Postcards for Democracy: A Music Special

This episode of Orange Juice for the Ears is dedicated to the guests' music choices so far, which we don’t always get the time to fully celebrate.

During this special, Beatie Wolfe will be playing 'Orange Juice for the Ears' tracks from past guests that range from the "First Lady of Rock’n’Roll" to anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Captain for a show bookended by the greatly missed Grammy/Tony/Emmy winning songwriter and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Allee Willis in light of this week being September 21st.

The show also is dedicated to Postcards for Democracy - a demonstration to support the 225 yr old U.S. Postal Service & the right to VOTE. This collective art project is a collaboration between Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh and dublab DJ Beatie Wolfe. The pair will be sharing more at Echo Park Rising.

Tracks played

• Grammy-Winning Songwriter Allee Willis - "September" by Earth Wind and Fire

• Producer and Director Lesley Chilcott - "Whip It" by Devo

• Screenwriter Donick Cary - "The Two of Us" by The Beatles

• Drummer Queen Cora - "Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin

• Nobel Laureate Dr. Bob Wilson - "The City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie

• Modular Founder Stephen Pav - "Seabird" by Alessi Brothers

• Music Manager Janet Billig Rich - "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King

• Tailor David Mason - "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie

• First Lady of Rock’n’Roll Suzi Quatro - "When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole 

• Director Ross Harris - "Please Don't Bury Me" by John Prine

• News Correspondent Sarah Sidner - "Love's In Need of Love Today" by Stevie Wonder

• Multi-instrumentalist Laraaji - "Infinite Sun" by Kulershaker 

• Punk Icon Henry Rollins - "Down on the Street" by The Stooges 

• Sea Shepherd Captain Peter Hammarstedt - "Wake Up" by Rage Against the Machine

• Allee Willis - "Where Did Our Love Go" by Supremes

Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.

This episode of Orange Juice for the Ears first aired live on LA’s dublab radio but is also available as a podcast. This show was Mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.

Art: Grammy/Tony winning songwriter Allee Willis

Beatie Wolfe interviews Grammy-winning songwriter Allee Willis about penning some of the world's greatest songs, including "September" and “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth Wind & Fire, and how she ended up on Russia's most wanted list. Listen to this dulab radio show that takes you from dancing sea lions to Beverly Hills Cop via the soul of Detroit.

Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.

Allee Willis’ Orange Juice for the Ears

• First song that imprinted? “Bye Bye Baby” by Mary Wells 

• First album that shaped who you are? Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes - track played “Where Did Our Love Go”

• The music you would send into Space? “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” by The Dramatics

• The song you would have at your memorial? “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire

• The album you would pass onto your kids? New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro - track played “Save the Country”

The show opens with “(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding, a track Beatie Wolfe most associates with Allee Willis as Allee was sitting on the dock of the bay when Redding's plane crashed.

This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.