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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #170: Cri Cri El Grillito Cantor

Cri Cri El Grillito Cantor was a Mexican musician who sang to millions of children, telling stories of mice, ducks, ants and many other creatures who had problems not unlike humans. Guest Grace Guerra comes Back by the Woodpile to recall the Little Singing Cricket and how it colored her adolescence in Southern Mexico.  

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #169: Door of Hope II

Tanya Bowman of Plans 4U Youth Organization talks not only her time working for The Door of Hope crises pregnancy center but how they ended up helping her deal with a dark secret.  

 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #168:Amplifying the Muted Voices of Cuba III

Artists in Cuba are unable to express themselves freely without fear of reprisals from the Communist government. To help us learn their names and stories Babalublog.com’s Alberto de la Cruz tells us about such individuals as El Sexto, Tania Bruguera, Lia Villares, Luis Manuel Otero, Yanelys Nuñez and others. In addition we talk the New York Times propagating Cuban propaganda, the Cuban influence in Maduro’s Venezuela and the Democratic Socialists of America.  

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #167: Frantic Derek Sorrells II

Derek Sorrells returns to conclude the story of his drumming career, including his stints with The Frantics and London Calling (with Jaime Rowe) and his meeting with a tall caped demon named Gene Simmons.

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #166: Frantic Derek Sorrells

Drummer Derek Sorrells drops By the Woodpile to talk about his time keeping the time for artists Johnny Q Public, Miss Angie, The Frantics, Homesick and others.

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[Correction: We stated that Oran Thornton wrote "Jesus Freak" when in fact he played on "Jesus Freak". Lo siento.]

 

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #165:Door of Hope I

Door of Hope is a pregnancy center which welcomed us in to talk about their services to both women and men finding themselves in the midst of parenthood. Director Mack Wells gives us the history of the facility, some stories of success and failure and discusses the polarizing issue of our times: abortion.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #164:Dirk Allman's Nostalgic Christmas

Vintage Christmas records and the history behind them are on the Corner Woodpile turntables today! Boogie Woogie Santa Claus, Buon Natale, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Silent Night and a few others are explained by our old friend Dirk Allman! 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #163: Ride Around IV- Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain is a unique little neighbor of Boston where some major American Revolutionary action went down, national politicians were (and still are) knighted at a local bar, reformers were made and a craft brew named after a Son of Liberty was born. And to help us learn all about the place is Jamaica Plain Historical Society president Gretchen Grozier! 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #162: Aaron A Train Smith II

Aaron A Train Smith returns to talk of his education in drumming, his stints with The 77s, Romeo Void and Rich Mullins and of his faith and philosophy. 

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #161: Aaron A Train Smith I

Legendary Drummer Aaron A Train Smith stops by the Woodpile to talk about the early days of his career involving The Temptations, The Undisputed Truth, Norman Whitfield, Chuck Jackson, Miroslav Vitous, Wah Wah Watson, The Jackson Five and others!

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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #160: Tryna Herd Cats XXIII

Philosophical hashing outs Back by the Woodpile this episode, talking hating in others what we despise about ourselves, jump starting self awareness, clean moon observations, dancing with the divine via creative acts and noisy humanity.  (artwork by Henkkab)

 

in the Corner Back by the Woodpile #159: Moxy Heart

Domestic violence, domestic terrorism, coercion, intimidation, manipulation and everything in between is what we’re going to dive into Back by the Woodpile on this episode. We’ll do so with guest Checo Perryman, the director of Human Empowerment and Leadership Programs (HELP), an organization dedicated to the research, design and installation of safety management training programs for compassionate verbal and physical intervention techniques.