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Part 1 of 2: Collected comedy bits and collages as well as remixes, covers, mash-ups mostly having to do with The United States Trump Administration and President Donald J. Trump's response to the covid-19 crisis in 2020 and the various distractions, obsessions and diversions he fell into along the way to the Presidential Election race culminating on November 3rd of that year. An analysis of Trump's tax troubles is presented. The latter part of Part 1 of this program presents mostly humorous deconstructions of the first televised debate between Trump and his rival Joe Biden.

NOTE--Portions of this program are NSFW. Use listener discretion.

Webcast on April 12th, 2020. In the spirit of universal virtual commiseration, this heartfelt, poignant mix could almost be subtitled 'Songs About Isolation and Loneliness' which we know, deep into the coronavirus quarantine, with no end in sight, many people in our listenership are experiencing. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. That is to say.. a lot of you are... but with this offering, we invite you to be Alone Together with us. There are also some comical bits in here including some more recent DIY covid-19-oriented songs and pieces of note. Featuring work by: Negativland, 'Weird Al', Maestro Ziikos, Plectrum, John Prine (RIP), DJ Lobsterdust, Contemporary Casuals, I Cut People, Ellipse Elkshow, Charles Bukowski, Trent Reznor, Sondra London, Dean Gray, and MANY MORE! - 3 hours.

Webcast March 29th, 2020, this is our psychedelic comedy collage program about the current Coronavirus crisis. This one comes mainly from The People and includes practical historical, scientific information, useful psychological advice, and many of the DIY artistic and yes even humorous songs, culled from all over the web, that have come out of the current state of affairs since they began. We have pored through them and present the "best" ones as well as a medley or relevant songs from years past. While we don't wish to make light of our current serious worldwide situation, we value keeping a sense of humor during it all, communicating our experience, and keeping things in perspective. We could all do with a good laugh right about now. This week, we attempt to deliver just that in this thoughtful, humorous and timely program: special SubGenius-type programming for The End Times. - 3 hours

Webcast on March 15th, 2020: this is the tale of the Coronavirus (so far) aka Covid-19 and its outbreak in March, 2020 culled from a core-sampling of many sources from around the net and set against the backdrop of previous worldwide pandemics but especially Swine Flu (H1N1) the last major pandemic in recent memory. We take as our starting point our heretofore unreleased show 'If Pigs Could Fly' created at the height of the H1N1 outbreak in 2009. Most of this 2.0 version is Coronavirus-related with many examples from popular and underground culture (which run the gamut from serious to brilliantly humorous to informative). This is a dynamic, unique and enlightening mix, a collage made up of snapshots of the media environment at the dawn of this crisis as well as a serio-comic and educational look at the universal subject of pandemics in general, and in particular the current one which we all now face.

Webcast on February 9th, 2020: the sequel to our program 'Memories of Nixon' about Donald Trump's impeachment trial. This further developed installment tells the rest of the story (so far) from the other side of the event with an extensive core-sampling of the media fallout, both humorous and serious, the obligatory comparisons to the Nixon impeachment in the early 1970s, relevant ancillary songs and remixed material, as well as many supercut digital de-constructions of Trump's vocal style, speech patterns, and obsessively recurring subject matter, culled from countless public appearances (the result of much painstaking work by VICE News) that we wanted to help spread. This is a psychedelic retrospective through a historical event as we attempt to make some kind of artistic sense out of it. A show for future generations with remixed DIY work from NCN, Bernie Knee, the inimitable and wonderful Randy Rainbow, Swedemason, Vic Berger, George Carlin, Auralnauts, Maestro Ziikos, Escape Mechanism, many others. A new 3-hour Mix.

IT'S... a brand new show! Yes, as webcast on January 26, 2020: We were saddened yet inspired by the then-recent passing of Terry Jones, core member of the iconic British comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus (which we literally grew up with) so we put this show together to pay a remixed and artistically rendered tribute to Jones' life and Python's work and influence. Neil Innes, who wrote a lot of the songs heard in the program, also died shortly before Jones. We present some of our personal favorite bits from Python's TV show, movies, records, and live performances including many, many rare fan-made remixes we hunted down of which we are presenting (in our humble opinion) the best efforts. By no means a comprehensive treatment (no dead parrots), the program nevertheless serves as a primer for those not familiar, as well as a sonic stroll down memory lane for fans, and a 'Whitman Sampler' of ancillary projects represented herein. It is our hope that this tribute peaks the interest of the listener and compels even more exploration of the vast Python oeuvre via official sources. A 3 hour mix.