The Langdon Auger Show
September 1st 2026
Featured Artists: Blood, Sweat & Tears, Green Day, Live.
There is one thing that drives me nuts, that being when you are awaken at night by dreams that just send you way back to a time in the past that was not a good time. Not like a nightmare, those usually come and go but i mean those that keep you up at night. They won’t let you get back to sleep so you have to stay up till 5am just to try and get tired again but the dream haunts you. Quite annoying to say the least. More annoying than that is the religious manipulation, the government distractions or the corporate exploitation that happens non stop in todays society. Granted it has been happening a long time before this modern time but it is really prevalent in todays world. Ok so i am an old guy who sees the world thru non rose colored glasses but age has it’s benefits. Songs like Live “Selling The Drama” from their Throwing Copper album says it in a absolutely beautiful way, we need to stand up and be counted. No longer should we allow any of the above mentioned keep happening to us as a general society. People are suffering out there, whether it is personal trauma, or isolation which surrounded us with strangers and unfamiliar surroundings, we realizes we are completely alone, symbolizing crushed expectations and the painful transition into society just makes it so hard to crawl out and it should not be that way. Life is precious and it is a right! No longer should governments, corporate or churches be allowed to do the harm they are doing. But that means we have stand tall…are you ready to stand tall?
In this archived September 1 edition of the Langdon Auger Show, Ward greets listeners, invites song requests, and talks through songs from his playlist. He reflects on a song about trauma and isolation, then later leads a chair-dance break and introduces an '80s set.
About this episode
On air, Ward hopes September will be a little better than August. He tells listeners how to use the website's live chat to request a song and asks them to save their username. He says he chooses songs he likes.
Discussing one of the songs, Ward describes a young womanâs story after trauma and isolation. He says she withdraws before meeting a supportive man who offers comfort and safety. Ward adds that people need more patience and a safe place to heal from past hurt. Later, he reads Liveâs âSelling the Dramaâ as a song about rejecting manipulation by religious groups or government.
Later, Ward calls a song a good choice for chair dancing and suggests moving in the kitchen while making supper or coffee. He then introduces an '80s set, reviews some of its music, and says goodbye to listeners.
Full spoken transcript
Transcribed from the recording and lightly edited for readability. Song lyrics and recorded interludes are omitted. Some audio could not be transcribed; those gaps and unclear words are marked in brackets. Timestamps are approximate. The comments reflect the speakersâ own experiences and views.
Full spoken transcript (click to collapse or expand)
00:03:21
From around Vernon, British Columbia, of course. That is Brianna Stewart, appeared on Mountain Stock 3 out in Kelowna, and quite a talent she is for sure.
Welcome to the mentalhealthradio.ca here on Tuesday, September 1st, and a happy beginning of September. Hopefully September is just a little bit better than August, but we don't know. It's only the first day, so let's hope so. Keep our fingers crossed. You're listening to the Langdon Auger Show. We're going to be here until 8 o'clock tonight. We're going to be playing all kinds of great tunes, but we also take requests. We don't just play random stuff. If you want to hear something, on our website, there's a little live chat there. Enter your username. Make sure you save it. Put the request in there. I'll look at it and see if I got it. I most certainly will play it.
We're going to start it off probably one of Rod Stewart's better songs. Once again, just my opinion, right? That's all. That's all. I'm picking out songs, and I went, I like that Rod Stewart song, so let's play it. So here it is. Let's play.
00:04:36
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00:33:44
The lovely voice of Annie Lennox and âWhy.â What a great voice she has. Before that, of course, we had April Wine, Canada's very own. And tonight is a wonderful time to fall in love. David Bowie, live from Montreal in 1983, was in there with âSpace Oddity.â And Blood, Sweat, and Tears was in before that.
00:34:05
And that's a story of a young lady who has gone through a traumatic event. Suffered trauma, isolation, and all that. And how she just kind of falls inside herself. And she finally meets a supportive man who offers her comfort, safety, gentle words. You know, invitation to break her painful silence. You know, and that's what the world needs is a little bit more patience. A safe place to heal from your future past. Or from your past hurt, I suppose, more so than the future.
