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XHM #806 - "Creepy island vibes" (2026 September 21)

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2026/09/22

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out last week and in contrast to other award ceremonies, this one for television is spread out over multiple days so compiling who what what takes more time. That said, we figured it out so we'll recap all the song & score winners with a focus on David Fleming's playfully terrifying music from Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series Widow's Bay. 01. Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer & The Awards Show Singers: The Field of Excellence (Go Simpsonic

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XHM #802 - "No one summers like a Canadian" (2026...

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2026/08/25

While the season is still in session, we jump on a genre coined from the Beyond Yacht Rock podcast: Camaro Summer with all its 1980s hard rock simple ambitions. This embraces the five pillars of freedom: summer, cars, nights, weekends & rock'n'roll. gak runs you to paradise and back so buckle. 01. Judas Priest: Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days (Turbo, 1986) Columbia 02. Union Suit: August August (Held Onto, 2014) self-released 03. Worrywart: Pretty (Hail Mary Baby, 2024) self-released 04

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XHM #801 - "Black angels lift us up" (2026 August 17)

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2026/08/18

It's been a while since we've had some funk and/or blaxploitation, though Donny Hathaway's score to the 1972 film Come Back Charleston Blue veers occasionally into ragtime so there may be saloon lunacy afoot later in the show. We also continue our Polaris Prize nominations profile amidst all the soul. 01. Deadmau5: Fabienk [Angine de Poitrine rework] (Fabienk single, 2026) Third Side 02. Tangerué: Doin' Your Own Thing (Tangerué, 1979) Unidisc 03. Charlotte Day Wilson & Saya Gray: Lean

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XHM #798 - "No quitting so keep your wishes" (2026...

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2026/07/28

Vancouver Pride Week is upon us so with gak back in the saddle, it's time for LGBTQ+ themes galore with a profile on Gustavo Santaolalla's Oscar-winning score to the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. 01. Bonnie Tyler: If You Were a Woman [and I Was a Man] (Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire, 1986) Columbia 02. Cowboy Sadness: The Cowboy Way (Selected Jambient Works: Volume 1, 2024) People Teeth 03. L7: Shirley (Hungry for Stink, 1994) Slash/Reprise 04.Kim Gordon: Grass Jeans (2021) self-released 05

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XHM #797 - "Swirling runes in a timeless loop" (2026...

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2026/07/14

Part 19 of our all-ambient series takes a look at Spencer Doran, one half of the environmental sound act Visible Cloaks, and his score to the 2023 video game Season: A Letter to the Future. 01. Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou: Film Still/The Sea (Reflections: Volume 3 - Water Poems, 2026) RVNG Intl. 02. Kuma: Everything Constantly Forever (To be Mutable and Fluid, 2026) self-released 03. Carlo Giustini: A Piediluco (Split w.Michele Andreotti, 2021) Élan Vital 04. Constance Demby: Om Mani

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XHM #796 - "Yo wellermen & wellerwomen" (2026 July 06)

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2026/07/07

In the midst of prerecorded shows or possible repeats, gak's back to do a proper light summer theme around pirates & sea shanties. We will not get all your favourites but we'll look into TV shows like Our Flag Means Death and do a brief run through some of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. We also try to cover a lot of what's going on in Vancouver festivals before he hits the high seas again for a couple weeks. Bottle of rum optional. 01. Blood, Sweat & Tears: Lisa, Listen to Me (B, S & T;

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XHM #795 - "Four strong winds to paint you" (2026...

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2026/06/30

With gak elsewhere in Canada this week, this pre-recorded episode celebrates what this nation has with a profile on Michael Timmins' score to the 2016 biopic Maudie. Based on information available at the time of creation, no soundtrack announcements or weather synopses though an attempt is made to explain the Pacific waters map for future marine forecasts, which feels like someone trying to explain a map only if you know the terrain. 01. The Hello Darlins: Reasons to Cry (The Alders & the Ashes,

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XHM #794 - "It's about all of this and maybe some...

