Super Awesome Mix

Writer, artist, songwriter, publisher and entrepreneur Shadley Grei joins Matt Sidhom to discuss his new novel 'Before Closure' which was named Insightful LGBTQ+ Perspective at the 2026 Midwest Book Awards.  

He can help you take your ideas and turn them into actions, his website is GreiMatters.com.

https://my.superawesomemix.com/mix/shadley-greis-before-closure-mixtape-b21c

1. When You Left - Melissa Ferrick
2. Slow Down - Rachael Sage 
3. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette, Duomo & Tomas Peiere Serrate
4. Protest Song - Eric Himan 
5. You’re Free - Edie Carey 
6. Or Anyway - Martha Berner 
7. Songs - Coyote Grace 
8. Goddamn N Just Do - Melineh Kurdian 
9. Push/Pull - Lucas Mire 
10. Almost - Cheryl Wheeler 
11. Gentleman Who Fell - Milla
12. What I Might Do - Ben Pearce
13. Roam - Lijie

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Lora Larson Miller of the Music Club Substack joins Matt and Samer to present a mixtape/festival lineup for Club Music!

Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23E1HgR7VU6Z4MIjZstd6D?si=fe6d55f8b2734612

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/loralarsonmiller/

Substack:
https://musiclub.substack.com/ 

1. Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore by Barry Can’t Swim
2. OnlyL by TSHA, NIMMO
3. I Still Believe - Purple disco Machine Remix by Diana Ross, Purple Disco Machine
4. GMT by Oliver Sim
5. Like Breaking Glass by Cut Copy
6. ATK by Bonobo
7. Don’t Let Go by Supershy, Tom Misch
8. Nerver Come Back by Caribou
9. GOOD TIMES by Jungle
10. Danielle (smile on my face) by Fred again..
11. Got To Keep On by The Chemical Brothers
12. Neutron Dance by Krystal Klear

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It's an All-Canadian mixtape as Franky Corcoran, host of the The Corcoran Entertainment Show' joins us to highlight twelve Canadian artists and talk about the current and historic music scene in Canada.

https://my.superawesomemix.com/mix/o-canada-55c2

1. I Hope God Plays Fetch - Amber Walls

2. Good Time to Write a Song - The Mainlanders

3.  3, 2, 1 - Brett Kissel

4. Bobcaygeon - The Tragically Hip

5. Closer to the Heart - Rush

6. If I Had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies

7. Paddy Murphy - Great Big Sea

8. So Let's Go - Alan Doyle

9. Wavin' Flag - Young Artists for Haiti

10. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

11. Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

12. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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This week's Mixtape Rewind takes us back to September 2023 when we get new music from an eclectic mix of indie bands and established acts.  

 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3oBJCzIah4nr5iEaIlB7Sk?si=d7e3cf4a989246bb

1. Lady Vagabond - Grace Potter
2. Everything - Sevendust
3. Evicted - Wilco
4. I Hate Boston - Renee Rapp
5. Let The Sun Come In - Pretenders
6. An Arrow In The Wall - Death Cab for Cutie
7. Fear and Friday's - Zach Bryan
8. Hype Me Up - Wiz Khalifa
9. I Used To Be Fun - Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
10. Purple Skies - The Pigeon Detectives
11. Uneasy (feat. Lil Wayne) - Jon Batiste
12. This Isn't Me - Towa Bird

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Actor Dave Maldonado of 'Sinners', 'Deepwater Horizon' and the Netflix series 'His & Hers' joins Matt Sidhom to take you through a mixtape that guides stories from throughout his career.  

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/dave-maldonado-playlist/pl.u-5BllsmVe0j

1. Will Ye Go, Lassie Go? – Lola Kirke, Jack O’Connel, Peter Dreams - SINNERS 
2.  In Due Time – Killswitch Engage
3. Big Rock Candy Mountains – Harry McClintock
4. Chevrolet Van – The Nude Party
5. Song For Bob – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
6. I just don’t think I’ll get over you – Colin Hay 
7. Seasons – Chris Cornell 
8. Because – Elliot Smith 
9. Take Me Down – Gary Clark Jr.
10. Aaron Burr, Sir – Hamilton – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr
11. Sign of the Times – Harry Styles 
12. Your Hand In Mine – Explosions in the Sky
13. The Joke – Brandi Carlile

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Since everyone enjoyed Mike Wiston on last week's episode, we wanted to bring up our first mix of songs to karaoke to.  This is from all the way back in season 1! 

