Snap, Crackle, POP! with Alec Cumming

A Labor (Day) of Love

On September 3rd 2018, I had a 3-hour 4-7 afternoon on-air shift at WPKN. It was Labor Day, and before the show I put out a "hive mind" request on Facebook for recommenmd

Here Come The Coveralls! (and other accidental hipsters)

This show features: - my current long-term Monkees obsession (long live Micky Dolenz and his ongoing love of psychedelia!) - a buncha great new or new-ish songs, as per

Just Another Magic Monday

One of my "new music" shows, which I should probably do more of. Or else I should keep a higher percentage of new-ish material placed alongside the various pop music rabb

It's a very ELECTROFUNK morning with KID GINSENG

I've gotten to know the mysterious, enigmatic, and rather brilliant deejay Kid Ginseng - a producer and turntablist with deep roots in early classic hip-hop and undergrou

Woooo! A salute to Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon and to the post-Elvis-Army/pre-Beatles era

I hope it doesn't seem odd to have a "Wooo!" in this podcast's headline, in terms of the fact that our honoree - early '60s rocker Freddy Cannon - passed away this previo

Some Stones, Some This, Some That, Some Girls

Long live The Rolling Stones! And Aggie Miller and Nick Kivlen and everybody, for that matter.  Never Wanna Lose You – The Rolling Stones      Covered In You – The Rol

I Think It DID Rain Today, actually

It was supposed to rain more than it actually did this Monday morning. But I stuck with the playlist, reality be damned.  Summer Rain – Johnny Rivers    Here's That Ra

Too Much Monkey Business? (Never!)

Shiny Happy People – Mickey Dolenz Porpoise Song – The Monkees The Door Into Summer – The Monkees You Bring the Summer – The Monkees Terri – Mickey Dolenz Kiss Me on th

Why 1979 was the best year for music, featuring Edgar Wright and Julia Cumming

OK, this Snap Crackle POP! is a DOOZY. For this show, my live in-studio guests (for the first 1 hour and 15 minutes of the 2-hour show, at least) are singer/songwriter/ba

Breaking Up (and Fundraising) is Hard To Do

Sigh. This was supposed to be a "Catch a Wave" week fundraiser for WPKN, with the great Dawn Eden Goldstein joining me for the first half and the legendary Rob Silber joi

Happy (belated) 70th Birthday, Richard Butler!

Song for Hal – U2   A ? of When – Panda Bear & Sonic Boom Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y. D.O.O.) – The Archies Lost & Alone – Aaron Lee Tasjan    Blowin' Up – Kiwi J

A belated Memorial day radio show, and a tribute to Cynthia Louise Harden (1957-2026)

This show was kind of a "memorial 2-fer". First, it was a belated tribute to Memorial Day; Dawn Eden Goldstein and I were going to co-host the Snap Crackle POP! WPKN show

SEDAKA IS BACK! (again!)

This is a repackaging of two live Snap Crackle POPs from March 2nd and 3rd of this year. The lovely and brilliant Eden Dawn Goldstein joins me for the first half. [All s

WAAAAAH! it's the TWEEEEEEE! episode!

My guest co-host Dawn Eden Goldstein proposed we do a show based on early '90s UK "twee" music, with an emphasis on the 1991 "The Waaaah! CD", and I quickly agreed... Bec

The Emotional Labor of Doing It All Again

Julia Cumming finally released her long-awaited solo album last Friday, April 24th 2026, and I played a couple of songs from it, as well as other songs that were a part o

The show in which Dawn Eden Goldstein and I talk about and listen to the legendary UK songwriter John Carter

Dawn Eden Goldstein is a badass. There, I've said it. Both a deeply respected Catholic theologian and pop music historian! I really like when she comes on my morning Snap

God, PLEASE, Let Us Go On this Way...

Yes, that's me and Al Jardine. (And he's a pleasure to talk to.) I talk about meeting him on this radio show, and hearing him and Darian Sahanaja and his brillint Pet Sou

I Know a Place (an Astor Place) Where We Can Go

On yesterday's Snap, Crackle POP! I was delighted to have legendary raconteur and man about town Edward Rogers as a guest as we talked about his splendid new(-ish) album

Bachelor Pad Chess Music

Breathe (4square mix) – Telepopmuzik   Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes – Thievery Corporation In the Waiting Line – Zero 7, Sophie Barker  Kiss From a Rose – Seal   

Drivin' on 9: Women's History Month Part 2

The second of two day's worth of Snap Crackle POP! shows with female performers, songwriters, musicians, etc. in honor of Women's History Month. Pictured: the mighty BREE