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February 4, 2026

Bob reached back to educate listeners about Louis Jordan and Johnny Burnette, while Bill previewed a number of excellent shows coming to town in February.

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January 28, 2026

On the eve of Bill’s milestone birthday, we were the first Cincinnati station to play Bruce Springsteen’s powerful “Streets of Minneapolis,” then switched gears to welcome Cori Wolff, executive director of the Longworth-Anderson Series that debuts Feb. 15 this year.

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January 21, 2026

Bob and Bill celebrated the 12th anniversary of BS&B in two ways: Bob with songs that have “Time” in the title, Bill with songs released in 2014. Thanks to everybody who has embraced the show, WAIF-FM and, most surprisingly, Bob and me.

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January 14, 2026

Before the conversation between Bob and Bill degenerated into the difference between cocktails and highballs, they managed to preview Amysthyst Kiah at the Southgate House this week and pay tribute to Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead who died at 78.

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January 7, 2026

Paul Revere’s birthday (no, not that one) sent Bob and Bill into a search for “Where the Action Is,” the 1960s’ afternoon music show that led to some hard-to-believe knowledge.

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December 31, 2025

Bill sang the praises of his best friend, Thompson Thompson, the cat so nice he is named twice, after a worrisome stay in the pet hospital. Thrilled the critter recovered, he happily played his favorite music of the year.

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December 17, 2025

Bob lifted everybody’s spirits with an evening of Christmas songs, while Bill saddened them with tributes to Steve Cropper, Raul Malo and Joe Ely.

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December 3, 2025

Bob remembered the Who tragedy at Riverfront Coliseum 46 years ago while Bill looked ahead to shows by the Raisins and Heart this weekend

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November 19, 2025

Jack Greiner joined Bob and Bill for a tribute to the late, great Todd Snider. Making sure the songs didn’t offend the FCC was a delicate task, but they pulled it off – almost.

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November 5, 2025

Rob Fetters and Bob Nyswonger of the Raisins, the Bears and the psychodots came to the studio to talk about the Raisins’ two-night stand next month at the Woodward Theater, and how MAD Magazine’s Mort Drucker came to draw the cover of the Bears’ 1987 debut album.

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ABOUT BLUE SNAKES & BANJOS

Each week, Bob Hust and Bill Thompson feature the best songs – old and new – from artists they have loved for many years and others they have just discovered. The best songs transport people to a time and place. That’s the foundation of BS&B.

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