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Here’s what is on the show:

Maggie tells us why she wants a hamster
Abeer tells us about Eid
Sheridan shares an experiment
Maxim talks about soccer
Caitlin and Lauren talk about the life Tony Heart (a softball!)
Keegan tells us how to spend out spare time
Sydney talks about grasshoppers at recess
Mr. Baird’s grade 4s sing about the province of Canada
Caitlin performs White Out! on recorder
Mr. Toft’s grade 5s create a song using only their first names

Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom
White Out! – by Nathan Toft, performed by Caitlin
Sizzle – Lee Brooks

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• WW – Greenroom

Nathan and Jane,

Congratulations!  Your podcast was selected for a Kidcast Award in the Editorial POV category!  I apologize for how long this contest has drug on, but we’ve finally wrapped it all up.  The judges were very impressed and complimentary of you and your students work.  I, for one, enjoy holding up your podcast as an example for teachers and students everywhere.  Thank you for engaging your students in this medium and helping them develop their sense of inquiry, argument, point of view, and communication.  You are giving them gifts that will anchor them solidly in their future.

Your trophy is on its way and should arrive soon!

Thank you again for you participation!  I wish you continued success with your show!

Dan Schmit
KidCast: Podcasting in the Classroom
http://www.intelligenic.com/blog

CBC’s Ottawa Morning aired the interview with Daniel Cook today.  Congratulations, Sarah, Chelsea and Adrianna, on getting a quality interview on the air!

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At about 8:20 this morning Portable Radio’s Adrianna, Sarah and Chelsea were interviewed by CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning host Hallie Cotnam.  Ottawa Morning has asked them to interview Daniel Cook tomorrow and Hallie brought them into the studios to find out how the preparations for the interview are going.

Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith were very proud of how the girls handled their interview and wish them the best of luck for tomorrow!

Ottawa Morning will air the interview with Daniel Cook on Tuesday, February 17.  We’ll let you know the exact time as soon as possible.

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• Candy and Why We Shouldn’t Have it – Grace, Brittany, Shelby
• Why We Do or Don’t Need Libraries – Mark, Spencer, Mitchell K., Andrew F.
• Valentine’s Day – Emily, Olivia
• How to Speak Korean – Jamie
• Do We Need School – Jessica, Mohamud, Eric
• Hockey Fights – 19, Sarah, Nolan, Mitchell H.
• Bullies – Chelsea, Karine, Olivia, Savannah, Emily
• Are Parents Too Strict? – Andrew E., Katie, Elliot, Mitchell

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Music used in this episode:

• WW – Greenroom
• Music from FTC Publishing’s SoundPak

• Joke time with Stefan and Isaiah
• Christmas traditions with Taylor and Haley
• Sun or Snow with Taylor and Maggie
• More Christmas traditions with Madison, Megan, Maggie and Jamie

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• WW – Greenroom

• Another song composed by 5NT and 5/6JS
• Would You Rather? by Grace and Brittany
• Why Nature is Important by Karine and Chelsea
• Turtles by Duncan
• Teachers’ Favourite Subjects by Katie and Shelby
• Sports by Mohamud and Spencer
• I Am From Poetry by Nolan, Devyn, Emily, Mitchell K., Mark and Jessica
• I Can’t Write a Poem poems by Savannah and Aiden
• Sounds from the last few minutes of school before the start Christmas holidays

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Music used in this episode:

• WW – Greenroom
• My New Beatbox by SampleConstruct
• Hopscotch (Mix-B) by Orb Gettar
• Phat n Sazz by The Dejunair Project

And the following by Kevin MacLeod:

• Laconic Granny
• Just Nasty
• On the Passing of Time
• Enter the Party
• Flutey Funk

• Josh teach Max and the rest of us how to do some skateboarding tricks.
• Taylor and Mackenzie review the books Twilight and the Bee Keeper’s Apprentice.
• Haley and Adrianna interview Mrs. MacKay about cross country running.
• Kyle interviews Mr. Rick Cathcart, a glazier who works for the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
• Megan and Jamie tell us about our autobiography oral presentations.
• Stefan, Jackson and Carter talk about this year in the NHL.
• Madison and Caitlin give us some tips on school survival.

Music used in this episode:

• WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

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Congratulations to the students who did the editing of their podcast segments.

students from 5nt teaching you how to:

• build a snowman
• catch a fish
• get grounded
• speak Korean
• make an all-dressed gourmet pizza

Would You Rather?

