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Apparently, our link to the podcast has been temporarily removed from the home page. If this is the way you have been accessing the show, you can still find it in the ’On Air Shows’ listing. I’ve been assured that the link will be added once more to the home page by the end of the weekend.

The podcast Friday featured “The Climb”…

Here’s the music list.

The Climb-Mylie Cyrus

I’ll Be-Edwin McCain

Come Away With Me-Norah Jones

Truly, Madly, Deeply-Savage Garden

Live Like You Were Dying-Tim McGraw

True Companion-Marc Cohn

I Only Know How To Love-The Canadian Tenors

Landslide-The Dixie Chicks

Trust Me (This Is Love)-Amanda Marshall

Stand By Me-Ben E. King

You Raise Me Up-Josh Groban

I Believe-Nikki Yanofsky

Longer-Dan Fogelberg

You And I-Celine Dion

Don Jackson

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Today’s podcast is called “Life As Art.”

A writer once commented that each one of our lives is but a small part of a much larger tapestry that will only be revealed to us–in its entirety–when we begin the next journey…

Here is the music list for the podcast.

You’re Beautiful-James Blunt

Suddenly-Billy Ocean

Sara Smile-Hall and Oates

Bette Davis Eyes-Kim Carnes

Till There Was You-The Beatles

One Dream-Sarah McLachlan

Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World-Israel Kamakawiwoole

Live Like You Were Dying-Tim McGraw

Inside Out-Bryan Adams

Why-Annie Lennox

Have I Told You Lately?-Van Morrison

You Make Me Feel Brand New-The Stylistics

Poetry Man-Phoebe Snow

Today, I want you to think about your part in the tapestry… 

Don Jackson

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Wednesday’s podcast was called “The Meeting Place.”

Here’s the music list.

Kiss And Say Goodbye-The Manhattans

Take Me Home-Phil Collins

Just You And Me-Chicago

Sea Of Love-The Honeydrippers

Kiss Me-Sixpence None The Richer

Somewhere Down The Crazy River-Robbie Robertson

Bailamos-Enrique Iglesias

You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)-Josh Groban

All  I Can Do-Chantal Kreviazuk

Home-Michael Buble

Drive My Soul-Lights

This I Promise You-Nsync

My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion

What’s your favorite meeting place after a long day? 

Don Jackson

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Today’s podcast is … Lost.

Actually, it is available for you to listen to either through the CHFI website or iTunes. In a sense, it was inspired by the series finale for the hit ABC TV series, ‘Lost,’ that aired this past Sunday evening. The show ran for six years in prime time and gathered a respectable audience for the story of plane crash survivors on a mysterious island somewhere in the southern Pacific Ocean. I watched the series recap that aired before the final episode and heard about all the ‘Easter eggs’ the creators and writers included throughout the long-running program. A lot of these so-called ‘Easter eggs’ were the subjects of a lot of Internet chatter among fans. Clues were also embedded in the programs alluding to what was really behind the mysteries of the island and its new arrivals. And I would imagine that the series finale will be the subject of Internet chatter for weeks to come.

Today’s podcast features a few ‘Easter eggs’ of my own that won’t be so hard to discover if you were a fan of the TV program that aired here in Canada on CTV. Some of the written material featured in the program relates to the storyline. There is even a selection of background music that has a strong connection.

Here is the music list for the show.

Already Gone-Kelly Clarkson

Leaving On A Jet Plane-Chantal Kreviazuk

Don’t Know Why-Norah Jones

Love You Lately-Daniel Powter

Fantaisie-Romentika

Arthur’s Theme-Christopher Cross

Right Here Waiting-Richard Marx

Watching The Wheels-John Lennon

Daniel-Elton John

Need You Now-Lady Antebellum

I Look To You-Whitney Houston

Lost-Michael Buble

Night Parachuting-Jim Lamarche

I would be interested to read your comments on the series. You can post them in this blog if you wish or send me an e-mail through this website.

 I hope you will enjoy a few lost moments during my podcast today…

Don Jackson

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It’s Victoria Day and the end of the long weekend. I hope you had a safe weekend especially where fireworks were concerned. In our neighborhood last night, there may have been an incident concerning fireworks and injuries. You can never be too careful when setting off fireworks especially in this heat.

