Self Help Radio 020221: Glow

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Earlier today, on a dark winter morning in Portland, the only light came from the glow of the radio dial.  & what could you hear on that radio dial?  An episode of Self Help Radio that also glowed.  Because the show was about glow.  It may well have been the first bioluminescent broadcast in history.

Did it glow from some chemical process?  Is the show (as many have suspected) radioactive?  Was it simply cleverly backlit from a hidden light source?  No, it turns out it glowed because the songs themselves had the power to cause the radio to glow.  It may have been the only glow in the dark of the night - other radio shows in the area seemed to languish in the blackness.

Will it still glow in the obtrusive light of day?  That's for you to discover!  You can listen to the show in two places: at the KBOO website; & on the show's website at Self Help Radio dot net.  Should you choose the latter, be aware you'll need a username (SHR) & a password (selfhelp).  The show is also a tad longer - the KBOO version ends exactly at 3am, but I finished the song I was playing.  See below what you'll hear on the show.

The program should continue to glow for some time.

Self Help Radio Glow Show

"Glow" Al Jarreau _Glow_

"Glow" Breathless _Chasing Promises_

"A Glow" Okkervil River _Black Sheep Boy_

introduction & definitions

"Glow" Rick James _Glow_

"Glow" Hibou _Hibou_

"The Glow" The Prids _Until The World Is Beautiful..._

"The Glow" Bearhug _So Gone_

"Glow" Dreemtime _New York Lounge Funk_

interview with glowing person Elton Shore

"Glow In The Dark" Iggy Pop _Free_

"Glow In The Dark" The Bongos _Drums Along The Hudson_

"These Fish Glow In The Dark" Miniskirt _Woody Allen Likes Guitar Pop_

"Glow In The Dark" Death Valley Girls _Glow In The Dark_

"Everything Glows" Les Barker _Probably The Best Album Ever Made By Anybody In Our Street_

interview with the Rev Dr Howard Gently

"Moonglow" Billie Holiday _1952_

"Blue Glow" Pulp _Masters Of The Universe (Pulp On Fire 1985-86)_

"The Orange Glow" Globelamp _The Orange Glow_

"Lemon Glow" Beach House _7_

"A Beautiful Glow" Choice Four _On Top Of Clear_

Marge Most reports

"In The Glow" The Flower Machine _Lavender Lane_

"Amazing Glow" Pernice Brothers _Discover A Lovelier You_

"Glow Buddy" Lovely Bad Things _Teenage Grown Ups_

"The Moonlight Radiates A Purple Glow In His World" Salako _The Moonlight Radiates A Purple Glow In His World_

"Glow & Behold" Yuck _Glow & Behold_

a Self Help Radio list: animals that glow (feat. Ned Dry)

"Glow Worm" Johnny Mercer _Small Fry: Capitol Sings Kids' Songs For Grown-Ups_

"Glow Worms" Vashti Bunyan _Just Another Diamond Day_

"Glowworm" Apples In Stereo _Fun Trick Noisemaker_

"Orange Glow" Lightning Love _Blonde Album_

"The Glow" The Microphones _It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water_

nothing planned for this airbreak

"Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow" Felt _The Strange Idols Pattern & Other Short Stories_

"Glow" Screaming Lights _GMN/Glow_

"Easy Come, Uneasy Glow" Outrageous Cherry _Out There In The Dark_

"Glowing" Camera Shy _Camera Shy_

"The Glow Of Love" Change _The Disco Years (Boogie Fever) Volume Three_

conclusion, goodbye, & introduction to the afterglow

"Afterglow" Momus _Voyager_

"Afterglow" Foxtails Brigade _Time Is Passed_

"Afterglow" The Servants _Reserved_

"In The Afterglow" BMX Bandits _Theme Park_

"Afterglow" Chvrches _Every Open Eye_