Radio Free Kaslo — with host RG Morse

On today's show, host Randy Morse chats with Jill Holland , from Florence, Italy about, well, the wonder of it all!

On today's show, it's an overview of the top-10 songs in Canada this week!

Was there ever really a time "when men were men"? What does it take to be a man these days? Are concepts like courage and truth, compassion and style, now simply the stuff of legend and old movies? What happened to the notion of leading an adventurous, creative, happy life — without being a total asshole? In 2011, I set out to answer these and other manly questions, in a book titled Man...

These are strange and often alarming times we're living in. From the Afghan Taliban to Donald Trump and JD Vance , women — and their rights — are under increasing attack. What the hell is going on? Today's Radio Free Kaslo tackles this subject. 

What on earth do the recent American presidential debate, and hiking in a remote Canadian mountain range have in common?  The answer is, of course, this episode of Radio Free Kaslo! Who's going to win — Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? What's it like to wander around in the alpine and skinny dip in a frigid mountain lake? You're about to find out!

Have you ever wondered why you wonder? I wonder if you have. That would be wonderful. Obviously, this week's Radio Free Kaslo is full of... wonder. I wonder if you dare to listen?

What do Hampton Hawes , Lena Horne , Herbie Hancock , Nancy Wilson , and Billy Taylor all have in common? Well, obviously they are all American jazz greats. And all of them worked with long-time radio producer, Tim Owens . Radio Free Kaslo host Randy Morse sits down with Tim in a small town Canadian restaurant where they have a coffee, and chat about Tim's remarkable career in radio.

Do radio hosts ever grow old, really?  On today's show, host Randy Morse celebrates his 75th birthday, taking listeners on a music-infused tour of his life so far. Featuring Number One hits from 1949, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1994, and 2005 (some of them may surprise you), Morse shares anecdotes that explain why those years are of particular meaning to him. A 28 minute long musical...

Over a century ago, the Valley of the Ghosts connecting Kaslo with the booming silver/lead mining town of Sandon , teemed with thousands of men seeking their fortune in the rugged, mountainous terrain of the Selkirks. When the price for silver dropped, the rationale for Sandon disappeared. Today, what's left of the town is populated by five permanent residents. Its remaining historic building...

Two pieces of good news on today's show. #1: The enormous wildfire that triggered an evacuation order for folks who live up the lake in and around Argenta, has been changed to an evacuation alert. This means they're now allowed to return to their homes. Welcome news indeed! #2: Kamala Harris chose her running mate this week, and so far at least, Minnesota governor Tim Walz looks like a w...

Mountains and music are on the menu on today's Radio Free Kaslo. Take a break from the wildfire smoke and come with host Randy Morse into the alpine earlier this summer, when the skies were blue and views were endless. Then listen to some of the outstanding musicians who'll be performing at this year's Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival. Featuring Trevor Hall , Victor Wooten & the Wooten...

Argenta. Johnsons Landing. Silverton. Then there's Jasper, Golden, and a whole host of other British Columbia and Alberta communities either savaged or threatened by wildfire this summer. If this is the "new normal," then the status quo has to change — ASAP. After having spent much of the day assisting, in any way he could, evacuees who pitched up in Kaslo in various states of traum...

And now for something completely different. After 600 shows or so, every one of them featuring RG Morse leading the interviews, the tables are turned. Steve McGrath assumes the lead mic and sits down with Morse in an attempt to dig into what makes Radio Free Kaslo's host tick.

It's summer in the Kootenays — and that means music. Lots of music. One of the highlights of the summer music season is "the other" celebration of all things musical on the shores of Kootenay Lake — the annual Starbelly Jam festival. Join host Randy Morse for a taste of this year's Starbelly, recorded live at the event in Crawford Bay. Enjoy!

On today's show we showcase the 2024 Starbelly Jam Music Festival . This laid-back, chill celebration of summer and music takes place in the idyllic hamlet of Crawford Bar, a hop and a skip from the Kootenay Bay ferry landing on the east shore of fjord-like Kootenay Lake. Check out Starbelly artists like Antidoping , Petunia and the Vipers , Chali2Na , Lion-S , Brass Camel , MonkeyDragon , an...

I associate three things with summer in this neck of the woods: the ability to scramble around in the mountains without the aid of a helicopter or snow machine; the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival.... ... and gardens. On that note, I joined three green-thumbed Kaslovians ( Anne Heard , Sabrina Edwards, and Patrick Steiner ),  for a tour around Kaslo's lovely community garden. We talked about how it...

It's summertime — and the living is... easy?! Well, to be more specific, it's time to celebrate Summer Solstice and Midsummer (or Midsommar, as they say in Sweden). And that's just what we do on today's Radio Free Kaslo. We check out how folks whoop it up on the longest day (and shortest night) of the year in Bulgaria, Quebec, England, and Sweden (of course — no one does it bet...

As the old world seems to be unravelling at an ever-accelerating pace, what will replace it? Is there cause for optimism? Jean-Marc LaFlamme says 'yes.' On today's show,  he discusses the Kootenay Resilience Festival with host Randy Morse .

Today's show is all Kaslo, all the time! There's lots going on in our fair alpine village these days. Tonight it's a screening of two videos showcasing the long-defunct Kaslo Players and their performances (over 30 years ago) of Agatha Christie 's The Mousetrap , and a farcical melodrama titled The Face on the Barroom Floor . Followed by some live improv, courtesy of Kaslo&apos...

On today's show, local events are highlighted. Host RG Morse aslo launches what will become an irregular editorial commentary segment, called Fool on the Hill   (That's right, he's already admitted to being foolish. That should take some of the wind out of critics' sails — clever, right?!). In this inaugural FOTH, Morse muses on Donald J. Trump .  

Stephen King has set dozens of stories in his rural Maine backyard.  Alice Munro put small town Ontario on the map. Well, what about Kaslo and the North Kootenay Lake region? This piece of the planet has it all — magnificent landscape, picturesque towns and villages, plenty of exotic flora and fauna, and, best of all, an endless cavalcade of colourful, quirky characters. On today's show, host...

The start of the summer music season is upon us. To mark the occasion, RFK host RG Morse sits down with four fabulous musicians with local (Kaslo/North Kootenay Lake) roots. Tom and Derek van Deursen of the Vancouver-based Small Town Artillery Collective, are joined by Steven Lee and Kevin John of Kaslo band, The Strypes.  It's a conversation fans of Kootenay music will not want to miss!

I know it's not Mother's Day yet. But I just don't care. I'm going to celebrate it right now, just because I can. On today's show I reach out to a group of very special women and ask them each to select a song — and here, featuring artists that include the Cambridge Singers, Three Dog Night, the Celtic Women, Pretty Lights, Small Town Artillery, Clyde McPhatter, and Dusty...

USA Today has called the Kaszlo Jazz Etc. Festival , "One of the 10 best outdoor summer festivals on the planet." This year's 31st edition of Kaslo's gift to the musical world, as usual includes an eclectic — and stellar — lineup of artists. On today's show, we feature a handful of them, including Trevor Hall & the Great In-Between , The Infamous Stringdusters , Victor...