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Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW

Humor, wisdom & commentary by Peter Alsop on his award winning songs and stories; some for kids & families, some for teens and adults! peteralsop.substack.com

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08:39

Eulogy

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/11/20

Today we'll listen to a song called "Eulogy". It touches on how we feel when there's been a significant loss in our lives. Fans tell me they've played this song at funerals for their loved ones. With all the CoVid deaths soaring around us, our mortality is very present in ways that it wasn't before this pandemic hit. Death is very scary for most of us. I've lived with Death standing just off my left shoulder since I was seven years old. All Death had to do was reach out and touch me from an

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08:17

Hopelessly Heterosexual

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/11/13

Today we'll listen to a song I recorded back in 1981 on my UNIFORMS album, "Hopelessly Heterosexual". I first played it in public at the 5th National Conference of the National Organization of Men Against Sexism. I'd written lots of songs about gender and human sexuality, and I wanted to make sure that my humor wasn't inadvertently stepping on anyone's toes, or being politically insensitive. The discussion after the concert was wonderful and eye-opening. I've had many wise women and gay men

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08:30

Dads 'N Boys

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/11/06

On today's SONGS TO CHEW podcast we'll listen to "Dads 'N Boys" from my CAMPING WITH DADS album. We grow-up in patriarchal cultures from all around the world, and we learn that 'real men' NEVER do anything that a girl does, like 'caring for others'. We learn that's 'not cool!' This song lists many traits that Dads and boys have, and it reminds us that to build a more caring world, Dads and Boys need to learn to 'widen our own circle of caring', instead of staying stuck in a childlike focus on

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08:01

Different Choice

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/10/30

Today we'll listen to a song I didn't write. It's by my friend Stuart Stotts who plays one of the dads on my CAMPING WITH DADS album. It's called "Different Choice". The hidden messages we learn about male privilege and entitlements are so subtle and deeply woven into the cultures we grew up with, that it's difficult to "tease" them out of the fabric of our childhood. CAMPING WITH DADS is designed to bring them out into the light of day on our musical camping expedition. Stuart models the

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07:28

It's Only A Wee-Wee

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/10/23

Today we'll listen to "It's Only A Wee-Wee, So What's The Big Deal?" It's a song about gender, written in 1981, and it's still sweeping the Montessori schools of the country! My old buddy Utah Phillips used to sing this one. He called it, "a full bore, overhead cam, spoke wire-wheels, no holds barred damn kids song!" I love playing it because it generates discussions about the ways that boys around the world have entitlements and privileges that girls don't, and how our patriarchal culture,

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09:05

Gotta Be Somewhere

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/10/16

My SONG TO CHEW today is"Gotta Be Somewhere", the last song on my CAMPING WITH DADS album. I thought it would be wonderful to finish the album with a song that is both a recap of our camping adventure, and a charming existential mystery about whether or not we ever went on the trip at all! Ever been somewhere that you wish you weren't? It can be miserable!! But why choose stress? If we tell ourselves "well, ... I gotta be somewhere", ... all of a sudden, things look much better, right? So

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08:05

I Brought A Gorilla Home

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/10/09

Today we check out "I Brought A Gorilla Home" from my CAMPING WITH DADS album. Kids love to feel they've got control of things around them, because in real family life, they often don't have much control. When I'd take my kids to a zoo, I'd watch the great apes behind the shatter-proof glass or surrounded by an outdoor moat. I'd watch their eyes follow us. Kinda like being in "the slammer", but they haven't done anything wrong. They just got caught. We control everything about them, their

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10:16

I Wear Pink!

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/10/02

This weeks song is "I Wear Pink" by Steve Denyes, from my CAMPING WITH DADS album. The Dads on the album talk with the kids about all the "Spose-tahs" we grew up with. We were taught that boys were never 'spose-tah' wear pink and that girls were 'spose-tah' only do girl-things", mostly with other girls! Lots of the 'spose-tahs' have changed, but they're still there! They come from our families and schools and churches and other people around us who get nervous when 'the rules' are

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09:49

Asleep At The Helm

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/09/25

Today's SONG TO CHEW is "Asleep At The Helm". It's clear that many of the men 'at the helms' of our "ships of state" around the world have been running us onto the rocks! It's past time for us men to put aside any of our 'dinosaur-type' thinking, and ask our feminist sisters to take over and chart some different courses to safer harbors; - where women's healthcare is defined by what women need, not by what men allow; - where a person's value is weighed by what's in our heart, and not by how

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09:11

Spit Ball

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/09/18

Today's SONG TO CHEW is "Spit Ball" from my "Camping With Dads" album. My eleven-year-old grandaughter, Quinnlyn, sings it with me. It's about escalation and revenge. At school, we used to chew up paper, make it gooey, then flick it on our finger at another kid, who then flicked their own spit balls back at us. It was gross and mostly boys who did it. Kids may not know the word "escalation", but all we need to do, ... is describe how someone starts with a shove, and the person who gets

