Dreamtime

Episode 61 - Oh, That Big Rock Candy Mountain

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:30:56 EST

The NSFW Version of The Kiddie's Song

Episode 60 - Catch My Soul

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:30:56 EST

The Bard of Avalon Meets the Man From Memphis

Episode 59 - The Theme Time Radio Hour Audio F.A.Q.

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 11 Sep 2008 15:30:56 EST

Everything you wanted to know about TTRH, plus a few surprises

Episode 58 - Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:30:56 EST

The Story of Mr. Joe D. Grinder

Episode 57 - Yes, We Can! An interview with Maria Muldaur

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 12 Aug 2008 15:30:56 EST

One of Dreamtime's favorite vocalists talks about her new album, Yes We Can!

Episode 56 - Ho Daddy!: The Surf and Turf Summer Special

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:50:56 EST

It's Summertime, the living is easy, and our July Twenty-Ought-Eight show is all about solar rays and happiness, direct from the sun and fun capital of the world, Merrimack, NH.

Episode 55 - By Me, You're Beautiful: The Story of Bei Mir Bist du Schon

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:50:56 EST

Bei Mir Bist du Schon probably would have disappeared into obscurity except for a perfect act of love and theft.

Episode 54 - "Murder!" he says: The Spade Cooley Story

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:50:56 EST

King of the Western Swing, and the only convicted murderer to have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Episode 53 - Will There Be Any Yodeling in Heaven?

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:50:56 EST

Yodeling in all its forms and the first Dreamtime Constant Listener Contest.

Episode 52 - Poetry Readings with Your Host, Bob Dylan

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:04:56 EST

Dreamtime takes on the daunting task of cataloging Our Host's poetry readings from Season 1 of TTRH.

Episode 51 - Hadacol (That's All)

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:34:56 EST

Dreamtime acquires a sponsor, the Top Cats get cured and we play Hank Penny, Leroy "Happy Fats" LeBlanc, Slim Willet and the Brushcutters, and The Treniers.

Episode 50 - Short-Shorts

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:34:56 EST

What do the Zodiacs, the Womenfolk, Duane Eddy, Hayley Mills, and Elvis all have in common? You'll need to listen to the 50th episode of Dreamtime to find out. Plus, Dreamtime pulls a Tim Ziegler and challenges the crack Theme Time Radio Hour research staff.

Episode 49 - Blossom and Jack

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:34:56 EST

The Girl with the Baby-Doll Voice and the Last Cat Standing. With "Figure 8" and "I'm Just a Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock! and Jack closes us out with the theme song from The Sandpiper. Plus a call from Jailbait's father!

Episode 48 - That Fateful Day: The Lost Songs of Hank Williams

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST

Dreamtime takes a look at the rumored Bob Dylan project on Hank Williams, plus the story of the lost Williams songbook; Bob Dylan via Sean Penn talks about how he missed the opportunity to get Woody Guthrie's unpublished songs; and excerpts from Hank's 19 and 49 Health and Happiness radio show.

Episode 47 - Xmas with Freddie B.

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:03:34 EST

A Dreamtime sans commentary but chockful of music. Song selections, history and trivia are on the Dreamtime blog.

Episode 46 - The Girl Can't Help It

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:03:34 EST

In which Dreamtime explores the connections between Jayne Mansfield, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, with stopovers in Las Vegas and Gilligan's Isle. Plus a def poetry reading of Upon Julia's Nipple.

Episode 45 - Back Where I Come From: The Roots of Theme Time Radio Hour

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:03:34 EST

Sixty-six years before the first episode of Theme Time Radio Hour, when radio was just radio and the word satellite was only used by astronomers, there was another series that was organized around themes. A fifteen minute radio program that aired three days a week - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays - at 10:30 p.m., and ran from September 1940 through January 1941. The show, titled Back Where I Come From, was written by Alan Lomax, directed by Nicholas Ray, who would later go on to direct Rebel Without a Cause, and featured Woody Guthrie.

Episode 44 - The 1st 2nd Annual Dreamtime Halloween Show

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:21:47 EDT

Our Host is taking Halloween 2007 off with a repeat from Season 1, so Dreamtime snuck into Studio B, bribed Tex Carbone with a Figgy Pudding, and put together this Bizarro World 1-hour Halloween Special show to tide us over.

Episode 43 - Sterling E. Harrison: "E" for Electrifying

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:40:09 EDT

"There is great music happening all over the country. Sometimes you got to seek it out. And if you don't seek it out, it's just going to disappear." Bob Dylan, on Sterling Harrison, TTRH, "Days of the Week"

Episode 42 - I Was Dancing with My Darlin'

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:08:06 EDT

It's a Dreamtime potpourri this time around with some thoughts, talk and music on the big little man Pee Wee King and his songwriting partner, Redd Stewart; the song they composed on a matchbook cover; how Cowboy Copas and Sid Nathan could have bought it for $25; and then a look and listen to Theme Time Radio Hour's resident hillbilly expert, Deke Dickerson.

