Babbling Day

Babbling Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 21, 2019. View the completely soothing playlist for 10-21-19 (CLICK HERE)

Allah-Las, CHAMPS, Hiss Golden Messenger, San Fermin, Starcrawler

Today is for babbling and for celebrating babblers. While a babbler is a term that can be ascribed to someone who seems to talk nonstop about nothing, it can also apply to a baby making noise who is in the process of learning how to talk. Another name for a babbler is a blatherskite. We could try to describe this holiday in more depth, but then we would just be babbling, because there really isn't much more to say. But to go on would be fitting, though, wouldn't it? We just love babbling about holidays anyway. Celebrate the day by babbling to yourself or by babbling to others, either by talking continuously about nothing or by babbling like a baby, in incoherent sounds. You could even babble along with a baby. Tell any notorious blatherskites who you know that it is Babbling Day.

Frump Day

Frump Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 14, 2019. View the completely mature playlist for 10-14-19 (CLICK HERE)

Angel Olsen, Lana Del Rey, Jenny Hval, Jesca Hoop

National FRUMP Day is a day to be a frugal, responsible, unpretentious, and mature person. It is also a day to honor those who exemplify these characteristics in their lives. To be frugal is to be prudent, thrifty, or economical in use of things, resources, or money. To be responsible is to be reliable and accountable, and to have the capacity to make moral decisions and to carry out obligations. To be unpretentious is to be modest, while not being showy or ostentatious. Finally, to be mature is to be developed in the mind in such a way as to make sound judgments like someone who has experience. When you are frugal you will be able to focus on the things that really matter in life. When you are responsible you won't have to worry as much. When you are unpretentious you will be able to listen more to others and get their perspective. When you are more mature you will better be able to make decisions that impact you and those around you.

Forgiveness And Happiness

Forgiveness and Happiness. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 7, 2019. View the completely sage playlist for 10-7-19 (CLICK HERE)

Tegan and Sara, The Menzingers, The Needs, The Paranoyds, Lisa Prank, Cry Club

National Forgiveness & Happiness Day celebrates unconditional love. Armed with this love and with forgiveness, people take the time and put in the effort that is needed to repair damaged relationships. People are encouraged to ask for forgiveness and to forgive each other. The day fosters awareness for and understanding of the power of love, the joy of forgiveness, and the peace of humility. Observe the day by working to repair damaged relationships, by asking for forgiveness, by forgiving others, and by forgiving yourself.

Ask A Studip Question

Ask A Stupid Question. The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 30, 2019. View the completely moronic playlist for 9-30-19 (CLICK HERE)

Pixies, Sleater-Kinney, The Hold Steady, Craig Finn, DCFC

You've probably heard the phrase, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." It is said in order to encourage people to ask questions they have been reluctant to ask because they themselves perceive them to be stupid. Chances are, if the questions are asked, they do end up sounding pretty stupid. People often laugh at those who ask the questions, and the inquirer feels embarrassed. Well, the embarrassment melts away today, and the questions are asked freely because it is Ask a Stupid Question Day. Celebrate the day by asking as many stupid questions as you want, without worrying if people are judging you. Although the day is most celebrated in the classroom, it doesn't exclusively have to be celebrated there, and you can ask your stupid question or questions anywhere you'd like. If after asking your questions people think they are stupid, just tell them that it is Ask a Stupid Question Day and it was more appropriate to ask the question than to not ask it.

Stay Away From Seattle

Stay Away From Seattle. The Hub Radio for Monday September 16, 2019. View the completely emerald playlist for 9-16-19 (CLICK HERE)

Clairo, Bea1991, Hatchie, Jay Som

Seattle is known for having Pike Place Market, the oldest continually operated farmers market in the country. The price of produce, especially onions, rose dramatically between 1906 and 1907, so the city created the market so that produce could be bought directly from farmers; it opened in August 1907. The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair. Standing 605 feet tall, its foundation goes 30 feet under the ground, which would help it withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour and earthquakes of up to 9.1 in magnitude. Seattle is also known for being the home of Starbucks, for its many houseboats, for the prevalence of pinball, for being the birthplace of grunge music, and for its Museum of History and Industry.

Wonderful Weirdos

Wonderful Weirdos. The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 9, 2019. View the completely unique playlist for 9-9-19 (CLICK HERE)

Bat For Lashes, Bob Moses, Hot Chip, Jenny Hval

Wonderful Weirdos Day is dedicated to all the wonderful geeks, freaks, misfits, and weirdos, who think outside the box and refuse to play by the rules. The day was created by Thomas and Ruth Roy of Wellcat holidays. Whether you self-identify as a weirdo, or have family or friends that proclaim themselves to be weirdos, there is plenty of weirdness to celebrate! If you think of yourself as a weirdo, this is a day to celebrate how wonderful you are. If you see people you know who are weirdos, the creators of the day say today is "the day to thank them. So give them a hug, and say 'I love you, you weirdo!'" There are a lot of "weird" things you could do to celebrate.

Labor Day

Labor Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 2, 2019. View the completely unionized playlist for 9-2-19 (CLICK HERE)

Jay Som, Black Belt Eagle Scout, CHAMPS, Ezra Furman, The Hold Steady

There was an economic downturn in 1893, and by 1894 there was a depression where up to 18% of the country's population was out of work. Wages were slashed at the Pullman Palace Car Company in Illinois, and workers went on strike. The American Railway Union (ARU), led by Eugene Debs, joined the cause, and workers of the ARU refused to handle Pullman railcars. Eventually, President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops, and the state militia also arrived. The strike was crushed and some died. It was at this time that Labor Day was pushed through as a federal holiday, in order to placate labor after this bitter strike. By this time, thirty states already officially observed the holiday. Traditionally, Labor Day consists of parades, followed by gatherings of workers with their families and friends. Labor Day also marks the unofficial end of summer, and it is around this time that students go back to school, and fall sports begin.