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07:51

Buddies

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/09/12

Today's SONG TO CHEW is "Buddies" from my UNIFORMS album. This song is for buddies who love each other, regardless of their gender. It works well to generate discussions about homophobia and sexual orientationism. When I wrote this song back in 1978, there was homophobia all around us. There have been lots of feminist men's songwriters and performers writing wonderful songs that shed light on ways men can live our lives expressing love and support for one another. Please let your friends know

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08:26

Stronga

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/09/04

This week's Song To Chew from my CAMPING WITH DADS album is "Stronga". I made up the word to remind us that our old stories about "male strength" don't include the concept that 'true strength' has an element of empathy for those who don't have the same strength and access that we do. It takes real "stronga" strength to pay attention and hold back our advantage, so someone else can be lifted and helped. When someone goes out of their way to give us a break or help us when they didn't have to,

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08:53

Buckdancer's Daddy

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/08/28

Today's SONG TO CHEW is "Buckdancer's Daddy". Thought we might take a break from politics, but I know that politics isn't something "out there somewhere", away from us. It's part of the everyday fabric of our lives. We learn political skills watching our how our parents deal with life. This song's based on a true story from my friend Beverly Cotten-Dillard. Byron Berline and John Hickman play fiddle and banjo with us. The story helps us remember how each of us diverse humans are tasked with

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08:28

You Need A Good Listenin' To

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/08/21

This week we've got another SONG TO CHEW from my new CAMPING WITH DADS album. It's designed to help us Dads raise our own consciousness about some of the messages we inherited from our Dads; to help us do a better job of helping our boys understand the need to respect and care for our daughters, ... and ourselves. My Dad used to say, "Peter! You need a good talkin' to!", but I think what I really needed was a good listenin' to! Instead of giving us a lecture, or spanking us, he could

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10:05

One Less Mouth To Feed

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/08/14

Today's SONG TO CHEW was inspired by "The Waltons" television show about a depression era family that always seemed to look at the bright side of things! That's a great attitude for us these days, to help us get through the challenging stuff going on around us. It's called "One Less Mouth To Feed" about "reframing adversity", written from the point of view of John Walton, the Dad. Here's a link to me singing at a Walton's Reunion in 2015: https://youtu.be/67vBB202wQo I write a lot of

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12:13

Skin Color

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/08/07

Today's SONG TO CHEW is the world premiere of "Skin Color"; a "hot-off-the-press" song from my new CAMPING WITH DADS album! Helps adults talk with kids about racism. The entire album is designed for Dads to raise our sons' awareness of the need to respect our daughters, (and ourselves!) Gerald Rivers sings this one with me, along with some kids and the other Dads. Singing "our choices get fewer, the darker we are!" gets us discussing how and when we need to speak up for friends, who don't

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10:41

Uniforms

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/07/31

Today's Song to Chew is my song "Uniforms", about our costumes. Most of us pick what we wear every day. Some of us choose to stand out, ... some of us choose to blend in. What 'uniform' did you put on this morning? Thanks to all my subscribers! Here's what's new and how to reach me! Bye for now! * NEW! CAMPING WITH DADS - "teaching our sons how to respect our daughters"~ peteralsop.hearnow.com * Songs To Chew ~ subscribe -

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17:11

My Body

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/07/25

Today's SONG TO CHEW, "My Body", has actually saved some kids lives. It's still being used to help children learn to protect themselves from abduction and sexual abuse all over the world. We want to be a safe place for our kids to discuss ANYTHING, but if we send the message that we only want to hear “okay” things from kids, ... we may shut out a child who needs to talk to us about something that is not “okay”. Find me on FaceBook at WE LIKE PETER ALSOP or peteralsop.com. Check out my new

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08:56

Way-Hi

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/07/17

Today, ... we'll listen to a song I recorded in 1977 about a native American World War II veteran. His story was like that of many other indigenous Americans. With our current spotlight on racism and racial injustice in our country, ... I thought it would be good to "chew on" this song for a bit. Find me on Facebook at WE LIKE PETER ALSOP, or email me at peter@peteralsop.com. I'd love to hear any of your thoughts or suggestions. My new album, "CAMPING WITH DADS" is finally out ~

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08:37

Homely Friend

Peter Alsop‘s SONGS TO CHEW ·

2020/07/10

Today we'll listen to my "Homely Friend" song. It's not about "ugly people", it's about the word "homely", which originally referred to something or someone who felt and looked "homemade". We see their flaws, but we feel at home with 'em anyway. As we spend more time at home these days, we have an opportunity to see how the galloping pace of our everyday life may have caused us to overlook the love we have with the most important people in our lives, ... our most "homely" friends and family

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