(((Sound Affects)))

Hosts Jim and Keven examine how "music makes the world go around" (and vice-versa), exploring and discussing relevant history, science, culture and more through the prism of music. 

Past Episodes

  • Alcohol (part 2) Aired: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
  • Alcohol (part 1) Aired: Tuesday, June 18, 2019
  • Anatomy Aired: Tuesday, June 11, 2019

    While it should come as no surprise –humans are becoming more and more dissatisfied with our physical appearance. According to a recent study, 80 percent of women are unhappy with their bodies.

  • Air Aired: Tuesday, June 4, 2019

    From Air Pollution to Air Jordans...join us as we breathe new life into this elemental topic...and feel free to air guitar if you have to!

  • Numbers (part 2) Aired: Tuesday, May 28, 2019

    Join your host Jim Kempkes for the second installment of our 2-part series on Numbers, and find out why the two 4s skipped dinner...maybe it's because they already eight.

  • Numbers (part 1) Aired: Tuesday, May 21, 2019
    There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't.
    Join your hosts Jim and Keven to find out why 9 out of 6 people have trouble with fractions and why we chose to do this week's topic on...Numbers!
  • Mind Aired: Tuesday, May 14, 2019

    The Mind encapsulates our senses, emotions and feelings and is influenced and defined by our relationships to the world around us. The mind operates on both a subconscious and conscious level, and is one of the most difficult aspects of human life to understand. There have been many studies that show the power of the unconscious mind. Some studies have shown that people are more apt to do a better job cleaning if there is a faint smell of a soap or chemical cleaner in the air.

  • WAR (part 2) Aired: Tuesday, May 7, 2019

    On today’s show we will try to answer that eternal question –“War…what is it good for?” Many musicians like Gene Autry, John Coltrane, John Fogerty, MC Hammer, Johnny Cash, Maynard Keenan and G. C. Cameron of the Spinners, all served in the United States military. Some, like Tony Bennett, saw brutal combat before beginning a successful music career. After recording the song “Tighten up” the R & B singer Archie Bell was drafted into the US Army and began serving in Vietnam.

  • WAR! [part 1] Aired: Tuesday, April 30, 2019

    The date April 30th was a busy one for the God of War. It is the anniversary of Hitler's suicide and the fall of Berlin to the Soviets in WWII. Today is also the anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces and the official end of the Vietnam War.  Lastly, today is the anniversary of the 2004 release of the disturbing photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. These significant events--that span three wars —inspired today's program on a topic that needs no introduction--and unfortunately knows no end...

  • Mistakes Aired: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

    We are only human...and that's the problem.

    On today's show you'll learn of some obvious mistakes in music history--many of which were blessings in disguise. 

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