Life Grooves

Life Grooves


Latest Episodes

Jen Kolker's Hymn to Welcome in the Day
October 29, 2020

This Life Grooves interview with Jennifer Kolker, Associate Dean for Public Health at Drexel University's School of Public Health, features great songs by the Decemberists, Helen Reddy, Waxahatchee, Jason Isbell and Nick Lowe. And she reminds us of w

Debra Wolf Goldstein is Having a Yard Sale
September 24, 2020

This Life Grooves interview with Debra Wolf Goldstein features songs by Traffic, the Rolling Stones, Gillian Welch. It also includes a song written by Debra herself called "Yard Sale."This interview initially aired on GTown Radio, WGGT-FM, Phila

Harris Steinberg Hopes You Will Enjoy the Show
September 10, 2020

In this interview with Harris Steinberg, executive director of Drexel University's Lindy School of Urban Innovation, he describes key moments in his life and the music that accompanied them. You'll hear excerpts from Peter and the Wolf and Fireb

Ronni Rothman Knows That History Repeats
July 20, 2020

Ronni Rothman, owner of WomenWise Midwifery, shares her favorite songs and stories in this Life Grooves interview, while she bakes bread. Children's television specials, a Long Island crooner, and powerful women generate a great hour of music. There&

Joanna Wikander's in Love with That Song
July 14, 2020

Joanna Wikander, programming manager at GTown Radio, shares her favorite music including songs by Liz Phair, Lucero, Big Star, Guns & Roses and the Dead Kennedys.This Life Grooves show originally aired on GTown Radio, Germantown, on May 7, 2020.

Meg Wise Lets the Sky Be Her Ceiling
April 25, 2020

Life Grooves returns with an interview of Meg Wise, executive director of the Philadelphia Outward Bound School. Meg's favorite music includes songs by The Clash, Phoenix, Kevin Abstract, Frankie Cosmos, The Killers and a beautiful ballad by Tom Wait

Sharmain Matlock-Turner Is Not Meant to Live Alone
April 20, 2020

What happens when your beloved husband has a music collection with more than 10,000 titles? If you're Sharmain Matlock-Turner, leader of Philadelphia's Urban Affairs Coalition, you curate a memorable Life Grooves show. Her favorite music feature

Anna Wallace Adams and Luke Butler Will Never Forget
April 08, 2020

British pop and rock classics fill this hour of song and conversation with Anna Wallace Adams and Luke Butler. Anna was the former budget director for the City of Philadelphia (she is now back in her native Wales serving the government there) and Luke...

It's Now or Never for Ken Lawrence
January 15, 2020

Montgomery County (PA) comissioner, Ken Lawrence, shares his favorite songs and stories in this Life Grooves interview.This show originally aired on GTown Radio on January 10, 2020.

Caroline MacRae's Perfect Day
January 09, 2020

Caroline MacRae, a student at Middlebury College, shares her favorite songs by artists that include Sufjian Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac and Lou Reed. You'll also hear a song by Susanne Sundfor. This show originally aired on GTown Radio, Ger