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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I figured I’d visit the Folk era of the 60s for this 268th episode of Air-Conditioned. For this Hootenanny, we have Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds, Malvina Reynolds, Fred Neil, and Peter, Paul & Mary. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is a fascinating interview well worth hearing. Ezra Klein and Bill Gates deep dive into AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_15...

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Bill Gates: A.I. ‘Makes Nuclear Weapons Look Like Nothing’ | The Ezra Klein Show

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tennesseans: When you are pulling the lever in the voting booth for our next Governor, don't forget Marsha Blackburn fully supports this guy (with his boss) who helped your fuel prices hit record highs with needless war and who has utterly violated our military. Vote @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When I see McConnell and trump's deteriorating conditions and witness Mike Johnson running Congress like it is a barely functioning ghost house, I'm reminded of the our Leader’s Nose scene, from Woody Allen's slapstick futuristic 1973 comedy Sleeper. I wish it were funny. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For this week’s edition (the 266th episode) of my WYXR-FM show Air-Conditioned, I rounded up Rhiannon Gidden’s wonderful artistry with Tommy Emmanuel, Ashley Cleveland, Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, Hiromi, David Crosby and Sarah Jarosz. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’ve been rifling through some Memphis tracks for this week’s WYXR-FM Fall Pledge Week show. To provide the right amount of that Air-Conditioned vibe, I brought in Elvis, Dan Penn, Susan Marshall, Good Question, Freeworld, Savannah Brister, Julien Baker, and Phineas Newborn Jr. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This 264th episode of Air-Conditioned goes to Louisiana. The Neville Brothers, Dave Bartholomew, Dr. John, Lee Dorsey, Bobby Charles, and The Boswell Sisters, who were singing about “Rock and Roll” a good seventeen years before Alan Freed “coined” the term. 1/5

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This 263rd edition of Air-Conditioned turns up the rockets with the great J Geils Band, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Tina Turner, James Brown, Dusty Springfield, Bruce Springsteen, Southern Culture On The Skids, and the Jeff Beck Group. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This week’s musical weekly mash-up I call Air-Conditioned features a good bit of Texas, some English blues-rock, a little bit of Americana and Country and music from Pete The Cat. Yep, Pete The Cat. 1/4

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

So sad to learn Dolly Parton has passed away. She touched millions of people around the world with her music, her lively personality, and her incredibly generous philanthropy. This world is a whole lot richer in many ways due to her tireless giving nature. 1/4

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This edition of Air-Conditioned is quite a musical casserole I've thrown together. I started with Santana and Mickey Hart, then added Little Feat, Graham Central Station, The Allman Brothers Band, plus some healthy dollops of ... 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This episode of Air-Conditioned is going to shine some love on Neil and Tim Finn … their solo and duo music, as well as Crowded House and Split Enz. Along the way, we’ll check out two more acts from “Down Under,” Paul Kelly & The Messengers and The Swingers, as well as ... 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

For this edition of Air-Conditioned, we will hear The Specials, and lead singer Terry Hall’s other band, Fun Boy Three. I’ve also rounded up tasty tunes by Jimmy Cliff, Hortense Ellis, Eddy Grant, The English Beat, Etta James with Harvey Fuqua, Desmond Dekker, and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Taking a break from the noise to share this lovely restrained and deeply emotional performance of Chopin's "Raindrop Prelude" performed by Yumeka Nakagawa. www.youtube.com/shorts/4i1Xs... www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-U...

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Yumeka Nakagawa: Crying while playing Chopin Raindrop Prelude

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Heather Cox Richardson reports on the swaggering racism of this White Supremest administration and the Smithsonian. I look for the day this cruel bunch of arrogant thugs are drummed out of their positions, and where applicable, brought before a jury. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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July 27, 2026

On July 22, Sam Fortier of NOTUS reported that the Trump-appointed judges of the Presidential 1776 Award competition, emceed by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, apparently rigged the competition to ...

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Anne Applebaum’s reflection on the World Cup and Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey is a worthwhile read. Like Heather Cox Richardson, Applebaum is a great source of thought provoking insight. Follow her Substack. @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu substack.com/@anneappleba...

