Random Song Encounters

After remotely connecting for a few weeks, we're back in our groove at the SoCal Desert Musical Compound, bringing you another dynamic episode of Random Song Encounters. This week, it's all about delivering top-tier tracks—no ordinary selections here, just 100% prime cuts for your listening pleasure. With that in mind, we've titled Episode 43 Deliverance —not in reference to the film, but rather t...

This week, on our soon-to-be award-winning show, we’re going back to basics as we return to the USA after a two-week jaunt around Europe! We hope you enjoyed the episodes we sent your way from our mobile setup while we took a little vacation time. Now, we bring you Season 2, Episode 42 , fittingly titled "We All Had a Real Good Time" —a celebration of our time off and a welcome return to our SoCal...

This week on Random Song Encounters , we’re coming to you remotely once again. After departing Croatia, we’ve arrived in Palermo, Sicily, to present Episode 41. This will be the final remote episode of this journey before we return to the SoCal Musical Compound for our next presentation. Episode 41 is titled Palermo - Kingdom of the Sun , inspired by the nickname given to the city during the 12th...

Greetings from the stunning shores of Dubrovnik, Croatia! Our journey continues as Random Song Encounters takes its show on the road. After an incredible start in Venice, Italy, we've landed in this historic coastal city for Episode 40, 'Dubrovnik Bound.' Once we complete this episode week, we’re off to explore and on the hunt for ćevapčići—a local delicacy served with onions, flatbread, and kajma...

This week on Random Song Encounters, we’re gearing up for adventure as we hit the road right after wrapping up this episode. With our bags packed and the engine ready to roll, we're taking a well-deserved break—but not before delivering this week's podcast without fail! Fittingly, we’re calling Season 2, Episode 39 "Going Mobile." The journey ahead won’t stop us from bringing you the podcast every...

Random Song Encounters enters Season 2, Episode 38 this week, and there's a lot happening here in our SoCal Desert Musical Compound with Coachella Week #2 just around the corner. As festival season kicks off, the warm weather invites us to enjoy the sunshine and all the lively outdoor activities the Coachella Valley has to offer. This week’s episode, titled "Getaway Show," sets the stage for some...

It's Wednesday and time for another riveting episode of Random Song Encounters. This week we welcome back Coachella Week #1! Out here near our SoCal Desert Musical Compound, there's a palpable sense of bliss as the festival season roars back to life. In Episode 37 of Random Song Encounters , we're capturing that vibe with 15 randomly selected tracks spanning seven decades of incredible music. That...

This week we find ourselves entering the beginning of April on Random Song Encounters. We have unearthed tracks spanning eight decades for this podcast. This reinforces the "Blueprint" for our show, where we run spectrum of rock music from the 1950's to the new stuff making waves in music world, at least in my view. We have reached Episode 36 this week and titled it "Blueprint" to reflect our unwa...

This week on Random Song Encounters, we celebrate our first show of the spring season with 15 fresh and exciting tracks we've uncovered for your listening pleasure. We are calling this Episode 35 "It's Our Thing" as a way reconfirm how our little podcast can bring people together to share something cool and interesting, if only for 100 minutes or so each week. The music is lively, and the weather...

In this week's show we maintain our goal of presenting music spanning at least decades in each episode to provide a more historical perspective. Your engagement with the podcast and your enjoyment of it make you one the select, proud, and esteemed participants in our journey. Consequently, we have named this Episode 34 "Because We're Awesome". As we typically do, there are 15 tracks randomly curat...

This week's Episode 33 of Random Song Encounters is particularly significant, as it coincides with my birthday today. Regardless of weather, events, celebrations, or any other circumstances, the show must go on. This Episode 33 of Season 2 is titled "Never Been Rock'd Enough". If you're like me, you can never have too much musical influence your life, regardless of your activities during the day o...

Random Song Encounters presents Season 2, Episode 32 this week in which we explore some exceptional tunes from the past seven decades. This week's episode is titled Rock & Roll Junkie, aptly reflecting my relationship with music. And since you're on board as a listener, you likely share the same sentiment as we mine those hidden musical gems each week. This week, we broadcast from our SoCal de...

