Self Help Radio 7/6/21: Disaster!

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Tue, 07/06/2021 - 12:00am to 3:00am
Self Help Radio Disaster Show
Self Help Radio 070621: Disaster!
Is it courting disaster to make a radio show about disaster?  Asking for a radio friend.

While we certainly do not believe that a radio show can call damage down to itself or to its listeners, we still have a vague, uncertain feeling that coincidence isn't quite what it seems.  So instead of focusing during this show about disaster on specific disasters (whether natural or human-made), we chose to focus on the idea of disaster.  Mostly as a metaphor.  Because that's what songwriters do!  They write songs about life & use things like disaster as a metaphor!  It's not my fault!

We talk to a disaster movie producer & we talk about disaster movies.  A person who wrote how his life is a disaster is interviewed.  A librarian tells us about books about disasters & the host's spiritual mentor talks about combatting spiritual disasters.  Plus, all the songs you see below.
 

If it seems like a lot happened during the show, it did.  Good eye!  If you want to make the joke that Self Help Radio is usually a disaster, well.  We made it before you did.  Nyah.

Information about the original image modified for this page: "Panorama of the Molasses Disaster site" by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    12:03
    Artist
    Blind Ravage
    Song
    Disaster
    Album
    Blind Ravage
    Label
    Gear Fab
  • Time
    12:05
    Artist
    Leroy Brown & His Defence Force
    Song
    Disaster
    Album
    Prayer Of Peace
    Label
    Caturna
  • Time
    12:09
    Artist
    The Mynabirds
    Song
    Disaster
    Album
    Generals
    Label
    Saddle Creek
  • Time
    12:17
    Artist
    Andrew Bird
    Song
    Natural Disaster
    Album
    Noble Beast
    Label
    Fat Possum
  • Time
    12:21
    Artist
    Sarah Bethe Nelson
    Song
    Natural Disaster
    Album
    Weird Glow
    Label
    Burger
  • Time
    12:24
    Artist
    George Carlin
    Song
    Latest Disaster
    Album
    More Napalm & Silly Putty
    Label
    HighBridge Audio
  • Time
    12:26
    Artist
    MC Frontalot
    Song
    Disaster
    Album
    Zero Day
    Label
    Level Up Records & Tapes
  • Time
    12:29
    Artist
    Del The Funky Homosapien
    Song
    Disastrous
    Album
    Both Sides Of The Brain
    Label
    Hieroglyphics Imperium
  • Time
    12:39
    Artist
    Zoey Van Goey
    Song
    Another Day Another Disaster
    Album
    Propeller Versus Wings
    Label
    Chemikal Underground
  • Time
    12:39
    Artist
    Mikey Melody
    Song
    World Is A Disaster
    Album
    World Is A Disaster
    Label
    Black Scorpio
  • Time
    12:45
    Artist
    Bob & Ray
    Song
    Wally Ballou (Disaster-Prone Man)
    Album
    Classic Bob & Ray, Vol. 2 (Pt. 4)
    Label
    BobandRay.com
  • Time
    12:46
    Artist
    The Wombats
    Song
    Walking Disasters
    Album
    The Wombats Proudly Present: This Modern Glitch
    Label
    Bright Antenna
  • Time
    12:50
    Artist
    Ferns
    Song
    Disaster Strikes Again
    Album
    On Botany
    Label
    Fruit
  • Time
    1:01
    Artist
    The Voice
    Song
    The Train To Disaster
    Album
    Nuggets II (Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969)
    Label
    Rhino
  • Time
    1:04
    Artist
    Milt Matthews Inc.
    Song
    Disaster Area
    Album
    Good To The Last Drop (Rare Sixties & Seventies Soul From The Ember Tape Vaults)
    Label
    Fantastic Voyage
  • Time
    1:08
    Artist
    Les Barker
    Song
    Disaster At Sea
    Album
    The War On Terrier
    Label
    Self-Released
  • Time
    1:09
    Artist
