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Songs and sounds to delight a wide variety of animals. Play this show for your cat, dog, turtle, parrot, fish or any animal you happen to know.

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Favoriting May 6, 2023: We Are Your Spiky Friends

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Artist Track Album Label Comments Images Approx. start time
Amanda and Jim the Poet  New and improved Bad Animals theme   Favoriting Animal Traxxx  WFMU Premium 2022      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Gordon Lightfoot  The Pony Man   Favoriting Sit Down Young Stranger  Reprise      0:01:01 (Pop-up)
Kristin Hersh  Whole Heap of Little Horses   Favoriting Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight  4AD      0:04:33 (Pop-up)
The Innocence Mission  The Lakes of Canada   Favoriting birds of my neighborhood  kneeling elephant      0:07:20 (Pop-up)
Julie London  Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee   Favoriting Swing Me an Old Song  Liberty      0:11:50 (Pop-up)
Tom Petty  Honey Bee   Favoriting Wildflowers  WB   
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0:15:28 (Pop-up)
Liis Ring  after-image I: nothing stands still   Favoriting Homing  Breton Cassette      0:20:09 (Pop-up)
Dudley Benson  Pīpī Manu E (Matmos Remix)   Favoriting Deforestation  Golden Retriever Records bc      0:26:42 (Pop-up)
The Singing Dogs  Oh! Susanna   Favoriting single  RCA Records   
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0:31:58 (Pop-up)
 
Howls  Howls I   Favoriting Howls  Howls      0:45:37 (Pop-up)
Florence and the Machine  Howl   Favoriting Lungs  Island      0:48:58 (Pop-up)
Howlin’ Wolf  Howlin’ For My Darling   Favoriting Single Version  Geffen      0:52:35 (Pop-up)
The Black Keys  Howlin’ For You   Favoriting Brothers  Nonesuch   
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0:56:16 (Pop-up)
Allen Ginsberg  Howl (excerpt with howls)   Favoriting Allen Ginsberg Reads Howl and Other Poems  Fantasy Records   
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0:59:37 (Pop-up)
Lucinda Williams  Howlin’ At Midnight   Favoriting Happy Woman Blues  Smithsonian Folkways      1:04:42 (Pop-up)
Bodhi  Howling to Church Bells   Favoriting no album  No Label      1:08:26 (Pop-up)
Alicja-Pop  Howlin’   Favoriting Howlin’  Black & Wyatt      1:11:35 (Pop-up)
Subwoolfer  Howling ft. Luna Ferrari   Favoriting single  Universal Music   
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1:15:11 (Pop-up)
 
The Free Design  Daniel Dolphin   Favoriting Sing For Very Important People  Project 3 Total Sound   
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1:31:12 (Pop-up)
cowp  syrinx two   Favoriting syrinx  no label  photo; prairie chicken 
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1:40:33 (Pop-up)
Actual Recording of Live Crows  Part I: Feeding Call   Favoriting single  Atco  photo: Flower Moon 
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1:40:35 (Pop-up)
Rodney Crowell  Caw Caw Blues   Favoriting Texas  RC1 Records   
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1:43:23 (Pop-up)
Small Life Form  Into the Great Divide   Favoriting single  Silber Records      1:46:31 (Pop-up)
Buffalo Daughter  Chihuahua Punk   Favoriting Pshychic  Buffalo Ranch      1:50:19 (Pop-up)
The Sugarcubes  Chihuahua   Favoriting Stick Around For Joy  Elektra      1:54:14 (Pop-up)
 
Jim and Amanda  Adoption stories from listener Michael S. and son   Favoriting no album  no label      2:08:58 (Pop-up)
Gustaf  Dog   Favoriting Audio Drag For Ego Slobs  Royal Mountain Records  On Six Degrees with Alan this week!    2:09:21 (Pop-up)
Kyle and the Dog Walkers  Gordon and Betsy   Favoriting Pet Songs  No Label      2:12:11 (Pop-up)
The Capybaras  We Are Your Spiky Friends   Favoriting Stropicalia  Creimire Is Mo Records      2:15:21 (Pop-up)
Eels  I Like Birds   Favoriting Daisies of the Galaxy  Bong Load   
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2:19:45 (Pop-up)
Biomigrant  Plumas   Favoriting Plumas EP  Llorona Records      2:22:24 (Pop-up)
 
