Back to the Light

Host J.D. Reager chats up old friend, musician (the Houseflies, Liftoff, Makeshift Mafia)  and PhD psychologist Aaron Sayers about his career as a musician and therapist, mindfulness in musical and therapeutic contexts, and much more.  

To help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the legendary Memphis punk rock band Pezz, host J.D. Reager relives a fond memory from his short time in the band with help from co-founder Marvin Stockwell and old friend Joe Demaree.  

Host J.D. Reager revisits his 2013 conversation with Eric Friedl, AKA Eric Oblivian, from the Oblivians and Goner Records.  

Host J.D. Reager revisits his 2013 conversation with CBS Sports analyst and Memphis radio personality Gary Parrish.  

Host J.D. plays a rough mix of a song about his favorite NBA TV analyst, Vince Cellini.  Then Jennifer joins the show to talk about getting take-out from Alinea and recent TV watching.  To wrap things up, Joey Pegram (Shabbadoo, Two Way Radio, the Joint Chiefs, Professor Elixer's Southern Troubadours) checks in again from Tianjin, China and shares two impressive new recordings.  

Host J.D. debuts a brand new song.  Then special guest Joey Pegram (Shabbadoo, Two Way Radio, the Joint Chiefs, Professor Elixer's Southern Troubadours, etc.) reports from China about life under quarantine and shares a song about his adopted home country.  

Host J.D. Reager talks through a recent self-esteem crisis.  Then, special correspondent Harry Koniditsiotis (the Switchblade Kid) talks to our guest "Bubba" John Bonds (River City Tanlines, Subteens, Kenny Brown, etc.), who tells a story about touring with R.L. Burnside that includes an Iggy Pop sighting and and run-in the with law.  To close things out, J.D. debuts a rough mix of a new song he's working on.  

Host J.D. gets into why he decided to launch a crowdfunding page and talks to four creative friends - Chicago visual artist Dylan Sowle, Chicago musician Mike Fox (Arthhur), Memphis musician Jeremy Scott (Reigning Sound, Toy Trucks), and Chicago comedian Andy Fleming - about monetizing their creative lives.  Then J.D. plays a couple of songs off of his "great lost album" project.  

Host J.D. re-lives the week gone by, including such highlights as finally filing for unemployment and celebrating 13 years of marriage to Jenn.  Later, Memphis musician Jack Alberson checks in via prerecorded message, J.D. unearths a forgotten "gem," and Jenn joins the show to talk about binge-worthy TV.  

Musician J.D. Reager introduces himself and his struggle to the listening audience and tells the sad but ultimately uplifting story of how he "got here" and why he decided to launch a new podcast in the midst of a pandemic.