The Langdon Auger Show
March 19th 2026
Featured Artists: John Lennon, Dwight Yoakam, Primitive Radio Gods
Todays show is the day before the spring time starts according to the calendar hanging on my wall so, lets see if it is true. just no real rhyme to the show today just reflections. Primitive Radio Gods song “Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand” is such an amazing song and largely under rated in my humble opinion with great lyrics like these “Am I alive, or thoughts that drift away? Does summer come for everyone? Can humans do as prophets say? And if I die before I learn to speak can money pay for all the days I lived awake, but half asleep? With the potential weather turning to a brighter time of year(at least hopefully) we look forward to those longer days and warmer temperatures. Come on Spring…let’s do this!
In this archived March 19, 2026 episode of the Langdon Auger Show, Ward marks the last show before spring. He talks about sharing listener stories on the website and asks what helps people get through the night. Between songs, he takes Oliver's Collective Soul request and describes the station's growing music collection.
About this episode
Ward opens the last Thursday show before spring with an invitation to chat or request a song. He explains how listeners could share stories on the site's blog, by name or anonymously, and says he would leave their words unchanged.
Ward says the station has just hit 52,000 songs and lists a mix of genres. He takes Oliver's request for Collective Soul, talks about what music helps him get through the night, then sets up one last set and thanks 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 speakers’ own experiences and views.
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To start off the Thursday show here on MentalHealthRadio.ca. Thanks for tuning in. This is the Langdon Auger Show. And yes, it is March 19th. It's our last show before it becomes springtime, so this is kind of the pre-spring show. Welcome in. We're here till 10 o'clock, of course, Mountain Standard Time. I want to thank everybody for tuning in. What we do is we just kind of play some music. We try to chit-chat. You want to chit? Just come on down to the live chat. Enter your username. Make sure you save it. Start talking. Let's talk mental health. We'll talk whatever you want to talk about. You want to request a song? That's how you do it as well. Otherwise, just sit back and listen. Hopefully you're going to enjoy the tunes we're going to hear today. We're going to kind of go all over the place. We got no real theme going on, so just music. Music soothes the most savage beast.
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What a great song there by Cat Stevens with 'Two Fine People.' And before that, we had some R.E.M., 'Losing My Religion,' from their Out of Time album. The Electric Light Orchestra started it all off with 'Telephone Line.' How are you doing? It's 13 minutes after 8 o'clock. I'm used to saying 5 o'clock because we do the show, yeah. Anyway, welcome to the show. This is mentalhealthradio.ca.
If you don't know, there are so many things that are involved in Mental Health Radio. Also, we have the AI companion down below there. Her name is Violet, named after my grandmother. So if you want to have any questions or you have any thoughts, maybe talk to Violet is her name. It's like sitting in Granny's kitchen having tea. It's just nice and relaxing. We have all the Langdon Auger shows. Listen to those if you want to go back and listen to a day that you missed. We also have all our podcasts that we've done so far. We've been together now for four years. And we have quite a few podcasts. Some of them didn't make it onto the new improved website because we lost a lot of that when we moved over from GoDaddy.
However, we also have a blog section on the website there where we want to tell your story. You want to email me your story? You want to tell me your story? We'll put it on that section. I won't change your words. I won't put your name in there if you don't want it. You can go as anonymous as you want to be. People just need to hear stories. And maybe your story will help somebody else. Maybe you'll realize that somebody will read your story and go, 'That's exactly what I'm dealing with right now. How are they dealing with it?' And it might help somebody. You never know. There's a couple of good ones there right now. Check those out as well.
But also music. We have 51,000. Oh, sorry. We just hit 52,000 songs. And we have it all over the place: country, western, classical, hip-hop, rap, rock and roll, jazz, blues, all kinds of songs. So we just keep playing music because we believe that music is the cure for a lot of that stuff. You've got a song for any mood that you're in. Any mood that you're in. You're in a bad mood, you've got a song. You're in a really happy mood. Maybe it's payday or something like that. You've got a mood to get you ready to go. You have a song for that. So that's what we do here. Speaking of music, let's get back to it.
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… very first album, of course, that is Primitive Radio Gods, and that song was also in the Jim Carrey movie The Cable Guy. It also has a sample from B.B. King's 1964 song 'How Blue Can You Get?' And that was 'Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand.' Before that, we had some Dwight Yoakam and 'Suspicious Minds.' And John Lennon was in there with 'Whatever Gets You Through the Night.' With me, it's mostly music that helps me get it through the night. What helps you get through the night? Let's play some more music, shall we? How about some Bob Seger?
