BookSmart with Douglas Daye

BookSmart with Douglas Daye


Latest Episodes

2BS_E8_PaleBlueDot
March 29, 2021

Tony LaRocco, lead singer and lyricist for Pale Blue Dot band discusses Evolution Blues and Animals. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads Hudson Valley Series #1, and Mr. Ross reads Act 2, Scene 4 of Th

2BS_E7_MiyaFolick
October 30, 2020

Douglas emerges from his prolonged hibernation. Miya Folick sings Leave The Party and Give It To Me. Nigel reads his poem, Navajo Sunday, and Mr. Ross reads Act 2, Scene 2 and 3 of his play, Th

2BS_E6_MickMahoneyBand
August 19, 2019

Soundscape includes Dylan Thomas reading a bit of his his poem, “A Winter’s Tale”. Nigel reads his poem “West River Drive”. The Mick Mahoney Band sings “I Remember You (When the Sky is Blue)”, and, “The Innocent and True”. Mr. Ross reads Act 2,

2BS_E5 features Pale Blue Dot
February 11, 2019

Pale Blue Dot sings “Coyotes” and “Only Love”. Nigel Louis Stevenson completes reading of his Oxford series poem, “Toxicology Forum”: Patients 13-15. Mr. Ross reads the last scene of Act 1 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House.

2BS Episode 4 features Tanya Davis
January 15, 2019

Tanya Davis sings “Art” and “Eulogy for You and Me”. Nigel Louis Stevenson recites “Toxicology Forum”: Patients 10-12. Mr. Ross reads Act 1, Scene 4 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House. This program inspired by The Twelve Steps to Natural Gardening,

Season 2, Episode 3 of BookSmart features Miya Folick
January 04, 2019

Miya Folick and her band sing “Thingamajig” and “Premonitions”. Douglas talks of his distant past. Nigel Louis Stevenson recites “Toxicology Forum”: Patients 7 thru 9. Mr. Ross reads Act 1, Scene 3 of The Keeper’s House.

2BS E2 featuring Camaromance
November 28, 2018

Martine Groulx and her Montreal-based-band, Camaromance sing “Koro” and “Antoine”. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads “Toxicology Forum”, Patients 4,5, and 6. Mr. Ross reads Act 1, Scene 2 of his audio-play, The Keeper’s House.

Season 2 Opener featuring musical guest Kelly McFarling
October 03, 2018

Kelly McFarling sings “Again”. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads first three stanzas of poem “Toxicology Forum” from his Oxford series. Douglas credits Al Krautter’s The 12 Steps to Natural Gardening and NutraSelf for inspiration. Mr. Ross reads Act 1,

Teaser for Season 2 of BookSmart with Douglas Daye
August 16, 2018

Mr. Ross on “Dispatches from New York” on celticaradio.com. Douglas calls in. Mr. Ross plans to write and record a screenplay based on John Jervis, Chief Engineer of The Croton Aqueduct, completed in 1842. Nigel Louis Stevenson reads “Doomsday” another...

Final Episode of Season 1; Nigel’s poem, Climbing Trees, Chapter 30 of HARD WATER
May 04, 2018

Nigel reads Preliminary Journey, Part VII: The Commending of the Degrees. Climbing Trees sings Graves. Mr. Ross reads Ch. 30 and Epilogue of HARD WATER. Climbing Trees sings Setting Sun. Douglas