG 1: “I will survive” by Gloria Gaynor from her 1978 album Love Tracks.

https://youtu.be/6dYWe1c3OyU?si=nV77RMIvSy6ZPSGP

SONG 2: “Yellow” by Coldplay from their debut album Parachutes released in 2000.

https://youtu.be/9qnqYL0eNNI?si=38oq8CqNnnh5nF9_

SONG 3: "We Are The Champions" by Queen from their 1977 album News of the World.

https://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY?si=vOpZ1qoifN8G0mli

Episode 423 - Griogair Labhruidh May 04, 2026

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Griogair Labhruidh is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose distinct musical stylings merge Scottish Gaelic language, music, and cosmology with modern influences like analog boom-bap, hip-hop and soul-inflected jazz, creating a truly unique sound.
Griogair has gained international recognition for his voice as a featured soundtrack artist and songwriter on the TV series Outlander. And he’s shared the stage with many preeminent Celtic artists, and has made an impact in the world music scene as a leading member of the multi-platinum record-selling group, Afro Celt Sound System.
Griogair will soon be releasing his long-awaited solo album with featured guest performances from Julie Fowlis, Scottish multi award-winning screen actor Alan Cumming and Speech, founder of the two-time Grammy winning Hip Hop outfit, Arrested Development.

Episode 422 - Doug Berman Apr 27, 2026

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Doug Berman is Executive Producer of Car Talk; and Creator and Benevolent Overlord of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

A two-time Peabody Award-winning producer, Doug began his career in news while still in college, serving as a production assistant for NPR's All Things Considered and Morning Edition. It was at WBUR that Doug met and became friends with Tom & Ray Magliozzi brothers, who were doing a local call-in show. He produced a pilot for them, and that became the first episode of Car Talk.

In the late 90s after Car Talk proved there was an audience for such silliness on NPR, Doug was asked to create another show to pair with Car Talk and so Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! was born. These days he’s Wait Wait’s “Benevolent Overlord.”

Episode 421 - Theresa Girard Apr 20, 2026

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Theresa Girard crafted her own art education studying early 20th Century contemporary artists and had a career as a color expert and educator for a large manufacturing company. She staged and styled numerous photo shoots, large trade productions, and did program development from coast to coast.

As a painter, Theresa is represented by five galleries, including Gardner Colby Gallery in Naples and Jessica Hagen Fine Art in Newport, Rhode Island, and she has studios in Bonita Springs and Narragansett, Rhode Island

She’s taught art and creativity classes for more than 30 years, and she’s founder of the "Support Women Artists" effort, which helps build awareness and connection for the work of all women artists - and provides support, funding, and projects & programs through a variety of nonprofits.

SONG 1: "The Sound of Music" main theme from the 1965 film of the same name.

https://youtu.be/6f0T6UV-HiI?si=alkoD9iKjoYS8M16

SONG 2: “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King off the album Tapestry released in 1971.

https://youtu.be/6913KnbMpHM?si=toKsjGr4Ju6FFL2V

SONG 3: “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars https://youtu.be/kPa7bsKwL-c?si=tU5JmZHu0esmqN_X

Episode 420 - Mary Bichner Apr 13, 2026

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Mary Bichner is an orchestral composer with synesthesia - the neurological condition that allows her to “see” splashes of specific colors in her mind’s eye when she hears their corresponding pitches.

She recently finished her first full-length opera, called "The Memoirs of Antonina", inspired by Marie Antoinette. Mary stopped by our studio while she was in town for two concerts with the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall called “You’ve Got Mail: Musical Love Letters” with maestro Andrew Lipke.

SONG 1: “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, Movement II - Adagio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKWAQcDiR0o

SONG 2: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead from their 1997 album OK Computer. https://youtu.be/fHiGbolFFGw?si=lVB7WhrhNS__8gBz

SONG 3: The Moody Blues - Question from their 1970 album A Question of Balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP9iOqdxS8c

Episode 419 - Eric Brown Apr 06, 2026

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Eric Brown is a photographer based in Eastern North Carolina. He and his family moved there after he spent nearly 20 years traveling the world and working in the music industry out of Nashville.