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One-Eyed Monsters

Why we watch them together

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Sinead O’Connor was an amazing artist who sang with fierce passion and disarming vulnerability. She passed away three years ago this week. This edition of Air-Conditioned will shine some lovelight on her. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ray Charles and Mose Allison always lift me up when I hear their unique blend of southern blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, and soul. Charles’s delivery is totally committed, heart and soul, while Allison’s approach is playfully deadpan. Along with Mose and Ray, I rounded up 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A person canvassing for Tennessee Democratic Representative Justin J. Pearson knocked on my front door to talk about my voting for Justin. I told her Justin wasn't in my district and that Chaz Molder was running here. #gerrymandering 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I’ve been in a Randy Newman mood. If he had only recorded his first four albums (12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, and his debut, Randy Newman), I would regard him as one of the great American songwriter/artists. Not only does this edition of Air-Conditioned celebrate Newman’s artistry ... 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I stumbled upon an old rockin’ T-Bone Burnett track I've always loved, which led me to Dave Alvin, Jason & The Scorchers, James Luther Dickinson, and Lou Ann Barton. Soon, I dug up Lucinda Williams, Rod Stewart, Buddy Miller, Guided By Voices, Loretta Lynn, James McMurtry, and Billy Joe Shaver. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The Nashville Tennessean posts that U.S. Transportation Sec Sean Duffy visited Elon Musk's underground "Music City Loop" will "be done at 'trump speed'." I guess it will be a matter of time before it fills up with swamp goo and sewage. I'm sure Marsha Blackburn will be at the entrance cheering.

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This edition of Air-Conditioned celebrates melodic Power-Pop/Rock with some great tracks courtesy of The Beatles, Dwight Twilley Band, Smithereens, Bangles, Tommy Keene, Adrian Belew, XTC, and The Wonders, who in Tom Hanks’s cinematic 60s music love letter, That Thing You Do. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We’re in peak Summer here in the South. If ever there was a time for a show called Air-Conditioned, it is now. To help tune the air, this edition brings you XTC, Carly Simon, Sly & The Family Stone, The Kinks, Bobbie Gentry, and War. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I'm grateful to AMC for submitting "Before The Sky Split In Two" for this year's Emmy Awards. This was a labor of love created for a scene in the final episode of Season 4 of Dark Winds. We recorded and mixed the song at Brook Sutton's Studio Nashville. 1/5

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Remember your first concert? As a 12-year old Memphis boy, I witnessed James Brown live at the Ellis Auditorium in Aug 1965. As unforgettable as it was watching women throwing their underwear at him, the precision-funk of Brown’s amazing band and his electrifying performance was life-changing. 1/4

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

It's sad to see Ardent shut down. Ardent was the most important and successful studio in Memphis, beginning in the late 1960s. I spent a lot of time there and have many fine memories. I loved that the studio and my hometown were a magnet for so many artists. news.radiofacts.com/memphis-hist... 1/2

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Memphis’ Historic Ardent Studios Shuts Down – Radio Facts Regional News Archive

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Alison Krauss & Union Station! This 251st edition of Air-Conditioned shines some love light on them as well as a compliment of fine soulful artists: Justin Townes-Earle, Tommy Emmanuel & David Grisman, Bruce Springsteen, I’m With Her, Randy Newman, Beth Nielsen-Chapman, and Rosanne Cash. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I was mulling over my 250th episode of Air-Conditioned, and Lassie showed up and yelped a few requests. As a result, The Velvet Underground, Jan & Dean, The Rutles, George Carlin, The Move, Randy Newman, Elvis Presley, Mothers of Invention, and Firesign Theatre somehow ended up in this pile. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Harold and Maude are wondering what this latest edition of Air-Conditioned is all about. Well, I enlisted The Marx Brothers, John Prine, Tom Waits, Julie Andrews, and Dick Van Dyke, along with The Golden Gate Quartet, Alex Chilton, Slim Harpo, Elvis Costello, and Johnny Kidd & The Pirates. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I spent last week in New Mexico, where I co-produced Levi Platero, with Levi and Rio Grande Recording studio owner Ken Riley. This was for a scene for next season. That's all I can share, but here are a couple shots I took to give you a glimpse into the world of making Dark Winds. #DarkWinds

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I was sharing my love for Elton John’s 1970 album Tumbleweed Connection with some friends the other day, and I figured I should turn up the love light for his earlier recordings for this week’s edition of my weekly music dive called Air-Conditioned. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Recently, I’ve been listening to Squeeze and really enjoying the tunes, and I thought it’s my turn to foist their music on someone, and my weekly WYXR-FM show, Air-Conditioned, seemed to be the place to do it. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Where this is going? I don't know, but it makes me wonder why should I bother releasing my own music into the world that devalues it to nothing and then make what I create vulnerable to being scoured by AI and turned into some bloodless facsimile? www.hifinews.com/content/mach...

