Best 2BS Podcasts (2024)

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2BS_E8_PaleBlueDot 30:41

3+ y ago30:41

30:41

Tony LaRocco, lead singer and lyricist for Pale Blue Dot band discusses “Evolution Blues” and “Animals”. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads “Hudson Valley Series #1”, and Mr. Ross reads Act 2, Scene 4 of “The Keeper’s House”. Pale Blue Dot band: Drums- Darby Wootten Bass- Turtle Zwadlo Lead Guitar-Dakota Slager Guitar and Vocals- Tony LaRocco Keys- Butch …

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2BS_E7_MiyaFolick 28:13

4y ago28:13

28:13

Douglas emerges from his prolonged hibernation. Miya Folick sings “Leave The Party” and “Give It To Me”. Nigel reads his poem, “Navajo Sunday”, and Mr. Ross reads Act 2, Scene 2 and 3 of his play, “The Keeper’s House”.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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2BS_E6_MickMahoneyBand 24:38

5y ago24:38

24:38

Soundscape includes Dylan Thomas reading a bit of his his poem, “A Winter’s Tale”. Nigel reads his poem “West River Drive”. The Mick Mahoney Band sings “I Remember You (When the Sky is Blue)”, and, “The Innocent and True”. Mr. Ross reads Act 2, Scene 1 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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2BS_E5 features Pale Blue Dot 28:20

5+ y ago28:20

28:20

Pale Blue Dot sings “Coyotes” and “Only Love”. Nigel Louis Stevenson completes reading of his Oxford series poem, “Toxicology Forum”: Patients 13-15. Mr. Ross reads the last scene of Act 1 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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2BS Episode 4 features Tanya Davis 23:21

5+ y ago23:21

23:21

Tanya Davis sings “Art” and “Eulogy for You and Me”. Nigel Louis Stevenson recites “Toxicology Forum”: Patients 10-12. Mr. Ross reads Act 1, Scene 4 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House. This program inspired by The Twelve Steps to Natural Gardening, by Al Krautter, and NutraSelf: Be who you always wanted to be; feel how you always wanted to feel,…

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Season 2, Episode 3 of BookSmart features Miya Folick 25:30

5+ y ago25:30

25:30

Miya Folick and her band sing “Thingamajig” and “Premonitions”. Douglas talks of his distant past. Nigel Louis Stevenson recites “Toxicology Forum”: Patients 7 thru 9. Mr. Ross reads Act 1, Scene 3 of The Keeper’s House.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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2BS E2 featuring Camaromance 30:31

5+ y ago30:31

30:31

Martine Groulx and her Montreal-based-band, Camaromance sing “Koro” and “Antoine”. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads “Toxicology Forum”, Patients 4,5, and 6. Mr. Ross reads Act 1, Scene 2 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House. Inspired by The Twelve Steps to Natural Gardening by Al Krautter, and NutraSelf: “Be who you always wanted to be, feel how you al…

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Season 2 Opener featuring musical guest Kelly McFarling 29:05

6y ago29:05

29:05

Kelly McFarling sings “Again”. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads first three stanzas of poem “Toxicology Forum” from his Oxford series. Douglas credits Al Krautter’s The 12 Steps to Natural Gardening and NutraSelf for inspiration. Mr. Ross reads Act 1, Scene 1 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House. Kelly McFarling sings “Lost Boy”. (Both songs off of Rid…

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Teaser for Season 2 of BookSmart with Douglas Daye 8:13

6y ago8:13

8:13

Mr. Ross on “Dispatches from New York” on celticaradio.com. Douglas calls in. Mr. Ross plans to write and record a screenplay based on John Jervis, Chief Engineer of The Croton Aqueduct, completed in 1842. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads “Doomsday” another poem from his Oxford series, written in 2003. Special thanks go out to Mr. Bill Everatt, of celti…

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Final Episode of Season 1; Nigel’s poem, Climbing Trees, Chapter 30 of HARD WATER 36:14

6+ y ago36:14

36:14

Nigel reads “Preliminary Journey, Part VII: The Commending of the Degrees”. Climbing Trees sings “Graves”. Mr. Ross reads Ch. 30 and Epilogue of HARD WATER. Climbing Trees sings “Setting Sun”. Douglas notes Mr. Ross may be back for Season 2 in September reading his novel Spread Thy Love, or, The Dogwalker. Peace, Douglas Daye…

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Nigel’s poem, Steve Forbert, Chapter 29 of HARD WATER, John Spillane of Nomos 30:15

6+ y ago30:15

30:15

Nigel reads “Preliminary Journey, Part VI; The Return”, Steve Forbert sings “Rolling Home to Someone You Love”, Mr. Ross reads Chapter 29 of HARD WATER, John Spillane of Nomos sings “I Won’t Be Afraid Anymore”.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poetry, Emily Firing, Chapter 28 of HARD WATER, Luna 36:51

