Chimborazo Day

Chimborazo Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 3, 2019. View the completely mountainous playlist for 6-3-19 (CLICK HERE)

Tycho, JR JR, Manatee Commune, Frenship, Flying Lotus

Chimborazo Day celebrates the spot on the Earth that is closest to the moon and farthest from the center of the Earth. Chimborazo is an inactive volcano that is in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes Mountains in central Ecuador, and has an elevation of 20,565 feet. Although Chimborazo has a lower elevation than Mt. Everest, because of its spot near the Equator it is the farthest from the Earth’s center and closest to the moon. The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but rather it is an oblate spheroid. The Equatorial diameter is larger than the Polar diameter, and Chimborazo lies close to the former. Being that it lies on this Equatorial bulge, it sticks about a mile and a half farther into space than Mt. Everest. For eighty years during the 19th century men and women tried to reach the peak of Chimborazo before succeeding. To celebrate Chimborazo Day you may want to get as far away from center of the Earth as possible. Climb a hill! Climb a tower! Climb a mountain! You will be just a little bit closer to the place in space that Chimborazo holds.

Nothing To Fear

Nothing To Fear. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 27, 2019. View the completely Memorial playlist for 5-27-19 (CLICK HERE)

Black Midi, DEHD , Gauche, Kevin Morby, King Gizzard, Cate Le Bon

Fear is a survival response, but sometimes it becomes overwhelming and may control our lives. In this circumstance, it may cause us to become overly cautious, or make us react in harmful ways. Nothing to Fear Day is a day when people examine their fears and see if the fears are preventing them from living life to the fullest. It may be a day to work to overcome these fears. It is also a day to be aware of the way that people and governments use baseless fears to manipulate people, either inadvertently or on purpose. May 27 was chosen as the date of Nothing to Fear Day because it was on this date in 1941 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech where he said: "We must not be defeated by the fear of the very danger which we are preparing to resist. Our freedom has shown its ability to survive war, but our freedom would never survive surrender. 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.'"

World Bee Day

World Bee Day. The Hub Radio Shoe for Monday May 20, 2019. View the completely buzzing playlist for 5-20-19 (CLICK HERE)

Pure Bathing Culture, Morabeza Tobacco , NOIA, Kedr Livanskiy, The Mowgli's

Bees are so vital to the health of our planet that they have their own day. World Bee Day takes place on 20 May and is designed to spread awareness of the significance of bees. A third of the world's food production depends on bees. Bees pollinate (a process vital to crops growing) 75% of leading global crops, including oilseed rape, apples, soft fruits, beans and courgettes, as well as things like tomatoes and strawberries. You might swat them away when you’re trying to relax in your garden this summer, but you’d definitely miss bees if they were wiped out entirely.

Apple Pie Day

Apple Pie Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 13, 2019. View the completely core playlist for 5-13-19 (CLICK HERE)

Charly Bliss, Japanese Breakfast, Maps, The Dream Syndicate, The Drums

The earliest known apple pie recipe was printed by Geoffrey Chaucer in England in 1381. It included apples, spices, raisins, figs, pears, and saffron in a pastry crust. A Dutch apple pie recipe was found that dates to 1514. Dutch apple pies usually have a lattice pastry top. French, German, and Italian apple pies all appeared in recipe books before American colonies had been settled. Many early apple pie recipes didn't include sugar, and some early pies were made in inedible containers called coffins. Today, apple pie usually has a bottom and top crust. It can be served hot or cold and can be topped with ice cream, custard, and whipped cream. The earliest record of the phrase "American as apple pie" dates to 1924, when it appeared in an advertisement in the Gettysburg Times. The association between apple pie and America became inextricable by World War II when American soldiers would tell journalists they were fighting for "mom and apple pie." This eventually led to the phrase "As American as mom and apple pie." It became a prevalent saying in the United States during the Postwar years.

No Homework

No Homework. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 6, 2019. View the completely liberating playlist for 5-6-19 (CLICK HERE)

Weyes Blood, Drugdealer, Chelou, Pure Bathing Culture

If you are a student, the first thing you should do is let your teachers know that today is No Homework Day. Once you convince them that this an important holiday, you should have lots of extra free time tonight. The next question you must ask yourself is, "What will I do with all this extra time?" Will you go out and exercise or explore nature? Will you go to a movie, or perhaps just sit around and watch television? How about taking out your guitar or another instrument you play? If you are an adult with children who usually have homework, you can rest easy knowing that you won't have to spend the day trying to motivate your children to do their work.

Saint George Slays The Dragon

Saint George Slays The Dragon. The Hub Radio Show for Monday April 29, 2019. View the completely mythical playlist for 4-29-19 (CLICK HERE)

Ex Hex, NO WIN, Priests, PUP, Wand

St. George is perhaps one of Christianity’s most famous saints, and is best-known as the patron saint of England. Apart from this well-known fact, St. George is also the patron saint of a number of other countries, including Portugal, Georgia, Lithuania, and Greece. The most popular tale regarding this saint is the one in which he slays a dragon. Thus, St. George is most commonly depicted as a knight mounted on a horse and in the process of spearing a dragon. This image has inspired many artists over the years, and has been portrayed on various coats of arms.

Whole Earth Day

Whole Earth Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday April 22, 2019. View the completely grounded playlist for 4-22-19 (CLICK HERE)

Chelou, Bibio, The F16s, Yeasayer,

The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. Prior to this, there was virtually no environmental movement. Factories pumped toxins into the air, recycling was almost non-existent, and gas guzzling vehicles were the norm. The seeds of the modern movement had been planted, however, with the publishing of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962. This book raised the public's awareness of pollution and its effect on health. In 1969, water pollution and chemical waste disposal came to the attention of the public, after the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire. Twenty million people participated during the first year. Rallies for the environment were held in most major American cities, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and New York City. Various environmental groups joined forces in a way they hadn't before, awareness was raised, and public attitudes were changed.