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Episode 93 (Local Channels)

2016/7/30
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Notes * Much of what I read about Florence was pulled from old newspaper articles. * The biography in Notable American Women: Volume 5) does a nice, thorough job with Florence story. * I first stumbled on Florence Chadwick in a photo in a restaurant in Santa Barbara and was struck by, as the photo suggested, she went on a world tour, swimming local channels.

Music * First up is Solitude), from (delightfully named) Janis Crunch. * Then we’ve got Like a Bell to a Southerly Wind), by Chequerboard. * Modular Body #7) by Machinefabriek. * After Catalunya) by Ephemetry and Richard J. Birkin. * Finishing up on The Old Favourite) by The Gloaming.