This Morning’s Backstory: though I always want to do these “Snap Crackle POP!” drivetime programs live, so I can give out weather and traffic (lol) reports, I had to pre-record this one because of the blizzard-y weather, considering that I was snowed as of Sunday evening, the night before the show, way out here in Mystic.

Why my time announcements may be off here and there: uhhh... it's too esoteric to explain. Plus this is the podcast version, anyways. That said, I do TRY. Take it all with a grain of salt. And then throw that salt on the ground, will ya?

Today’s theme: it’s friggin' COLD. 🥶

Today's picture: my car in the driveway this morning.

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Cold, Cold, Cold – Little Feat

Cold As Ice – Foreigner

Blizzard of '77 – Nada Surf

Cold Hands, Warm Heart – Brendan Benson

Snowglobe – Sugar Fight

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Coldest Winter Ever – Lewis Black

She’s So Cold – The Rolling Stones

Ice Cold Daydream – Shuggie Otis

Slip Slidin’ Away – Paul Simon

The Blizzard – Camera Obscura

Cold Cold Heart – Norah Jones

Out In the Cold Again – Sam Cooke

Snow – Claudine Longet

Snowfall – Eisley

Looks Like a Cold, Cold Winter – Ingrid Michaelson

Song for a Winter’s Night – Gordon Lightfoot

Hazy Shade of Winter – Simon & Garfunkel

The Fox in The Snow – Belle & Sebastian

Cold Light of Day – Lewsberg

Howlin’ Wind – Graham Parker & The Rumour

Ice Cold Ice – Hüsker Dü

When It Touches You, A Snowflake Dies – Norma Tanega

Soon It Will Be Cold Enough – Emancipator

It’s a Cold Night for Alligators – Roky Erikson

The Blizzard – Jim Reeves

Amid the Falling Snow – Enya

The Frozen Man – James Taylor

Walking On Thin Ice – Yoko Ono

Sometimes in Winter – Blood, Sweat & Tears

Comin’ In From the Cold – Bob Marley & The Wailers

I talked a lot about and played some Life In a Blender, a fantasticly creative band from NYC who are coming up to Milford this Friday, January 23rd, 2026. And I also played some music that I'd consider twee, although I don't think that's a bad word. (Google's "AI Overview" is telling me "'Twee' describes something overly cute, sweet, quaint, or sentimental, often in an affected or delicate way, originating from a baby's pronunciation of 'sweet,' and also refers to a subgenre of innocent, simple indie pop music and an aesthetic featuring childlike whimsy, though it can sometimes be used as a mild insult" (cf. SNL's "Bein' Quirky With Zooey Deschanel").

I actually do not consider LIAB "twee". Well, possibly, at moments, but not really. Anyway, this show was a melange of intelligent pop music I like, and I hope you like it too.

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Something's Gonna Happen – Ronnie Spector
Save It For Later – The English Beat
To Love Somebody – Al Green
How Much I Really Love You – June & The Exit Wounds
The Old Law – Father John Misty

Baby Please Come Home – Bubble
Oh Gilbert (I Need Help) – The Junipers
Snowglobe – Sugar Fight
Vacancy for a Bluebird – Life In a Blender

Mobile Wash Unit – Life In a Blender
The Church of Laundry – Kelley Ryan
I Want You to Give Me Enough Time – Sunflower Bean

Fountains of Bellagio – Life In a Blender
Zoo – Altimeter

Magic Touch – Courtney Marie Adams
Here I Am – Dionne Warwick
Kaze Wo Atsumete – Happy End

Multiply – Dora Jar
My Bar – British Birds

Karate Dentist – Ward White
Until You Come Back to Me – Stevie Wonder
Send It To Zoom! - the cast of Zoom
Memo To My Son – Randy Newman

In a recent interview with the New York Times, President Donald J. Trump said he felt the Civil Rights Movement and its reforms were harmful to white people, who “were very badly treated.” Also, the administration made sure that Martin Luther King Jr. Day - still a national holiday (for now) - would not be a day where people could visit America's national parks for free. Trump did, however, make his own birthday as a day for National Parks free admissions. For Christ's sake.

I usually steer away from political commentary on the Snap Crackle POP! show, but I wanted to do my part (as infintesimly small as it may be) to celebrate this important American holiday. I am hearing there are more-than-usual MLK Jr. day celebtations happening today, which I'm grateful for. I remember his assasination day and I was so confused by it - why? Just... why? And why are some sh*tty. powerful, hate-filled people trying to erase this day in 2026?

Happy Birthday, Martin. And thank you for your brilliance and bravery. Our lonely nation (still) turns its eyes to you.

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Happy Birthday – Stevie Wonder
Harvest For the World – The Isley Brothers

Like a Ship (Without a Sail) – Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff
A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & The Dap–kings
This World (Is Going Up in Flames) – Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band
Tell Me Mr. President – Eugene McDaniels

Impeach The President – The Honey Drippers
Morning Matters – Yazmin Lacey
Warning Sign – Hannah Jagadu

Memory Be a Blade – waterbaby
Hold Steady – Queen Esther

I'm Going Down – Rose Royce
Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott–Heron

Inner City Blues – Marvin Gaye
Scripto Labor Strike speech (Atlanta GA, 1964) – Martin Luther King Jr.
Give the People What They Want – PJ Morton, Yola
We Shall Overcome speech (Southern Methodist University, on March 17, 1966) – Martin Luther King Jr.
We Shall Overcome – Mahalia Jackson