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/super-awesome-mix-karaoke-mix-vol-1/pl.u-EgNrIVMmxr

1. Don't Stop Believin - Journey
2. Cracklin Rosie - Neil Diamond
3. I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
4. Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
5. Africa - Toto
6. Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr.
7. Firework - Katy Perry
8. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
9. Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aguilera
10. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
11. Tribute - Tenacious D
12. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

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Mike Wiston, CEO of MowPod and the host of the Friday Night Karoake podcast, joins the show to give us a Part 2 of Best Songs to Karoake To.

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/mike-wiston-playlist/pl.u-4kblURm05v

1. Friend Like Me - Robin Williams

2. Love Shack - B-52s

3. Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte

4. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

5. Summer Nights - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

6. Phineas and Ferb Theme Song - Bowling for Soup

7. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

8. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive

9. Sweet Transvestite - Tim Curry

10. Cuban Pete - Jim Carrey from the Mask

11. Angel - Shaggy featuring Rayvon

12. In Summer - Josh Gad from Frozen

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Broadcaster, Podcaster and Author Gina Grad joins Matt and Sam to bring her mix of songs that bring her tears of joy! You do not want to miss this episode or this mix!

Check out Gina's book My Extra Mom and follow her on social media @GinaGrad and @MyExtraFamily!

Here's the playlist on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6L4FddlgWmwhdw8FWmmR4T?si=0f0f9f0323314629 

Here's the mix:

1. Wildflowers by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
2. Travelin' Thru by Dolly Parton
3. Out of Range (Electric) by Ani DiFranco
4. Roar by Katy Perry
5. I Choose You by Sara Bareilles
6. Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes
7. Born This Way by Lady Gaga
8. None of Your Business by Salt-N-Pepa
9. I’ll Be Your Mirror by The Velvet Underground, Nico
10. Shambala by Three Dog Night
11. Life By the Drop by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
12. Right Down the Line by Gerry Rafferty

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Michael Storm, host of the Toward Anarchy podcast - @TowardAnarchy (www.towardanarchy.com) joins Matt Sidhom to talk about the concept of anarchy and how it’s more universal than one may think.  He also shares a mix we’re calling Songs of Anarchy.  

If you’re in the Topeka area, check out his comic book shop, Amazing Fantasies (www.AmazingFantasies.com) 

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/songs-of-anarchy/pl.u-5Bv5CmVe0j

1.      F*ck tha Police – NWA

2.     Anarchy in the UK/USA - Sex Pistols/Megadeth

3.     Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

4.     Fight the Power - Public Enemy

5.     I Want to Break Free – Queen (https://youtu.be/f4Mc-NYPHaQ?si=U71VxcEsQhVYGt-j)

6.     Vote With a Bullet - C.O.C (https://youtu.be/R2I2mK_3_ns?si=ufdvRb-T0gsaL7A-)

7.     Uprising – Muse

8.     How Do You Like Me Now - Toby Keith

9.     Handlebars – Flobots

10.   Messy - Lola Young

11.     Peace Sells – Megadeth (https://youtu.be/rdEupVsL07E?si=1DGgVlwFzWYfHgiY)

12.   Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf

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This week's Mixtape Rewind takes us back to our second Spring Break Party Mix!  

You'll hear us reference a survey of whose side was better, I'm pretty sure Sam won this won pretty easily at the time.  But if on a second listen, you want to chime in, get to us @SuperAwesomeMix on Instagram.
 
 https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/spring-break-2023-mix/pl.u-9N9LXv3t1GR9BYe

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0993Vrm6DLhqWt6WrchlA3?si=50326c31b7d243b9
 

1. Fight For Your Right by Beastie Boys
2. Battleflag by Lo Fidelity Allstars
3. And We Danced by The Hooters
4. Downtown by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
5. Fireball by Pitbull
6. I’m On A Boat by The Lonely Island, T-Pain
7. Let Go by RAC, Kele, MDNR
8. Little Things by Louis The Child, Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler
9. Titanium by David Guetta, Sia
10. GDFR by Flo Rida, Sage The Gemini, Lookas
11. Sovereign Light Cafe (Afrojack Remix) by Keane
12. Pursuit of Happiness - Extended Steve Aoki Remix by Kid Cudi, MGMT, Ratatat

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