Episodes

Christian Island
Feb. 12, 2022

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...

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Home From The Forest
Jan. 30, 2022

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 ...

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Don Quixote
Jan. 1, 2022

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.

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Ordinary Man
Dec. 11, 2021

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...

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Sundown (Crossover Episode with How Good It Is)
Nov. 30, 2021

Sundown (Crossover Episode with How Good It Is)

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...

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In My Fashion
Nov. 23, 2021

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...

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A Painter Passing Through
Nov. 11, 2021

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 ...

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I‘m Not Supposed To Care
Oct. 27, 2021

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 ...

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Oh So Sweet
Oct. 15, 2021

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.

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Oct. 6, 2021

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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...

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If You Could Read My Mind
Sept. 24, 2021

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 ...

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Rainy Day People
Sept. 6, 2021

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.

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For Lovin' Me
Aug. 21, 2021

For Lovin' Me

In this episode, Mike and guest Kevin McLear discuss "For Lovin' Me," from Gordon Lightfoot's debut album, Lightfoot! . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Approaching Lavender
July 19, 2021

Approaching Lavender

In this episode, host Michael Messner and his guest, Adele Chalifoux, discuss "Approaching Lavender" from Gordon Lightfoot's sixth album, Sit Down Young Stranger (later renamed If You Could Read My Mind ). Hosted on Acast. Se...

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Beautiful
June 30, 2021

Beautiful

In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest, Terry Wick Machowski, examine and discuss Gordon's 1972 song "Beautiful," from his eighth studio album, Don Quixote . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Early Morning Rain
June 18, 2021

Early Morning Rain

In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest, We Five bassist and vocalist Pete Fullerton, examine and discuss Gordon's song "Early Morning Rain," both Gordon's composition itself and We Five's 1970 recording of it. Hosted on ...

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Canadian Railroad Trilogy
June 9, 2021

Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Host Mike Messner and guest John McLachlan discuss Gordon's epic suite, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," from the album The Way I Feel and the compilation album Gord's Gold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

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Song For a Winter's Night
May 26, 2021

Song For a Winter's Night

Host Mike Messner and guest Deb Radwan of the Gordon Lightfoot Gold Facebook group discuss "Song For A Winter's Night," from the album The Way I Feel and the compilation album Gord's Gold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

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Pilot Episode
May 13, 2021

Pilot Episode

The pilot episode of a podcast dedicated to the music of Gordon Lightfoot, one song at a time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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