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Radio8Ball hosted by Andras Jones

Radio8Ball hosted by Andras Jones

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Radio8Ball is a musical divination podcast hosted by ANDRAS JONES. We answer questions (and question answers) by picking songs at random, and interpreting them like musical tarot cards. The questions come from our celebrity guests and the answers are performed by our featured songwriter. Featured guests have included: Viggo Mortensen, Fred Armisen, Jon Auer, Tig Notaro, Mose Allison, Eleni Mandell, Inara George, Allen Toussaint, Susanna Hoffs, John Trudell, Michael Ian Black, John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, Jimmy Webb and hundreds of others. Radio8Ball has been around since 1998. We started on KAOS 89.3FM in Olympia, Washington and presented a live theatrical version of the show in cities across America between 2005 and 2016. We've been a podcast since 2016. You can download our Radio8Ball app from the iTunes App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio8ball/id1326738822 It's filled with every song recorded in the history of the show and is your portal to the realm of The Pop Oracle.


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Episodes
  • Alan Abbadessa & Little Ghost
    Oct 16 2022

    You thought we were done didn't you?

    I suspected something similar but it appears we still have some episodes left in our system. This one, recorded on 10/10/22 is with ALAN ABBADESSA features a question inspired by his latest project; a video game called LITTLE GHOST and the Kickstarter he's running on its behalf in October of 2022.

    Alan’s question was inspired by the latest tarot card in the deck he’s building for his game (also available as a perk in his Kickstarter campaign). It’s his version of the Strength card in the traditional tarot. He calls it Arise.

    Here's the post I wrote about on my new site PreviouslyYours:
    https://previouslyyours.com/2022/10/06/andras-jones-and-the-little-ghost/

    And here's one of the greatest Radio8Ball divinations of all time
    (recorded on 10/10/10):
    https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/22280906

    Featuring:
    The Radio8Ball Theme Song
    (in the style of Mose Allison)
    performed by
    ANDRAS JONES
    with
    MARSHALL THOMPSON
    &
    DOMINIC GENOVA

    "If Love Songs" by SYLVIE LEWIS

    Double Naught Spy Car provides the musical bed with
    “The Mooche” by Duke Ellington
    &
    “In Walked Bud, Out Walked Bud” by Thelonious Monk

    The Pop Oracle Song of The Day
    for October 10th, 2022:
    HANS YORK
    "Ever Falling"

    Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball

    LINKS:
    LITTLE GHOST KICKSTARTER - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aabbadessa/little-ghost-vision-of-a-surreal-paper-world/
    RADIO8BALL WEBSITE - www.radio8ball.com
    THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast:https://www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com/
    RADIO8BALL APP - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio8ball/id1326738822
    RADIO8BALL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball
    RADIO8BALL FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/radio8ball/
    RADIO8BALL TWITTER - @radio8ball
    RADIO8BALL INSTAGRAM - @theradio8ballshow

    Link at the Radio8Ball website: http://www.radio8ball.com/2022/10/14/alan-abbadessa-little-ghost/

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    47 mins
  • Chuck E. Weiss: An Extremely Cool Memorial
    Jul 30 2021

    There's a season finale with an explanation of our recent absence coming on 8/8. In this special episode we celebrate the life of Chuck E. Weiss who left us on July 20, 2021.

    Chuck was on Radio8Ball three times with...
    All Day Sucker - http://www.radio8ball.com/2017/11/02/chuck-e-weissall-day-sucker/
    Don Heffington - http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/06/05/chuck-e-weiss-don-heffington/
    & Eleni Mandell - http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/01/14/chuck-e-weiss-eleni-mandell/

    This episode also features Paul Body and stories about everyone from Tom Waits to Redd Foxx to Frank Zappa to Lotus Weinstock.

    Chuck was one of the great ones. The love he inspired is overwhelmingly present here.

    Featuring:
    The Radio8Ball Theme Song
    performed by
    ELENI MANDELL

    Featured Music:
    “Worst Case Scenario” by ALL DAY SUCKER
    “Time To Drink Whiskey” by DON HEFFINGTON
    "Home" by ELENI MANDELL
    "Extremely Cool" & "Do You Know What I Idi Amin?" by CHUCK E. WEISS

    Double Naught Spy Car provides the musical bed with
    “The Mooche” by Duke Ellington
    &
    “In Walked Bud, Out Walked Bud” by Thelonious Monk

    Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball

    LINKS:
    RADIO8BALL WEBSITE – www.radio8ball.com
    THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast:https://www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com/
    RADIO8BALL APP – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio8ball/id1326738822
    RADIO8BALL PATREON – https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball
    RADIO8BALL FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/radio8ball/
    RADIO8BALL TWITTER – @radio8ball
    RADIO8BALL INSTAGRAM – @theradio8ballshow

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • R8B SEASON 3: THE APPening FINALE
    Aug 8 2021

    This is the end of Season Three: The Appening..

    Host Andras Jones assays the remains of this cloistered season which began on February 4, 2020 when R. Walt Vincent asked if he was worrying too much about the “novel” flu he was reading about coming out of China.

    And now we're closing it out with this session recorded on July 8th, 2021 featuring:

    - A segment from an extended interview with the director Paul Williams, the full episode of which is available from The World Is Wrong podcast
    - Andras Jones's closing question for The Pop Oracle
    - Remembrances of Zak Nilsson & Don Heffington
    &
    - The revelation of a big dangerous synchronicity shedding new light on the last several years of the show

    Featuring:
    The Radio8Ball Theme Song
    performed by
    ANDRAS JONES
    with MARSHALL THOMPSON & DOMINIC GENOVA

    The Pop Oracle Song of The Day
    for July 8th, 2021:
    "Fight It If You Want" by JON AUER

    Referenced Clips:

    Will Morgan on Radio8Ball:
    http://www.radio8ball.com/2021/02/09/will-morgan-of-meta-egg-and-wandavision/

    The Mormon & The Meth Head on Radio8Ball:
    http://www.radio8ball.com/2019/04/23/mormon-the-meth-headpart-1-jessa-reed-with-andras-jones-the-music-of-peter-david-connelly/

    Zak Nilsson on Radio8Ball: http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/07/01/tribute-to-harry-nilsson-andras-jones-zak-nillson/

    Don Heffington on Radio8Ball:
    http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/05/30/andras-jones-don-heffington/

    Featured Music:
    "I Don't Think I'll Make It Through The Summer" by MERCH
    "Are We Breaking Up Tonight?" Written by PETER DAVID CONNELLY and performed by ANDRAS JONES
    "Love's Hangover Sale" by CHRIS "SANDMAN" SAND & THE RADIO8BAND
    "Bigger Man" by ZAK NILSSON
    "Avenue C" by DON HEFFINGTON
    "Absolutely No Sense Of Humor" by ANDRAS JONES

    Double Naught Spy Car provides the musical bed with
    “The Mooche” by Duke Ellington
    &
    “In Walked Bud, Out Walked Bud” by Thelonious Monk

    Thanks to Alan Green for “special projects”.
    Graphics by Tony Householder

    Join our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball

    LINKS:
    RADIO8BALL WEBSITE - www.radio8ball.com
    THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast:https://www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com/
    RADIO8BALL APP - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio8ball/id1326738822
    RADIO8BALL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball
    RADIO8BALL FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/radio8ball/
    RADIO8BALL TWITTER - @radio8ball
    RADIO8BALL INSTAGRAM - @theradio8ballshow

    Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    1 hr and 40 mins
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