Episodes

Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Old friend and musician JD Short (Bassdbler, Beltalowda) drops in from his home in London to wax prophetic about songs from Faith No More, Kali Masi, Blonde Readhead and Miles Davis.Check out JD's work here.

Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Comedian Zach Peterson sends in his songs and goes deep on his favorites by Kris Kristofferson, Cloakroom, Lucero, Against Me! and The Weakerthans.Check out Zach's excellent podcast No Coast Comedy Club here, and all his upcoming dates here.

Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
WFHB Music Director Christine Brackenhoff takes a break from the Spring Fund Drive to talk about Weather Report, Torres, Angelique Kidjo, Talking Heads and Animal Collective.You can make the Spring Fund Drive a smashing success by pledging at www.wfhb.org

Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Comedian Sean Smith checks in from Louisville, KY with his thoughts, stories and trivia about songs by Stevie Wonder, Prince, D'Angelo and Yebba.Check out Sean's comedy videos at www.seansmyph.com.Keep up with everything Mat is doing at www.mat-alano-martin-comedy.com

Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Poet Krystal Languell stops by to talk about Dirty Three, The Innocence Mission, John Denver, Low and Warren Zevon and what their songs mean to her.Check out Krystal's latest book of poetry SYSTEMS THINKING WITH FLOWERS, available here.Catch Mat on the road later this month in Iowa, ticket info here.

Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Comedian JT Habersaat stops by the podcast to talk about The Jesus and Mary Chain, Mazzy Star, Alex Maas, Heels, Mishka Shubaly and a whole lot more.Check out JT's new special Swampbeast here.Come see Mat on tour this month in Indiana and Iowa. Details here.

Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Musician Loren Berí touches base from New York to discuss songs by David Bowie, Porches, Father John Misty and Andrea Laszlo De Simone. Check out Loren's new single "My Brooklyn (Is Better Than Yours)" here.Come see Mat opening for DeAnne Smith in Indiana this March, tickets on sale here.

Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Comedian Gwen Sunkel talks about Violent Femmes, Taylor Swift, Indigo Girls and Goo Goo Dolls and their songs that stuck with her.Order Gwen's debut album No More Tears here and follow her on twitter and Instagram. Catch up on everything Mat is doing at his website here.

Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Singer-songwriter William Elliott Whitmore discusses his love of songs by Maddox Brothers & Rose, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Dolly Parton and Samantha Crain.Catch Will on tour this month, dates and details at https://www.williamelliottwhitmore.com/See host Mat Alano-Martin perform February 24th at Helium Comedy Club in Indianapolis, IN. https://indianapolis.heliumcomedy.com/shows/166961 This episode brought to you by Postcard Elba. https://postcardelba.com/

Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Mike Adams helps us kick off the podcast in fine fashion talking about The Beatles, The Weather Station, Low and Starflyer 59 and what they mean to him.Mike's first album under the moniker Mike Adams At His Honest Weight, "Oscillate Wisely," has just received a 10 year anniversary reissue from Joyful Noise.https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/collections/mike-adams-at-his-honest-weightTake These Songs was created and produced by Mat Alano-Martin.Theme music by Go To Space Die.All rights reserved.

What it's all about.
Take These Songs is a podcast by and for music lovers and the songs they're committed to. Guests bring four songs they love and talk about what those songs mean to them. Songs that fall under the categories of:
Something Old - a song more than 25 years old.
Something New - a song released within the last year.
Something Borrowed - a cover.
Something Blue - a song they have a strong emotional connnection to.