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2026/06/23

With the Vancouver International Jazz Festival underway, it's time to get jazzy again as we look at some of the acts performing in one of this city's true highlights of summer. We'll pay tribute to pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (1934-2026) along with saxophonist Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) and his only film score: 1966's Alfie. 01. Johnny Crawford & his Dance Orchestra: The Wilshire Grand Swing Suite "St Louis Blues" (The Thirteenth Floor OST, 1999) Milan 02. Joe Henderson: Tress-Cun-Deo-La (Multiple,

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XHM #792 - "The science ball goes into BC Place for...

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2026/06/09

With another large sports event coming to Vancouver, we'll talk both soccer & football as the world's most beautiful game has a tournament with 7 games in town. We'll talk about a couple films, Bend It Like Beckham & Shaolin Soccer, along with some other ephemera tied to kicking a ball around. We also talk about the recent Canadian Screen Awards & mourn CBS News. 01. Fundido & Emma Dufaux: Get a Grip [original mix] (SC Distribution, 2026) DFA 02. Tim Hecker: Whitecaps of White Noise I (Harmony in

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XHM #791 - "It's got the oceans, the orchards & the...

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2026/06/02

Exploring the idea of the blue marble we live on, this explorative episode uses Daniel Blumberg's score to the 2020 film The World to Come to hit the globe. 01. Riccardo Cioni: In America [Luca Peruzzi & Matteo Sala remix] (2021) Atomika 02. Nova Pon & Turning Point Ensemble: World Within (Symphonies of Mother & Child, 2024) Redshift 03. Gremino: World is in Trouble (2026) EABE 04. The Halluci Nation: The Eater of Worlds [w.Northern Cree] (Path of the Heel EP, 2023) Radicalized 05. Geneva

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XHM #790 - "Improved & improvised, Pt I" (2026 May 25)

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2026/05/26

Miles Davis was born 1926 May 26 so this week marks his centenary. Therefore, most of this episode is jazzy with one of Davis' soundtracks, the 1958 French film Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud, but we also make our 1st attempt to paying tribute to CITR's The Jazz Show with the late great Gavin Walker as I dig up some old segments from shows, including an interview with vibraphonist Milt Jackson. Technology mostly cooperated but guess what, surprises remain in store as breaking news crept in. 01. Aldous

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XHM #789 - "Everything's wetter on VHS" (2026 May 18)

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2026/05/19

For your Victoria Day programming (now 3 hours long), we pay tribute to the Japanese author Koji Suzuki (1957-2026) with dueling North American & Japanese film adaptations of The Ring & Dark Water. No one ever died from Betamax. 01. Addison Lea Thompson: Introductio (Vita, 2025) Cowpuncher 02.Clannad: Caislean Õir (Macalla: 40th Anniversary Edition, 2025) RCA 03. The Corrupting Sea & Anthéne: What We Leave Behind (Ghostly Chambers, 2026) Somnimage 04. Claudine Longet: Small Talk [w.Tommy

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XHM #788 - "Sound the sun gong & watch the fire rise"...

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2026/05/12

With recent volcanic activity abounding (though presently, far from the Pacific Coast of Canada), we dust off hopes of a eruptive profile, nicely timed with a recent reissue of Pink Floyd's 1972 concert film Live at Pompeii. 01. Esa Pakarinen ja Pirteät Pelimannit: Lentävä Kalakukko (1951) Rytmi 02. Matt Thibideau: Memory Loss (Forest City Series: Volume 6, 2025) A Person Disguised as People 03. Charlotte de Witte: Malina [original mix] (A Prayer for the Dancefloor EP, 2026) KNTXT 04. Ellen

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XHM #785 - "Unaltered zones" (2026 April 20)

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2026/04/21

It's been a while since we've gone all ambient, so with gak on the road again, let's listen to some of the beatless wonders that came out in 2025. 01. Mount Maxwell: Birds of Paradise (Birds of Paradise, 2025) Hotham Sound 02. Isostatic: Haystack Reveries (Reel Landscapes, 2025) Exosphere 03. Khotin: Vacation (Peace Portal, 2025) self-released 04. Anthéne & Simon McCorry: The Grove (Wellspring, 2025) Home Normal 05. Internazionale: There is a Moment of Clarity in Each Pause (Hearts in

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XHM #784 - "You're never mercilessly alone, wee bird"...

