Taste –"I Feel Like a Beautiful Person for Having Created Something Like a Picture or a Poem..." A beautiful conversation with British Indo-American Poet and Visual Artist – Rhony Bhopla. We talk with Rhony from her place in Sacramento, California. She and I discuss: Mortality, Grief & Poetry, Our Fathers, Transforming Into an Elder, the Desire to Have Children, the Fabric of Art, Collaboration, Reconnecting. Rhony Premiers a New Poem Called "Who Knows Tomorrow?"

Taste –"When I Was Young I Had Magical Thinking..." An enchanting conversation with Time Experimenter and Artist – David McDermott. We talk with David from a friend's place in Dublin, Ireland. This is Part 1 of a 3 part series taken from one 90 minute conversation we shared. He and I discuss: The Positive Past, King Charles, Time, His College Years in Syracuse, Utopia, New York City in the 1970s, His Millions...

Taste – "... Repairing the World, Leaving It a Little Bit Better Than We Found It." A charming & earnest conversation with Nyc based Director, Playwright and Producer – Melissa Moschitto. We talk with Melissa from her place in Manhattan. She and I discuss: Theater & Activism, the Anthropologists, Repairing the World, Artemisia’s Intent, Florence, No Pants in Tucson, Gender Opression, Stonewall, the Power of Getting Lost, Becoming the Seeker...

Taste –"A True Warrior Protects Society and Doesn't Try to Destroy It..." A wonderful conversation with Homesteader, Winemaker, Sensei and Our Resident Reluctant Philosopher – Almighty Todd. We talk with the Almighty from his place in Stockbridge, Vermont. We discuss: Calendars, the Tide of War and Being Tired of War, the Year of the Rabbit, X-ers, Dresden, a Neanderthal Comet, Putting Us Back Into Scale, Ice Cube, True Warriors...

Taste - "Last Year’s Literature..." Episode 504 features a cornucopia of written word from our program in 2022, interspersed among several great tunes. You will hear the voices of yours truly, our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese and actor extraordinaire Dominick Azzarelli, as well as Marnie Dee Azzarelli too, musing about the Galaxy, Bodegas, Texas & Georgia, Glam, Mulligan, Manicures, Tattooed Women, Chipmunks, a Mensch, and the Ice.

Taste - "Some of The Best Bits and Wits from 2022." We have for your listening pleasure. Episode 503 shares a medley of insight and personality with several of 2022's guests featured - Almighty Todd, Rhony Bhopla, Legs McNeil, Austin Pendelton, LittleStarRun, Michael R. Harris, Judge Abby Abinanti, Julia Gorton, John Bromberg, Kitty Belle Burbank, Serf William, Travis Ignatowski, Lesley-Ann Brown, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, Peter McGough. These good folk delve into the heavy, light, brilliant and contrite aspects of our human condition... I think you will find this tapestry of voices poignant, warm, funny, and uplifting.

Taste - "People were sort of back out, with a vengeance" A wonderful conversation with Fiddler, Educator, Chicken Coup Builder, and Our Resident Historian - Serf William. The Serf and I discuss: Bucks County, Young Sondheim, the End of the Year, His Mom, Being a Fencing Coach, Arizona, Staying Home and Reading, Processing Grief, Fear, Death, Thinking Rationally and Compassionately, Distribution of Wealth, Thoughts & Hopes Toward the New Year...

Taste –"I Missed Your Call Because I Was Chasing My Cat..." An introspective conversation with Playwright, Professor, Baker & Candlestickmaker – Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss: West Coast vs. East Coast, Fiction Over the News, Staying Engaged with Society and Feeling Awful, Goblin Mode, Decorum, Making the World a Better Place, Changing Your Mind, Making Cookies...

Taste –"Oh My God, I Did It On Live Radio. I Made Lucille Ball Laugh..." A wonderful conversation with legendary radio raconteur – Steve "Boom Boom" Cannon. Steve and I discuss: The Early Days, His Name "Boom Boom," Pierre Salinger on the Piano, Broadcasting from the Beverly Hills Hilton, Interviewing Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, His Friend a Doo-Wop Catholic Priest, Jack Palance Shadow Boxing in the Studio, Being the King of Trivia, Interviewing Jerry Lewis, the Most Challenging Aspects of Interviewing, Bernadette Peters & Fernando Llamas, Clark Gable, Ron Howard...

