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  Roster: Jennifer Italia, Samson Davis We talk about: weird brother moves, raising children to be catholic AND racist, The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger, working in a nursing home, getting the show started!!!, sitting, growing up on Hitler’s bomb list in Rockford Illin…

This is a tribute to a sadly forgotten early 20th century bandleader. A lyrical genius, Harry Roy had a long, interesting career. The most surprising thing about him, though, is how he became even more interesting after he passed away. Click the play button to listen: https://portlandiansdotcom.fi…

I’ve been gone for a while. It sucks. Here I am again, trying to get back to form with a little ‘minisode’. Maybe you don’t think size matters. If you like it, tell me…and your face. Click the play button to listen: https://portlandiansdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/…

If you know this story: Yes, maybe I am piling-on…but I promise it is with with my own, specific take (on two separate issues). If you don’t know this story because you don’t care about football: Don’t worry, there’s no football talk here…just social comment…

This is not what I expected from Cuban radio, but I should have.  It’s eclectic, interesting and devoid of ads (Cuba has no advertising…radio, TV, billboards…you name it).  This is what radio was like in the US before Clear Channel & their corporate chums began trying to sterilize our min…

    You’ll probably get a lot more out of this series if you’re fluent in Spanish, but I know almost none and I love it.  I bet you will, too.  Throw this in your iTunes for something completely different.  It starts with us jumping right into the middle of a radio theater p…