Episodes

Interview with Richard Harison, Part 1
March 16, 2023

Interview with Richard Harison, Part 1

In this episode, you'll hear the first part of Mike Messner's interview with Richard Harison, former road manager for Gordon Lightfoot. Richard will discuss his book, Once Upon a Red Eye , and talk about some of his experienc...

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Sit Down Young Stranger
March 1, 2023

Sit Down Young Stranger

In this episode, Mike and his guest Gerald Kandestin discuss the title track from the 1970 album of the same name. You'll also hear from fellow podcasters 20 Minute History, The Paranormal Son, Back to the '80s and All Grown ...

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Restless
Feb. 14, 2023

Restless

In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest, Eileen Masover, discuss this song from the 1993 "Waiting for You" album. You'll also hear from fellow podcasts A Date With Death, Mostly Folk, 20 Minute History, and The Paran...

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Affair on 8th Avenue
Jan. 14, 2023

Affair on 8th Avenue

In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest, Michael Roth, discuss this selection from Gordon Lightfoot's Back Here On Earth album of 1968 (and re-recorded for the compilation double album Gord's Gold in 1975). You'll al...

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Ballad of Yarmouth Castle, Part 2
Jan. 1, 2023

Ballad of Yarmouth Castle, Part 2

In this episode, host Mike Messner and guest Kevin McClear conclude their discussion of this song from Lightfoot's 1969 live album, Sunday Concert . You'll also hear from fellow podcasts Mostly Folk Podcast, Sinister Story Ho...

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Ballad of Yarmouth Castle, Part 1
Dec. 18, 2022

Ballad of Yarmouth Castle, Part 1

In this episode, host Mike Messner and guest Kevin McClear (in his second appearance on the show) discuss this song from Lightfoot's 1969 live album, Sunday Concert . You'll also hear from fellow podcasts How Good It Is, The ...

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Is There Anyone Home
Nov. 30, 2022

Is There Anyone Home

In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest Jeff Coast (making his second appearance on the show) discuss Gordon's song "Is There Anyone Home" from the Sundown album (1974). You'll also hear from fellow podcasters Oldie ...

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Looking At The Rain
Nov. 16, 2022

Looking At The Rain

In this episode, Mike Messner and his guest, musician John McLachlan (making his second appearance on the show), examine this song from the 1972 Don Quixote album. You'll also hear from fellow podcasts Sinister Story Hour, A ...

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Ghosts of Cape Horn
Oct. 29, 2022

Ghosts of Cape Horn

In this episode, host Mike Messner and his guest (and great friend and former college roommate) Dave Stewart discuss "Ghosts of Cape Horn," from Gordon Lightfoot's 1980 album Dream Street Rose . You'll also hear from fellow p...

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Dreamland, Part 2
Oct. 21, 2022

Dreamland, Part 2

In this episode, host Mike Messner concludes his interview with Gary Luck and their discussion of "Dreamland" from Gordon Lightfoot's 1978 album Endless Wire . You'll also hear from fellow podcasts Oldie But A Goodie, Back to...

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Dreamland, Part 1
Oct. 16, 2022

Dreamland, Part 1

In this episode, Part 1 of 2, host Mike Messner and his guest, Gary Luck, discuss "Dreamland" from the Endless Wire (1978) album. Mike also gives time to A Date With Death and talks about Newsly. Newsly is an audio app for IO...

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