Self Help Radio

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Airs at: Tue, 07/02/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Self Help Radio is not a self-help radio show. It might be something worse.

Each week host Gary explores a different theme with music & with talk. Guests are silly. The music is eclectic. It's kind of a mess.

Shows are archived here & also at the Self Help Radio website. There's a blog. There's Twitter. There's Facebook.

Upcoming themes are on the website. Send ideas for those shows or themes to explore at gary at self help radio dot net or by text 971-319-4847.

Topic tags: 
Music
Genre(s): 
Eclectic
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
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Current

Self Help Radio 6/25/24: Mangos

Airs at: Tue, 06/25/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
It's a radio show about a favorite fruit the world over! Lots of mango songs + I talk to a fruit inspector, to a chef, & to a mango booster. A messy couple of hours but luckily not nearly as messy as eating a mango! While the KBOO page undergoes maintenance, you can listen to... Read more

Self Help Radio 6/18/24: Howard Gently, Year Three

Airs at: Tue, 06/18/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
About a year ago I lost my oldest friend. His name was Russell. He was a smart person, a clever person, & the funniest person I have ever known. About ten years ago I convinced him to appear on my show in improvised segments as my spiritual mentor, the Rev Dr Howard Gently.... Read more

Self Help Radio 6/11/24: Guts

Airs at: Tue, 06/11/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
Feeling gutsy? Here's a radio show about guts. You might hate its guts, but without spilling my guts, I can tell you it's full of songs about guts & interviews with folks about guts & more. Perhaps you don't have the guts to listen. Or you might have already had a gutful of... Read more

Self Help Radio on 6/4/24: Helicopters

Airs at: Tue, 06/04/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
Come up in the sky in a virtual whirly-bird on this week's Self Help Radio! Too many songs about helicopters plus interviews with a helicopter tour pilot, a person teaching a masterclass on helicopter parenting, a helicopter stunt person, & a helicopter news reporter. That ... Read more

Self Help Radio 5/28/24: Drain

Airs at: Tue, 05/28/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
Wait, the theme of this show is "drain"? Not "drains" or "draining"? Just "drain"? Yes, that's the theme because it's not just about drains. It's about the word "drain" in all its forms. It's clunky but what else is a theme-based radio show supposed to do? Lots of songs h... Read more

Self Help Radio 5/21/24: Eagles

Airs at: Tue, 05/21/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
Why, it's a show about eagles! Lots of songs about eagles! Plus we talk to a guy who has eagle-based hair care products! A guy who's always attacked by eagles! A park ranger in a national park where there are eagles! A conservationist who gives tours where you can see eagle... Read more

Self Help Radio 5/14/24: Arrested

Airs at: Tue, 05/14/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
Oh dear! Has Self Help Radio run afoul of the law? Heavens no! Self Help Radio is a law-abiding radio show. No, this week's show examines the act of getting arrested - with songs & with guests. Including a police officer! a police officer's kid! a guy who fingerprints those... Read more

Self Help Radio 5/7/24: Unicorns

Airs at: Tue, 05/07/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
It's true, this week's Self Help Radio is about those elusive magical creatures that (one hears) live in the woods of the Pacific Northwest (among other places). In addition to unicorn songs, we talk about unicorn books & movies & we talk to a unicorn hunter as well as som... Read more

Self Help Radio 4/30/24: Indiepop A To Z # 74

Airs at: Tue, 04/30/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
This episode of Self Help Radio is a continuation of a series I started many years, many miles, & a few radio stations ago - an alphabetical list of indiepop artists & sample songs by them. A definition of indiepop can be found here. Earlier editions of this series (most of... Read more

Self Help Radio 4/23/24: Delirium

Airs at: Tue, 04/23/2024 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On tonight's show: Lots of delirious songs about delirium. Plus. I talk to our resident cinephile about movies featuring delirium, to a woman who has an interesting relationship with the Prince song "Delirious," to a candymaker who makes a candy called Delirium, & to the pro... Read more