Results of the junior boys soccer tournament

Information about the Home Children

Video game tips

Comedy Corner

And the world premiere of the song, “How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich”, composed and performed by the students from 5NT and 5/6JS.

Music used in this episode:

• WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
• Metal Futures – Acid XPress

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We are introducing a lot of new talent with this our first full length podcast of the 2008-09 school year.

In this episode you will hear:

Ben, Nick and Eric with the Recess Report
Matthew with a report about the Grade 6 field trip to Turtle Island
Katie with information about the Halifax explosion
Olivia, Shelby and Sarah give advice on what to wear and what not to wear in the Fashion Report
Callum and Remi challenge ALC’s new Vice Principal, Mr. Martin on Riddle Mania
Karine, Chelsea and Grace give us their opinions about zoos.

Listen for introductions by Dylan, station ids by Jackson D and Dean and outros by Jeffrey and Mitchell H

Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Elegy – 192 (Podsafe Music Network)

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A concert of drumming, boomwhacker…ing and singing. Recorded Friday, June 13, 2008.

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

…and the following pieces by Kevin MacLeod:
Neolith – Kevin McLeod
Down Home Rockin’
Salsa2Long
discoA
Smash Sketch

Hi Nathan,

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the use of our materials for your Podcast. As always, we very much appreciate that you have made the effort to respect our copyrights and obtain legal permission. We also hope that you will let your students know of your efforts and our response.

Permission is granted to make an audio recording of your students at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School performing the Plank Road Publishing songs “Whacky Song,” “Whacky Do Re Mi,” “Whacky Cha Cha,” “Whomp Out Loud,” and “Whacky Sounds.” Permission is also granted to share the audio recording on the Internet via Podcast. The compulsory license fees are waived.

“Whacky Song,” “Whacky Do Re Mi” and “Whacky Sounds” by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) © 2000 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • Used by permission

“Whacky Cha Cha” by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) © 2002 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • Used by permission

“Whomp Out Loud” by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) © 2001 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. • All Rights Reserved • Used by permission

 Thank you for using these Plank Road Publishing songs and for sending the link to the Podcast. We look forward to hearing your students’ version of the songs!

 Sincerely,

 Candy Olson, Communications Editor
Plank Road Publishing, Music K-8 magazine

You will also hear Leo teaching everyone how to play their drums.

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Allright (dub) – Plastique de Reve
Salsa2Long – Kevin McLeod
DiscoA – Kevin McLeod

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Bob – Quiet Man in a Loud Shirt (Podsafe Music Network)
if – Mysterious World (Podsafe Music Network)

Want to be on a podcast? Want to hear your message read? Get in touch with us. You can leave a comment here by clicking on the comment button. Or, if you prefer you can send an e mail to either:

jane.smith@ocdsb.ca or nathan.toft@ocdsb.ca

If you phone us and leave a message we might even play your voice on the podcast. Call Mr. Toft’s voice mail at:

613-831-8853 extension 358

We love to hear from our listeners. Don’t forget to tell us your first name and let us know where you are from.

You will hear an interview with the students from Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School who visited us to learn about podcasts. You will also learn about how to get started writing a speech. Tyrell and Alex debate whether acoustic or electric guitars are better. Adrianna tells us about a social studies assignment while Emma and Madison interview Mrs. Faulkner. You will also hear the Mystery Guys who bring you the first episode of their mystery project. We round the show off with some listener mail.

Enjoy Episode 13 – finally on the air!

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Want to be on a podcast? Want to hear your message read? Get in touch with us. You can leave a comment here by clicking on the comment button.  Or, if you prefer you can send an e mail to either:

jane.smith@ocdsb.ca or nathan.toft@ocdsb.ca

If you phone us and leave a message we might even play your voice on the podcast. Call Mr. Toft’s voice mail at:

              613-831-8853        extension 358

We love to hear from our listeners. Don’t forget to tell us your first name and let us know where you are calling from.

A special treat for us was to hear from Portable Radio listeners, Emma, Martha and Thomas who give us their feedback and some suggestions for future shows. They have even prepared a piece about how to get along with siblings which will be played on a future show.

You can give us feedback too by leaving a comment here, or calling Mr. Toft’s voice mail at:

              613-831-8853        extension 358

We love to hear from our listeners. Don’t forget to tell us your first name and let us know where you are calling from. Your message might end up in a future episode.