Episode 41 - And the Angels Sing

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:34:56 EDT

Except for passing references to Ruth Brown, Rick Nelson and Bob Wills, there's nothing particularly TTRH-related in this episode of Dreamtime. But I suspect Our Host shares my respect for these ladies of rockabilly and r&b. So, with Season 2 just underway, hang in there with me for a bit longer, if you will, and let me tell you the stories of four forgotten angels this week. I don't think I'll disappoint you.

Episode 40 - A Ghost in Blackface

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:01:45 EDT

This is a real ghost story, but like all real ghost stories, you don't get to see the ghost. This is a story about a ghost who made music, a ghost named Emmett Miller, a forgotten son of a embarrassing and often deliberately forgotten American art form, the blackface minstrel show.

Episode 39 - The Lost Theme Time iPod

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:29:45 EDT

Here's the story. Sometime in 2005, somewhere in Los Angeles, Bob Dylan is in a studio. He does whatever he came there to do, and then makes like a tree... and leaves. But he forgets his iPod.

Episode 38 - A Wink or a Nod From Some Unexpected Place

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:59:40 EDT

Gorgeous George told Bob Dylan, "You're making it come alive." Here's a brief biography of the man who during his heyday was one of the most famous entertainers in the world.

Episode 37 - Chasing The Rising Sun

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:24:25 EDT

From the lips of a 16-year-old Kentucky girl to New York and Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan then on to England The Animals, Dreamtime, inspired by Ted Anthony's book Chasing the Rising Sun, journeys into the heart of the song.

Episode 36 - Stagger Lee Shot Billy

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:41:04 EDT

Episode 36 is a 36+-minute special on the theme of that bad man, Stagger Lee. The usual suspects, including Frank Hutchinson, Mississippi John Hurt, and Lloyd Price, all join in. Plus a few appearances you might not expect, such as Dick Clark, Jiminy Cricket and Samuel L. Jackson.

Episode 35 - Cooking (and Drinking) with Bob

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:06:31 EDT

Today on Cooking with Bob, Mint Juleps! Rum and Coca-Cola! Barbecue! Beer! Figgy Pudding! And Bob's Mom's Banana Chocolate Chip Loaf Bread!

Episode 34 - He Was a Graveyard Smash

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:43:12 EDT

Somewhere in a special spot of heaven reserved for beloved monsters like Frankenstein and the Wolfman, the ghoulies and ghosties are doing the Transylvania Twist.

Episode 33 - Oh Baby, Me Gotta Go

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:58:36 EDT

How does Dreamtime fit over 50 Louies in a 14-minute show? Listen and find out. Starring Bob Dylan, Julie London, and even Your Host singing the religious version of Louie.

Episode 32 - Dig Infinity: A Passion Play in 4 Acts

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:52:04 EDT

Some thoughts, ruminations, correspondence, prose and poesy, cerebration, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, meditation, reflection, speculation, and cogitation upon one cool cat.

Episode 31- Flash! Bam! Alakazam!

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:00:27 EDT

I'm back mining the rich vein of the "Colors," episode, first broadcast back in February. This time we're looking at an Orange Colored Sky. Like most music from the Big City, it has its own, strange story... with a cast of characters including Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Frank Zappa, and Robin the Boy Wonder.

Episode 30 - A Good Walk Spoiled

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:40:42 EST

In honor of the Theme Time's host recent purchase in Scotland, Dreamtime plays at "Theme Time," with music, jokes, email, and commentary for your amusement.

Episode 29 - Please Don't Go Topless, Mother

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:58:25 EST

I'm off-topic with this episode, since Theme Time hasn't played anything sung by Troy or Bennie Hess. But, if Dylan hadn't mentioned Eddie Noack's "Psycho," I would have never discovered the God Less America compilation and would never have found this song. And as with most - if not all- songs, there's a great story behind it.

Episode 28 - Psycho Killer, Qu'est que C'est?

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:10:48 EST

With a few sentences, Dylan would send me off on a journey that would lead me to Texas snipers, blind singers, 100 proof honky-tonkers, and a country subgenre I never knew existed - Psychobilly.

Episode 27 - Hey, Hey, I'm a Monkee

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:05:12 EST

Featuring Mike Nesmith, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Tiger Beat, Liquid Paper, Charlie Manson, Jimi Hendrix, and Rio.

Episode 26 - Bessie with the Laughing Face?

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:31:58 EST

This is one of the reasons I love Theme Time. I get to hear stories I've never heard before.

