Episodes
Did She Mention My Name (Season 1 Finale)
In this episode, host Mike Messner closes out the first season of the show with guest Jim Thorne, who discusses "Did She Mention My Name" from the 1968 album of the same name. You'll also hear from fellow podcasts A Date With...
Shadows
In this episode, host Mike Messner and guest Lawrence Burke discuss the title track from Gordon Lightfoot's 1982 album, Shadows . Also, spots from partner Newsly and fellow podcasts How Good It Is and All Those Years Ago. New...
Redwood Hill
In this episode, host Mike Messner and guest Ed Lewek discuss this bluegrass-tinged song from Summer Side of Life, Lightfoot's 1971 album. We'll also hear from fellow podcasts Back to the '80s and How Good It Is, along with N...
Mother Of A Miner's Child
In this episode, second-time guests Kevin & Erin Hester join host Mike Messner to discuss "Mother of a Miner's Child" from Gordon Lightfoot's 1972 album Old Dan's Records . We'll also hear from fellow podcasts Back to the '80...
The Circle is Small -- Carefree Highway Revisited
In this episode, Mike and guest Jeff Coast (https://www.youtube.com/user/stevemcqueen909) discuss The Circle Is Small, from Gordon Lightfoot's 1968 album Back Here On Earth and his 1978 album Endless Wire . Also featured are ...
Carefree Highway Revisited Episode 19 -- Christian Island
In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest John Klapproth discuss -- and John performs! --"Christian Island" from Gordon's 8th album, Don Quixote . Also featured are notifications about the show's new website and Patron acco...
Carefree Highway Revisited, Episode 18 -- Home From The Forest
In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest Adele Chalifoux discuss "Home From The Forest" from Gordon Lightfoot's second album, The Way I Feel . Newsly is an audio app for IOS and Android. It picks up web articles about the ...
Carefree Highway Revisited, Episode 17 -- Don Quixote
In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest Ron Skelton discuss the title track from Gordon Lightfoot's 1972 album Don Quixote . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Carefree Highway Revisited, Episode 16 -- Ordinary Man
In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest Deb Radwan discuss "Ordinary Man" from Gordon Lightfoot's eighth album, Don Quixote . This is the last in a four-part mini-series about Lightfoot's autobiographical songs. Hosted o...
Carefree Highway Episode 15 -- Sundown (Crossover Episode with How Go…
In this episode, Mike Messner visits with Claude Call, host of the How Good It Is podcast, for a discussion of Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" from his 1974 album of the same name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Carefree Highway Revisited, Episode 14 -- In My Fashion
In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest Deb Radwan continue their exploration into Gordon Lightfoot's autobiographical songs with this track from his 1982 album, Shadows . Also included are promos for podcast partners Al...
CarefreeHighway Revisited, Episode 13 -- A Painter Passing Through
In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest, Deb Radwan, continue their mini-series into Gordon Lightfoot's autobiographical songs as they examine the title track from his 1998 album, "A Painter Passing Through." Hosted ...
Carefree Higheway Revisited, Episode 9 -- I‘m Not Supposed To Care
In this remastered episode (originally released on 9/15/21), host Mike Messner and his guests Kevin and Erin Hester examine Gordon's song "I'm Not Supposed To Care" from the Summertime Dream album, and Kevin reads two of his ...
Carefree Highway Revisited Episode 12 -- Oh So Sweet
In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest Deb Radwan discuss Gordon Lightfoot's song "Oh So Sweet" from his most recent album, Solo . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Carefree Highway Revisited, Episode 11 -- The Wreck of the Edmund Fit…
In this episode, Mike and his guest, Martin Brandt, examine what Gordon considers to be his finest song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" from his 1976 album, Summertime Dream . Also included is a farewell to a former gu...
Carefree Highway Revisited, Ep. 10 -- If You Could Read My Mind
In this episode, Mike and his guest Michael Howitt discuss Gordon Lightfoot's song "If You Could Read My Mind," from Lightfoot's sixth album of the same name (originally titled Sit Down Young Stranger ). Hosted on Acast. See ...
Carefree Highway Revisited, Ep. 8 -- Rainy Day People
In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest Liz Castillo discuss "Rainy Day People" from Gordon Lightfoot's 11th album, Cold On The Shoulder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.