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In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #59: Randy Stehles' Jazz

 

On this installment, jazz record enthusiast Randy Stehle shares some of his greatest recorded treasure, talks meeting Joe Venuti, Thomas Tick Grey & Ube Blake and the wide wild world of Betty Boop the other girls who talk like that.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #58: My friend Peter & his new friend 耶稣

We're over in China again and revisiting with our previous guest and friend "Peter". The young man talks about his new found faith and some of the more interesting times in Chinese history and how it compares to America's.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #57: Ivy Agee Jr. at Normandy

On June 6th, 1944, the Allied forces landed on Omaha Beach at Normandy, France, setting in motion the bloody business of retaking Northern Europe away from the Nazis. A nightmare where over 4000 Allied soldiers were slaughtered on the first day alone, one man lived through that the longest day to visit us Back By the Woodpile. Mr. Ivy Agee Jr, with some help from his wife and grandson, shares pieces of his incredible story of survival and determination to fight till the end.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #56: Jazzman

Almost all the music you hear today is a descendant of jazz music. But sadly it’s time in our mainstream American culture has come and gone. But there are still keepers of the spirit, including this weeks guest Back by the Woodpile, simply known as Jazzman. Even in his youth, jazz music’s popularity was beginning to wane which might’ve been a boon to Jazzman’s quest: collecting and preserving all things associated with jazz. The archivist lets us ride shotgun in a drive by glance of the music that revolutionized the world in more ways than one.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #55: Greg Garing

There’s still some torch-carrying musicians out there mostly off the radar that both know the roots of the music and respect it enough to push it to new directions, much like the long-dead rule-breakers they admire. Greg Garing we believe is one of those fellers and he’s so dedicated, he’s about killed himself trying to keep it alive. In bad health, friends of Garing have set up a GoFundMe project to help this ragged troubadour get well. And on one of his better feeling days, Greg came Back by the Woodpile to share a few of the multitude of stories he’s picked up and live throughout his career.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #54: Tao of Tao III- Livia Kohn

When it comes to Taoism, there’s few bright lights like Dr. Livia Kohn.  A lecturer, author, publisher and a major translator of many obscure ancient texts, Dr. Kohn dropped by the In the Corner Back by the Woodpile podcast to share a little wisdom and talk about her own personal journey within the way.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #53: 1980's Roller Rink Dumpster IV

Most folks know The Ramones as a 70’s band but the guys made some great records in the 1980’s that we could say ended up in the proverbial roller rink dumpster. Not wanting to let these great tracks get forgotten, Cat Taylor comes In the Corner Back by the Woodpile to let us in on every album the Ramones put out in those glorious ten years and the somewhat sordid stories behind them.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #52: Tryna Herd Cats X

Come listen in to more philosophical badminton In the Corner Back By the Woodpile where art might be tangled up with spiritual disability, the pros and cons of truth and choosing to die indifferent or full of love.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #51: PhreakNIC JonnyX

PhreakNIC is a hacker gathering that’s been going on for nearly twenty years strong. One of the founding organizers JonnyX comes In the Corner Back by the Woodpile to chat about the organization’s history, highlights and a couple of wild stories to make your screen shot blush.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #50: A Flurescent Decade on a Hill III

Come on back to our favorite decade where this time around we ruminate on our major crushes and how they played out on the roller rink, China awakening and seeing the Ramones at any cost!

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #49b: Guatemalabama

Part two of one woman's life journey from a village in Guatemala to eventually prospering in Alabama, USA.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #49a: Guatemalabama

On this weeks In the Corner Back By the Woodpile podcast, a woman tells the incredible- both heartbreaking and ultimately triumphant- story of her life’s journey from a village in Guatemala to Alabama, USA. And thus Guatemalabama!