Self Help Radio 3/10/26: Small Talk

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Self Help Radio
Air date: 
Tue, 03/10/2026 - 12:00am to 3:00am
A single daffodil sticks out from between the planks of a wooden fence. The words "small talk" are written next to it as if in marker. The Self Help Radio logo fades on the fence above the flower.
Self Help Radio 031026: Small Talk


Oh hey. How are you? Nice weather we've been having. Do you like listening to music? On the radio? Or do you listen in other places?
Dang I don't know if I'm any good at small talk. So I'm make a radio show about small talk. Plays lots of songs about small talk.
& hey! I'll practice my small talk on guests - neighbors, another KBOO volunteer, a former co-worker.
What could possibly go wrong?
Oh! A note!
The last hour here is an episode of Corporate Standardized Programming featuring all new releases. & no small talk at all.

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    12:01
    Artist
    Danny Winchell
    Song
    Don't Make Small Talk Baby
    Album
    Teen Scene!
    Label
    Ace Records
  • Time
    12:03
    Artist
    The Dolletts
    Song
    Small Talk (Doesn't Bother Me)
    Album
    Free From The Chains Of Love - Single
    Label
    ABC-Paramount
  • Time
    12:05
    Artist
    Claudine Longet
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    The Very Best Of Claudine Longet
    Label
    Varèse Sarabande
  • Time
    12:08
    Artist
    The Dave Clark Five
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    The History Of The Dave Clark Five
    Label
    Hollywood
  • Time
    12:16
    Artist
    Sly & The Family Stone
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Small Talk
    Label
    Epic
  • Time
    12:19
    Artist
    Gil Scott-Heron
    Song
    Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
    Album
    Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
    Label
    Flying Dutchman
  • Time
    12:20
    Artist
    The Commuters
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Restaurant Buffet & Bar E.P.
    Label
    Lone Corporation
  • Time
    12:22
    Artist
    Bauhaus
    Song
    Small Talk Stinks
    Album
    In The Flat Field
    Label
    4AD
  • Time
    12:26
    Artist
    Peace Corpse
    Song
    Small Talk Death
    Album
    Quincy's Lament
    Label
    Toxic Shock
  • Time
    12:29
    Artist
    Feedtime
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Go & Do It: The Aberrant Compilations
    Label
    Small Axe
  • Time
    12:39
    Artist
    The Shirts
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Inner Sleeve
    Label
    Capitol Records
  • Time
    12:41
    Artist
    Tall Dwarfs
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Fork Songs
    Label
    Flying Nun
  • Time
    12:45
    Artist
    George Carlin
    Song
    Short Exchanges
    Album
    When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?
    Label
    Hyperion Audiobooks
  • Time
    12:48
    Artist
    A House
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    I Want Too Much
    Label
    Sire
  • Time
    12:51
    Artist
    The Pansies
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Solace
    Label
    Poko
  • Time
    12:53
    Artist
    Immaculate Machine
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Fables
    Label
    Mint Records, Inc.
  • Time
    1:04
    Artist
    Tift Merritt
    Song
    Small Talk Relations
    Album
    Traveling Alone
    Label
    Yep Roc Records
  • Time
    1:07
    Artist
    Jenny O.
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    New Truth
    Label
    Mama Bird Recording Co.
  • Time
    1:10
    Artist
    Lily & Madeleine
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Keep It Together
    Label
    New West Records
  • Time
    1:13
    Artist
    Joe Zimmermann
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Smiling At Wolves
    Label
    Comedy Dynamics
  • Time
    1:16
    Artist
    Hanging Up The Moon
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    It's All Here Somewhere
    Label
    Kitchen
  • Time
    1:20
    Artist
    Eric Bachmann
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Eric Bachmann
    Label
    Merge Records
  • Time
    1:31
    Artist
    Go Fever
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Go Fever
    Label
    Self-Released
  • Time
    1:34
    Artist
    Feels
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Feels
    Label
    Castle Face
  • Time
    1:38
    Artist
    Tom Segura
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Mostly Stories
    Label
    Comedy Dynamics, A Nacelle Company
  • Time
    1:42
    Artist
    Faded Paper Figures
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    New Medium
    Label
    Shorthand Records
  • Time
    1:46
    Artist
    Spray
    Song
    Enough Of The Small Talk, Where's My Money?
    Album
    Ambiguous Poems About Death
    Label
    AnalogueTrash Records
  • Time
    1:51
    Artist
    Courtney Barnett
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Small Talk - Single
    Label
    Milk! Records
  • Time
    1:57
    Artist
    Maria Bamford
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    The Burning Bridges Tour
    Label
    Stand Up! Records
  • Time
    1:58
    Artist
    Julia Jacklin
    Song
    Small Talk
    Album
    Don't Let The Kids Win
    Label
    Polyvinyl
  • Time
    2:00
    Artist
    George Carlin
    Song
    Corporate Standardized Programming
    Album
    When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops?
    Label
    Hyperion Audiobooks
  • Time
    2:02
    Artist
    Gorillaz
    Song
    Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)
    Album
    The Mountain
    Label
    Kong
  • Time
    2:06
    Artist
    Heavenly
    Song
    Deflicted
    Album
    Highway To Heavenly
    Label
    Skep Wax Records
  • Time
    2:10
    Artist
    The Wave Pictures
    Song
    Sure & Steady
    Album
    Gained / Lost
    Label
    Bella Union
  • Time
    2:13
    Artist
    Cootie Catcher
    Song
    Quarter Note Rock
    Album
    Something We All Got
    Label
    Carpark Records
  • Time
    2:18
    Artist
    Endearments
    Song
    Marianne
    Album
    An Always Open Door
    Label
    Trash Casual
  • Time
    2:21
    Artist
    The Corner Laughers
    Song
    Dark Matter
    Album
    Concerns Of Wasp & Willow
    Label
    Big Stir Records
  • Time
    2:24
    Artist
    Castlebeat
    Song
    This Takes Time
    Album
    This Takes Time - Single
    Label
    Spirit Goth
  • Time
    2:29
    Artist
    Lapêche
    Song
    Monsoon
    Album
    Autotelic
    Label
    Tiny Engines
  • Time
    2:32
    Artist
    Holy Smokes
    Song
    Blackberry Lemonade
    Album
    Too Young To Die
    Label
    Mint 400 Records
  • Time
    2:34
    Artist
    The Orielles
    Song
    Tears Are
    Album
    Tears Are - Single
    Label
    Heavenly/PIAS
  • Time
    2:40
    Artist
    Laptop
    Song
    Xanadu
    Album
    Xanadu - Single
    Label
    Hurricane Cove
  • Time
    2:43
    Artist
    Remember Sports
    Song
    Yowie
    Album
    The Refrigerator
    Label
    Get Better Records
  • Time
    2:46
    Artist
    New Candys
    Song
    Night Surfer
    Album
    The Uncanny Extravaganza
    Label
    Fuzz Club
  • Time
    2:51
    Artist
    Beloved Binge
    Song
    Reasons You Can Understand
    Album
    Godwit
    Label
    Porch Life
  • Time
    2:55
    Artist
    Morrissey
    Song
    The Monsters Of Pig Alley
    Album
    Make-Up Is A Lie
    Label
    Sire

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