He is often back in Nashville or traveling for work, though his studio is where he spends most days working alongside his family.

SONG 1: “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty off of his 1994 album of the same name. https://youtu.be/Kw8vBDk880k?si=FpF70-IkCWNafV_T

SONG 2: “The Obvious Child” by Paul Simon...this the 1991 "Concert in the Park" recording in NYC's Central Park during his "Born at the Right Time" tour.

https://youtu.be/hhXMyW2ylgk?si=WArggyvdr5KEh0NN

SONG 3: “Worry Too Much” by Buddy Miller from his 1994 album Universal United House of Prayer.

https://youtu.be/AQ1ugRQgP7g?si=rPcDIkbqwNheS8we

Episode 418 - Benjamin Murray Mar 30, 2026

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Benjamin Murray is an award-winning maker, how has made short films, commercials, and a few fun movies.

Episode 417 - Dave Ritter Mar 23, 2026

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Dave Ritter is a founding member of the six-piece Toronto-based, two-time Juno Award winning indie/pop/folk/rock band The Strumbellas. They have put out at least six records over the years, and their song "Spirits" from their 2016 album Hope topped the Billboard Alternative Song chart for two weeks and got mainstream radio play in Canada and Europe, winning Single of the Year at the 2017 JUNO Awards. Their most recent record is Burning Bridges Into Dust.

SONG 1: "Old Time Rock & Roll" by Bob Seger (& The Silver Bullet Band) off the album Sweet Summertime (Stranger in Town?) released in https://youtu.be/PiHbcJ-RfoA?si=zXcrW8LpFaWTRJ8e

SONG 2: "Coax Me" by Sloan released in 1994 on the album Twice Removed. https://youtu.be/CwIdvNY_vFY?si=znGHVea3HCyMkqog

SONG 3: "Heroes and Villains" by The Beach Boys...this is off their "The Smile Sessions" compilation album and box set released in 2011. https://youtu.be/YyfU2_2G11g?si=LFLaKPwGoeH04pMA

Episode 416 - Jimmy Keys Mar 16, 2026

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Jimmy Keys is a Comedian and Musician who's career began in England in the town of Gravesend, doing band stuff with friends around the age of 12. He hit the road to Germany with friends when he was 20, and toured Europe in the early 70s as part of the backing band who played with many top soul artists from the States including Ben E. King, Eddie Floyd and Percy Sledge. Then he had a band that worked extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East which was followed up by gigging on a cruise ship for more than a year.

Jimmy has also been the resident manic entertainer at the world famous “Henry VIII Pub” and the main headliner at the Southampton Princess Hotel.

SONG 1: “The Kids are All Right” by The Who off their 1965 album My Generation. https://youtu.be/LFQkuMWxdRE?si=FAVLL-Hj6DDQHg_j

SONG 2: “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King released in 1962 on his album Don't Play That Song! https://youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE?si=h6SODdRU62Ctj2jV

SONG 3: “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Gerry and the Pacemakers from their album How Do You Like It? released in 1963. https://youtu.be/OV5_LQArLa0?si=uIjOSLo_HAlGo8vT

Episode 415 - Dan Navarro Mar 09, 2026

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Dan Navarro is a singer and has been a songwriter for artists including Pat Benatar (he co-wrote “We Belong”) The Bangles, Jackson Browne, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick and more.

He's also a voice actor and singer. Most recently, he sang on six Lin-Manuel Miranda songs in the Disney Film Encanto. He’s also done voice work for Family Guy, American Dad, and for video games and TV commercials.

Dan’s latest album, "Horizon Line" was produced by multiple Grammy®-winner Jim Scott who’s worked with the likes of Tom Petty, Wilco, and the Dixie Chicks.

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