Sam Elwitt  Kitty Woman   Favoriting no album  No Label      2:30:02 (Pop-up)
Kitty Korner with Kathleen O’Malley  Frosted Flakes   Favoriting no album  no label   
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2:30:35 (Pop-up)
The Kiffness  Big Billy   Favoriting Cat Jams  The Kiffness   
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2:33:36 (Pop-up)
The Woofers and Tweeters Ensemble  I Saw Her Standing There   Favoriting Beatle Barkers  Golden Editions      2:36:49 (Pop-up)
Happy Harmonies  To Spring   Favoriting 1936 cartoon  no label      2:39:39 (Pop-up)
The Porchistas  Hope For The Flowers   Favoriting Porch Drive  The Porchistas      2:48:46 (Pop-up)
Robin Southby  All That We’ve Left Behind   Favoriting Our Thoughts Are Ours Alone  no label      2:52:00 (Pop-up)
 
Sweet Pete  Animal Farm   Favoriting Single  Sweet Pete      2:59:18 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  6:08am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Good morning!
  6:09am
P-90:

“Gordon Lightfoot” always sounded a bit like a slightly whimsical name for a pony anyway. Or a kitty.
  6:10am
Rob from Maryland:

We're going to look for birds in my neighborhood shortly. Actually, we're driving 20 minutes to a local park.
  6:10am
Rob from Maryland:

and good morning everyone!
  6:15am
P-90:

Julie “London”, a nice nod on Coronation Day
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:16am
Will thee Sound Guy:

Good morning Amanda, Jim, and all!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:17am
Amanda:

Good morning everyone, and welcome! Buzz buzz buzz
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:22am
dale:

morning. nice opening lightfoot salvo. only the cool kids on the station play him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:22am
dale:

↳ Rob from Maryland @6:10
do you have the merlin app on your phone? you can hit a sound recording button and it will tell you the birds you are hearing. really pretty cool.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:24am
Jim the Poet:

the merlin app tells me all the birds I hear around me are actually ghosts
  6:27am
Robm:

Hello fellow animals
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:27am
Baja Joe:

Good morning. Bizzy buzz buzz.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:34am
dale:

↳ Jim the Poet @6:24
that's a poem.
  6:37am
Les:

Babs and Jules, our sister kitties, are hangin with me this early mornin. Their ears are a movin!
  6:38am
Rob from Maryland:

ULTIMATE CARE II by Matmos
  6:39am
Rob from Maryland:

↳ dale @6:22
Dale, no, I don't. I know people who have it though.
  6:40am
Rob from Maryland:

↳ Jim the Poet @6:24
Jim, birds aren't real!
  6:40am
Rob from Maryland:

Ok kid, bye!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:40am
dale:

↳ Rob from Maryland @6:39
it works really well. even can tell hairy woodpecker pecks from red-bellied woodpecker pecks.
  6:40am
Rob from Maryland:

Ok *kids*, bye!
  6:41am
Rob from Maryland:

Dale, ok, THAT is cool!
  6:42am
Andrea C from the app:

Good morning animal lovers <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:43am
pgalub:

Hey guys. Woof! That Innocence Mission album is actually from 1999. Must be a reissue.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:44am
dale:

the way i feel
is like a robin.

good one!
  6:46am
Pax:

Mernin'. so what's the Buzz.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:49am
Amanda:

↳ pgalub @6:43
Thank you for catching that, Pete! Yes, it's a new vinyl release of the 1999 album.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:53am
p/b:

Tell me whatsahappening
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:56am
Jim the Poet:

Please let us know if this is freaking out your pets
  6:58am
Toothgrinder Tom:

What’s the buzz/tell me what’s-a-happenin.
  6:58am
yippie:

Jim are you going to grace us with a howl poem this morning?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:59am
Jim the Poet:

well there will be a poem
  7:00am
Andrea C from the app:

And I’ll howl at your feet, like a dog in heat. I’ll tear up your sheets, and I’ll say please. Cause I’m your man!
  7:03am
P-90:

the best version by far
  7:03am
Cooh John:

Good morning Jim, Amanda, and manimals. Nice recitation from a fellow alumnus. oooo00000oooooowwwww
  7:03am
Andrea C from the app:

Well… I just checked the actual lyrics and ehm… howling tho, is what counted. I guess.

