Latest Avalon Podcast Episodes
A Fair System for Choosing Powers
BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo - October 08, 2023 19:19 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsYour Bored Brother and Ben (aka BunnyGo) discuss the BrotherBored Gunboat League, and a system for players to select their powers in a league game. Visit the BrotherBored blog Support Your Bored Brother on Patreon If you enjoy BrotherBored's Diplomacy Dojo, please subscribe and leave ...
Community Theatre Players Present “That’s The Spirit”
North Boros Beat - October 06, 2023 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday we talk with Frances Halley from Community Theatre Players about their latest production, “That’s The Spirit”. In addition to Community Theatre, Fran is an instructor at LaRoche’s “Adventure in Lifelong Learning Program” and she gives us a preview of her upcoming class. Community Theatre...
Wake Of The Flood 50: Stella Blue
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - October 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourA personal favorite of both Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter, we explore how “Stella Blue” grew from New York’s fertile Chelsea Hotel into one of the great American songs, plus Bruce Hornsby on how Wake of the Flood made him a Dead fan. GUESTS: Elvis Costello, Bruce Hornsby, David Lemieux,...
Wake Of The Flood 50: Row Jimmy
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - September 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourWake Of The Flood 50: Row Jimmy The Deadcast explores the strange not-quite-reggae of “Row Jimmy,” featuring a long never-heard interview with lyricist Robert Hunter from 1977. GUESTS: Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Robert Hunter, David Lemieux, Brian Kehew, Scott Metzger, Shaugn O’Donn...
Get Spooky at Bellevue’s Bayne Library
North Boros Beat - September 11, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday we talk with Alisa Mehlo and Ken Azzarello, both of Bellevue, about the Bayne Library and its interesting history. “Spooky” Tours of Bayne Library - Friday, September 22, 7, 8, and 9 pm. Tickets: https://friendsofbaynelibrary.org/
Avon Club Fall Festival in Ben Avon
North Boros Beat - September 08, 2023 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday we talk with Michele Carville about this year’s Fall Festival, presented by the Avon Club, in Ben Avon. The festival will be held on Saturday, September 30, from 10 am to 4 pm. Food, vendors, music, games for kids - fun for all ages. Website: www.theavonclub.org Avonworth Historical S...
Wake Of The Flood 50: Let Me Sing Your Blues Away
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - September 07, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourThe Deadcast explores Keith Godchaux’s only song for the Grateful Dead, the unassuming but complex “Let Me Sing Your Blues Away,” the debut single from Wake of the Flood & Grateful Dead Records, co-starring Donna Jean, company president Ron Rakow, & a gaggle of early Dead tapers. GUEST...
Encore episode for Betty Haughin’s 100th Birthday-Chit Chat about the Boros
North Boros Beat - August 24, 2023 16:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn honor of Betty Haughin’s 100th birthday, we reprise the episode where she tells us what it was like to chronicle life in the North Boros for 43 years. Betty is still writing emails to many folks of the Boros to this day. If you would like to send a greeting, her address is 700 S. Green Lan...
Wake Of The Flood 50: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - August 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourThe Deadcast begins our deep dive into Wake of the Flood, including multi-track breakdowns for Mississippi Half-Step, never-heard outtakes, studio memories from Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, & the origins of Grateful Dead Records with co-founder Ron Rakow. GUESTS: Donna Jean Godchaux-Mac...
Northgate Football with Coach Lucas and Peyton Celesti
North Boros Beat - August 16, 2023 21:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsPeyton interviews Coach Lucas about the upcoming Northgate Flames Football season. Learn more about this steadily improving team. If someone from Avonworth would like to do a similar review on the podcast, please contact Judy Pastor at [email protected].
Watkins Glen Summer Jam ‘73, Part 2
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - August 10, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourThe thrilling conclusion of our visit to the record-breaking Watkins Glen Summer Jam, featuring John Belushi crashing the backstage, a super jam onstage, a teen-run pirate radio station, & the birth of a new generation of Dead Heads. GUESTS: Sam Cutler, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Bunk...
Watkins Glen Summer Jam, 7/73, part 1
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - July 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourWatkins Glen Summer Jam ‘73, Part 1 Musicians, organizers, & fans tell the epic story of how the Watkins Glen Summer Jam started as a giant rock show & turned into history when more than a half-million came to see the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers, & The Band. GUESTS: Sam Cutler,...
Life at Northgate High School with 2023 Graduate Peyton Celesti
North Boros Beat - July 14, 2023 19:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday we talk with Peyton Celesti who was on the very first North Boros Beat episode in 2019. Peyton catches us up on his high school activities and paints a picture of life at Northgate. He also shares his future plans. Join us for a lively discussion. Pirates vs Cubs August 25, 2023, 7:05 ...
Bellevue School Photos - Past and Present
North Boros Beat - June 16, 2023 17:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsLynn Tennant Heffley, second grade teacher at Bellevue Elementary, discusses the Photo Mural project. This gigantic array of photos features student life in the building throughout its history as a high school and as an elementary school. We also talk about the transition from the Bellevue Sch...
Here Comes Sunshine: RFK Stadium, 6/73
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - June 01, 2023 09:00 - 2 hoursOur stadium-sized season finale visits the Dead’s June 1973 mega-gigs with the Allman Brothers Band in Washington DC, featuring the Allmans family, legendary tapers, searing heat, super jams, backstage brawls, & the manifestation of the Ouroboros. Guests: Bunky Odom, Buddy Thornton, R...