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2026/04/14

With a bit more time and stroke of luck, we'll finally pay tribute to the actor Robert Duvall (1931-2026) with a focus on two Texan gems: the 1983 film Tender Mercies & the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove. Though we aspired to be quite country this episode, we veer off in multiple directions per usual. gak also deals with a wild pony as rescheduling a cancelled flight right before airtime and handled various faults, mostly of his own making. 01. Chris Rea: On the Beach (On the Beach, 1986) Magnet

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XHM #783 - "Delayed resurrections" (2026 April 06)

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2026/04/07

Since it's Easter, we'll explore the idea of rebirth via the story of Lazarus, mostly from the eyes of Shinichirō Watanabe and his latest anime series of the same name with a soundtrack by Bonobo, Floating Points & Kamasi Washington. Y'all get a Sunday school lesson on a Monday evening so break out your crayons. 01. U: Cold Lazarus (Archenfield, 2025) Lex 02. Bruce Haack: Stand Up Lazarus (Farad: The Electric Voice, 2010) Stones Throw 03. Richard Bégin: Notions Élémentaires de Correspondance

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XHM #779 - "Paddles to peddle" (2026 March 09)

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2026/03/10

With the 98th Academy Awards to be handed out on Sunday and we've already covered all the nominated songs & scores, we'll go with one that was on the shortlist but tied to a film with 9 other nominations: Daniel Lopatin [aka Oneohtrix Point Never] and his music from Marty Supreme. gak also deals with getting old and then going long. 01. Charanga 76: Music Trance (12", 1979) TR 02. Plastikman: Ping Pong (Closer, 2003) Novamute/M_nus 03. Hannah Harlacher: Colour Me Tired (Rattlesnake EP, 2026)

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XHM #778 - "Monstrous souls seeking love" (2026 March...

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2026/03/03

Not only is it Week 6 of our annual Oscars profile but it's also CITR's annual FUNDRIVE! As I profiled the 5 nominees for Best Original Song, which ties into a discussion of KPop Demon Hunters and a few other South Korean jams, if you're in a position to contribute, please visit http://donatetocitr.ca to help us raise CAD$20 000 to keep the station more than just humming. All the desks check in. This episode was going to have way more but I had lots of pitches to offer so we'll follow up with the

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XHM #777 - "Get your nose in the carpet" (2026...

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2026/02/24

For our final Oscar-nominated score profile, leading up to next month's Academy Awards, we listen again to cues from Jonny Greenwood's work from Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, up for 13 Oscars in total. We'll dabble in Radiohead-adjacent works & covers whilst also looking at what else is going on in our conflicted world. Your host is running every minute these two hours...running into trouble. Safety ain't guaranteed, hold on. 01. Robert Duvall: Napalm in the Morning

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XHM #775 - "Neck bolts optional" (2026 February 09)

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2026/02/10

Week 3 of our annual Academy Awards profile looks at Alexandre Desplat's Oscar nominated score to Guillermo del Toro's 2025 adaptation of Frankenstein. gak also offers a pronounciation guide to all the Finnish athletes participating at the Milano Cortina Winter Sports Thing. We've got a single channel and we're thriving on it. It's alive! 01. Frankenstein: This is the Fiend (Trick or Treat: Volume 6, 1935) Ghaas 02. Wisp: If Not Winter (If Not Winter, 2025) Music Soup/Interscope 03. Tim

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