Oh! Greetings unto Lovely Listeners be!

I should in hope you all are well and fair.

Songs of the Bard this show I bring to thee

Upon the Blessed K’ZUM over the Air!

On Monday this, on April’s day of eight

From six to eight a.m. sunrise doth gleam

As gathered by your hostess, Myst’ry *K8

With Shakespeare’s sonnets set to song, our theme.

One can give ear this show in many ways

By frequency modulation 89.3

Or by the TuneIn app, like folks these days

And from KZUM.org with glee!

I thank thee, Listeners, very much a lot

For list’ning weekly to the Mystery Spot!

Greetings, Foolish Listeners!!

April Fool's Day is upon us and I have a Feast of Fools prepared for you all!! Songs about fools, foolishness, fooling around, and being a fool!

Greetings, Trekkie Listeners!

March 26 is Nimoy Day (Leonard Nimoy's birthday) and to celebrate, we're going for a ride on the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701 (no bloody A, B, C, or D!)

In years past, I've done an all Spock show, but this year, we're inviting some of his crewmates to join!

Greetings Holiday Listeners!!

In my household, every March we have "Holiday Week" with 4 holidays back to back...to back to back! So this week, we'll be celebrating them on the Air with music!

The holidays are as follows:

3/14: Pi Day (songs about both π the number and pie the food)

3/15: The Ides of March (songs about Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire)

3/16: Kiddo's Birthday (songs about birthdays and being 16...and a few songs selected by Kiddo as well!)

3/17: St. Patrick's Day (Irish songs and songs about St. Paddy)

Greetings, Lovely Dudes!!

My use of the word "dude" was recently pointed out to me, and I realized that it is one of my favorite words! In my view "dude" is universal! It equalizes and humanizes everyone, and I consider it to be a gender-neutral term! I call everyone "dude"!!

You're all m'dudes!!

So that's this week's theme! DUDE SONGS!

Greetings, Cash-loving Listeners!

Legendary singer/songwriter Johnny Cash was born on February 26, 1932. So on Monday, February 26, 2024, we're doing a tribute to The Man In Black!!

Johnny Cash songs, covers, uncovers, covers of uncovers, and a few parodies thrown in for good measure!!

Greetings, Lovely Listeners!

February is Black History Month, and I was trying to figure out a way that I (a Midwestern white lady) could honor it. There are thousands of amazing Artists of Color you can hear every day, and from many different genres, on KZUM. But I decided to go with Motown! Especially from the 1960s and 70s! But then...

As with many of my playlists, it kinda morphed into something else.

The Jacksons!

Not only did The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, and Janet Jackson score hit records for Motown, and other labels, but the other Jackson siblings (9 total) also recorded some amazing songs!!

So, the first hour will focus just on Motown. Then the second hour will feature the music of The Jackson 5, Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Michael, Randy, and Janet!!

Greetings, Friendly Listeners!!

For this week I was planning a theme of "Non-romantic Love Songs" but it morphed into "Songs about Friendship"!! I love my friends! And I truly believe that platonic love (aka friendship) is just as important, can be just as deep, and is just as valid as romantic love.

ALSO...

If you're a friend of KZUM, you can show US your love this week by participating in KZUM's 46th Birthday Fund Drive!! Call 402-474-5086 ex 1 or go to kzum.org

Greetings, Tropical Listeners!

Yes, I know it hasn't been stupid cold in Lincoln, NE, these past few days, but it is my tradition to do a "tropical" show this time of year. And in 2024 we're visiting the Caribbean!! I've got a song for each Caribbean nation! (Not one for each island, because there's like 7000.)

Greetings, Daily, Monthly, and Yearly Listeners!

That's this week's theme! Days, Months, and Years! Songs about the days of the week, months of the year, and a few songs about specific years!

Greetings, Lovely Listeners!

Hope you all enjoyed the replay of "Nice Guy Songs" last week when I was snowed in. This week we'll be finishing up my Dedications Show and maybe some snow songs and/or some Martin Luther King related music as last week was MLK Day!

We'll just see what we have time for...

Starting today with "Point of Departure", Spencer Munson

Greetings Lovely Listeners!

As per tradition, for the first few weeks in January, I go through the KZUM lineup and dedicate songs to my fellow programmers! It's a labor of love and I hope you all enjoy it!

Greetings, Wintery Listeners!

The Solstice is approaching...the official First Day of Winter. If you're like me, you're wishing you were a bear and could just crawl into a den and sleep for the next few months and awaken in the Spring...

But alas, I'm a human.

Greetings, Starry Listeners!!

Something we see a lot this time of year is STARS!! Weather it's stars on top of Christmas trees, or Stars of David on Hanukkah decorations, or outside on a cold Winter's night...stars are all around!

So this week's theme is STARS!!

Greetings, Cutting-edge Listeners!

My Craptacular laptop decided not to be a laptop again, so we're doing our Cut Songs Show a little earlier than I had planned!
Yeah!