Self Help Radio 030724: The Alphabet

You have before you a radio show about the alphabet. It's the Latin alphabet. With a very short interlude into Hebrew. Very short. Mostly the Latin alphabet as is used by English speakers. Also people who sing in English. Mostly in forward order, but in a couple of cases, backwards. For novelty, probably, & not to prove to law enforcement you're not intoxicated. Is knowledge of the alphabet required for the enjoyment of this show? Probably not, unless you are suspicious that a show about the alphabet might want to spread an incorrect alphabet. In which case, you will want to know the alphabet. Will a radio show about the alphabet actually teach you the alphabet? Almost certainly only by accident.

Alphabet songs, interviews, the usual Self Help Radio nonsense. You can find it on the Self Help Radio website. The username/password combination SHR/selfhelp will facilitate your listening experience. The things that were played & said on the show are listed below.

But not alphabetically!

Self Help Radio Alphabet Show

"Alphabent" Twink _The Broken Record_

"(You Can Bet) I Know My Alphabet" Hot Chocolate Music Company, Ltd. _Wammy! There Goes Sammy_

"A.B.C's (Parts 1 & 2)" Smilin' Joe _Crescent City Soul: The Sound Of New Orleans 1947-1974_

introduction & definitions

"Alphabet" Martin Creed _Love To You_

"Mr. Alphabet Says" The Glove _Blue Sunshine_

"A Concise British Alphabet, Pts. 1 & 2" Soft Machine _Volume Two_

"Alphabet Rap" Divine _Jungle Jezebel_

interview with author Hector Teller

"A Is For Alphabet" Razorcuts _Patterns On The Water (A Retrospective)_

"The Rabbi Teaches ABCs/English ABC Song" Ella Jenkins _123s & ABCs_

"Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet" Matt Robinson & Rosalind Cash _My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin_

"A B & C" Death By Chocolate _Death By Chocolate_

interview with artist Hugh Toth

"Red Alphabet" The Gotobeds _Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic_

"Alphabet" Jeffrey Lewis _It's The Ones Who've Cracked That The Light Shines Through_

"Numbers & Alphabets" Ella Jenkins _123s & ABCs_

"Waste The Alphabet" Dick Diver _Melbourne, Florida_

"Alphabet Aerobics" Blackalicious _A2G EP_

interview with children's book author Harry Taylor

"Alphabetland" X _Alphabetland_

"Alphabet Street" The Jesus & Mary Chain _The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities_

"Prince Alphabet" Robert Pollard _Superman Was A Rocker_

"Dr. Seuss's ABC" Jason Alexander _Green Eggs & Ham & Other Servings Of Dr. Seuss_

our resident cinephile Chuck stops by!

"'A' You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song)" Gordon MacRae & Jo Stafford _Small Fry: Capitol Sings Kids' Songs For Grown-Ups_

"The ABC's Of Love" Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers _The Very Best Of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers_

"ABC" The Pipettes _We Are The Pipettes_

"Easy As ABC" Ella Jenkins _123s & ABCs_

"New Alphabet" Eels _Wonderful, Glorious_

conclusion & goodbye

"Sittin' Alphabetic'ly" Karl Hammel Jr. _Teenage Crush Volume 5_

"The Backwards Alphabet" Soupy Sales _Use Your Noggin'_

"A.B.C." Rick & Donna _What Good Is Love_

"ABC (Freeform)" Eurythmics _Touch_

"Alphabet Angel" David Sylvian _Dead Bees On A Cake_