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Olivia Brownlee reads an original poem

Sarah Goettsch reads a poem by Sean Hill

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that put characters in difficult situations. The first is “I Swear,” the based-on-real-events story of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome. The other is “Mother Mary,” a film starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star attempting a comeback who is forced to face secrets from her past.

“I Swear” is a look at the life and struggles of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome and the ignorance surrounding it, Dan Webster says.

Enjoy an unexpected diversity of sounds from the southwest including country (Marty Robbins), rock and roll (Duane Eddy), early funk (Dyke & Blazers), and the unclassifiable (Calexico). We'll hear from iconic songwriter/producer Lee Hazelwood who got the Phoenix on the national recording map in the 1950's.

Caroline Cunningham reads an original poem

Front Porch Bluegrass Show for Sunday, May 3, 2026

The traps are all new, but the being trapped like rats is the old familiar. Your favorite impenetrable prison drama/talk show is back, and somebody is most certainly going to get MASERed!

Trapped in a hideous sitcom (the terror comes from the laugh-track), the hosts of Trapped Like Rats! (and Cornered Like Lemmings!) come to a startling realization:

The Oscar-nominated “Sirāt” takes viewers on a heartbreakingly surreal road trip through Morocco’s desert, Dan Webster says.