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Episode 37: For the Sleepless

28 Sunday Feb 2016

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Brekstra with words

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio on March 1, 2016. This episode is for all my fellow sleepless souls. For my fellow sisters and brothers in insomnia. For my tossing and turning troubadours. For my wakeful wandering widows. You are not alone.

Songs played:

  • One Night As I Lay On My Bed by June Tabor (1983)
  • I Go to Sleep by Anika (2010)
  • Sleeping with Ghosts by Placebo (2003)
  • Lithuanian Lullaby by Veronika Povilioniene (1989)
  • In a Turkish Town by Ritchie Valens (1959)
  • Blue Moon by Elvis Presley
  • Post Weekend by Metal Mother (2011)
  • Theme for the Sleepless by Miss Murgatroid & Petra Haden (1999)
  • Time to Go to Sleep by Cubby Creatures (2001)
  • Waking the Witch by Kate Bush (1985)
  • Sleep-Walking by Wire (2015)
  • Zombie by The Coathangers (2014)
  • Watching You Without Me by Kate Bush (1985)

I also talked about my #6MonthsOfGrief project, which you can read about in full on my art & spirituality site, CreateWithSpirit.com.

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Episode 36: Time Ain’t Healed Nothin’

31 Sunday Jan 2016

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for February 2, 2016. In this episode, we return to grief and loss. Make sure to catch up on the story by listening to episodes 31, 32 & 33, or simply click on the Grief category.

Songs Played:

  • I Heard by Young Fathers
  • Ain’t Got Sh*t by The Ting Tings
  • Chasing Shadows by Santigold
  • How Long? by Diane Cluck
  • The Last Time I Saw Richard by Joni Mitchell
  • At the Same Time by Hindi Zahra
  • Once Upon a Time by Tony Bennett
  • Where Have All the Good Times Gone? by The Kinks
  • If I Didn’t Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox) by Gene Pitney
  • The Time, It is Today by The Association
  • Time Away by Arthur Russell
  • The Next Time You Say Forever by Neko Case
  • Buried with You by Agent Ribbons
  • Little Marriage by Lia Ices
  • In Time by Sly & The Family Stone
  • Ain’t Got No… I Got Life by Nina Simone

I also shared a quote from Megan Devine’s Refuge in Grief .

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to stay connected on all the social media places!
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Please feel free to rate and subscribe and do all the things the robots like to push us up the ladder on I-Tunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spilling-rubies/id928952261

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Episode 33: Making It Through This Year (If It Kills Me)

05 Saturday Dec 2015

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for December 8, 2015. In this episode, we figure out how to make it through this year, even if it kills us.

Songs Played:

  • This Year by The Mountain Goats
  • I Just Want to Make It New with You by SoKo
  • Hanging On by Ellie Goulding
  • I Cannot Make It by Sly & The Family Stone
  • Goodbye by Pietro Attila & The Warlocks
  • Wave Goodbye by Love Inks
  • The Son of a Disgruntled Ex-Postal Worker Reflects on His Life by Alice Donut
  • No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age
  • Alternate Ending by Sean Bokenkamp
  • Day ‘n’ Nite (Nightmare) by Kid Cudi
  • Nothing Even Matters by Lauryn Hill
  • The Weary Kind by The Ryan Bingham
  • Free Until They Cut Me Down by Iron & Wine

I also read The Hard Romance of Grief by Mark Liebenow.

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Please feel free to rate and subscribe and do all the things the robots like to push us up the ladder on I-Tunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spilling-rubies/id928952261

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Episode 32: Lonely Days, Lonely Nights

16 Monday Nov 2015

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for November 16, 2015. In this episode, we get deep into our loneliness.

Songs Played:

  • All is Loneliness by Janis Joplin
  • Is She Lonesome Now? by Tarnation
  • The End of the Rainbow by Richard & Linda Thompson
  • A Widow’s Toast by Neko Case
  • Solitary Move by Anna Ternheim
  • Lone by Chelsea Wolfe
  • That’s How Strong My Love Is by Otis Redding
  • Brave & Strong by Sly & The Family Stone
  • Nervous Lonely Night by Jessica Lea Mayfield
  • Long Distance Drunk by Modest Mouse
  • Thinking About Tomorrow by Beth Orton
  • Keep the Streets Empty for Me by Fever Ray
  • Two Sides of Lonely by The Lone Bellow
  • Lonesome Graveyard by Michael Hurley

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to stay connected on all the social media places!
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Episode 31: Grief & Loss

18 Sunday Oct 2015

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GriefLoss

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for October 20, 2015. In this episode, we catch up with what has been happening in Tristy’s life, which includes a lot of grief and loss.

Songs Played:

  • From Stardust to Sentience by High Places
  • I Wish I Was the Moon by Neko Case
  • How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green
  • I Have Always Been Here Before by Roky Erickson
  • Please Read Me by Nina Simone
  • Is There a Ghost? by Band of Horses
  • Magnificent Sadness by The Growlers
  • See My Friends by Richard Thompson
  • A Feeling by Throwing Muses
  • Hey Govinda, Hey Gopala by Jagjit & Chitra Singh

Books, articles and poems referenced:

  • A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
  • Megan Devine’s Refuge in Grief 
  • The Sun Magazine interview with Francis Weller, called The Geography of Sorrow: Francis Weller on Navigating Our Loses by Tim McKee
  • The poetry of John O’Donohue

Other resources on Grief & Loss:

  • How to Be a Friend in Deed by Bruce Feiler in the New York Times
  • 12 Things to Know About the First Year of Grieving Someone You Can’t Live Without by Laurie Costanza in Elephant Magazine

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to stay connected on all the social media places!
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Please feel free to rate and subscribe and do all the things the robots like to push us up the ladder on I-Tunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spilling-rubies/id928952261

kwtf-logoAnd please support KWTF! Without this DIY Community Radio, I would have no ship in which to sail. Just $10 a month can mean the difference between staying afloat and sinking!

Thank you for your support!

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