King Lear

King Lear. The Hub Radio Show for Monday April 6, 2020. View the completely tempestuous playlist fir 4-6-20 (CLICK HERE)

Cass McCombs, Half Waive, Boy Scouts, Dirty Projectors

Elizabethan theaters were frequently shuttered in London during outbreaks of the bubonic plague, which claimed nearly a third of the city’s population. The official rule was that once the death rate exceeded thirty per week, performances would be canceled. (As an infant, Shakespeare himself barely survived an outbreak that killed his older siblings.) Like New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo, who has banned gatherings of more than 500 people, London officials in the 16th century worried that people flocking to town to “see certayne stage plays” would be “close pestered together in small romes,” creating the means “whereby great infeccion with the plague, or some other infeccious diseases, may rise and growe, to the great hynderaunce of the common wealth of this citty.”

National Doctors Day

National Doctors Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 30, 2020. View the completely reassuring playlist for 3-30-20 (CLICK HERE)

Born Ruffians, Lanterns On The Lake, Margaret Glaspy, Kyle T. Hurley, Quality Living

National Doctors Day honors America's physicians by recognizing their contributions and service to individuals, communities, and the nation. Health care organizations are at the forefront of the day's observation, and patients and other benefactors of the healthcare industry are urged to honor physicians as well. On March 30, 1958, the United States House of Representatives adopted a resolution commemorating the day. The holiday, which early on was simply called Doctors' Day, was created by Eudora Brown Almond of Winder, Georgia, whose husband, Charles, was a medical doctor. On the first observance, on March 30, 1933, cards were mailed to physicians and their wives, flowers were put on the graves of physicians.

Home Alone

Home Alone. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 23, 2020. Recorded at Casa Roberto, uploaded and broadcast 1800-2000 3-23-20 by 91.3FM KXCI Tucson, AZ. www.KXCI.org
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Porridge Radio , Protomartyr, Ratboys, Melkbelly, Celestial Shore

While it may be disappointing to hear that so many sports events, cruises, festivals and other gatherings are being cancelled, there is a public health reason for these measures. These cancellations help stop or slow down the spread of disease allowing the health care system to more readily care for patients over time. Cancelling events that are likely to draw crowds is an example of social distancing. Social distancing is deliberately increasing the physical space between people to avoid spreading illness. Staying at least six feet away from other people lessens your chances of catching COVID-19.

Act Happy Day

Act Happy Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 16, 2020. View the completely fallacious playlist for 3-16-20 (CLICK HERE)

Best Coast , Diet Cig, U.S. Girls, Beach Bunny, Soccer Mommy

Acting happy will have a positive effect on your day. By getting into the act of happiness, eventually the happiness will catch on. Part of the transformation to being happy comes from within. Dr. Anderson recommends starting each day with a fifteen-second belly laugh. The act of laughing releases endorphins which benefit mood. Not only can humor and laughter have a positive effect on a day, they can benefit overall health long term. Acting happy can also help with success with human relationships and work. For example, business people who are upbeat will find success, and those who act happy will have better customer relationships. Even if things don't seem very happy in your life, if you act like you are happy, by smiling and laughing, you are on your way to actually being happy.

Super Worm Moon

Super Worm Moon. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 9, 2020. View the completely illuminated playlist for 3-9-20 (CLICK HERE)

Christine and the Queens, Caroline Rose, AV Super Sunshine, DRAMA

The full worm moon, also known as a super worm moon, appears larger and brighter than other full moons and will reach peak fullness at 1:48 p.m. ET, according to the Farmer's Almanac, giving astronomers a great view when it rises above the horizon Monday night. Super moons that occur in March are nicknamed the "worm moon" because that's the time of year when earth worms tend to emerge from the ground as it begins to thaw from the departing cold of winter. A super moon occurs when a full moon or new moon coincides with the moon's position at its closest to earth, according to NASA.

Each month's full moon has its own distinct name. And for March, the most common name is the Full Worm Moon. It can also be referred to as the Full Sap Moon, given that the end of winter/early spring is when sap begins flowing in maple trees.But the Full Worm Moon is called so because it falls during a time of year when the ground is beginning to thaw, and earthworms start resurfacing after the cold winter. As such, this moon is all about the advent of spring.

Casimir Pulaski Day

Casimir Pulaski Day. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 2, 2020. View the completely unsung playlist for 3-2-20 (CLICK HERE)

Nathaniel Rateliff, Christopher Paul Stelling, Asgeir, Alex Ebert, Frances Quinlan

Casimir Pulaski was a military leader and cavalryman from Poland, who was exiled to Paris, France, after trying to oust the Polish king, Stanislaw II, a ruler who was seen as a puppet of Russia. While in Paris, Pulaski met Marquis De Lafayette and Benjamin Franklin, and Franklin recruited him to come to America. There he served informally during the Revolutionary War, and fought in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. George Washington then made him a Brigadier General and the first commander of the American Cavalry. The Continental Congress created the Pulaski Legion, made up of colonists and volunteers from France, Germany, and Poland. Pulaski died in 1779, after being mortally wounded at the Siege of Savannah. He came to be seen as a Revolutionary War hero, and towns and counties were named in his memory.

Shrove Monday

Shrove Monday. The Hub Radio Show for Monday February 24, 2020. View the completely penitent playlist for 2-24-20 (CLICK HERE)

Tame Impala , Riki, Draag, Gengahr

"Shrove" is the past tense of "shrive," which means to obtain absolution from sin. Shriving can be done through confession and penance. Historically, English Christians were supposed to do some shriving before Lent. "Shrove Monday" and "Shrove Tuesday" are terms not widely used in the United States and Canada, but they are still sometimes used in Lutheran, Anglican, and Roman Catholic churches. Shrove Monday is part of the Carnival celebrations that take place in many countries. In Germany, Denmark, and Austria, it is known as Rosenmontag, meaning Rose Monday. In Germany, the apex of Carnival in on Shrove Monday, while in some other countries it is on Shrove Tuesday. German schools are usually closed on the day, and workers often have the day off. Parades are held, with floats of a satirical nature that lampoon politicians often being made. Dressing up in costumes, dancing, and drinking are also common. In the Rhineland of Germany, that day is part of Fasching, which is the Feast of Fools. There are parades, marching, satirical floats, and merrymaking.