Taste ""Times Square, Which Was So Deliciously Trashy..." An engaging conversation with Painter, Photographer, Performance Artist " Peter McGough.Peter talks with us from his studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn New York. This is Part 2 of a 2 part series. Last week we featured part 1. We discuss: Coming Back in Bliss, His Theory About Life & Death, Mechanical Dogs, Painting, Finding Joy in the Apocalypse, Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin, Basquiat, Times Square, London, Photographs of Norway...

Taste –"Art Is Supposed To Uplift People..." An engaging conversation with Painter, Photographer, Performance Artist – Peter McGough. Peter talks with us from his studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn New York. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. Next week we will feature part 2. We discuss: Fantasy-Realism, Living in the West Village, David McDermott, Eating Mushrooms, Washington Square Park, the State of the World, Real Power, Future Shock, Mechanical Dogs, Cell Phone Zombies...

Taste –"Take A Deep Breath..." A philosophical conversation with Homesteader, Sensei, Winemaker, Our Reluctant Resident Philosopher – Almighty Todd. The Almighty talks with us from his home in Stockbridge, Vermont. We discuss: Vermont Ballots Re: Slavery & Abortion, Panpsychism & Consciousness Everywhere, Moon Rainbows & Sundogs, Elon Musk, Fetterman & Oz, Haley's Comet, Hot Autumn, Being Insignificant, Tibetan Monks & Parameciums, Uncle Butch & the Potato Gun, Adirondack Reds, Catapults...

Taste –"It's a Love Letter to My Community..." An engaging conversation with Filmmaker, Writer, Director, Actor – Elle-Maija Tailfeathers. Elle-Maija talks with us from her home on the Blood Reserve in South Alberta, Canada. We discuss: Her Childhood, Ancestors, Oral History, Her Influences, Northern Norway, the Kainai First Nation, the Sami, Her Films, the Opiod Crisis, Being Cliche, Policing in the U.S.A., Privilege, Indigenous Children, Upcoming Projects, the Journey Home...

Taste – "They were just walking around the supermarket pouring milk out on the floor..." An enchanted conversation with Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Artist, Our Resident Storyteller – LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss: Recording New Music, Theater, October & November, Savoring Warm Drinks, Your Shadow Side, the Coming Winter Freeze, a List of Books, a Vegan Milk Protester, Sleep Paralysis, Hallucinations, Lilith, Origins of Storytelling, Flying Back and Forth from Greece, the Collective Unconscious, Subversive Thought, Cleaning Out Your Space...

Taste –"It's About People Power..." A fascinating conversation with Author, Poet, Activist and Educator – Lesley-Ann Brown. Lesley-Ann talks with us from her home in Copenhagen, Denmark. We discuss: Colonialism, Influences, James Baldwin, Being a Caretaker of Culture, Her Books "Decolonial Daughter" and "Blackgirl on Mars," Abolishing Hierarchal Structure, the Creation of Whiteness, Eurocentric Fundamentalism, Techno-Fascism, Being Gentle with Yourself, Winter in Denmark...

Taste –"I Can Go Over There & Gamble, Buy Legal Weed, And Who Knows What Else." A uniquely urbane conversation with Urban Hiker – Travis Ignatowski. Travis talks with us from his hotel room overlooking the Detroit river toward Windsor, Canada. We discuss: Motown, the Jackson 5, Post-Covid Travel Observations, Room Service, the Importance of Non-Stem Coursework, Poetry-Prose, Banned Books, a Really Cool Bookstore in Pittsburgh, the Emperor of Ice Cream, the Midterm Elections, Integrity...

Taste –"...Learning from Them, Being Inspired by Them, But Not Quite Copying." A cool conversation with Jazz Singer - Corinne Mammana. Corinne and I discuss: Early Days, Influences, the American Song Book, Autumn in New York, Sensing an Audience, Creating Arrangements, the Future of Jazz, Art & Society...