    The Human League
    Song
    Disco Disaster
    Album
    The Golden Hour Of The Future
    Label
    Black Melody Music Limited
  • Time
    1:14
    Artist
    Fischerspooner
    Song
    Natural Disaster
    Album
    Fischerspooner
    Label
    For Those Who Know
  • Time
    1:27
    Artist
    Shirley & Lee
    Song
    The Brink Of Disaster
    Album
    The Sweethearts Of The Blues
    Label
    Bear Family
  • Time
    1:28
    Artist
    Lesley Gore
    Song
    Brink Of Disaster
    Album
    Sunshine, Lollipops, & Rainbows (The Best Of Lesley Gore)
    Label
    Rhino
  • Time
    1:30
    Artist
    Civil Defense Spot
    Song
    How Much Time Do We Have (Disaster On A Big Scale)
    Album
    Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From The Golden Age Of Homeland Security
    Label
    Bear Family
  • Time
    1:31
    Artist
    Died Pretty
    Song
    Disaster
    Album
    Doughboy Hollow
    Label
    Beggars Banquet
  • Time
    1:35
    Artist
    Robert Forster
    Song
    Disaster In Motion
    Album
    Songs To Play
    Label
    Tapete Records
  • Time
    1:48
    Artist
    The Damned
    Song
    Little Miss Disaster
    Album
    So, Who's Paranoid?
    Label
    The English Channel
  • Time
    1:52
    Artist
    Gary Myrick & The Figures
    Song
    Living Disaster
    Album
    Gary Myrick & The Figures
    Label
    Epic
  • Time
    1:55
    Artist
    The Shapes
    Song
    Airline Disaster
    Album
    Songs For Sensible People
    Label
    Overground Records
  • Time
    1:57
    Artist
    The Hippies
    Song
    Nuclear Disaster
    Album
    Nuclear Disaster - Single
    Label
    Kampf
  • Time
    2:01
    Artist
    John Holt
    Song
    Total Disaster
    Album
    Reggae Sound War, Volume One
    Label
    Black Scorpio
  • Time
    2:11
    Artist
    The Exile
    Song
    Disaster Movie
    Album
    Short Sharp Shock
    Label
    Overground
  • Time
    2:14
    Artist
    Ben Kweller
    Song
    Ann Disaster
    Album
    On My Way
    Label
    RCA
  • Time
    2:17
    Artist
    The Initial Shock
    Song
    Mind Disaster
    Album
    Mind Disaster - Single
    Label
    BFD
  • Time
    2:21
    Artist
    Julian Cope
    Song
    Disaster
    Album
    The Followers Of Saint Julian
    Label
    Island
  • Time
    2:25
    Artist
    Enon
    Song
    Natural Disasters
    Album
    High Society
    Label
    Touch and Go Records
  • Time
    2:28
    Artist
    Boy Wonder
    Song
    Walking Disaster
    Album
    Wonder Wear
    Label
    Roadrunner
  • Time
    2:31
    Artist
    How Many Beans Make Five
    Song
    Courting Disaster
    Album
    One Last Look
    Label
    La-Di-Da Productions
  • Time
    2:33
    Artist
    Wilson's Prom
    Song
    Small Disaster
    Album
    Wilson's Prom - EP
    Label
    Self-Released
  • Time
    2:37
    Artist
    Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
    Song
    Tonight Was A Disaster
    Album
    Pocket Symphonies For Lonesome Subway Cars
    Label
    Tomlab
  • Time
    2:39
    Artist
    The Juan Maclean
    Song
    Human Disaster
    Album
    The Future Will Come
    Label
    DFA
  • Time
    2:44
    Artist
    L'Altra
    Song
    Morning Disaster
    Album
    Different Days
    Label
    Hefty Records
  • Time
    2:48
    Artist
    Safety Scissors
    Song
    After Disaster
    Album
    Tainted Lunch
    Label
    ~scape
  • Time
    2:55
    Artist
    This Microwave World
    Song
    Dear Disaster
    Album
    Love Your Zine, Let's Go To Bed
    Label
    Self-Released
  • Time
    2:59
    Artist
    Flow
    Song
    Headquake Disaster
    Album
    Headquake
    Label
    Elefant Records

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