Hywel is back! Trinify! He comes bearing parcels from the west of Wales. A Colorado couple loses their sailboat amidst the waves. Peter shares with us the secret his power, pants. A Welsh Corgi on a pony. https://twitter.com/KatyAndNews/status/961227244072030208

This week we are joined by the multi talented Duquette Johnston. Parisian Craigslist is again put on notice. We discuss the perils of instant gratification in art. Duquette talks about opening a shop in Woodlawn and how to revitalize a community without gentrifying it. Next, we run down Duquette’s history in music from Verbena to a band with 3 lost records called Cut Grass to today. Now the world knows how much Pete hates the BeeGees. To wrap up we start talking about the philosophy of The Fire Escape and Duquette’s philosophy of creating (Hint: they are pretty similar). https://clubduquette.co https://duquettejohnston.com

Listen until the end to hear Belle Adair's new single, Get Away. We chat with the guys about recording their new record at FAME in Muscle Shoals and working at the Wilco Loft in Chicago. We also hear about how they all came together and what led to them touring with John Paul White and how Single Lock records came to be. Check out their tunes below! http://www.singlelock.com/new-products/belle-adair-tuscumbia-preorder https://www.belleadairmusic.com

What exactly is going on in Greenwich after they moved the meridian? A potential discovery of a ship with a sordid past sheds light on a resilient African community outside of Mobile, AL. Did a Welsh prince set sail for the coast of Alabama in 1170? We'd like to hope so, Rywel Tydde. Links! https://portalsoflondon.com http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/01/where_the_clotildas_story_ende.html#incart_m-rpt-2 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/05/they-were-a-people-called-welsh-and-they-had-crossed-the-great-water.html

We are joined by Daniel and Lauren Goans of the band Lowland Hum out of Charlottesville, VA. Cardiff is in dire straits! (the one in Alabama) Hywel is still in the UK. There is great discussion on the writing and performing process and the merits of being silly. We get some sad news at the end. Be sure to check out Lowland Hum's tour schedule! http://www.lowlandhum.com/ Terrible James Taylor Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgg0ym7O6Rc Cardiff, Alabama http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/01/8_cardiff_residents_seeks_to_d.html#incart_river_home

The fellas discuss the Crimson Tide's victory at the top of the show. Be on the lookout for Fire Escape Rywel Tydde shirts! Hywel's well on his way to nobility. We mourn over the loss (potentially temporary) of a Birmingham institution. How does one find a sense of place? Links below! http://www.merrileechalliss.com/ https://www.yellowhammer.org/

The fellas sit down with John Shults of True Vintage Guitar to talk about the thrill of the hunt and running a small online business. Hywel comes to us from west Wales. The rest of us are coming from B'ham, AL! Links! http://truevintageguitar.com/

Apologies for the audio difficulties. It's all Pete's fault. The Fire Escape guys discus some of their favorite Christmas carols and why they did (will be doing) with their families over the holidays. We discuss the Queen's christmas message. What will 2018 have in store for the The Fire Escape? For you? For America? Stick Around for another Lowland Hum Christmas Carol!

Stay tuned through the end of the show to hear Hywel read an excerpt from "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by Dylan Thomas, as well as a Christmas carol from our dear friends, Lowland Hum, off of their album "Songs for Christmas Time"(Links below). Peter teaches us poinsettia history. Is Colter a secret American Monarchist? https://lowlandhum.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-christmas-time http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/xmas.html

This week the gang sits down with astrophysicist Greg Matloff and artist C Bangs to have a chat about solar sails and holograms (like the Pokemon cards not R2-D2). We chat about the difference between NASA hub Huntsville, AL and the surrounding areas. Greg tells us about how interstellar travel could be possible using solar sails! C describes her incredible work in painting and hologram art as well as how she worked for NASA in a different capacity. Do molecular stars have volition? Tune in to find out! Links! http://gregmatloff.com/ http://cbangs.com/ http://www.conscious-stars.com