Spilling Rubies

This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio on March 1, 2016. This episode is for all my fellow sleepless souls. For my fellow sisters and brothers in insomnia. For my tossing and turning troubadours. For my wakeful wandering widows. You are not alone.

Songs played:

• One Night As I Lay On My Bed by June Tabor (1983)
• I Go to Sleep by Anika (2010)
• Sleeping with Ghosts by Placebo (2003)
• Lithuanian Lullaby by Veronika Povilioniene (1989)
• In a Turkish Town by Ritchie Valens (1959)
• Blue Moon by Elvis Presley
• Post Weekend by Metal Mother (2011)
• Theme for the Sleepless by Miss Murgatroid & Petra Haden (1999)
• Time to Go to Sleep by Cubby Creatures (2001)
• Waking the Witch by Kate Bush (1985)
• Sleep-Walking by Wire (2015)
• Zombie by The Coathangers (2014)
• Watching You Without Me by Kate Bush (1985)

I also talked about my #6MonthsOfGrief project, which you can read about in full on my art & spirituality site, CreateWithSpirit.com.

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for February 2, 2016. In this episode, we return to grief and loss. Make sure to catch up on the story by listening to episodes 31, 32 & 33, or simply click on the Grief category on SpillingRubies.com.

Songs Played:

• I Heard by Young Fathers
• Ain’t Got Sh*t by The Ting Tings
• Chasing Shadows by Santigold
• How Long? by Diane Cluck
• The Last Time I Saw Richard by Joni Mitchell
• At the Same Time by Hindi Zahra
• Once Upon a Time by Tony Bennett
• Where Have All the Good Times Gone? by The Kinks
• If I Didn’t Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox) by Gene Pitney
• The Time, It is Today by The Association
• Time Away by Arthur Russell
• The Next Time You Say Forever by Neko Case
• Buried with You by Agent Ribbons
• Little Marriage by Lia Ices
• In Time by Sly & The Family Stone
• Ain’t Got No… I Got Life by Nina Simone

I also shared a quote from Megan Devine’s Refuge in Grief .

This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for January 19, 2016. In this episode, we make a woefully inadequate tribute to the one, the only, David Bowie.

Songs Played:

Memory of a Free Festival by David Bowie

Starman (Live in 1972) by David Bowie

Helden (German version of Heroes) by David Bowie

Russell Harty interviews David Bowie in 1973

The Bewlay Brothers by David Bowie

Space Oddity by Commander Chris Hadfield

The Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana

Fame by Duran Duran

Rebel Rebel by Tegan & Sara

David Bowie live on BBC Radio one, playing 96 Tears by ? & The Mysterians, Warning Sign by Talking Heads, and Yassassin by David Bowie

Recording Warszawa by David Bowie, Brian Eno and Tony Visconti

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for January 12, 2016. In this episode, we review Grace Jones’ new memoir, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, available now from Gallery Books. I received a review copy of this memoir from Good Reads and I’m so grateful.

Songs Played:

• Pull Up to the Bumper by Grace Jones
• I’m Not Perfect, But I am Perfect for You by Grace Jones
• An excerpt from grounation music by Count Ossie and his Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
• My Jamaican Guy by Grace Jones
• Intro/Afro Disco Beat (Martin Solveig Mix) by Tony Allen
• I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango) by Grace Jones
• Warm Leatherette by Grace Jones
• Le Freak by Chic
• La Vie en Rose by Grace Jones
• Love is the Drug by Grace Jones

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for December 8, 2015. In this episode, we figure out how to make it through this year, even if it kills us.

Songs Played:

• This Year by The Mountain Goats
• I Just Want to Make It New with You by Soko
• Hanging On by Ellie Goulding
• I Cannot Make It by Sly & The Family Stone
• Goodbye by Pietro Attila & The Warlocks
• Wave Goodbye by Love Inks
• The Son of a Disgruntled Ex-Postal Worker Reflects on His Loneliness by Alice Donut
• No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age
• Alternate Ending by Sean Bokenkamp
• Day 'n' Nite (Nightmare) by Kid Cudi
• Nothing Even Matters by Lauryn Hill
• The Weary Kind by The Ryan Bingham
• Free Until They Cut Me Down by Iron & Wine

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for November 16, 2015. In this episode, we get deep into our loneliness.

Songs Played:

• All is Loneliness by Janis Joplin
• Is She Lonesome Now? by Tarnation
• The End of the Rainbow by Richard & Linda Thompson
• A Widow's Toast by Neko Case
• Solitary Move by Anna Ternheim
• Lone by Chelsea Wolfe
• That's How Strong My Love Is by Otis Redding
• Brave & Strong by Sly & The Family Stone
• Nervous Lonely Night by Jessica Lea Mayfield
• Long Distance Drunk by Modest Mouse
• Thinking About Tomorrow by Beth Orton
• Keep the Streets Empty for Me by Fever Ray
• Two Sides of Lonely by The Lone Bellow
• Lonesome Graveyard by Michael Hurley

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Songs Played:

• From Stardust to Sentience by High Places
• I Wish I Was the Moon by Neko Case
• How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? by Al Green
• I Have Always Been Here Before by Roky Erickson
• Please Read Me by Nina Simone
• Is There a Ghost? by Band of Horses
• Magnificent Sadness by The Growlers
• See My Friends by Richard Thompson
• A Feeling by Throwing Muses
• Hey Govinda, Hey Gopala by Jagjit & Chitra Singh

Books, articles and poems referenced:

• A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
• Megan Devine's Refuge in Grief 
• The Sun Magazine interview with Francis Weller, called The Geography of Sorrow: Francis Weller on Navigating Our Loses by Tim McKee
• The poetry of John O'Donohue

Other resources on Grief & Loss:

• How to Be a Friend in Deed by Bruce Feiler in the New York Times
• 12 Things to Know About the First Year of Grieving Someone You Can't Live Without by Laurie Costanza in Elephant Magazine

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for August 4, 2015. In this episode, we sit down with music maker, wizard and Twin Peaks Fan Jeffrey Kihn to discuss some of the deeper, more psychological forests of the Twin Peaks/Fire Walk With Me canon. Jeffrey shares meaningful music from the show, as well as some excellent audio clips of Agent Dale Cooper, the Log Lady, David Lynch himself and more. This episode is not for the faint of heart, as we go deep into the darkness. And this is only Part One! Tune in next week for Part Two!

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for July 21, 2015. In this episode, we sit down with one of our favorite guests, Steven Anderson to talk all things marriage equality, drag queens, and why condiments are out to get you. Featuring Improv suggestions from our Facebook page!

Songs played:

• Clap Your Hands! by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2015)
• Keep Falling by Summer Camp (2015)
• She Talks Too Much by Elohim (2015)
• You Can Tell A Lot by Blis. (2015)

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This episode was pre-recorded for airing on KWTF Sonoma County Radio for July 14, 2015. In this episode, we sit down with Sonoma County, California artist, writer, mom, wife, teacher, spiritual music leader, hand holder, community builder, and inspired life guide, Susie Stonefield Miller!

Songs played:

• Future People by Alabama Shakes (2015)
• Hurricane by Mindy Smith (2004)

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