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Program Information
The Thunderbolt
Don't Freak Out!
Weekly Program
Dana
 106.5 KOWA (Olympia, WA)  Contact Contributor
Jan. 20, 2017, 2:50 a.m.
In spite of the name for this week’s show, the central theme is DO FREAK OUT! In that spirit, we thus provide listeners with numerous and various reasons for doing so — starting with the fact that this program airs on Inauguration Day! In ‘The Tardy Hearse’ we contemplate the imminent death of the Republican Party. In addition to freaking out about the Rump, you need to REALLY be freaking out about the enemy hidden in the shadows, for these people are the true wheel-turners and no one even knows who they are. In ‘Art Not’ we reveal why ’squats’ and ‘alternative’ performance spaces are so vital to our culture — and for the finale this week, we provide a little comic relief in the form of a history lesson about a 19th Century Washingtonian pig that briefly became the leading topic of discussion in the halls of power in both London and in Washington DC!

The Pig War! Only in the Thunderbolt!
This is a production of Dancing Angel Media in cooperation with KOWA LP FM in Olympia, WA, broadcasting at 106.5 fm and streaming at http://kowalp.org/ There is also a written version of The Thunderbolt at http://dana98501.wordpress.com/
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Segments:

KOWA Station ID: Crazy World
Music: Focus
00:00-00:37

TB Intro
Music: Focus
0:37-02:34

Don’t Freak Out!
Music: American Inauguration Band — ??? — Laurie Anderson — Trans-Siberian Orchestra — The Swingle Singers featuring Shlomo
02:34-15:51

Exceptional Privilege
Music: Blue Öyster Cult
15:51-21:07

The Tardy Hearse
Music: The Pine Box Boys
21:07-28:00

The Hidden Enemy
Music: Ludovico Einaudi
28:00-31:41

Art Not
Music: Seikos Presents Hyper
31:41-35:18

The Pig War
Music: Jean-Luc Ponty — The Residents
35:18-43:50

Thunderbolt Calendar
Music: Mannheim Steamroller — LBE Fanfare Trumpeters
43:50-57:33

Disclaimer and Promos
Music: Jethro Tull — Focus
57:33-59:28

End Music:
“Where the Magic Starts” by Bruce Haack
59:28-1:00:00

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Don't Freak Out
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