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Some of my favourite tracks of 2013. Featuring JJ Grey & Mofro, Anssi Kela, Simone Kermes, Jose James, Robbie Fulks, Sam Phillips, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Chris Thile, Jackie Ryan, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Adam Marsland, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Matinee, Jason Isbell, Tiresius Duo, and Josh Groban.

A Halloween-themed episode featuring songs about Monsters, Goths, Cannibals, Goblins, Bogeymen and more, including an old man who nails shut the jaws of lying children. Get in the mood for All Hallows Eve with Tom Waits, The Cramps, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Oingo Boingo, Todd Rundgren, Warren Zevon and more!

Episode 9 takes a look at the always-timely topic of anti-war songs. Featuring songs about WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Nicaragua, both Gulf Wars and general anti-war and protest songs, performed by Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Eric Bogle, Penderecki, Scott Walker, Max Roach, Bob Dylan, The Textones, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tim Rose, Jackson Browne, Black 47, Moxy Früvous, and Jackie DeShannon. A sort of travelogue through the horrors of war.

In time for Gay Pride month, and to celebrate the US Supreme Court's overturning of DOMA, we bring you songs on a gay theme, by both queer and straight artists, funny and serious, old and new, from 1920s Berlin to 2013 Middle America. Featuring songs by Ute Lemper, Tom Robinson, Black 47, Rodney Crowell, Reverend Horton Heat, Lisa Hartman, Steve Grand, Miss Lily Banquette, Pansy Division, Michael Doucet & Cajun Brew, Joan Jett, The Lemonheads, Michel Herman, and Elton John.

Episode 6 focuses on the time honoured tradition of Train Songs. Forgoing some of the obvious choices for more obscure tracks, you will hear songs about trains in a variety of genres - rockabilly, bluegrass, soul, jazz, gospel, classical, avant-garde, cowpunk, rock, country, even Brazilian style. Artists include Kronos Quartet, Dolly Parton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tom Waits, Lone Justice, and Johnny Cash. Let the whistle blow!

Tired of Christmas music already? Then this podcast will be a breath of fresh air. Enjoy holiday music with a twist -  funny, bizarre, obscure, with even a little beauty thrown in here and there. This is a playlist you can enjoy without wanting to pull your hair out!

Episode 4 focuses on Musicians based in Vancouver, BC. From the alt. country twang of Cory Hawthorne and David Newberry, to jazz vocalist Steve Maddock, to contemporary classical performances by Vancouver Chamber Choir, Tiresias, and Musica Intima, Vancouver has some serious musical talent. This is the first of several episodes that will feature Vancouver's artistic scene.

Music dealing with loss of faith, disillusionment, anger, doubt, and finally, hope.

Music created by North American Aboriginal Artists - folk, rock, jazz, classical, electronica, spoken word, and traditional

Everything Under The Sun is a podcast featuring music from any and every musical genre. Most episodes will have specific themes. Episode 01: It Came Out Of The Sky, features popular songs from 1947-2012 that deal with UFOs: aliens, spacemen, flying saucers and other extraterrestrial life forms.