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Turnstile – Eric Dietrich (Podsafe Music Network)
A2 – Tea With the Queen (Podsafe Music Network)
Brawler – Matrix II (Podsafe Music Network)
Liftoff – Tantrum (Podsafe Music Network)

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Life has Teeth – 169 East 71st Street (Podsafe Music Network)
Floor Dancing – Liquid Cow (Podsafe Music Network)
Chorale – Nathan Toft
Bump and Run – Derek Audette
Creepy Egypt – Derek Audette

In this episode we have a report from Charles about a volleyball tournament at  our school. Lindsay and Allie bring us some sound about navigation from their Grade 6 field trip to the aviation museum We also have a couple of public service announcements about drugs and alcohol. Remi brings his second episode about rocks and minerals. Robin finds out what our classes think about the Ottawa Senators coach being fired. Listen for Tyrell playing Finger Eleven on electric guitar. Ryan and Taylor bring us a report about recess football. Finally, we have voicemail from a Carleton University journalism student who is hoping to film a documentary about how we make podcasts.

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All of the following music comes from the Podsafe Music Network:
WW – Greenroom
Spy Beats – Greenroom
Sizzle – Lee Brooks
Blues Garden – F11
Elegy 192
Screaming Chicken – Joboj

In health class we have been working on some Public Service Announcements about drug abuse. Over the next few episodes you will hear examples of this work.

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Hotcake Syrup – Derek K. Miller
Business Jive – Derek K. Miller
Welcome to the Show – Kevin McLeod

As always we invite you to leave a comment here by clicking on the comment button. E mail addresses are not required.

You can also leave a voice mail. Call 613-831-8853 extension 358 (Mr. Toft’s voicemail)

We love to hear from our listeners. Don’t forget to tell us your first name and let us know where you are calling from. Your message might end up in a future episode.

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Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Quiet Man in a Loud Shirt – Bob Martin (Podsafe Music Network)
Smash Sketch – Kevin McLeod
Fenster’s Explanation – Kevin McLeod
Neolith – Kevin McLeod
AhDah – Kevin McLeod

As always we invite you to leave a comment here by clicking on the comment button. E mail addresses are not required.

You can also leave a voice mail. Call 613-831-8853 extension 358 (Mr. Toft’s voicemail)

We love to hear from our listeners. Don’t forget to tell us your first name and let us know where you are calling from. Your message might end up in a future episode.

Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith

In this episode you will hear our first Portable Radio episode of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader as produced by Tahmoor and William. Listen in and hear how Kyle, Isaiah and Jake celebrate Christmas. Taylor, Luka, and Connor share stories about their most embarrassing moments. You will also hear a Gibberish game that we play in drama.

When Mr. Toft had to stay home to take care of his son we experimented with Skype. As you will hear in this segment, it was almost as if he was in the classroom with us. We hope to use Skype in the future to interview other people around the world.

We received a voice mail from Benjamin which you will hear at the end of the show. As always we invite you to leave a comment here by clicking on the comment button. E mail addresses are not required.

You can also leave a voice mail. Call 613-831-8853 extension 358 (Mr. Toft’s voicemail)

We love to hear from our listeners. Don’t forget to tell us your first name and let us know where you are calling from. Your message might end up in a future episode.

Email us!

Portable Radio is produced by:

Nathan Toft (nathan.toft@ocdsb.ca) and…

Jane Smith (jane.smith@ocdsb.ca)

Write to us!

Portable Radio
c/o A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School
27 Hobin Street
Stittsville, Ontario K2S 1G8
CANADA

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Music used on the show:

WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Jingle Jangle – by Larry Sayer (Podsafe Music Network)

“The World at Your Call” is a movie clip from the Prelinger Archives

Also, Amanda and Allie have a shout out to the kids at R. Tait McKenzie Public School, Charlie describes his amazing basketball world and Haley and Kaitlin encourages students to participate in an upcoming ski trip.

Our students are continuing to take over control of the sound editing. The station IDs created by Leigh, Charlie, Kirstin, Jessie, Isaiah and Tahmoor. Robin, Hadi and Amanda edited their own segments (”Holiday Survey” and “Who Am I?”).

Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith

Music:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Network)

Riptide – Kevin MacLeod

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Mr. Toft and I have finally become comfortable enough to hand over some of the editing responsibilities for Portable Radio. All the announcements that remind you that you are listening to Portable Radio were recorded, edited and mixed (had sound effects or music added) by the students. In fact “Grade One Millionaire” is our first entirely student produced piece of work. We are very proud of how well the students have done.