00:34:38
And a great tune there. Rod Stewart started off that set with… âEvery Picture Tells a Story.â And that is most wonderfully true. All right. So how are we doing here? 6:32. Got to get back into the music with some Green Day.
00:34:52
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00:57:05
What a great song there by Prism and âAmerican Music.â We had Blue Ăyster Cult in before that with âGodzilla.â Collective Soul was in there as well. And âGelâ, Oasis, âWonderwall,â Smashing Pumpkins and âMuzzle.â And what a great song that is. I love that one. But we started it all off with Green Day and âBoulevard of Broken Dreams.â And such an amazing song.
00:57:30
We got one more set of music to go before our dance portion of the show. So we're going to give you just a little three-pack here to kind of, you know, warm up, you know, get hydrated and all that kind of stuff. We're going to start with a song by Live. And it's called âSelling the Drama.â And it's all about, you know, manipulation from either religious groups or our government. And all about having to, you know, break through and all that. And telling you all to kind of reject the manipulation and refuse further manipulation. Here it is.
00:58:07
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01:07:23
Oh, that is our main mantra here at Mental Health Radio. Oh, that's Gallery, âI Believe in Music.â And we all believe in music. Music is everywhere around us. It's for every situation that we are in. There's always music there. It helps us, it cures us, it makes us feel better, and that's a great song. That says it all right there. Your music is the universal language. Donovan in before that with âMellow Yellow,â and we start that set off with Live, âSelling the Drama.â Well, it's six minutes after, which means it's time for our dance portion of the show. So hopefully you're all ready. Hopefully you're all hydrated and stretched out. We're not really going to push you very hard today, but I do have a couple that maybe you might really want to get into. I'm going to start off with a nice whirl and twirl song, as Sarah would say, and just to get you warmed up. Here it is.
01:08:45
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01:18:08
Oh, it could be the best chair-dancer song that we've ever played here on the Langdon Auger Show. You can sit in your chair and you just put your hands up and, you know, doesn't even kind of take your breath away or anything else like that. Works out the arms pretty good, but that is, of course, Sway and âHands Upâ. Gloria Gaynor in before that with a great survival song and just strength and resilience of coming back to the person and just saying no when things are wrong in your life and you know it. And we started off with just a silly song, something we should do more often, just dance in the kitchen, maybe while we're making supper or making our coffee, just doing a little whirl and twirl, you know, just kind of enjoying it. Well, it's 17 minutes after right now, so I got a bunch of music coming your way, so I better get right at it.
01:20:00
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01:42:12
Whoa, is that not a set of '80s music there? That is a great tune there from Modern English and âI Melt with You.â Juice Newton in before that, of course, with her big hit, âQueen of Hearts.â And she played Churchill Square when that first came out. And this was back in 1979, early 1980. And boy, oh boy, she was really good. Had her band, Silver Spur, at the time. And what a great solo career she's had.
01:42:38
Love and Rockets, explaining exactly all about the '80s and âBall of Confusion.â Bow Wow Wow in there as well with âI Want Candy,â Big Country, and âIn a Big Country.â And we started off with Aerosmith along with Run-D.M.C. and âWalk This Way.â
01:42:56
Well, we only got about 20 minutes left in the show. So I got another set of music coming your way. And then we'll come on back to say our goodbyes.
01:43:03
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01:58:16
Massively huge album, Hotel California. That is, of course, The Eagles and âNew Kid in Town.â Dr. John in before that with âRight Place, Wrong Time,â Great Big Sea. Great song about, you know, believing in yourself as a person. You know, âOrdinary Day.â And we started that off with a great tune from 54-40.
01:58:40
And love you all. Love you all for tuning in today. Thanks for listening in here on our September 1st show. We're back tomorrow night, starting at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. We're going to do the same thing. Only this time, maybe you'll want to request a song. I'm just throwing it out there as an idea. Well, happy mental health to you. We're going to end the show with a great tune from Faith No More and âEdge of the World.â
01:59:04
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