Oh wow, it took me so long to finally start my podcast. And here it is. I tried myself out with "All of Me" the famous swing-standard. I hope you enjoy it!

Karin Gadzialas Album

Episode 1 - Giving You All of Me

The second episode of my podcast "Bugle Call Radio - The Podcast all about Swing" turned out a bit different from the first episode and also different from what I initially planned. We are travelling to Kansas City this time, to get introduced to a very special band, that fundamentally influenced jazz and swing music.

Episode 2: Welcome to Kansas City

Some time has passed and in that time it has become quiet. Too quiet, if you ask me. But sometimes the mind doesn't want what the heart wants. That's why it took me two months to finally finish this episode. But some things take time and then in the end, nothing is what it used to be.

Episode 3 - Nothin' Is As It Used to Be

Listening to music at home was not always as easy as it is today. Many inventions and innovations paved the way. In this episode we will look at the very first steps of sound recording, the very first records, the first ever (controversial) jazz recording, and why most of Fats Waller's recordings were too sloppy to make it unto V-Discs.

Episode 4 - From the First Sound Recordings to V-Discs

For most people television is the number one medium, I think. But I myself am an absolute radio lover. I grew up listening to it all day long and still today it accompanies me every day. In the heyday of Swing there was no television and people gathered at home around the radio to be entertained and informed. In this episode I unravel for you the complex history of the invention of the radio, tell you about how radio crowned Benny Goodman the "King of Swing" and how Swing was used as an insidious weapon in World War II. Of course, all this is interspersed with the unique flair of the radio program from the past - the conversations, the commercials, the music. Enjoy this episode of Bugle Call Radio - this time the name says it all!