Davisville, April 15, 2024: Happiness in spite of the problems of the world

In Harboring Happiness: 101 Ways to be Happy, author Dan Brook says happiness is worth pursuing despite all the awful things happening across the globe. He bases this on research and on what he has learned during his decades as an instructor and sociologist (he earned master’s and doctorate degrees in sociology from UC Davis in the 1990s).

So how do you become happier? You probably have to work at it. His suggestions range from “getting more experiences,” and feeling gratitude, to “being around people who make you happy” and converting the fear of missing out into the joy of missing out.

“I’m happy not because I ignore the problems of the world, but in spite of them,” he says. Work to fix what’s wrong, but “being miserable does not help solve those problems.” He elaborates on his ideas during today’s Davisville.

Divine Intervention – April 12, 2024

Oh, yes, it's almost time for Divine Intervention, a pleasant assault to the senses, with much new music in the indie-ish vein, including the latest from the Libertines, Phosphorescent, the Bevis Frond, the Old 97's, and even the Jesus & Mary Chain — plus April's Goddess of the Month and a Vinyl Vespers spin —  yikes!

Jazz After Dark, April 9, 2024

On tonight’s show:

  • Peggy Lee, I Don't Know Enough About You
  • Erroll Garner, I Cover the Waterfront
  • Art Pepper, Nutmeg
  • Julie London, Blue Moon
  • Jimmy Smith, Embraceable You
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Frank Devol's Orchestra, Goody, Goody
  • Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, I'm Beginning To See The Light
  • Gene Krupa (Anita O'Day vocals), Georgia On My Mind
  • Oscar Peterson & Ray Brown, You Are My Sunshine (Live)
  • Cal Tjader, Linda Chicana
  • Abdullah Ibrahim, Just You, Just Me
  • June Katz, Smooth Sailin'
  • Stan Getz, Kenny Barron, Soul Eyes

Electric Compost Heap for April 5, 2024

Tonight at 6 p.m. on the Electric Compost Heap, host Dug Deep will feature songs from bands who will be making their way to our region in the near future, including Fantastic Negrito, The Darts, and Sideline, a veteran bluegrass band who will be appearing Friday, April 12 at Sudwerk Brewing Co.!  We'll also spin a couple of songs from the new album by The Bevis Frond, Focus on Nature. Oh, and the official color of tonight's show is GREY!