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From 1994 to 2001, they could do no wrong. That is, of course, Collective Soul and 'Heavy.' Before that, we had Dick Dale, who was known as the King of Surf Music, and his Calling Up Spirits album with 'Third Stone from the Sun.' Bob Seger, of course, and the Silver Bullet Band started that set off with 'Roll Me Away,' which is a story about a man who's losing it. He's lost, so he takes his bike across the country, meets up with a girl, they roll away, and then he feels double-crossed. Bob had quite a few good moments there. Psychology, if you will. Hey, how are you doing tonight? It's almost quarter to the hour of, uh, 9 o'clock now. Once again, I'm still thinking 5 o'clock start, but yeah, welcome to the show, Mental Health Radio. This is the Langdon Auger Show. We're playing music, we're chit-chatting. Come on down, join Oliver and I in the chat room, and let's just see what you got to say, or maybe what requests you got. We did have a request in there. Oh yeah, Collective Soul was by Oliver, so that's how easy it works. Let's get back to some music and George Benson.
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I miss your music. I mean, yes, I can listen to it anytime I want, but I was really looking forward to what you're coming up with next. That is 'Every Kind of People.' And before that, another wonderful male artist, Bob Dylan. Oliver and I were just talking. There's not many duds in the Dylan library. Not really. We heard 'Like a Rolling Stone' and Mr. George Benson, Mr. Entertainment. What a guitar player he is with 'Gimme the Night.' We are here just about the first hour is done, so let's continue on with some music.
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Live in Milano, somewhere around 2002. That's, of course, Queen and 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' Before that one, 'Renegade.' We started off with another live track, and that was Roxy Music and 'Love Is the Drug.' Eleven minutes after right now, we're gonna keep on going with the music. Got a surprise coming up. I haven't played this gentleman in a very long time, and I love him dearly. He's one of those great artists from the old days where I grew up. That's coming up right after The Classics and 'Spooky.'
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… of the decades, wasn't it? That is, of course, Stone Temple Pilots from their 1994 album Purple, and 'Interstate Love Song.' Sly and the Family Stone in before that with 'Everyday People.' We went all the way back and picked up some Frank Sinatra with 'That Old Black Magic.' We started it off with Classics IV and 'Spooky.' Twenty-three minutes after the hour. Right now we're getting close to our time where we have to say good night, but we'll keep playing some great music here.
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… of those in my lifetime. Of course, that is 'Tequila Sunrise' by the Eagles. Night Ranger in there as well with 'Sister Christian.' Great vocals from Seals and Crofts doing 'Diamond Girl.' And, of course, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show started off with 'Freakin' at the Freakers' Ball.' We're just under 20, or just over 20, minutes left in the show. Thanks for tuning in. Thanks for all the requests. We're going to continue on with the music, though. Great one from The Cult.
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… 'Under My Wheels,' Alice Cooper as well. We also had The Cult in there, a little 'Wild Flower.' Well, that's just about it for me. I am out of here for the night. I got one more set of music, so hopefully you can, um, I know, I think Oliver was looking for a different version, but I think I'm gonna have to play this one instead because I don't have the version he's looking for. So let's get right to it. One more set of music and I'll be back.
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Of course, that incredible voice of Amy Lee, who was once considered the greatest vocalist of all time. She's very good. Greatest of all time? I highly doubt it, but that's my opinion. Of course, that is Evanescence and 'Bring Me to Life.' Bronski Beat in before that with 'Small Town Boy.' Unfortunately, all the band members of Bronski Beat are all gone, all gone, except for Jimmy Somerville, the lead singer. He's the only surviving member of that band. Marshall Tucker Band in before that, and 'Can't You See.' That's it for me. The time says it's 10 o'clock, so time for me to go. I got time for one more tune, but I just want to wish you all a happy mental health, and thank you all for tuning in and for your requests. We got some Buddy Holly coming up. We got The Diamonds coming up as well as Snap. But we're going to end the show with a Canadian band. And think they're better than the solo artist that sings for them. That's just my opinion, though. Once again, here it is. Max Webster in 'High Class in Borrowed Shoes.' Have a good evening. Thanks for listening.
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