Episode 25 - The Name Game

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:10:09 EST

A semi-countdown using Women's Names, inspired by Theme Time Episode 35

Episode 24 - 1953 and Changes in the Wind

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:21:51 EST

Dreamtime closes out 2006 with a turn around the radio dial and a look back at a year when music was about to change forever... 1953.

Episode 23 - In Search of Eddie G.

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:24:44 EST

Eddie G. seems to have re-invented himself as many times as Bob Dylan himself. Where he'll appear next, no one knows, but whatever he does next, you can bet it will be interesting.

Episode 22- All Along the Watchtower

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:21:57 EST

Some brief thoughts on All Along the Watchtower, inspired by Kimo Watanabe's stark, spooky cover version performed on ukelele. Yes, ukelele.

Episode 21 - Def Poets' Society

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:54:54 EST

A primer for the somewhat thick, plus a poetry reading and thoughts on Richard Farina.

Episode 20 - Heart of Mine

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:53:52 EST

Maria Muldaur, the Wood Song Radio Hour, and Kitty Wells.

Episode 19 - That Ol' Black Magic

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:19:20 EST

A special Halloween show includes The Little Man Who Wasn't There; Samantha Stephens; Peggy Lee; Jerry Lewis; The Five Blobs; a young Bob Dylan; a Dylan imitator; Judy Garland; The Jitterbug; and The Munsters

Episode 18 - High on a Mountain

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:25:41 EDT

Ollabelle the band, Ola Belle Reed the musician, and Levon Helm's Midnight Rambles.

Episode 17 - October in the Railroad Earth

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:48:47 EDT

In the "Rich Man, Poor Man" episode of "Theme Time" Dylan includes Kerouac in his list of famous hobos. An appropriate label, as the common definition of "hobo" is "a wanderer who is willing to work."

Episode 16 – "Gene Vincent said, 'Bubba, let's go on tour'"

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:59:54 EDT

Dreamtime had nothing to do with that cherry bomb in the girl's bathroom.

Episode 15 – I ran at Bakersfield

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:27:10 EDT

This Saturday is September 30th, 2006. Fifty-one years ago, on September 30th, 1955, James Dean died.

Episode 14 - Working for the Yankee dollar

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:12:42 EDT

How Morey Amsterdam listened to a soldier, had an inspiration, and wrote a song to the tune of "It ain't gonna rain no more"

Episode 13 - Stay away from planes and automobiles

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:02:28 EDT

It's not easy being a professional musician. Bad food, a bad lifestyle where bottles, pills and needles are all too available. And there's too much travel, and nights staring out at a sea of faces that you can barely see through the lights. And the next day is the next town, and you have to get there somehow.

Episode 12 - Love, Theft, and Emails

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:39:12 EDT

In which Your Host answers reader questions and looks into the antecedents of "Love and Theft."

Episode 11 - All mobbed up

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:09:16 EDT

So why was Ol' Blue Eyes doing a radio commercial for a Skokie, Illinois car dealersip?

Episode 10 - Too religious for the country crowd, too country for gospel fans

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:18:29 EDT

Part 1 - Too religious for the country crowd, too country for gospel fans. Part 2- Satan is real. Part 3 - Out past where the buses run.

Episode 9 - The Outro

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:38:47 EDT

Part 1 - Coco has a hot rod. Part 2 - The Dharma and Greg connection. Part 3 - The indisputable leader of the gang.

Episode 8 - 14 Views of the Big City

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:13:47 EDT

It's night time in the big city.

Episode 7 - The donkey that wouldn't die

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:15:44 EDT

Who knew Dylan loved corny old jokes? Who knew that he liked Hee Haw? Well, maybe the second is easier to understand.

Episode 6 - Juneteenth and Fatso

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:34:08 EDT

Two Juneteenth Jamborees, some Worried Blues, and the story of Gladys "Fatso" Bentley, probably the only 200+ lb. bull dagger singer to have played both The Clam Bar and on "You Bet Your Life."

Episode 5 - Two voices from Chronicles

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:22:15 EDT

I'm changing gears in this episode, talking about two singers who have yet to appear on Theme Time, but probably will at some point.

Episode 4 - "Tiny, I never saw a Toronto Maple Leaf hockey game"

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:36:31 EDT

The Bob Dylan and Tiny Tim connection has a long, rich history, which Dylan alludes to in the Flowers episode of Theme Time as he introduces Tip-toe through the Tulips

Episode 3 - A Single Olive

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:01:41 EDT

You can order anything you want for your last meal. Ted Bundy had a steak medium-rare, hash browns, and coffee. Joan of Arc had Holy Communion. And Victor Feguer had a single olive. - Bob Dylan

Episode 2 - The Ol' Ball Game

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:07:17 EDT

The story behind "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

Episode 1 - Elvis & Dino

dreamtimepodcast@gmail.com (Fred Bals) — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:15:37 EDT

"We forget how much Elvis wanted to be Dean Martin" - Bob Dylan