Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Oh snap!Anna Reed • Dec 13, 2016Thanks to listener Annette for writing in with today's suggestion, inspired by the current cold snap we're experiencing. For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature finger snapping?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Baby, it's cold outsideAnna Reed • Dec 12, 2016Good morning! It's 3 degrees outside. And it'll continue to be cold all week, with highs only up to 16, and lows as low as -22. To soothe ourselves through this difficult time, what songs about cold and snow do you want to hear for today's Coffee Break?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Bob DylanAnna Reed • Dec 9, 2016This weekend, Bob Dylan will be honored with a Nobel Prize in Literature at a ceremony in Sweden. He won't be attending, but he will be providing a speech to be read on his behalf, and Patti Smith will perform Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Bob Dylan songs and covers do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Remembering John LennonAnna Reed • Dec 8, 2016We're thinking about John Lennon today, who was shot and killed on this day in 1980. John would have been 76 had his life not been taken 36 years ago. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what John Lennon songs and covers do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Fantastic beardsAnna Reed • Dec 6, 2016We're getting excited for tonight's Current Holiday Show with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats. In case you've never seen Nathaniel Rateliff, he rocks a glorious beard. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians with fantastic facial hair?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Blues-inspired contemporary musicAnna Reed • Dec 5, 2016The Rolling Stones have released a new album of blues covers called 'Blue & Lonesome', and it's our Album of the Week. So for today's Coffee Break, what blues-inspired contemporary music do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Ugly cryAnna Reed • Dec 2, 2016Marshall wrote in with a great suggestion for today's Coffee Break. What songs do you want to hear that make you ugly cry? Whether the songs stir up feelings, cover you in a warm blanket, or give you an emotional release, share your top choices and we'll pull together a delightfully tearful set of songs.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Tree timeAnna Reed • Dec 1, 2016Barack and Michelle Obama will light the National Christmas Tree tonight, continuing a tradition that started with Calvin Coolidge in 1923. So for today's Coffee Break, what tree-inspired songs or bands do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Weird Wednesday Nov 30, 2016For today's Coffee Break, Jill and Brian want to get weird. So what songs do you want to hear that, as Jill puts it, are "weird but listenable"?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Title confusionAnna Reed • Nov 29, 2016Adam wrote in with a great suggestion for today's Coffee Break. What songs do you want to hear whose titles never appear in the lyrics?