Or I'd crawl to you baby and I'd fall at your feet
And I'd howl at your beauty like a dog in heat
And I'd claw at your heart, and I'd tear at your sheet
I'd say please (please)
I'm your man
  7:07am
Cooh John:

Lucinda coming to a festival near me this summer.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:08am
Amanda:

Lucinda just played in NYC!
Avatar 7:09am
HyperDose:

↳ Song: "Howlin’ At Midnight" by "Lucinda Williams"
That was splendid
  7:11am
Rex P:

Lucinda’s new memoir is fantastic. Also please play Syd Straw’s “Howl” 🐺 🥰
  7:12am
Juliette in Mendham:

Please jus give him a bone.
  7:14am
melinda:

Morning friends
  7:14am
Cooh John:

Looks like you could do an entire show with howl.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:16am
Amanda:

BTW, if you're not familiar with Subwoolfer's costumes/stage presence, I recommend doing an image search of some kind
Avatar 7:18am
HyperDose:

↳ Song: "Howling ft. Luna Ferrari" by "Subwoolfer"
Makes me think of a poppier Galantis, almost like an Illenium remix. This is good
  7:19am
yippie:

Great radio
Avatar 7:23am
HyperDose:

My dogs would howl along with the fire siren when they'd test it every day
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:25am
StringOFperils:

Jim, you should update it for this show and call it Owl
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:28am
StringOFperils:

I saw the best kittens of my generation destroyed by fleas, not so hysterical being naked...
  7:30am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Or … Yowl?
  7:32am
melinda:

There was a lunar eclipse yesterday
  7:33am
Fred and Alan:

Good morning Everyone Fred and Alan
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:33am
melinda:

I love this Free Design album
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:34am
Strandlund:

Good Morning Jim, Amanda and all the animals out there...Don't Bite!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:38am
Amanda:

↳ Strandlund @7:34
Tell that to my cat when it's 5 minutes past feeding time
  7:41am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Speaking of Ginsberg, read an interview with Gary Snyder recently where he said being labeled a ‘nature poet’ was the kiss of death, this surprised me.
  7:42am
Mattynotimes:

Good morning Amanda and Jim!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:43am
Strandlund:

I know what you mean...I just fed our four cats before there was any blood shed...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:45am
Amanda:

↳ Mattynotimes @7:42
Hiya, welcome to the sheww!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:46am
Jim the Poet:

Contest starts today to name UC Berkeley’s three falcon siblings

news.berkeley.edu...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:47am
Amanda:

↳ Toothgrinder Tom @7:41
Probably not true anymore, but there was a time when nature poetry was considered corny I think. "A poem as lovely as a tree" and stuff like that.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:48am
Jim the Poet:

Nature poets are pretty cool. Gary Snyder was pretty great!
  7:53am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Still amongst us and going strong as far as I know. I think what he meant was that calling someone a nature poet was a way for the community of poets to dismiss someone, as in ‘oh him? he’s just a nature poet.’ I was surprised because I see this label applied so frequently to so many poets like for example Robert Haas, Mary Oliver, etc.
Avatar 7:53am
TDK60:

Good morning Amanda & Jim.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:54am
StringOFperils:

It's Gary Snyder's 93rd birthday on Tuesday.
  7:56am
Toothgrinder Tom:

Also I was heartbroken to learn a few days ago that Charles Simic died in January. Rest in peace.
  8:01am
Peter from Boonton formerly Dover NJ:

Good morning Jim and Amanda and all you bad animals.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:03am
StringOFperils:

I thought it was a take on Cow Cow Davenport's 'Cow Cow Blues'....just the title
Avatar 8:10am
HyperDose:

I love a good adoption story
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:16am
Jim the Poet:

Who are you taking in the Kentucky Derby? I am thinking Cyclone Mischief
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:18am
radioronan:

Good morning, Jim & Amanda & creatures..
Avatar 8:19am
dday:

This was very good listen on "The Way" & The re-wilding of Europe:

www.ricksteves.com...
  8:20am
P-90:

