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The world's in a tangle.  Maybe playing lots of songs about tangled things & being tangled up will help untangle it. But probably not.  Hopefully there are great tunes & only a small amount of the regular silliness. Note on the image manipulated here: "Tangled technology... Read more

According to this website, there are a few species of cricket which live in Oregon.  Chances are it's too cold for them to be around in February, so we hope they were inside when Self Help Radio made a radio show about them. In addition to lots of music about crickets - m... Read more

Self Help Radio tonight aired at the end of Valentine's Day - which for some is perhaps the beginning of bitterness. For those who are bitter, a show that may bring validation - many songs about all sorts of bitterness & bitter things.  For those who want to avoid bitte... Read more

Valentine's Day is coming up!  Self Help Radio explores Valentine's Day every year with a different aspect of the day.  This year, we explore dating. In addition to lots of songs about dating - many of which are perhaps not songs you might enjoy on a date - there's a di... Read more

Yes, indeed, a radio show about tambourines.  It will not surprise you that you will hear a few tambourines on the show as well.  Singing about tambourines might make one want to play the tambourine, for emphasis. & so, lots of songs about tambourines.  Plus, interviews -... Read more

It was dark out, let's have a show about darkness! If it were only that simple.  While it's true that tonight Self Help Radio celebrates darkness, it's not for something so glib.  Instead, it's a celebration of the realization that the darkness in Portland - by virture of... Read more

Every year around his birthday, Self Help Radio's host plays a selection of his favorite music from a certain year.  The first time there was a Self Help Radio on his birthday week - in 2003 (the show began in October 2002 in Austin, Texas) - he chose to play music from ... Read more