6+ y ago36:51

36:51

Nigel reads Part 4 and 5 of “Preliminary Journey”; Emily Firing sings “Machine”; Mr. Ross reads Chapter 28 of HARD WATER; Luna plays the instrumental song, “Around and Around”.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poems, Jenn Grant, Chapter 27 of HARD WATER, Kyle Morton 29:28

6+ y ago29:28

29:28

Nigel reads Part 2 and 3 of Preliminary Journey, Jenn Grant sings “Lion With Me”, Mr. Ross reads ch. 27 of HARD WATER, Kyle Morton of Typhoon sings “What Will Save You”. (Al Krautter’s 12 Steps to Natural Gardening) BookSmart T-shirts on ShopifyBy BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poem, Wake Owl, Ch. 26 of HARD WATER, Chris Staples 31:34

6+ y ago31:34

31:34

Douglas reminds us of BookSmart T-shirts, Al Krautter’s 12 Steps to Natural Gardening, Nigel reads “Preliminary Journey; The Low Countries” from his Oxford series, Wake Owl sings “To Be Used”, Mr. Ross reads Ch. 26 of HARD WATER, Chris Staples sings “Full Color Dream”.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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BookSmart T-shirts, Nigel’s poem, Ardency, Ch. 25 of HARD WATER, David Ramirez 30:33

6+ y ago30:33

30:33

Douglas proffers Shopify address for to get BookSmart T-shirts; Nigel reads his poem, “Oxford, Summer, 2003; Ardency sings “I Saw The End”, Mr. Ross reads ch. 25 of HARD WATER; David Ramirez sings “I’m Not Going Anywhere”.By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poem, Partner, Chapter 24 of HARD WATER, Del Water Gap Band 33:09

6+ y ago33:09

33:09

Nigel presents T-shirt scheme on Shopify; Nigel reads “Methusala” from his Philadelphia Series; Partner sings “Creature in the Sun”; Mr. Ross reads Chapter 24 of HARD WATER; Del Water Gap Band sings “Cut the Rope”. And for a BookSmart T-shirt: https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.comBy BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poem, “Goodpain” by Yoke Lore, Chapter 23, “Wild Mercury” by Vandaveer 29:26

6+ y ago29:26

29:26

Nigel reads “I Like It” from his Philadelphia series of poems; Yoke Lore sings “Goodpain”; Mr. Ross reads Chapter 23 from Part III, “It’s Got To Be Sacred” from the novel, HARD WATER; Vandaveer sings “Wild Mercury”. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s Poem, A.S. Fanning, Chapter 22 of HARD WATER, Justin Rutledge 24:50

6+ y ago24:50

24:50

Nigel Louis Stevenson recites “Some Questions”, a poem from his Philadelphia series; A.S. Fanning sings “Never Been Gone”; Mr. Ross reads Chapter 22 of HARD WATER; Justin Rutledge sings “The Great Ascension”. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poem, music from Ha Ha Tonka and Francis Dunnery, Chapter 21 of HARD WATER 32:36

6+ y ago32:36

32:36

Nigel’s poem, “The School of Philadelphia, or, Schooled in Philadelphia”, “Lessons” by Ha Ha Tonka, Ch 21 of HARD WATER, “The Way Things Are” by Francis Dunnery. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Spencer Burton, Jack Hayter, and Ch 20 of HARD WATER 24:24

6+ y ago24:24

24:24

Spencer Burton sings “Unmistakable Love”, Jack Hayter sings “A Blind Man’s Fog”, and Mr. Ross reads Chapter 20 of HARD WATER. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Futurebirds, Nigel’s poem, Chapters 18 and 19, The Mick Mahoney Band 27:07

6+ y ago27:07

27:07

The Futurebirds perform “Under Your Spell”, a song that was originally written and performed by a band called Desire.Nigel reads “Nora”, the final in his series of “Pigeon Poems”. Mr. Ross reads 18 and 19 of HARD WATER. The Mick Mahoney Band performs “The Innocent and True”. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.mysh…

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Nigel’s Pigeon poem, Chapter 17 of HARD WATER, “July Rain” by Ten Fe 23:56

6+ y ago23:56

23:56

Douglas ponders the phrase, “mid-Heaven”, Nigel Louis Stevenson recites his poem, “Nora and Xiomara”, Mr. Ross reads Chapter 17 of HARD WATER, and Ten Fe performs “July Rain”. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poem, Chapter 16, “Won’t Look Back” by Geowulf 20:26

7y ago20:26

20:26

Douglas plans dinner, hears from an old acquaintance, contacts Dr. Frisk. Nigel reads his poem, “Rocket”. Mr. Ross reads Chapter 16 of HARD WATER. Geowulf performs “Won’t Look Back”. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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72nd Street crooner, Mr. Ross reads 14 and 15, The Mick Mahoney Band 23:48

