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Today's episode features a jazz musician who makes some of his work available at Music Alley.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window):

• The Greg Spero Quartet: "All Blues"
• The Greg Spero Quartet: "Night and Day"

(Total play time: 19:03)

Some of Greg Spero's music (though not the tunes above) and other items related to this day in history may be found at the Blogger site. Your clicks and purchases and the ensuing commissions are greatly appreciated.

Today's show features a jazz-pop singer born in Melbourne, Australia, whose bio at Ariel Publicity also links her to Dubai and Brussels. (It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.)

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window):

• Lisa Hugo: "Butterfly"
• Lisa Hugo: "Loving You"
• Lisa Hugo: "Oh My Baby"

(Total play time: 12:53)

Any commissions from you buying her work or the other items linked at the Blogger site would be much appreciated.

Today's episode features a folk-rocker from the Magnatune catalog.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window):

• Tom Paul: "Drops That Hit the Sand"
• Tom Paul: "I'd Miss the Clouds"

(Total play time: 9:13)

Your purchase of his music or other items at the Blogger site will be much appreciated and will help keep my podcasts going in future months.

Today's episode features a couple of remixes of the Terry Riley composition "In C." Learn more about it in an episode of the Radio Lab podcast that aired late last year.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window):

• Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble: "Bints Mix (Michael Lowenstern Remix)"
• Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble: "In C - Semi-Detached (Jack Dangers Remix)"

(Total play time: 13:56)

The tracks in today's show come to us courtesy of the IODA Promonet and may be downloaded below for free as long as their promotions remain in effect. Commissions on Amazon items related to this day in history and featured at the Blogger site will help pay for hosting for these podcasts after my job ends in April, so please consider buying.

Today's episode features more music from the artist who's previously appeared on the Mental Nomad Podcast under the monikers Ace Noface and Sufirumi.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window):

• Lee Abramson: "Eternity's Jar"
• Lee Abramson: "River of Wine"

(Total play time: 11:54)

The music in today's show comes courtesy of either Ariel Publicity or Music Alley -- and again, I'll urge you to support The ALS Association.

Visit the Blogger site for the "today in history" feature and affiliated links.

Today's episode features some Polynesian music, courtesy of Ariel Publicity, to warm you up on a cool day.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 file or to open in a new tab or window):

• Te Vaka: "Ata Fou"
• Te Vaka: "Te Mavaega"
• Te Vaka: "Well ... You Lied"

(Total play time: 14:13)

Ye Olde Podcaster has recently learned he'll be losing his job come April due to his company's ongoing suicide attempt. Your donations via the Paypal button at the Blogger site or by purchasing items linked from the blog are much appreciated.

Today's featured band hails from Israel. Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or open in a new tab or window):

• TQR (The Quiet Revolution) feat. Hadar Green: "Parallel Me"
• TQR (The Quiet Revolution): "Poisoned Oxygen"
• TQR (The Quiet Revolution) feat. Tracy Gibbons: "Underground"

(Total play time: 9:07)

No history feature in this file -- see today's Bizarro Files for an extended look at this day in history with snarky commentary and hit songs. Bizarro Files normally accompany the hour-long Mental Nomad Podcast, but I'd been expecting to get back into doing those shows this month and pre-wrote four Bizarro Files entries, one for each Wednesday of the month, and so it seemed a shame to lose that work.

Jaime Heras is a Spanish composer whose sparse but beautiful work has shown up a couple of times before on The Mental Nomad Podcast.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or open in a new tab or window:

• Jaime Heras: "La Voz Del Silencio"
• Jaime Heras: "Astronauta"

(Total play time: 13:58)

Tracks in today's show come via Jamendo, where Heras has several albums available for download. Find items related to this day in history at the Blogger site.

How on earth had I not realized this group had two tracks at Music Alley before now? I'd have played them in the very first Mental Nomad Podcast if I'd realized it

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window):

• The Coup: "My Favorite Mutiny"
• The Coup: "We Are the Ones"

(Total play time: 10:15)

... Seriously, I'd have played these tracks from Day 1. I guess I just assumed their work wouldn't be out in the podsafe channels and so didn't look. I love Boots Riley's lyrical style and the revolutionary content in his words. (He's also in Street Sweeper Social Club with Tom Morello, aka protest singer-songwriter The Nightwatchman, of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitar godhood.)

Buy The Coup's music and other items related to this day in history at the Blogger site.

The vocalist in today's show -- wrapping up month one of what will likely be a three-month series -- comes to us courtesy of Ariel Publicity.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to open in a new tab or window):

• Maree McRae: "It's a Shame"
• Maree McRae: "Breeze"
• Maree McRae: "I Can't Be There No More"

(Total play time: 10:47)

Links to buy Maree McRae's music and items relating to this day in history may be found at the Blogger site; commissions from anything you might buy are much needed at this time, so please consider buying something.