As a poor person, I spent way more time in my twenties in bus stations than airports. I kind of preferred the selection of humanity on display there as opposed to the obviously more affluent people you see in airports. I made an observation about a recent trip (in May), where some guy, forced to wear a mask at the D/FW Airport, chose one that said, in big white letters on black, "Thanks, China." I told my wife, "In a bus station, I wouldn't have to deal with that kind of person - I'd just be forced to sit next to someone actually suffering from Covid."
But of course buses take even longer than driving oneself; & there are no train routes of note in Texas, where I lived most of my life. So planes have been exceedingly helpful. I've traveled to Australia & to Europe - I'm not sure I'd have enjoyed the bus rides there. (Or, you know, the long journeys by ship.)
& yet, airports are not the sort of place people enjoy being at, are they. Luckily they're the sort of place artists & musicians like to make songs about, & comedians like to complain about. Their works make up the bulk of the show, with silly interviews & a discussion about movies sprinkled throughout. If it's not the blistering exposé of airport culture you hoped for, perhaps it's diverting enough the spend some time listening.
& yet, airports are not the sort of place people enjoy being at, are they. Luckily they're the sort of place artists & musicians like to make songs about, & comedians like to complain about. Their works make up the bulk of the show, with silly interviews & a discussion about movies sprinkled throughout. If it's not the blistering exposé of airport culture you hoped for, perhaps it's diverting enough the spend some time listening.
The show is both at the KBOO website & at the Self Help Radio website. Going to the show's website means you'll need a username & a password, which are SHR & selfhelp. All the things that happen on the show are mentioned below.
Flight delayed?!? Guess I'll go hang out at the airport bar.
Flight delayed?!? Guess I'll go hang out at the airport bar.
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Self Help Radio Airports Show
"Airport Blues" Walter Roberts _Yet More Mellow Cats 'N' Kittens (Hot R&B & Cool Blues 1945-1951)_
"L.A. International Airport" Susan Raye _The Best Of Susan Raye_
"All The Time In Airports" The Handsome Family _Last Days Of Wonder_
introduction & definitions - featuring the Definition-O-Tron 3000!
"Airport" Pataphysics _My Phone's About To Die_
"The Echoing Airports" The One AM Radio _This Too Will Pass_
"Airport Security" George Carlin _You Are All Diseased_
"Airport People" Mindbenders _With Woman In Mind_
"She Lives In An Airport" Guided By Voices _The Bears For Lunch_
interview with TSA Agent Earl Warren
interview with TSA Agent Earl Warren
"Meet Me At The Airport" Baader Meinhof _Baader Meinhof_
"All The Nations Airports" Archers Of Loaf _All The Nations Airports_
"Airport Hell (Part One)" Henry Rollins _Think Tank_
"Airport" Wet Willie _Wet Willie II_
"Airport Song" Magna Carta _Seasons_
interview with airport vendor Harry Levitt
"Hammered In An Airport" Spray _Ambiguous Poems About Death_
"To Live & Die In The Airport Lounge" My Teenage Stride _Ears Like Golden Bats_
"Airport Hell (Part Two)" Henry Rollins _Think Tank_
"Airport Bar" Martin Courtney _Many Moons_
"Airport Bars" Landlines _Problems 24/7_
Chuck stops by to talk about movies featuring airports
"Airport" Rosie Tucker _Sucker Supreme_
"Airport" The Motors _Approved By The Motors_
"Airport" Scott & Charlene's Wedding _Delivered EP_
"Airport Security (Part 1)" Lewis Black _The End Of The Universe_
"The Biggest Airport In The World" Moe Bandy _Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life_
"Gabriel In The Airport" The French _Local Information_
"Michael & Heather At The Baggage Claim" Fountains Of Wayne _Traffic & Weather_
"Airport Security (Part 2)" Lewis Black _The End Of The Universe_
"Her Ocean Airport" California Snow Story _Some Other Places_
"The Great Airport Mystery" Joey Paige _Voyages Into... Pop-Psych (Vol. 2)_
a brief history of airports
"Heathrow Or Deathrow" The Dears _Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique_
"Aeroplanes (Herdla Int. Airport)" Professor Pez _Hordaland_
"Tokio Airport (feat. China)" Metal Boys _Tokio Airport_
"Airport Fishing Rod: The Dawn Of Airline Safety" Coyle & Sharpe _Audio Visionaries_
"Orly" Jacques Brel _Infiniment_
conclusion & goodbye
"Afterglow" Momus _Voyager_
"Airport's Air" Analog 2nd Camera _Shining Sun_
"The City, The Airport" Loney Dear _Sologne_
"Airport Love" Betty Please _Airport Love 7"_
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