Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols

(NOTE-Previously released in Spring 2013) In part 1, JN pays tribute to some of his favorite live performances on record from some of his favorite bands. This episode is his most low key performance because he was preoccupied with studying for his Algebra 1A final exam. Songlist available on the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.

(NOTE-This is an episode from 2013 in which the spoken stopsets to be re-edited due to a legal settlement agreement made in 2014. The music is still intact.) Nichols pays tribute to the late and great Alvin Lee from "Ten Years After" who recently passed away. He also vents about his masochistic nature as he deals with the sadism of his everyday personal life. Later in the show, he gives a loving shout-out to some of his favorite podcast shows that he feels that you should listen to. Songlist available on the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.  

(NOTE-Released in 2013) Jay Nichols pays tribute to some of his favorite one hit wonders songs. Nichols also gives his viewpoint on what he feels an "Ohhh Song" is and debates if a good pair of breasts can be a good diversion from a great piece of music. Songlist is available on the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.

(NOTE-This is a previously released episode from 2013 that had to have its spoken stopsets re-edited due to a 2014 legal settlement agreement.) Jay Nichols rocks out to some of his favorite space rock jams as he ponders a new and scary life frontier which would is recording a podcast episode while his "unofficial wife" is in another part of the house and he feels that he has to be quieter than usual so that she doesn't walk into the room. He also deals with the possibilities of a screwed up species like the human race infesting the rest of the galaxy and doing more damage. Songlist is available on the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.

(NOTE-This is a previously released 2013 episode in which the stopsets had to be re-edited due to a 2014 legal settlement agreement.) Jay Nichols vents about the dire political climate and economy along with workers conditions and rights as he faces his 44th birthday on February 11, 2013. The songlist is available on the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.

(PRODUCTION NOTE-This was a previously released episode that has been edited due to legal reasons.) JN decides to talk about how overwhelmed he is with modern technology...due to his iPhone that he pays through the nose for in monthly bills. The songlist is available on the Facebook page.

Nichols pays tribute to some of his favorite songs from the "power pop" era as he reflects and opens up about some hard truths regarding his life after his 46th birthday. For the uninformed, "Power Pop" is a musical style that gets its inspiration from the British and American pop and rock music from the sixties. The style uses strong melodies, vocal harmonies with simple arrangements and solid drum beats and guitar riffs. The production sound is also highly compressed. Songlist is available on the Facebook page (Original Broadcast Date: March 17, 2015)

(NOTE:This is a redacted version of a February 2013 broadcast. The sound gaps are intentional because content had to be edited out for legal and personal reasons.)   In Episode 7, Jay Nichols deals with the listerner reaction aftermath to the "Episode 6-Working Class Hero" episode. He also deals with Valentines Day issues along with being financially broke and feeling mentally exploited. He also unleashes his venom on the media regarding their body image attacks involving the women at the 2013 Grammys ceremony. (Original Broadcast Date: February 15, 2013)

JN pays tribute to the music collection of the recently passed Harvard, IL high school music teacher, Gary Gerdt, that was donated to the Harvard Diggins Public Library that contained several hard to find Blues/Jazz titles from the Blue Note, EmArcy and CBS record labels. This is volume 1 of a two part series. Songlist is available on the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.(NOTE: This is a redacted episode that was originally broadcasted on September 29, 2013. Some of the contacted was redacted due to legal content reasons.)

Jay Nichols continues to pay tribute to the extensive Blue Note, EmArcy & CBS jazz and blues colluection that was donated to the Harvard Diggins Public Library from the late Harvard, Illinois music teacher, Gary Gerdt, who had recently passed away. Nichols also gives his two cents over the tragic shootings that happened in D.C. and Chicago and his hatred about how the Republicants are creating a government shutdown because they hate having a Democratic Black President in office that they have to take orders from. CONTENT NOTE: This is called the "redacted version" because some of the things that I said had to be edited out due to legal reasons. (Original Broadcast Date: September 29, 2013)