As we conclude the month of February with this week's edition of Random Song Encounters, we can't help but bask in the sunshine and blue skies. Not only is the weather approaching something hot, but this week's selection of tunes is also warming things up, regardless the of the weather where you reside. We present Season 2, Episode 31, titled "Somethin' Hot", as a reference the weather here at the...

This week on our soon-to-be award-winning podcast "Random Song Encounters," we bring you Season 2, Episode 30. We have titled this episode "I Am Your Radio" reflecting how we view the show, even if only for 90 minutes or so per week. We've scoured the archives to bring you 15 monumental tracks for this episode, maintaining randomness and covering up to 7-8 decades in each release. Thank you for yo...

This week on Random Song Encounters, we are amplifying the volume as we broadcast the podcast remotely from Rockwall, Texas. Our selection of tunes inject an extra dose of energy to invigorate you. Consequently, we named Episode 29 "Toe Tappin", a frequent show reference to up-tempo tunes. We've scoured the archives to bring you 15 tracks that will cure what ails you. If these songs do not get you...

This week, we are back better than ever with another extraordinary episode of Random Song Encounters. We've gravitated to the title for Episode 28, "Rock Your Soul," which encapsulates the essence of music and our show. Music has the power move, soothe, and resonate within you, providing lasting benefits for the body, mind, and spirit. This week's selection of tunes aims to achieve all of these an...

This week on Random Song Encounters, we deliver our podcast while quarantined, at least semi-quarantined. It appears the in-laws somehow contracted COVID while we were away last week. We're about a week into this situation, playing nursemaid to both of them while trying to avoid contracting it ourselves. Nevertheless, the podcast takes precedent over COVID, and we are bringing you Episode 27 for y...

Random Song Encounters presents this week's selection from our SoCal desert musical compound, featuring a collection of can't miss tunes to enhance your ride, regardless of your mode of transportation. Whether it's a car, boat, plane, bike, motorcycle, golf cart, or any other vehicle, we aim to provide songs that enhance your journey. We have titled this week's Episode "Rockin' Your Ride." As usua...

This week on Random Song Encounters, we want to acknowledge the fires raging a couple of hours east of us in LA County. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by smoke, evacuation, loss of property, or loss of life. We also need to extend our gratitude to the brave first responders working tirelessly to bring the flames under control. Typically, LA County is described as heaven on earth...

This week on Random Song Encounters, we celebrate the second show of the New Year. We nearly reached the halfway point in Season 2, bringing you Episode 24, titled "For You". The show is designed with you, the listener, in mind. Our aim is to explore a wide range of music spanning 7-8 decades, exposing you to different genres within the rock category that you may not have encountered before. We ho...

Random Song Encounters presents its latest episode this week, coinciding with the dawn of 2024. Our regular Wednesday episode happens to fall on January 1st, New Year's Day. We hope you survived last nights celebration without much self-inflicted discomfort. If you are recuperating from the festivities or simply enjoying the day off, our podcast is a great way to pass the time. This week, we bring...

This week we conclude 2024 with our final episode of the year. And as luck would have it, our show falls on Christmas Day. Regardless of our location or circumstances, the Podcast continues to pop up on schedule. We are multitasking this Christmas, broadcasting this morning from Rockwall, Texas, celebrating the holiday with our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren. But, immediately after the sh...

This week, its back to normal operations after a couple of weeks of feeling under the weather. Thus, we are calling this Episode 21 "Feeling Good" to celebrate a return to life and readiness to take on the world again. It certainly helps to have beautiful weather and surroundings at our SoCal desert musical compound to aid the healing process. I'm glad to have this period behind me as we approach...

In this episode, we would like to first acknowledge another milestone for Random Song Encounters, having surpassed 1,000 songs played on the show as of Episode 18 while still adhering to our random programming and philosophy. This week, we present Episode 20, which we have titled "My Mood Swings." Beyond being random, the show focuses on the mood for each week and how moods influence the songs sha...

In this week's episode of our soon-to-be award-winning podcast, Random Song Encounters, we're back home, bringing the show to you despite some challenges. It appears I picked up a bug during our brief visit to Sin City, Las Vegas, over the weekend, but I'm powering through to deliver this week's episode. Considering that, along with the usual challenges accompanying the onset of winter—like severe...