The Gale Hill Radio Hour

This quick story is the second in my occasional series, Everyday Exuberance.  If you'd like to check out the first in the series, please go to A Happiness Exercise (episode 24).  Today's show is about posture, figureheads on ships, and a powerful stance. I hope it puts you in the mood to throw back your shoulders and move confidently and serenely through life. This is Kate Jones. Thank y...

For a lot of years, I worked with Leslie Kelly and her husband, John Nelson, in the features department of The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. We had a great boss and a good time there, but eventually all three of us went on to other jobs in different locales. Leslie and John's adventures included newspapers —  The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal and The Seattle Post Intelligencer (known as th...

Sheldon Zoldan, the researcher and writer behind Song of the Day since he debuted the project in 2020,  did  something different at the end of last year by turning his daily Song of the Day write-ups into a series of tributes to musical greats who died during the year. In this episode, Sheldon reads 23 of those tributes. He read 20 others in Part 1. There's a musical interlude preceding each...

Sheldon Zoldan, the researcher and writer behind Song of the Day since he debuted the project in 2020,  did  something different at the end of last year by turning his daily Song of the Day write-ups into a series of tributes. Throughout December 2022, Sheldon devoted his daily Songs to musical greats who died during the year. In this episode, Sheldon narrates 20 of those tributes. He reads the ot...

Since this interview took place, Dashiel Rowland has done a lot. He settled into his place in Brooklyn, where he moved in September 2022; turned 25 the following month, on Oct. 24; put his demo album, "Cordelia," on SoundCloud; and released his latest single, "Earth is Burning." He  also added to his merchandise line, which he creates himself. In this episode, you'll get t...

The New York Times bestseller "The Forever Dog" has fans all over the world. Published in 14 countries, the book serves as an eminently readable and accessible guide for dog owners who want to make important choices to help their dogs thrive. In this episode, veterinarian and wellness advocate Dr. Karen Shaw Becker — who co-authored the book with Rodney Habib, the founder of Planet Paws...

Jondi Whitis is a Master Trainer in EFT, which stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and is commonly referred to as “Tapping.” In simple terms, EFT is an easily learned way to release emotional overwhelm, limiting beliefs and even physical pain. Jondi’s calling is helping others feel better fast and, in this short episode, she talks a bit about how these techniques work. She goes into further de...

Jondi Whitis is a Master Trainer in EFT, which stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and is commonly referred to as “Tapping.” Jondi’s calling is helping others feel better fast and, in this episode, she talks about how these techniques work and what they can be used for. In simple terms, EFT is an easily learned way to release emotional overwhelm, limiting beliefs and even physical pain. Plus,...

Cameron Cabot, an arts educator committed to advocacy and community engagement, believes that arts and culture have the power to shape a better world. In this short episode, he explains what he means by that. He's also an active performing and recording artist, composer, director, producer, and arts manager/strategist. In the full Episode 26, the conversation with Cameron continues. Topics in...

Cameron Cabot believes that arts and culture have the power to shape a better world. In this episode, he explains what he means by that. He also talks about his career trajectory, which had its earliest beginnings when he was a little kid. Cameron is an arts educator committed to advocacy and community engagement with the arts. An active performing and recording artist, composer, director, produce...

This short essay is the first in an occasional series about living exuberantly.  I call it Everyday Exuberance. Here, I talk about bouncing back from disappointment with a little exercise that I call GLEE. (The letters stand for Gratitude, Love, Exuberance and Exuberant Good Health.) Quick note: To really get back to a happier frame of mind, do three repetitions of this exercise. This is Kate Jone...

Jack Torry is the author of "The Last One Out," the biography of Yates McDaniel, World War II's most daring reporter. McDaniel, who worked for the Associated Press, covered more of the Asian war than anyone else and was world-renowned at the height of his career.  This short show is a snippet from a longer interview with Jack. To hear the full conversation, along with a second one w...

A squinty-eyed cat named Talker lived with John Perry and his wife, Mary, for 12 or 13 years. He was, as John fondly recalls, "a great guy to have around the house." The story of this special cat lives on in the charming book "The Cat That Wouldn't Purr," co-written by John and his good friend, H. Page Stephens, and illustrated by Chuck Ayers, former longtime editorial car...

Music and art lovers who happen to be in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 20 have the grand opportunity to attend the city's biggest party of the year: The Highland Square PorchRokr Music and Art Festival. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Headliners The Beyonders start playing at 8. For more information, visit Facebook or go to porchrokr.org , which takes you to the Highland Square website. Once th...

Linda Lee Blakemore is the author of “Entrenched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go,”  in which she shares her awakening to the ways that child abuse affected her life as an adult and how she found a path toward healing.  Published in 2022, " Entrenched " is Linda's second book. Her first is “Kids Helping Kids (Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse),” which was published in 2003 lon...

On May 22, 2022, during a visit to Sheridan, Wyoming, host Kate Jones and her husband had the grand opportunity to see the Eatons' Ranch Horse Drive, which takes place every spring. They — and a crowd of some 200 other spectators — enjoyed close-up views of the horses as they clip-clopped down a city street right in front of the historic hotel where the Joneses were staying.  In this episode,...

A thought from the first day of summer 2022 that has to do with connection and bluebirds. This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Also on Substack and YouTube ;  Facebook , Instagram   and LinkedIn .

Akron creative Karen Starr is passionate about her community, and she and a legion of friends and collaborators do a lot to make the city better and more fun. In this live edition of The Gale Hill Radio Hour, Karen talks about a host of great projects, starting with the gorgeous coffee-table book If This Wallpaper Could Talk , which she produced with her photographer friend Shane Wynn. As its titl...

An interview with Ann Batchelor Hursey, a poet and writer of prose, and the author of "Field Notes to Maya Lin's Confluence Project Landscapes." The Confluence Project commemorates the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark's journey along the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington, especially the role of the Columbia River tribes who welcomed and assisted the explorers in their trav...

This is  the third of four clips from Episode 16 featuring Zane DeLong, YouTube creator of “Welcome to the Mess Lab.” In this excerpt, he covers the movie “House.” He also talks about great walls of cinema and the appeal of Brigitte Nielsen. You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here . You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he goes by the handle @_noone_specific. This...

This is the second of four clips from Episode 16 featuring Zane DeLong, YouTube creator of “Welcome to the Mess Lab.” In this excerpt, Zane offers brief insights into a few favorite films and talks about the groundbreaking filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles. You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here . You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he goes by the handle @_noone_spec...

This is the first of four clips from Episode 16, featuring Zane DeLong, artist, filmmaker, IT professional, and YouTube creator of "Welcome to the Mess Lab." In this excerpt, host Kate Jones asks Zane, who also describes himself as a film essayist, to describe his channel. You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here . You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he...

This is the last of four clips from Episode 16 featuring Zane DeLong, artist, filmmaker, IT professional, and YouTube creator of “Welcome to the Mess Lab.” In this excerpt, he talks about two of his music videos and the 3-D face he created using Blender. He also gives a shout-out to his alma mater, Ohio University. You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here . You also can check out Za...

Karen Koblitz is a Los Angeles-based artist and Associate Professor Emerita from University of Southern California’s Roski School of Art & Design . Over her long and illustrious career, Karen's ceramic works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and around the world. She has works in the permanent collections of several museums, including the Renwic...

Artist and IT professional Zane DeLong, the creator of Welcome to the Mess Lab on YouTube, devotes most of his channel to presenting articulate commentary on movies that, as he puts it, have something to say.  In this episode, he talks about several films, including 1984's "Surf II," which is on one hand trying to be a goofy "Airplane!" style comedy and, on the other hand,...