Jay Nichols finally records a podcast episode in which he looks back on his life in 2014 in order to explain why it took him so long to record which also happens to fall on the date of the 2nd anniversary of his podcast AND the 4th anniversary of his relationship with his life partner. JN also addresses why he is boycotting Whole Foods due to what happened to a close friend of his recently. He also tries to explain what happened to him regarding his legal battle while trying to not violate his gag order. So, he uses the Geoff Tate Vs. Queensryche legal case as an example. He also talks about why he feels that the whole cyber attack involving the Sony film, "The Interview", was a "War Of The Worlds" type of publicity stunt and why people need to get over the Oscar snub regarding the film, "Selma". By the way, the episode title is a tribute to the film, "Two Days One Night". Playlist is available on the show Facebook page. (Original Broadcast Date: January 16, 2015)

Episode 24-The Beaten Generation has Jay Nichols doing his first podcast in 2014 after a job and life related hiatus and talks about what happened to him. He also plays what he considers to be his favorite song of 2014. Playlist is available on the show's Facebook page. NOTICE: This is a previously released episode that had to be edited for content due to previous legal issues. Despite that, its still an enjoyable episode.

Jay Nichols returns to podcasting after a six month hiatus and personal emotional breakdown in order to expand on Episode 25 which was an episode that he wasn't so thrilled with after hearing the finished episode. Songlist is posted on the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.

Part 1 is the first in a 4 1/2 part retrospective series in which Jay Nichols looks back on what life was like when he was growing up during the ages between 11 through 20 during the years of 1980 to 1989 under his previous slave name of Jemal David Wilson while he lived on the south side of Chicago, Illinois during the eighties along with his friends that helped him get through his life as he dealt with his highly toxic and dysfunctional family. Songlist is available of the FB page. Music can be purchased through Spun.com and other music retailers. This is a remastered edition that fixes the sound quality of the music from the previous version.

This is a remastered version of the January 2013 broadcast in which the sound quality has now been fixed and you can actually hear the music without metallic distortion. In Episode 4, JN celebrates the creative way that rock music has been used in modern cinema. He also talks about what going to the movies was like during his childhood. He also pays tribute to the first ever transsexual woman to star in a Bond film and he also pays tribute to the careers of actor/director Fred J. Lincoln (F.J. Lincoln) & actor/songwriter David Hess from "The Last House On The Left" who had recently passed away. Playlist is available on the Facebook page. Songs can be purchased through Spun.com and other music retailers.

Jay Nichols looks back on when he was growing up as an awkward teen named Jemal Wilson and how home video and music video affected his life in part 2 of a 4 1/2 retrospective series. Playlist is available on the Facebook page. Songs can be purchased through Spun.com and other music retailers. Original broadcast date: May 2, 2014

JN plays music that currently reflects his current psychological state as he follows the format of the most downloaded episode of his podcast series. Songlist is available through the Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page.

Episode 1 is the official debut episode of the podcast series that pays tribute to New Years Day 2013 with songs about drinking and drugs. You also are introduced to host Jay Nichols who used to be a former radio disc jockey who has an abrasive attitude and is stepping up to a mic for the first time in over a decade after walking away from the business a long time ago. (Original Broadcast Date: January 4, 2013)

JN pays tribute to the influencial artists that passed away during 2012 as he deals with his own mortality and failed achievements as he nears his 45th birthday. Songlist available on Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols Facebook page. Major apologies for leaving out Lillian Lopez from "Odyssey", Ed Cassidy (Spirit), Marva Whitney (James Brown Singer) and guitarist Ronnie Montrose due to either an oversight or because the songs would not load into GarageBand due to ACC restrictions from iTunes. (Original Broadcast Date: February 1, 2013)

In “The Soothing Sounds Of Sodium Thiopental, Pancuronium Bromide & Potassium Chloride (Songs For Floating On An Endless Sea Of Big Azz Titties)-Episode 14”, Jay Nichols pays tribute to the passing of Richie Havens, Storm Thorgerson, Christina Amphlett, Allan Arbus and the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist bombing. Nichols then decides to create the perfect music soundtrack to listen to as you decide to give yourself a voluntary lethal injection in order to remove yourself from life on Planet Earth. Songlist is posted on the “Music Diversity Protection Program With Jay Nichols” Facebook page. (Original Broadcast: April 26, 2013)