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For the last show of the year, Steve and Lew will be joined by WSLR volunteer and Suncoast Waterkeeper, Andy Mele (above) who will give us some perspective on the imminent outbreak of red tide that will reaching our shores. It does not have to be that way.  Andy will also talk about the real […]

The Year in Review today at 4p. We’ll say ‘goodbye’ to yet another great year in Americana Music by saluting The Americana Music Associations TOP 100 Albums of 2017. This list is based entirely on airplay from around the country, not a handful of opinions from music critics or industry insiders. Tune in to enjoy […]

This Wednesday we’ll talk with two important political candidates. David Shapiro and Margaret Good. David Shapiro  is running for U.S. Congress against Vern  Buchannan in Congressional district 16. He first faces two Democratic primary opponents on August 28  – Jan Schneider and Calen Cristiani. Margaret Good won the  December 5 primary against Ruta Jouniari, and […]

Going back across the Mountain with Roy Schneider and Kim Mayfield  “The Reckless Saints” stopping by to spread some Christmas cheer before tonight’s Holiday of Song at the Sailing Squadron. Will also be sharing some Christmas tunes and a little comedy today on “From the Mountains and Beyond” Hope you can join us and HAPPY […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL December 18, 1973 SBD > Reel master > cassette > DAT > CDR (unknown gens) > EAC > SHN Extraction and shortening by G.S. Hamilton I have had cassettes of both the 12/18 & 19/73 shows since the early […]

This Wednesday Bob and I will talk to Reza Jalali and Andrea Blanch, President of the Center for Religious Tolerance. Reza is a Kurd from Iran, a human rights and refugee activist who has lived in Maine since 1985.  He’s also speaking at Fogartyville Tuesday evening, December 19, at 6:30 about the refugee experience in […]

Steve and Lew are honored to be visited by former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder (above) who will tell us about concerns many officials, in and out of government, are having about the upcoming 2020 Census. Schroeder, who served for 24 years in Congress representing the Colorado district that included Denver,  chaired the committee that oversaw funding […]

As our first guest this week, we’ve invited  George McDermott, writer, poet, editor and teacher. He’ll talk about his career as an educator and author and about his book What Went Right: Lessons from Both Sides of the Teacher’s Desk which answers such questions as What makes a teacher or a class memorable? How can […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS December 11, 1979 (FOB) Sony ECM-250 > Cassette Master (Sony TC-158/TDK SA-C90) Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) > Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) > Samplitude Professional v10 > FLAC/16 Recorded by Joani Walker Thanks to Paul Scotton […]

The Florida House is considering a bill that would require unions to have at least 50 percent  of their membership paying dues or face decertification. Of course, Florida is a “right-to-work” which makes it illegal for a union to require a worker to pay dues as a condition of employment. Joanne McCall (above) President of […]