We hope you enjoy the show,

Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith

Music:

WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Network)

Digital Chemistry Fallen – RW Fowler (Podsafe Network)

Martian Cowboy – Kevin MacLeod

Down Home Rockin – Kevin MacLeod

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Glee Club – Kevin MacLeod
Eyes Gone Wrong – Kevin MacLeod
WW – Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Himalayan Atmosphere – by Kevin MacLeod
Blue Scorpion – by Kevin MacLeod

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Gronk Patrol – by Derek K. Miller (Podsafe Music Network)
Quiet Man in a Loud Shirt – Bob Martin
The Little Bug that Thought He Could – by Under Feather

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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In this first episode of the season we are bringing you sounds from September 4, 2007; the first day of school.

We hope you leave us a comment here at portableradio.ca.

Music used in this episode:

“WW” – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

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Music used in this episode:

“WW” – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Goblin Attack – by Two Star Symphony Orchestra
Acoustic Guitar – by Pl@stic Soul
JS Bach Partita – performed by Brunswick Duo
Jump Game – by Momo J

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Music used in this episode:
Background music for “Kuku” – by Mr. Toft (using Sony’s Acid Xpress software)
“WW” – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)”Awel” – by stefsax (ccmixter.org)
“Whacky Song” by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) C 2000 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
“Whacky Do Re Mi” by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) C 2000 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
“We’re Gonna Be All Right” by Teresa Jennings (ASCAP) C 2000 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

Here’s a letter we received from Plank Road Publishing:

As always, we very much appreciate that you have made the effort to respect our copyrights and obtain legal permission. We also hope that you will let your students know of your efforts and our response.

Permission is granted to make an audio recording of your students at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School performing the Plank Road Publishing songs “Whacky Song,” “Whacky Do Re Mi,” and “We’re Gonna Be All Right.” Permission is also granted to share the audio recording on the Internet via Podcast.

Thanks for sending us the link to the Podcast. We look forward to listening to what your students have done

Thank you for using these Plank Road Publishing songs. Please wish your students good luck on their concert.

Candy Olson, Permissions & Communications Editor

Music used in this episode comes from the Podsafe Music Network:

WW – by Greenroom
Piano Instrumental – by Steffen Coonan
Homecoming – by Jon Schmidt

Ottawa Senators music is from ottawasenators.com

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You can be featured on Portable Radio. Leave a comment hear and we will read it or better yet phone 613-831-8853 extension 358 and leave a message on Mr. Toft’s voice mail. We can record the message and use it in our next show.

Music used this week comes from the Podsafe Music Network:
WW – by Greenroom
Goblin Attack – by Two Star Symphony Orchestra
Quiet Man in a Loud Shirt – by Bob
Black Coffee – by arimitsu
Lost Times – by Tom Byrne

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

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If you want to be on our next podcast, drop a comment about the show here or leave a voice mail message at 613-831-8853 extension 358. .

Music used in the segment on DPA was composed by Cameron Smith and is called C2. He created it using Sony’s Acid Xpress and has given us permission to use it.

WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
001-1 Acoustic Guitar by Pl@stic Soul (Podsafe Music Network)
Goblin Attack – by Two Star Symphony Orchestra (Podsafe Music Network)
The Little Bug That Thought He Could – Under Feather (Podsafe Music Network)
It Has That Kind of Effect – by Bob Savage (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Ain’t Nobody instrumental for themes – by George Fletcher’s Bourbon Renewal (Podsafe Music Network)
Hamster March – by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Goblin Attack – by Two Star Symphony Orchestra (Podsafe Music Network)
Village Song – by Cello Journey (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Jumping Bean – by Jennifer Holden (Podsafe Music Network)
001-Acoustic Guitar – by Pl@stic Soul (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
005-1 Electric Guitar” – by 2006 Pl@stic Soul (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Vital Vitale – by Fuzzilicious (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Octive Synth Textures – by Guardian Mind Mix (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
Auld Lang Syne – by Friction Bailey (Podsafe Music Network)
Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Thanks to Plank Road Publishing and Denise Gagne for giving us permission to use their music in our podcast. Find out more in the “Credits” section of www.portableradio.ca.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.
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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.
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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
The Dudes in the Car – by Vincent Van Go Go (Podsafe Music Network)
Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack – by Derek K. Miller (Podsafe Music Network)
Partita by J.S. Bach – by the Brunswick Duo (Podsafe Music Network)
Elegy for M – by Ash Verjee (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)
It Has That Kind of Effect – by Bob Savage (Podsafe Music Network)
timov lautric piano – by Pilot (ccmixter.org)
Busted Frog – by .22 (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)

Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith using Sony’s Acid Xpress software.

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