Best Tree Shaker Podcasts (2025)

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on the way to here - Of Pepper Shakers And Other Things 2:45

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This is Part 6 Christmas and New Year’s - Of Pepper Shakers And Other Things, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, although this episode doesn’t get as far as Led Zeppelin’s formation, and is mostly about the intertwining session careers …

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on the way to here - A Hidden Present 5:18

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This is Part 6 Christmas and New Year’s - A Hidden Present, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - A Favourite Christmas Story 2007 2:43

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This is Part 6 Christmas and New Year’s - A Favourite Christmas Story 2007, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Under The Tree 2:37

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This is Part 6 Christmas and New Year’s - Under The Tree, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Christmas Eve 1968 3:37

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This is Part 6 Christmas and New Year’s - Christmas Eve 1968, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - The Word 3:13

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This is Part 6 Christmas and New Year’s - The Word, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains the Same

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, although this episode doesn’t get as far as Led Zeppelin’s formation, and is mostly about the intertwining session careers …

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on the way to here - Reminders 2:27

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Reminders, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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Series 1, Episode 43: Walkin’ On The Earth Again 18:59

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! I discovered a song I had written 4 or five decades ago. It was a response to a very bad habit that I had fallen into in life. The song was written and performed in my living room studio and was a one take … this means that I sang and played it one time in the recording process. It was an i…

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on the way to here - One Last Kiss 3:19

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - One Last Kiss, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Ash Wednesday 2014 2:56

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Ash Wednesday 2014, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Alyssa's Farewell 2:21

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Alyssa's Farewell, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle

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Erratum: At one point here I say “Cannonball Adderley” when I mean “Nat Adderley”.This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patre…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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on the way to here - Rumour Of Angels 8:34

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Rumour Of Angels, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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Announcing Pledge Week 2025

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Transcript It’s that time of year again, the time that regular listeners have come to know as Pledge Week, where for five days (this time from Tuesday through Saturday, because I had a migraine yesterday when I should have been recording this intro) I post five old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed as a way of persuading some of you to sign u…

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on the way to here - The Months Of Our Lives 3:37

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - xxxxx, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Reference: Joan Chittister, The Gift of Years (Ottawa ON: Novalis, 2008), p. 31. Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best…

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Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)

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This episode, we look at the song “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5, and the brief career of the most revolutionary guitar band of the sixties. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. As explained in the episode itself, it would be impossible to do this episode without using one particular O…

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on the way to here - You And Paul 6:22

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - You And Paul, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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Series 1, Episode 42: Captain, Commander, and Movie Shaker 1:02:46

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The real Captain Commander, Mover, Shaker of Watchfire Music is Julia Wade. Not only does she take care of the day to day grind of running the company, but she is also the #1 best selling artist in the company among over 300 various artists. Here is a rundown of all of the shoes she fills p…

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on the way to here - Not Tomorrow 3:37

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Not Tomorrow, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Falling Sand 2:36

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Falling Sand, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Two: “I Have no Thought of Time”

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, and the intertwining careers of Joe Boyd, Sandy Denny, and Richard Thompson. Click the full post to rea…

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on the way to here - Your Father's Passing 3:40

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Your Father's Passing, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Happy Birthday Kathleen 3:08

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Happy Birthday Kathleen, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Another Kind Of Birth 4:30

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Another Kind Of Birth, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Milan's Gift 3:16

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Milan's Gift, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Our Daily Bread 3:22

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This is Part 5 Hints of (Im)mortality - Our Daily Bread, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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Series 1, Episode 41: The Mysteries of Life 25:39

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! So much of life I take for granted I wake each day to face the same routine The colors often run In shades of monotone and grey And the days melt together In a frivolous cliché But occasionally, now and then Once or twice when the moon is blue I’ll be walking across a room And a thought wil…

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on the way to here - A Lesson Learned 4:54

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This is Part 4 Love and Marriage - A Lesson Learned, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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Song 178: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part One, Going Electric

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, and the intertwining careers of Joe Boyd, Sandy Denny, and Richard Thompson. Click the full post to read…

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on the way to here - Cana Wine Bar 2:53

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This is Part 4 Love and Marriage - Cana Wine Bar, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Reference: Lois Wyse, Love Poems for the Very Married (Cleveland OH: The World Publishing Company, 1967), p. 15. Music intro/outro portion used from 'Li…

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on the way to here - Of Light And Goodness 2:46

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This is Part 4 Love and Marriage - Of Light And Goodness, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Hannah and Paul 4:15

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This is Part 4 Love and Marriage - Hannah and Paul, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Reference: Lisa Oz, US (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2010), p. 7. Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' alb…

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on the way to here - La Conversation 4:06

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This is Part 4 Love and Marriage - La Conversation, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album, 2012) by Dala. All rights reserved.…

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on the way to here - Jerome and Amanda 3:41

6M ago3:41

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This is Part 4 Love and Marriage - Jerome and Amanda, from the Book 'on the way to here', Reflections on Things that Matter by Phil Small, available at: https://www.philsmallbooks.com/buy-the-book.html Reference to: Susan Marr Spalding, “Fate” (PoetryExplorer.net) Music intro/outro portion used from 'Life on Earth' with permission ('Best Day' album…

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Series 1, Episode 40: Trees are Falling 16:54

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! A psychedelic experience with a tree and a perplexing new song title dreamed up by Jenny Burton, recording artist of over three and a half decades, got me to become a dedicated advocate for the preservation of forests and the trees of Planet Earth. It didn’t hurt one bit that this previous …