Bubble Wrap Appreciation

Bubble Wrap Appreciation. The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 28, 2019. View the completely popped playlist for 1-28-19 (CLICK HERE)

Mike Krol, The Dandy Warhols, The Reputations, Spud Cannon, Pedro the Lion

In 1957, Engineers Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding worked in a garage to create a three dimensional plastic wallpaper, by sealing two shower curtains together. They were not successful in selling their wallpaper, so they began marketing it as greenhouse insulation. In 1960 they started the Sealed Air Corporation. The following year they realized their product could be used as a cushioning and packaging material. It was originally used to package IBM 1401 computers for shipment. Now it is used for food packaging more than for anything else. Bubbles are generally different sizes, usually 1/4 inch in diameter to 1 inch in diameter. Bubble Wrap is often made from polyethylene film.

Do For Others

Do For Others. The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 21, 2019. View the completely dreamlike playlist for 1-21-19 (CLICK HERE)

Dr. Dog, Peter Bjorn & John, Carl Broemel, Dan Mangan, Yo La Tengo, Cass McCombs

Celebrate the day by hugging friends and family members, or even strangers after letting them know about the day, and asking them if it is okay if you hug them. You could also substitute handshakes for hugs today. There are five main types of hugs you could use: the front hug, bear hug, cheek hug, side to side hug, and heart centered hug. You could also spend the day creating a hug chain with as many people as you can gather together. Hugging has many benefits. It releases oxytocin, which is a hormone associated with happiness. Similarly, it lowers cortisol levels, which alleviates stress and helps lower the heart rate. It also stimulates the thymus gland, which regulates the production of white blood cells and helps keep you healthy. Those are all good reasons to spend the day hugging!

Hail, Sir Donkey, Hail

Hail, Sir Donkey, Hail! The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 14, 2019. View the completely shaggy playlist for 1-14-19 (CLICK HERE)

J.S. Ondara, Steve Gunn, French For Rabbits, Angelo De Augustine, Broken Bells

On the day, a girl would ride a donkey through a town to a church. She would carry a baby, or be pregnant herself, and a song would be sung by those on the streets as she rode. The words of the song can be translated to, "From Oriental country came a lordly ass of highest fame, so beautiful, so strong and trim, no burden was too great for him. Hail, Sir Donkey, hail." When the donkey arrived at the church, it stood beside the altar during the service, and sometimes was given food and drink. The congregation would bray or "hee-haw" its responses back to the priest, and the priest would sometimes bray as well.

Fifteenth Anniversary Then and Now

Then and Now. The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 7, 2019. View the completely nostalgic playlist for 1-7-19 (CLICK HERE)

Clem Snide, Cursive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Azure Ray, Beulah

Nostalgia is a sentiment that leads to victory over the destructive forces of time. Recovering lost times and places, activating memory, and experiencing nostalgia make it possible to dwell on the past, which then enables us to proceed, to go ahead and to make new emotional investments. Creativity and depression are related; the two terms interact, and an ancient tradition correlates artistic activity (poetry, music) to the divine platonic mania, possession or inspiration by a god. This is a markedly euphoric moment, hence, ecstatic, which is somehow the antipodes of depression in the usual and clinical sense of the word.

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve. The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 31, 2018. View the completely lang syne playlist for 12-31-18 (CLICK HERE)

Superorganism, MGMT, Franz Ferdinand, The Decemberists, Bob Moses

This especially includes circle-shaped foods, which symbolize cycles. The reasoning behind superstitions is that the first day of the year sets precedent for the following days. A common superstition specific to New Year’s Day concerns a household’s first visitor of the year—tradition states that if a tall, dark-haired stranger is the first to walk through your door, called the First Footer or Lucky Bird, you’ll have good luck all year. Also, if you want to subscribe to superstition, don’t let anything leave the house on New Year’s, except for people. Tradition say’s: don’t take out the trash and leave anything you want to take out of the house on New Year’s outside the night before. If you must remove something, make sure to replace it by bringing an item into the house. These policies of balance apply in other areas as well—avoiding paying bills, breaking anything, or shedding tears.

Christmas Eve 2018

Christmas Eve 2018. The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 24, 2018. View the completely festive playlist for 12-24-18 (CLICK HERE)

Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Spook School, The Minus 5, Dude York

Christmas Eve is the evening before Christmas. Christmas is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Christ. Christmas Eve is marked with a lot of excitement and mirth as people across the globe; eagerly look forward to celebrate this day joyfully. Children eagerly await the gifts that are due from Santa Claus for that year while for adults; Christmas is certainly the best time to bond with family and friends. On Christmas Eve, people usually light bonfires, sing Christmas carols and hymns together to invoke the blessings of Christ. Christmas Eve is as fun-filled and exciting as Christmas, the day that each Christian looks forward to, is hardly some hours away. Eve. Christmas Eve is a great time to spend some happy moments with your family and have a memorable time with them.

14th Annual Holiday Hub

14th Annual Holiday Hub. The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 17, 2018. View the completely humbug playlist for 12-17-18 (CLICK HERE)

Jonwayne, Dad Brains, Ramoms, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Beths, Shame

Christmas is such a huge holiday that it's nice not to take it too seriously once in a while. Christmas novelty songs help us do this, if only for a fleeting moment.

Many holiday-themed novelty songs have become gigantic hits in their own right. One such song, "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer," has even made a whole career for Dr. Elmo, who released it over 30 years ago. It's the song that just keeps on giving for Elmo Shropshire in the form of fat royalty checks.

We all have our favorite novelty holiday songs and for this list I've included the 10 that popped into my head first. Please let us know what your favorite holiday novelty song is in the comments and I hope you include a lot of laughter in your celebrations this year!