TOTR 55: From Detroit to Dismal, From Motown to Manchester

Merle Haggard - I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink
Cherryholmes - Traveler
Mike Farris - Selah! Selah!
Ben Harper And Relentless7 - Shimmer & Shine
Andrew Bird - The Privateers
U2 - Flower Child
U2 - Xanax and Wine
U2 - Native Son
U2 - Always
Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance
Mute Math - Typical
Silversun Pickups - Growing Old Is Getting Old
Majesty Crush - No_ 1 Fan
Majesty Crush - Uma
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Roll Me Away
Neil Young - Unknown Legend
TV On The Radio - Make Love All Night Long
Passion Pit - Cuddle Fuddle
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Mt St. Helens Vietnam Band - Albatross, Albatross, Albatross
Glomus - seesaw
Little Bang Theory - Garden Party
Little Bang Theory - Tumble Weed
Pete Seeger - Pete's extroduction
Pete Seeger - Or Else! (One-a These Days)
Frank Pahl - Do Re Mi
Frank Pahl - Scarred Mangled Spanner

TOTR 54: "All the Scholars Sing, Dance, Jump Around All Night"

AR Rahman - O... Saya

AR Rahman - Ringa Ringa

Jai Uttal - Radha Rani

Jai Uttal - Hari Om

Devi 2000 - Ram

Krishna Das – Devi Rave

Krishna Das - Hara Hara Mahaadeva

Krishna Das - Brindavan Hare Ram

Devi 2000 - Hare Krishna

Jagati - Shiva Shambho

Jagati - Om Mata Saraswati

Devi 2000 - Om Namah Shivaya

DJ Cheb i Sabbah - Durga Puja

DJ Cheb i Sabbah - Govinda

TOTR 53: Angels and Devils (or, Dancing on Duality)

Echo And The Bunnymen - Angels and Devils
Mute Math - Spotlight
Peter Bjorn And John - Living Thing
Joker's Daughter - Go Walking
Joker's Daughter - Nothing Is Ever What It Seems
Bat For Lashes - I'm On Fire
Bat For Lashes - Sleep Alone
Susan Tedeschi - Angel From Montgomery
The Flaming Lips - Ode To C_C_ (Part II)
The Cramps - Aloha From Hell
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Jerry Garcia - Friend Of The Devil
The Grateful Dead - Franklin's Tower
U2 - Trip Through Your Wires
U2 - Jesus Christ
Violent Femmes - Jesus Walking on the Water
Bob Dylan - Precious Angel
Bob Dylan - They Killed Him
Kris Kristofferson - The Pilgrim, Chapter 33
Johnny Cash - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
The Avett Brothers - Me And God
Wilco - What Light
Neil Young - Light A Candle
The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize

True Voyage Is Return

The Pretty Things - Bracelets Of Fingers
The Pretty Things - She Says Good Morning
The Pretty Things - The Journey
The Pretty Things - I See You
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
The Who - Pinball Wizard
The Who - We're Not Gonna Take It
The Who - Listening To You/See Me, Feel Me
Original Cast Recording of Jesus Christ Superstar - Everything's Alright
Original Cast Recording of Jesus Christ Superstar - Damned for All Time / Blood Money
Original Cast Recording of Jesus Christ Superstar - King Herod's Song
Original Cast Recording of Jesus Christ Superstar - Superstar
Pink Floyd - Hey You
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 1
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - Mother
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love 1
The Decemberists - A Bower Scene
The Decemberists - Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)
The Decemberists - The Queen's Approach
The Decemberists - The Rake's Song
The Decemberists - The Abduction of Margaret
The Decemberists - Margaret in Captivity
The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)

TOTR 51: Girls & Mothers, Spirits & Witches, Queens & Angels

Photo: Teacher on the Radio with Maria McKee circa 1986.

Michelle Shocked – Holy Spirit

Michelle Shocked – When I Grow Up

Ani DiFranco – Joyful Girl

Ani DiFranco – Not A Pretty Girl

Laurie Anderson – Gravity's Angel

Cocteau Twins – Persephone

PJ Harvey – That Was My Veil

Cowboy Junkies – Witches

Ida Maria - Queen Of The World

Patti Smith Group – Easter

Joni Mitchell – Woodstock

Joni Mitchell – You Turn Me on I'm a Radio

Joan Baez – It Ain't Me Babe

Joan Baez – Hallowed Be Thy Name

Natalie Merchant – Build A Levee

Natalie Merchant – Motherland

10,000 Maniacs – My Mother the War

The Jolly Ranchers – Layer of Highway

The Jolly Ranchers – Too Drunk to Go Home

Maria McKee – Drinkin' In My Sunday Dress

Maria McKee – You Gotta Sin To Be Saved

Lone Justice – You Are the Light

Lone Justice – Wheels

TOTR 50: Down by the riverside--Blues, Gospel, & Freedom Song

First of two programs in honor of Women's History Month, aired 3-23-09. Playlist posted one week late.

Roberta Flack - Angelitos Negros

Billie Holiday - I Cant Give You Anything But Love

Mamie Smith – You've Got To See Mamma Ev'ry Night

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Shout, Sister, Shout

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Stand By Me

Mahalia Jackson - Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

Mahalia Jackson - Amazing Grace

Mavis Staples - If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again

Mavis Staples - Will The Circle Be Broken

Mavis Staples - Eyes On The Prize

Mavis Staples - Down By The Riverside

Toshi Reagon - Down to the Water

Bernice Johnson Reagon - There's a New World Coming

Bernice Johnson Reagon - Room in the Circle

Bernice Johnson Reagon - Old Ship of Zion

Bernice Johnson Reagon - Why Did They Take Us Away

Bernice Johnson Reagon - Freedom in the Air

Bernice Johnson Reagon - Give Your Hands to Struggle

Tracy Chapman - Sing For You

Tracy Chapman - Save Us All

Tracy Chapman - The First Person On Earth

Odetta - Spiritual Trilogy: Oh Freedom/Come And Go With Me/I'm On My Way

Odetta - The Times They Are A-Changin'

Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water

TOTR 49: Green Grow for St. Patty's Day & Springtime!

Pogues - Greenland Whale Fisheries
Flogging Molly - From The Back Of A Broken Dream
Cherish The Ladies - Green Grow The Rushes Oh
Deanta - The Maid That Sold Her Barley
Voice Squad - Oh Good Ale
Neal Casal - Freeway To The Canyon
Neko Case - Prison Girls
Those Darlins - Wild One
Dan Auerbach - Trouble Weighs a Ton
Dan Auerbach - I Want Some More
Dan Auerbach - Heartbroken, In Disrepair
Dan Auerbach - When the Night Comes
Bon Iver - Woods
Crystal Stilts - Prismatic Room
Crystal Stilts - Shattered Shine
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Sixteen Years
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Up To Our Next
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Goodnight Oslo
Morrissey - Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed
The Monthlies - Lucky Ones
Dave Sitek - With A Girl Like You (The Troggs)
Arcade Fire - Lenin
Feist & Ben Gibbard - Train Song
My Morning Jacket - El Caporal
Antony and Bryce Dessner - I Was Young When I Left Home (Bob Dylan)
Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch - Lua
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues - Amazing Grace