For my readers in the southern hemisphere now experiencing autumn, we are celebrating an early start to summer with extremely warm temperatures. Our May long weekend is usually the weekend when swimming pools are opened and flowers are planted. You can usually rely on the weather cooperating from this point forward. We’ve had some rather cool nights over the past week, but the weather has changed dramatically.

Many people celebrate the Victoria Day long weekend at the cottage on one of the many northern lakes just outside of Toronto. Be careful on the drive home tonight. The highways will no doubt be busy with commuters returning from opening summer homes.

My wife and I were at a garden centre this afternoon picking up a few annuals for our gardens and it was a very busy place, so a lot of people decided to stay home this weekend to tend to their gardens and take advantage of the beautiful weather.

There is a podcast for this Victoria Day Monday. It’s simply called “Colors” since our nighttime skies overhead will be ablaze in color with professional and amateur displays of fireworks tonight.

Here is the music list for today’s program.

With A Little Luck-Paul McCartney

I’ll Be-Edwin McCain

Lay Lady Lay-Bob Dylan

Fragile-Sting

Shady Day-Jacksoul

Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton

What You Want-Hayley Sayles

Something-The Beatles

Steppin’ Out-Joe Jackson

True Colors-Phil Collins

The Color Of My Love-Celine Dion

What A Wonderful World-Louis Armstrong

Color My World-Chicago

If-Bread

Year Of The Cat-Al Stewart

I hope you had a very enjoyable and safe long weekend!!

Don Jackson

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Today’s podcast is called “Power of Love”

Here is the music list.

Power Of Love-Celine Dion

Do I Love You?-Paul Anka/Anthea Anka

I Knew I Loved You-Savage Garden

Waiting For A Girl Like You-Foreigner

Can’t Help Falling In Love-Elvis

Fallin’-Alicia Keys

Layla-Eric Clapton

Like The Sun-Ryandan

Sunrise-Norah Jones

Something More-Ryan Malcolm

My Girl-The Temptations

This I Promise You-Nsync

More Than Words-Extreme

Don Jackson

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The podcast on May 20, 2010 was called “Tragedy or Blessing?”

 This is the music list.

Yesterday-The Beatles

Unity-Kelly Rowland

Lonesome Highway-Jacksoul

Desperado-The Eagles

Against The Wind-Bob Seger

I Look To You-Whitney Houston

One More Day-Diamond Rio

Everything I Do-Bryan Adams

At This Moment-Billy Vera

Sail On-The Commodores

My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion

The Sound Of-Jann Arden

Don Jackson

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Today’s podcast is about “One Flower.”

Here’s the music featured in the podcast.

Come Away With Me-Norah Jones

Unchained Melody-The Righteous Brothers

The Colour Of My Love-Celine Dion

The Rose-Bette Midler

The First Time Ever-Roberta Flack

I Will Take Care Of You-Amy Sky

Danny’s Song-Loggins And Messina

Feels Like Home-Chantal Kreviazuk

Desert Rose-Sting

The One That You Love-Air Supply

One Dream-Sarah McLachlan

Imagine-John Lennon

Dance With My Father-Luther Vandross

Don Jackson

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Today’s podcast deals with the subject of “On The Wing.”

I received this incredible writing in my e-mail some years back. You may have already read this or heard about it. It is featured on many sites all over the Internet. If you have never read or heard about this writing, this will give you something to think about. Since the podcast deals with the subject of ‘wings’, I thought this writing appropriate to feature in my blog today.

“An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God’s wings. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother’s wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body. The mother had remained steadfast. Because she had been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings would live.

“As it said in Psalms: ‘God will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.’”–Author Unknown

Don Jackson

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I have been getting requests from podcast listeners for music information from the daily podcast. Some have asked that it somehow be uploaded with the podcast itself. I thought this blog could serve as a source for music played during the program.

Here are today’s selections:

Broken Wing-Mr. Mister

Up Where We Belong-Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes

There You’ll Be-Faith Hill

All My Life-Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville

Time Of My Life-David Cook

Dream-Burton Cummings

Blackbird-Sarah McLachlan

Fragile-Sting

Meant To Fly-Eva Avila

On The Wings Of Love-Jeffrey Osborne

Breakaway-Kelly Clarkson

You And I-Celine Dion

Need You Now-Lady Antebellum

Softly-Gordon Lightfoot

I’d appreciate your comments on posting this information here in my blog. I hope this works if you have been wondering about the music list for the daily show.

Don Jackson

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