New Yorkers (who are old enough) remember when there were capybaras at the Central Park Zoo. And they were capybaras with an attitude.
Avatar 8:21am
dday:

My older brother Dave (Dizzy) pictured at left was born on this day in 1956. We lost him to a car wreck in FL July 14, 1995. He was 39 years young. Miss him every day. He was a funny guy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:22am
StringOFperils:

↳ P-90 @8:20
These bad animals were on the lamb in Toronto a few years back >
www.highparkzoo.ca...
  8:22am
Andrea C from the app:

@Amanda was Eels by the Mighty Boosh ever played on the show?!? The band’s name made think of it. Just wondering. Thanks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:24am
Amanda:

↳ Andrea C from the app @8:22
No, it never has been! Not to say it never will be.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:25am
Amanda:

↳ dday @8:21
HBD to your brother, dday, and very sweet of you to memorialize him.
  8:27am
Andrea C from the app:

Thank you Amanda.
Avatar 8:28am
Kathleen from JC:

Good morning, animals. I like the adoption stories!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:29am
Strandlund:

↳ dday @8:21
Happy B-Day to your brother Dave...sounds like a wonderful person. Sorry for your loss.
  8:30am
Andrea C from the app:

The sound under the DJ speaks reminds me of a Natasha Barrett recording! https://harpex.net/examples.html - quite beautiful soundscape. I highly recommend listening
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:31am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Good morning! If you have any songs about kingfishers, king cobras, the king of the jungle, or songs that generally celebrate the animal kingdom, today would be the day. 🤴
Avatar 8:32am
dday:

Thanks All. I do appreciate it
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:33am
Amanda:

WHOOPS SORRY ABOUT THAT!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:35am
luka:

gm animals
Avatar 8:35am
dday:

↳ Song: "I Like Birds" by "Eels"
No Eels around here yet (they run in the later spring in the nearby Upper Delaware River) but it is "Dew on the Newts We Got" in the grass in my yard, that needs mowing. (Maybe tomorrow if no rain today & tonight).
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:36am
StringOFperils:

Have a good day everyone....*exits
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:36am
Amanda:

Frosted Flakes is so cute, LOVE that sparkling white fur!
Avatar 8:39am
dday:

↳ Amanda @8:36
Big paws. A trait with tuxedos. Both my late Kitty Boy Floyd & The current Squeezle McLoveMuffin (both tuxedos) have large paws :)
  8:40am
Glistener MW:

my dog LOVES the Woofers+Tweeters Ensemble! =D and by “love” I mean “is baffled, confused, agitated and barky” XD
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:41am
Strandlund:

↳ Song: "Frosted Flakes" by "Kitty Korner with Kathleen O’...
Wow...beautiful markings on Frosted Flakes!! I work with a guy who has 2 cats named Toast and Hashbrown. Frosted Flakes would fit right in!!
Avatar 8:42am
Kathleen from JC:

↳ dday @8:39
Yes! Our tux boy Thor is called Mr. Big Paws (who do you think you are).
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:43am
Amanda:

↳ Strandlund @8:41
Amazing, though you also need an orange juice cat, clearly! Or perhaps Yogurt Parfait...
  8:45am
Depeche Toad:

↳ Song: "To Spring" by "Happy Harmonies"
Is this MGM?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:45am
Strandlund:

↳ Amanda @8:43
You are correct!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:50am
Amanda:

↳ Depeche Toad @8:45
Yes!
Avatar 8:56am
TDK60:

Thanks Jim the Poet, Amanda.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:56am
swivs:

Thank youse guys
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:57am
Jim the Poet:

hey swivs
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:57am
Amanda:

↳ swivs @8:56
Heyyy hi swivs!

Good day and week to all of you, thank you for listening!
  8:57am
yippie:

thanks for the great show
  8:59am
Depeche Toad:

↳ Amanda @8:50
Thanks for answering, I thought it had that sound!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:59am
Baja Joe:

Fun show! Thanks.
  9:00am
P-90:

NOT “Beatle Barkers”? Does that mean that name is up for grabs?!
  9:22am
Toothgrinder Tom:

I listened to Greasy Kid Stuff - but I was already an adult.
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