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Machine music

An AI-generated song has topped the country charts in the US. Barry Willis, who grew up reading comic books warning of a dystopian future, knows exactly where this is headed...

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This 246th episode of Air-Conditioned goes out to my Vietnam traveling buddy, Deryle Perryman. While I’m thinking of what to do for my upcoming Vietnam episode, I figured I’d to a little tribute episode to Eddie Hinton, whose music Deryle and I both love. 1/4

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Tonight’s 60 Minutes gave Trump plenty of time to blabber about the assassination attempt and, once again, reveal what a self-involved asshole he is. He has no problem treating Nora O’Donnell with utter disrespect. I hope this guy, and the party that supports him, are trounced for years to come.

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

This deeply unserious carnival barker occupying the Oval Office even manages to trivialize assassination attempts to sell his next vanity project with his name festooned on it. In this case, it is the bunker ballroom.

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This week’s episode of Air-Conditioned is a round-up of great singer-songwriters and interpreters. Out journey into acoustic music from the heart includes Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Matraca Berg, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and Linda Ronstadt. Also on board are 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A winter storm blew through the Pacific Northwest last week. As Prince once wrote, “Sometimes It Snows In April." Meshell Ndegeocello, a deeply soulful creative, sets the tone of this week's Air-Conditioned with her gorgeous interpretation of that Prince song. 1/4

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

For this 243rd weekly musical journey, I call Air-Conditioned, we start in Memphis, TN, with Sid Selvidge, Fred Ford, and Reigning Sound, and end there with Big Star, Tommy Hoehn, and Van Duren. Along the way, we hear Françoise Hardy, Colin Blunstone, NRBQ, and Bud Powell & Don Byas. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This edition of Air-Conditioned shines some love light on Arthur Alexander, an artist who wrote and created music that made fans out of The Beatles (who recorded his song “Anna”), The Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley. 1/4

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Here are two astute people I always enjoy, Heather Cox Richardson and Jon Stewart, wrapping their heads around our current state of affairs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwX9...

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Podcasting Through It with Heather Cox Richardson | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This 241st edition of Air-Conditioned is going to dive headfirst into some of the acts that graced our local Memphis stages and airwaves during the early 1970s. On deck we have David Bowie, Mott The Hoople, Wishbone Ash, The Groundhogs, Cactus, Procol Harum, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath, and ... 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Last night we were at a Hanoi bar, and this early-mid 70s-ish soul music was playing. The voice sounded a little bit like a mash-up of several singers. Shazam didn’t find anything, so I went to the bartender and inquired. Turned out it’s an AI Soul singer.

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This edition of my weekly show Air-Conditioned celebrates great late-60s Bay Area rock acts who captured the spirit of those times with their artistry. You’ll hear It’s A Beautiful Day, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother & The Holding Company. 1/3

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I’ve been in the mood for early-mid 70s Soul. The messages and the heart in so much of this music still has immediacy. I started with Donny Hathaway, an amazingly gifted singer, and quickly rounded up The Staple Singers, War, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Sly & The Family Stone, and ... 1/3

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

AOC: The Pentagon has not passed an audit, and they are out here trying to kick people with disabilities off of Medicaid. It is corruption that is stealing from the public coffers — and that is the actual waste, fraud, and abuse.

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Almost none of these guys in this administration have ever experienced the raw horror of battle. Pink Floyd’s “The Fletch Memorial Home” comes to mind when I hear these self-absorbed monsters, like our Russian asset in the Oval Office or the "Christian" leading the so-called Department of War.

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Pink Floyd - The Fletcher Memorial Home (Lyrics)

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Air-Conditioned @air-conditioned.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The "Christians" who're excited by the Armageddon narrative spouted by MAGA politicians, influencers, and certain members of the US military don’t give a damn about anyone other than themselves. Their explanations sound no different from Rick Moranis’s in the Keymaster scene in Ghostbusters. 1/3

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Ghostbusters (1984) - The Keymaster Scene | Movieclips

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