Radio Free Kaslo — with host RG Morse

A six song EP by RG Morse, recorded at Octavo Productions, Edmonton, Alberta, produced by Tomas Brabec. It's Up to You ( 3:54 ) If George Harrison had written a song inspired by a plant medicine and a yoga class, this would be it. Janet (full mix, 3:47 ) Everyone should (a) write, and (b) receive a love song. This is (a) — I'm still waiting for (b). Africa Bound ( 4:32 ) Inspired by an e...

The much anticipated new Taylor Swift album, The Tortured Poets Department ,  drops today. So does RG Morse' s new EP, coincidentally titled, The Tattooed Poets Department, recorded at Edmonton's Octavo Productions, produced by Tomas Brabec . Today's RADIO FREE KASLO features tracks from that EP, including: It's Up to You (3:54) If George Harrison had written a song inspired by...

Scott Galloway is one articulate dude. He's also a a successful entrepreneur, a professor of marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business, host of the Prof G podcast, co-host, with Kara Swisher of the Pivot podcast, and author of the forthcoming book, The Algebra of Wealth. Galloway sat down recently with CBC Radio's Matt Galloway (no relation), host of The Current ,...

Why do Canadians seem to care so much about "place"? They write about it. They sing about it. And it matters when it comes to choosing a place to live. So what does it take for young, city-dwelling Canadians to contemplate a move to a small rural town — like Kaslo, BC, pop. 1,000?

Easter is almost upon us. Then it's April — which is, of course, as any civilized person knows, National Poetry Month! To celebrate, an evening with five outstanding poets is being held on Saturday, April 13, at the Silverton Memorial Hall, at 8 PM  — nothing in this life is free, with the exception, apparently of poetry — there is NO CHARGE for this fascinating gig! On this episode, poetry b...

Spring, that happiest, most hopeful of seasons is upon us. This week the UN marked the International Day of Happiness, which set the stage for the release of this year's World Happiness Report . The World Happiness Report is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and the WHR’s Editorial Board. It's become an annual...

Electronic music — what is it, and why is it cool? Host RG Morse chats with producer/performer Sami S . — thisissami — on this episode of Radio Free Kaslo!

On today's show, audio excerpts from novel-in-progress, Dodge. Swedish developer, Lars Lindvall , proposes to build a new ski resort in the Selkirk Mountains, west of Kaslo, BC. While a number of locals are enthusiastically supportive of the resort, many are not. In the first two of three segments of this podcast, we're introduced to Jemima Kiss and her partner, Achilles Bergstein , the...

The surf is UP! Today's show features a conversation with the fascinating Mahalia... the Mermaid! Park your cynicism and treat yourself to just under 30 minutes of uplifting listening!

On today's show, a veritable smörgãsbord of content, including Facebook & Putin, Kaslo's Winter in the Forest festival (Monday Feb. 19, 10AM to 3PM at the Kaslo Aerodrome), and today's Kaslo Community Acupuncture Clinic (St. Andrews Heritage Hall, from 1PM to 5PM). Plus music by Bill Withers, Sister Sledge, and the Beatles. Enjoy!

An involuntary shut-in due to foot surgery, host Randy Morse riffs around his kitchen table on subjects that include this year's Grammys, Valentine's Day, North Kootenay Lake as the personal transformational capital of North America, and cats up a tree. Featuring tunes by Grammy Award winners Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit , and Taylor Swift , Chet Baker , Serge Gainsburgh & Jane Bi...

Some people just have excellent taste. Take, for example, Jill Holland , who splits her living and working time between Kaslo, British Columbia,  unarguably one of the loveliest mountain villages in North America, and Florence, Italy, spectacular birthplace of the Renaissance — possibly the world's most beautiful city On today's Radio Free Kaslo, host Randy Morse reaches out to Jill for...

J ohn Gottberg Anderson is a widely published American travel journalist and educator. A former news editor for The Los Angeles Times and a senior editor for the Michelin Guides, he has written or co-authored 23 books, and hundreds of feature articles for magazines and newspapers around the world. Anderson studied journalism at the University of Oregon and did graduate work in Asian culture and hi...

As most of you are no doubt aware, Saturday, January 20, 2024 is... National Cheese Lovers Day! This is a big deal in places like Wisconsin and Emilia-Romagna — and Kaslo, BC! On today's show, I wander down to two of our tiny (pop. 1,000) village's sources of excellent cheese — Eric's  Meat Market & Delicatessen, and Cornucopia Foods — and learn about their outstanding offerings...

It's impossible not to be aware, at some level, that virtually all the news we consume is... bad. It's as if there are no positive stories out there to report. Well, it turns out there is plenty of positive news out there — and I'm not talking about the "dog on surfboard" videos on Tiktok and Facebook — it's just not being reported. Today's RADIO FREE KASLO sets...

Today's Radio Free Kaslo celebrates Solstice, with a look at traditional midwinter celebrations from around the world, along with readings by host Randy Morse of O. Henry's Gift of the Magi , and Winter , by Khalil Gibran. Music today by Annie Lennox, The Hound & the Fox, and Loreena McKennitt. Enjoy — and happy holidays!

Travelling by car over the holidays? Tired of the same old schlocky Christmas tunes blasting through your speakers? Then crank up the volume on this tuneful holiday episode of RADIO FREE KASLO!

December 2nd marked the official start of the holiday season in the tiny, isolated mountain village of Kaslo. It also happened to be the day we received our first, perfectly timed heavy snowfall of Winter '23—'24. The day began with the annual Christmas Craft Fair at the Kaslo Legion. Vendors and shoppers were joined by members of Kaslo's Kuimba Choir who, accompanied by conductor T...

Times are tough for many residents of BC — this is particularly true of folks who live outside the province's major urban areas.  According to Food Banks BC, 32 percent more rural British Columbians are using food banks this year when compared with 2022.  On today's Radio Free Kaslo, host Randy Morse visits the Kaslo Food Security Hub, where Food Security Coordinator Patrick Steiner and...