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A late-night disc jockey spins records and stories, broadcasting from a pirate radio station somewhere off the coast of British Columbia. Hosted by Ron Reed, the founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Pacific Theatre. ”In theatre we have a tradition; whenever the theatre is empty we are always sure to leave one light on. Typically on a stand in the center of the stage, this light is known as the ghost light. There are many stories about its origin, but it‘s meaning is unmistakable. Though the theatre is empty, WE WILL RETURN. Until then, here’s a ghost light -- to let the world know we will be back.” Dalen O‘Connell, March 16 2020
Episodes
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
It's a hot night, and we take refuge from the heat in memories of summer music festivals, talking about The Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 ("Black Woodstock"), Canada's Festival Express in 1970, the first ever Vancouver Folk Music Festival in 1978, and the return of Miles Davis in 1981. Featuring the hot sounds of The Lovin' Spoonful, Charlie Peacock, Nina Simone, B.B. King, The Band, Bruce Cockburn, Peter Tosh, Miles Davis, Sidney Bechet, and more. Cool.
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Tonight we take our show on the road, with traveling companions Ira Glass, Carolyn Arends, Zaac Pick, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Chuck Berry, Charlie Peacock, Bobbies Dylan and Troup, Spencer Capier, Michael Hart, the Nordic Chamber Choir, and the Road Scholars. Buckle up, Radioland.
Saturday Jul 17, 2021
Saturday Jul 17, 2021
More summer music, and now poetry even! Ain't we classy. More Temptations, Los Zafiros, Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban, The Avett Brothers, Diane Tucker's Nostalgia For Moving Parts, Poolside, Jackie Mittoo, Marcia Griffiths, Aaron Chapman & The Milkshake Murder, two Quartets - Chico Hamilton and Charlie Haden - and the one and only Jo Stafford.
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
We're back! Mostly music this summer, with odd bits of other stuff. Ibrahim Ferrer, Percy Faith, The Flamingos, The Ink Spots, Rita Payés, Vic Damone, The Temptations, The Miracles, Bob Dylan, Toots & The Maytals, Etta James, Penguin Cafe Orchestra. Also the Top Ten Thousand anniversary, Danny Finkleman, Ross Porter, road trips, Dad and daughters and granddaughters and music, summer weddings, Barcelona jazz, Joe Versus the Volcano, Omega Man, The Princess and the Warrior.
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Ordinary Time, Mailbag, Annual Top 100 Countdowns, annuses horribili, Elvis, Back To The Movies! (Even The Ones You Don't Like), Vertigo, Andreis Rublev and Tarkovsky, Joe Morgenstern, Peter Norman and 2001: A Space Odyssey and the worst night of Alex North's life. Featuring music by Nelson Boschman, Bruce Cockburn, Lance Odegard, Jonathan Anderson, Nina Simone, Johann & Richard Strauss, Alex North, and Brooks Williams.
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
The Twilight Zone, Garrison Keillor, Billy Collins, Luci Shaw, Scout the Dog, and - around the 18 minute mark - next season and beyond at Pacific Theatre. Featuring music by Michael Hart, Carolyn Credico, and Patrick Holland (AKA "Project Pablo").
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
W.H. Auden, W.P. Kinsella ("The Thrill Of The Grass"), and a letter from my Bundesliga-loving pal Marty in Germany. Featuring music by Ken Whitely & The Original Sloth Band, Bruce Cockburn, Jacqueline Schwab, and Taj Mahal.
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
The Trip To Bountiful (with Kira Fondse, Paige Louter, and Erla Faye Forsyth), "The Star" by Diane Tucker, Prepping for the Apocalypse, the Cheerful International Film Festival, Bundesliga Alert, and Jalen Saip Phones It In. Featuring music by Spencer Capier & Carolyn Arends, Garth Bowen, Michael Hart, Laura Koch, Petula Clark, and Big Joe Turner.
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Dialing Down, In Praise of Phone Calls, Phoning It In: Bar Mitzvah Boy (with Gina Chiarelli, Mark Leiren-Young, Richard Newman, and Ian Farthing), and Mailbag. Featuring music by Carolyn Credico, Zaac Pick, Pee Wee Crayton, Etta James, Andy Statman and David Grisman, Brian Thiessen, and Portishead.
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Day 11557, The First Annual Earth Day International Film Festival, Thelma Schoonmaker, high school guidance, fresh Hot Cross Buns from Loren Wilkinson, and New York: Goings On About Town. Featuring music by Percy Faith, Barry and Lyn and Cara Luft, James Danderfer, Frank Sinatra, and Al Jolson.