Taste –"We Are Meeting People Where They Are..." A politically astute conversation with grass root organizers and political experts - Dwayne Heisler & Kathryn Personette. Dwayne, Kathryn and I discuss: The New Pennsylvania Project, Stacey Abrams, the Disenfranchised, Meeting People Where They Are, the Midterm Elections, Values, a 100 Year Old First Time Voter, Unions, Free and Fair Elections, the Corporate Elite...

Taste – “He's a Little Insecure, It's Been Said..." A raucous conversation with Satirist, Writer and Baseball Fan - Bruno Milo. Bruno and I discuss: Summertime, Autumn, Aaron Judge, Cheating as a Part of Baseball, Umpires, Midterm Elections, Oz & Fetterman, Cab, the Supreme Court, the Constitution, People in the U.S. Overreacting, Abortion, Being Unemployed...

Taste – “ Thanks for Taking Care of Our Land, But the Queen Wants It Back..." An indigenously informed conversation with Native American Lecturer, Artist, Musician - Frank Little Bear. Little Bear and I discuss: The Inspiration to Teach His Culture & Heritage, the Queen, European Americans, Indigenous Prayers, Equality, Respect, Tribal Government, Oral Traditions, Treaties, Outsiders & Invaders, Respecting the Environment, His Family History, Chiefs, a 13 Month Calendar, the Meaning of Fall Colors...

Taste – “ It Was a Gesture of Love for This Country..." A wonderfully rebellious conversation with - Kurt Shotko. Kurt and I discuss: The Two Party System in the U.S., Being a Green Party Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Affordable Housing, Opening Your Heart, Gun Violence, Our Energy System, Stalin, Mother Jones, Howard Zinn, Giving Every Child a Chance, His Presidential Campaign, Eco-Psychology, Orgasms, Rhythm Against Rage, Normal Life, Having Fun...

Taste – “ It Has the Potential of Changing Life on Earth..." An environmentally astute conversation with Director of the Environmental Advocacy Clinic and Associate Professor of Law at Vermont Law School - Michael R. Harris. Michael and I discuss: Friends of Animals, Moving from Colorado to Vermont, the Culture at Vermont Law School, Particular Pollution Problems, Climate Change Deniers, Politics, Rain & Drought, the Effect of Climate Change on Nonhuman Animals, Harvesting Forests to Mitigate Fires, the Ethics of Treating Other Animals Well...

Taste – “ I Would Question the Term 'Educated'..." A raucous conversation with Educator, Fiddler Player, Axe Aficionado, and Our Resident Historian – Serf William. The Serf and I discuss: His Time in Berlin, the Civil War, the Stupid Electorate, Desiring Fascist Rule, How Europeans Are Perplexed about the Fascination with Guns in the U.S., Expatriates, the Difference Between Nationalism & Patriotism, a Good Glass of Bourbon, Beginners Mind, Travel...

Taste – “I Told My Friend - They Are Trying To Tear Down The Public School System. He said, 'You're Being Dramatic'..." An insightful conversation with Playwright, Poet, Professor, Baker & Candlestickmaker– Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty and I discuss: the Far Right Attack on Education, Despicable Doug & Ridiculous Ron, the Crime in the Cities Trick, Stopping Woke, Critical Race Theory, the Police, Domestic Terrorism, Her Mom, Tulsa, Jim Crow, Slavery Through the Criminal Justice System, Critical Thinking...

AN ENCORE BROADCAST FROM AUGUST 2019: Taste - "I Have Always Gravitated to the More Difficult People to Work with, They Were Always More Creative..." A grand conversation with Award Winning, Highly Acclaimed Film Producer and Director - Robert May. Robert and I discuss His Avid Movie Watching Since Childhood, Independent Films, Being a Hands On Producer, Steve James, "the Station Agent," Peter Dinklage, Kids for Cash, The Fog of War( Academy Award Winning), Telling Both Sides of the Story, How Collaboration Is a Critical Component of Film Making, His Soon to Be Released Project Involving Five Guys and a Dog, Helping People Form New Opinions, How History Repeats Itself...