Here Comes Sunshine: Kezar Stadium, 5/26/73
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - May 25, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourThe Deadcast visits one of the Dead’s most legendary hometown shows with the band, crew, & Bay Area Dead freaks, featuring 3 sets in the Golden Gate Park sunshine, technological innovations, & an important paper by the Haight Street Free Medical Clinic. Guests: Donna Jean Godchaux-MacK...
Numerology Magic
The Cosmic Tea Podcast - May 24, 2023 04:40 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsWho would have thought that numbers possess such powerful energies. After my conversation with Economist turned Numerologist Meaghan Alton, it’s clear that they do! So how does one go from working in a corporate job to listening to their intuition and working with spiritual entrepreneurs? In t...
Save Our Strays - Cat Rescue in Avalon
North Boros Beat - May 19, 2023 01:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday we talk with Faon Conley of Avalon about her cat rescue, Save Our Strays. Many lucky cats and kitties have found their forever homes through Faon’s work. Learn more about this non profit cat rescue on this episode. Website: https://saveourstrays.info/ Contact Faon: [email protected]...
Here Comes Sunshine: Santa Barbara, 5/20/73
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - May 18, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourFeel the ocean breeze and spend a sunny Sunday with the Grateful Dead as the Deadcast visits Santa Barbara ‘73 with first-time showgoer Al Franken, archivist David Lemieux, the show’s promoters, and more. Guests: Al Franken, Jim Curnutt, Sepp Donahower, Rosie McGee, Michael Parrish, Bo...
Here Comes Sunshine: Des Moines, 5/13/73
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - May 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourWe time-travel to the Dead’s massive 3-set show in Des Moines, May 1973 (& the first show on the new Here Comes Sunshine box) with stories from Donna Jean, the show’s promoters, & the Dead’s office staff, plus custom gear, big jams, an indoor fireworks fight, etc. Guests: Donna Jean Go...
How Sensitive Are You?
The Cosmic Tea Podcast - May 10, 2023 08:57 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsBeing a Highly Sensitive person is a spectrum, from a person that is able to take in everything in a room quickly, to being affected by solar flares and the moon cycles, sounds, textures, light and temperature which can be overwhelming. Acceptance of yourself for being highly sensitive will put...
Here Comes Sunshine: Garcia ‘73
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - May 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourThe Deadcast takes a special side trip into Jerry Garcia’s extracurricular projects in 1973, exploring his partnerships with organist Merl Saunders & the legendary bluegrass group Old & In the Way with guests David Grisman & Peter Rowan, & how they impacted the Dead’s music. Guests: Da...
Embracing Being a Witch
The Cosmic Tea Podcast - May 03, 2023 07:33 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsMaria is a spiritual mentor, spiritual guide and magical tech witch who drops love bombs on people like no other human I have ever come in contact with. This podcast is deep af and shares Maria’s powerful story of embracing her witch lineage. The beginning of Maria’s story begins where her p...
Here Comes Sunshine: Grateful Dead & Co.
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - May 02, 2023 15:00 - 1 hourThe Deadcast sets course for 1973, diving into the newly announced Here Comes Sunshine box set with firsthand tours of the ambitious family businesses in orbit around the Dead in 1973, including an independent record label, booking company, travel agency, clothing boutique, & more. Gue...
A Quick Note From the Deadcast
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - April 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteLadies and gentlemen, fellow deadheads, today’s regularly scheduled DeadCast will be coming in the not too distant future, fear not we have all the Golden Yummies lined up for your listening pleasure. You’ll definitely want to join the party when you see what sunshine we have in sto...
What’s the Difference Between an Highly Sensitive Person and an Empath?
The Cosmic Tea Podcast - April 26, 2023 07:58 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn this episode of the Cosmic Tea Podcast I break down EXACTLY what the difference is between a highly sensitive person (HSP) and an empath. HSPs are born with the SERT gene that gives them the ability to process information deeply. This is part of our brain chemistry and is not something we c...
Community Theatre Players - Spring Production
North Boros Beat - April 18, 2023 23:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratingsToday, we talk with Jennifer Bett of the Community Theatre Players (CTP) about their latest production, “One Stoplight Town”. This unique play portrays a small close knit town, similar to our own North Boroughs. Find out more about this FREE production (donations accepted), held at Community ...
T.C.
GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST - April 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourT.C. The Deadcast is honored to welcome Tom Constanten to discuss his remarkable tenure as Grateful Dead keyboardist from late 1968 through early 1970, his work on 3 classic albums, & his adventures before & after the Dead, including his current band Dose Hermanos. Guests: Tom Constan...
Coming Home to Your Body
The Cosmic Tea Podcast - April 07, 2023 07:33 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsMy guest today is Jenna Smith and she is the human that you want to go to who will support you in living your greatest potential, by managing your emotions and stepping into your highest self. She shows you the version of you that you’ve always known was inside of you. Having this conversation ...
Are you an upper or lower chakra person?
The Cosmic Tea Podcast - April 04, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsThere are two separate parts to your energy body. Your lower chakras; root chakra, sacral chakra, and solar plexus chakra. These keep you grounded. Safe. Stable. Your upper chakras; throat chakra, third eye chakra, and crown chakra. These allow you to dream. Visualize. Play in the unknown. ...