7y ago23:48

23:48

“Unforgettable” by the 72nd Street crooner; Mr. Ross reads Chapters 14 amd 15 of HARD WATER; “Looking for Somebody” by The Mick Mahoney Band. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel reads Chapter 13 of HARD WATER 11:12

7y ago11:12

11:12

In Mr. Ross’ absence, Douglas Daye hands over the reading of Chapter 13, from Part II of Alabaster Dreams, of the novel, HARD WATER, to his sound man, Mr. Nigel Louis Stevenson. Soundtrack provided by the Benny Goodman orchestra. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/…

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Nigel’s poem, recap of Part 1, Chapter 12, “Amber” 26:42

7y ago26:42

26:42

Douglas plans dinner at The Bryn Du, Nigel reads “When We Get Our Place In The Country”, Douglas explains how fertilizer/chemical companies have bamboozled us, Al Krautter’s 12 Steps to Natural Gardening, Ross reads Chapter 12, the first chapter of Part 2; “Alabaster Dreams”, and “Amber” by Climbing Trees. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://…

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Chapter 11 of HARD WATER, “Ahab” by Climbing Trees 17:21

7y ago17:21

17:21

Douglas interviews Mr. Ross, who then reads Chapter 11 of HARD WATER on location in north eastern Pennsylvania; the song “Ahab” by the Welsh band, Climbing Trees, finishes off Part 1, “Blooms and Blessings”. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Climbing Trees, Nigel’s poem, Chapter 10 of HARD WATER 16:43

7y ago16:43

16:43

“River Home” by Climbing Trees, live from Colenso’s house, “The Pigeons in the Park” by Nigel, Chapter 10 of HARD WATER read by Mr. Ross. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Douglas dreams, “Coda” by Climbing Trees, Ross reads Chapters 8 and 9 of HARD WATER 17:35

7y ago17:35

17:35

Nigel awakens Douglas from a dream in which he hears the sizzling sounds of the saxophone, snatches of the song “Coda” by the Welsh band, Climbing Trees, releases his past from the grips of his therapist, and is contacted by an auld Oxford acquaintance. Then Mr. Ross reads chapters 8 and 9 of HARD WATER. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://bo…

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The song “Fall” by Climbing Trees, Ross reads Chapter 7 of HARD WATER. 16:55

7y ago16:55

16:55

Mortimer Page introduces the song “Fall” by the Welsh band, Climbing Trees. Douglas chats with Mr. Ross, who then reads Chapter 7 of HARD WATER. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Nigel’s poem and Chapters 5 and 6 of HARD WATER 10:47

7y ago10:47

10:47

Douglas Daye makes dinner plans, Nigel the sound man reads his poem, “When I Get a Job”, and Christopher Ross reads Chapters 5 and 6 of HARD WATER. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Chapters 3 and 4, plus the band, Climbing Trees 20:36

7y ago20:36

20:36

Mortimer Page serves as guest d.j. and introduces the track “Set in Stone” by the Welsh band, Climbing Trees. Douglas interviews Ross, who then reads Chapters 3 and 4 of HARD WATER. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Douglas Daye faces his past; Christopher Ross reads Chapters 1 and 2 of HARD WATER. 16:04

7y ago16:04

16:04

Douglas is contacted by the menacing Mortimer Page; Christopher Ross reads Chapters 1 and 2 of HARD WATER. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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Douglas Daye introduces Hard Water by Christopher Ross 11:17

7y ago11:17

11:17

In this first episode, Douglas Daye reads the poem “An Eternity” by Archibald MacLeish, which serves as the epigraph to the novel, Hard Water. The author Ross then delivers the prologue. And…get your BookSmart T-shirt at https://booksmart-with-douglas-daye.myshopify.com/By BookSmart with Douglas Daye

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2001-02-14 Valentine's Day

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2001-02-07 Sugar And Spice And Everything Nice

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2001-01-31 Funk Invasion

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2001-01-24 A Little J-Term Fever

14y ago

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2001-01-24 A Little J-Term Fever The Business. The Hump Day. Another Fine Night in Radioland. Tommy Harrington calls in from Camp Lejune. We get thru the end of hump day in fashion jamming it out with some live tracks and studio tracks new and old. 2001-01-24 | 3:04:51 | 2BS Radio Archive | The Main Event | Wednesday | 6 to 9pm | WRHO 89.7 FM Hartw…

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2001-01-17 The Desk of Evil

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15+ y ago

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2000-05-13 Spring Weekend Mother Nature, Stube, Vladimer, Benny C, Sara, Amy K, Matt Sander, Dave Ludt, Becky P, Adam Lee, Josh Okolita, Bikeman, Jason D, Danielle M, and many many more. Saturday 6pm to 9pm 2:41:15 Live from Frisbee Field. This feels like a backstage pass cause the mics were never turned off. A quick test for Quality with Sound. To…

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