Ice Cream Sandwich

Ice Cream Sandwich. The Hub Radio Show for Monday August 2, 2021. View the completely delicious playlist for 8-2-21 (CLICK HERE)

Manchester Orchestra, The Murlocs, The Tell, Hovvdy, Yves Tumor 

Today we celebrate ice cream sandwiches in all their forms and flavors! They first appeared in the late 1890s in New York City, being sold by street vendors for a penny. They consisted of a thin quarter-inch layer of ice cream between two thin graham wafers. There are many ice cream sandwich variations in the United States and around the world. The most common is made of a vanilla ice cream slab between two thin chocolate cookie layers that resemble a chocolate cake. Ice cream sandwiches are also popular around the world. In Australia, the most popular ice cream sandwiches are called Giant Sandwiches. Another favorite in Australia are Maxibons, which are partially dipped in chocolate. In Singapore, popular flavors consist of honeydew, red bean, and yam. 
 

Graham Cracker

Graham Cracker. The Hub Radio Show for Monday July 5, 2021. View the completely sweet playlist for 07-05-21 (CLICK HERE)

Islands, Evolfo, Griffith James, King Ropes, Parcels 

Reverend Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian minister from Bound Brook, New Jersey, developed the graham cracker in the 1820s. He designed it to be a health food that was part of his "Graham Diet"—a diet he believed would eliminate lust and suppress all carnal urges, which he thought led to various maladies like insanity, epilepsy, spinal disease, and tuberculosis, and to everyday ailments like headaches and indigestion. His diet was vegetarian and also required abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, and refined white flour. His graham crackers were made with graham flour, a coarsely ground and unsifted whole-wheat flour. The flour is brown and slightly nutty and sweet, and Graham used it to make graham bread and graham crackers. The crackers were biscuit-like and somewhat bland, as they didn't include any spices or sugar. 

June Bug

The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 7, 2021. View the completely bugged out playlist for 06-07-21 (CLICK HERE)

Durand Jones and The Indications, Haerts, The Go! Team, Neil Frances,

Fittingly, June Bug Day takes place in June. This is the month when June Bugs, a member of the Phyllophaga genus, which consists of over 260 species of New World scarab beetles, tend to be most visibly active. This is because they emerge from the ground this time of year and search for food and a mate. They may have been in the ground as larvae for up to three years. Adults are about an inch or a little less in length, have a hard black or brown casing, as well as wings. During the day they hide in trees, but at night they tend to swarm and are strongly attracted to light. This is also when they do their feeding, which mainly consists of trees and bushes.

Lumpy Rug

Lumpy Rug. The Hub Radio Show for Monday May 3, 2021. View the completely natural playlist for 05-03-21 (CLICK HERE)

The Wallflowers, Far Lands , Teenage Fanclub, New Madrid  

Remember when that old lumpy rug in your living room used to be smooth and comfy to walk on? Do you find yourself tripping on it now? Well, today you are in luck because National Lumpy Rug Day is a day to toss out that rug and get a new one. There can be a broader view of the day as well. It can be a day for spring cleaning in general. Not only could you replace your lumpy rug, but you could mop the floors, vacuum carpets, clean sinks and countertops, and get everything else in your house ready to go for warmer weather.
 

Go For Broke

Go For Broke. The Hub radio show for Monday April 5, 2021. View the completely reckless playlist for 04-05-21 (CLICK HERE)

Lana Del Rey, Tune-Yards, The Antlers, Haunted Shed  

Go For Broke Day is a day for taking a chance, giving it all you have, and leaving nothing undone. The motto of the American 442nd infantry division during World War II was "Go For Broke." This division was made up of Nisei, Americans of second-generation Japanese descent. The soldiers fought in Europe and became the most decorated regiment in American history. Of the close to 14,000 that served, 9,486 received Purple Hearts. Twenty-one members received the Medal of Honor.
 

Share A Smile

Share A Smile. The Hub Radio Show for Monday March 1, 2021. View the completely dopamine-inducing playlist for 03-03-21 (CLICK HERE)

Blathazar, Claud, Dom La Nena, Bomba Estereo, Laure Briard

On March 1, since at least 1997, people share a smile or multiple smiles. When they do so, the person they are smiling at often smiles back. This response is largely automatic, being caused by an unconscious automatic response area of the brain called the cingulate cortex. By smiling at them, and causing them to smile, the initial smiler helps to release feel-good chemicals like dopamine in the brain of the recipient of the smile, which can help elevate their mood. 
 

Hula in the Coola

Hula in the Coola. The Hub Radio Show for Monday February 1, 2021. View the completely aloha playlist for 02-01-21 (CLICK HERE)

Fontaines DC , Little Dragon & Moses Sumney , Ian Sweet , Wax Tailor 

It may be cold outside, but today people venture out to hula, and maybe even have a luau, regardless of temperature. The hula dance goes back to ancient times, and different Hawaiian islands claim to be its birthplace. Its creation is steeped in myth and legend, and most stories connect the beginnings of hula dancing to Hawaiian goddesses. It is accompanied with a chant called an oli, or a song called a mele. The words of the oli or mele are expressed in dance form. There are different types of hula dances, and there are two main categories. Hula kahiko is ancient hula performed by those native to the islands; it is done with chants and musical instruments. Hula ʻauana evolved with Western influences in the nineteenth twentieth centuries; it is accompanied with Western-influenced musical instruments such as the guitar, ukulele, and double bass. Hula dancing can be done while sitting, which is known as the noho dance, or by standing, which is known as a luna dance. Some hula dances use both types.