This week, we’re spotlighting songs that wear the word “Hero” right on their sleeves—or at least somewhere in their titles. Each track here explores what it means to be a hero—tragic, flawed, reluctant, or gloriously over-the-top.
Category: The Theme Show
The Theme Show stands as my hallmark presentation, a creative journey that began in 1999.
Each episode combines songs from diverse genres into meticulously curated playlists, all tied together by a central theme or thought-provoking subject.
I can’t claim to be a pioneer of this concept, as another podcast bearing the same name may still be in existence (though mine emerged first).
For me, the thrill lies not just in assembling an hour’s worth of music but in the challenge of incorporating a myriad of musical styles and genres, and hoping they resonate with listeners.
For the birds (or about them). Songs flying somewhere between oddball and nostalgic. No feathers were ruffled.
The “America” playlist is a little sardonic and unpatriotic. If you desire a feel-good soundtrack for the 4th, this isn’t your playlist.
Space is the Place was the first official podcast episode from June 27, 2006. It has been recreated on both Spotify and YouTube Music.
Love Sucks is the seventh, and final, demo episode of The Theme Show, as it existed as a shoutcast.
The theme of this episode was heartbreak and lost love.
The fifth demo episode of The Theme Show. Posted on New Year’s Eve leading into the new millennium, it focuses on themes of Armageddon, due to fears of computer failure causing the end of the world.