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Airs at: Tue, 06/06/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Self Help Radio
Hosted by: 
dickenbock
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Self Help Radio is not a self-help radio show. The confusion is understandable. However, one may help oneself to a weekly examination of a particular theme featuring music, interviews with "experts," & quite possibly things that are "funny." It began in Austin, spent some time in Appalachia, & now gazes lovingly at the giant fir trees in Portland, Oregon. A fellow named Gary hosts it. It's a lot of hooey but sometimes the songs are good.  Find out more infomation about the show at its website, selfhelpradio.net.

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

Self Help Radio on 05/30/23

Airs at: Tue, 05/30/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
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Corporate Standardized Programming on 05/23/23

Airs at: Tue, 05/23/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On this program: A short tribute to Andy Rourke, who had been bassist of the Smiths. Plus: bands coming to town, a Martin Amis story, a jazz break, & more. Photo of Andy Rourke from Johnny Marr's Twitter account. Read more

Corporate Standardized Programming on 05/16/23

Airs at: Tue, 05/16/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On this program: We spend an hour or so sharing the music of the great Rita Lee, Brazil's Queen Of Rock, whose over five decade career began in the Tropicalia movement with Os Mutantes & led to pop stardom.  Her work in the first decade or so of her musical life is spotlight... Read more

Corporate Standardized Programming on 05/09/23

Airs at: Tue, 05/09/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
 On this program: Birthdays, bands coming to town, a jazz break, stuff like that. Just lots of music late at night. Read more

Corporate Standardized Programming on 05/02/23

Airs at: Tue, 05/02/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On this program: An hour of music by the late, great Harry Belafonte, who died on April 25, 2023. Plus music from bands coming to town this week, a jazz break, & more. A note about the image above: "Belafonte in 1970" is in the Public Domain. Read more

Corporate Standardized Programming on 04/25/23

Airs at: Tue, 04/25/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On this program: Two hours of music by the late, great Mark Stewart, who died on April 21, 2023. He is described here as a "vocalist, producer, & songwriter" who was "an anarchic, pioneering figure on the fronters of postpunk, industrial, avant-dub, & electronic music" from... Read more

Corporate Standardized Programming on 04/18/23

Airs at: Tue, 04/18/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On this episode: Artists coming to Portland. A jazz break from 1965. Birthdays. Some new blues releases. & more.   Photo of birthday boy Little Brother Montgomery from Wikipedia. Taken by Jeff Titon. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read more

Corporate Standardized Programming on 04/11/23

Airs at: Tue, 04/11/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On this episode, Corporate Standardized Programming pays tribute to the Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died on March 28. It features: His work with Yellow Magic Orchestra His solo work His soundtrack work His work in collaboration with other musicians. The program ... Read more

Corporate Standardized Programming on 04/04/23

Airs at: Tue, 04/04/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
On this episode of Corporate Standardized Programming: A mix of music, new & not as new. A set of musicians coming to town or playing out in town this week. A jazz break featuring music from 1947. Five artists' birthdays celebrated.   Read more

Self Help Radio 3/28/23: Instant Radio Show

Airs at: Tue, 03/28/2023 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Produced for:  Self Help Radio
Here it is! The last Self Help Radio on KBOO (for now)! A more clever programmer would have put together a more-self-helpful outing with the theme "instant radio show." Since it's just me, dumb ol' Gary, behind the mic, it's a lot of songs that use the word "instant." In a... Read more