
Episode #23
WPKN 89.5 fm Love & Communication, September 16, 2026: Curated by R/B Mertz, Special Canada Edition
This Very Special Episode of Love & Communication was curated by Toronto author and fellow music nerd, R/B Mertz Playlist Title: Love and Communication DJ Name: Michelle Morgan Playlist Start Date: Sep 16, 2026 Playlist Start Time: 8:00 PM Playlist End Time: 11:00 PM 8:00 PM Mark Ruse "Coast 2 Coast" 8:00 PM A 1000 Poets "Night Prowl" 8:01 PM Sam Ross "Sam's Montage" 8:04 PM Incognito "Need To Know" 8:05 PM Cat Power "Love & Communication" 8:07 PM Dolly Parton "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" 8:10 PM Erykah Badu "Appletree - 2B3 Summer Vibes Mix" 8:14 PM Big Freedia "Ol' Lady" 8:17 PM Eels "Fresh Blood" 8:22 PM Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown "Please Mr. Nixon" 8:27 PM KNEECAP "Guilty Conscience" 8:29 PM Digable Planets "Where I'm From" 8:37 PM Indigo Girls "I Don't Wanna Talk About It" 8:40 PM Lola Young "Good Books" 8:44 PM Tracy Chapman "For My Lover" 8:48 PM Yazoo "Only You" 8:51 PM Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" 8:56 PM Billy Bragg "All You Fascists" 8:58 PM Mickey & Sylvia "Love Is Strange - From "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack" 9:01 PM Judy Collins "Someday Soon" 9:07 PM Nicole Atkins "The Way It Is" 9:15 PM Amy Winehouse "Valerie - Live, BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, London/2007" 9:18 PM Tom Waits "Jockey Full Of Bourbon" 9:21 PM Laura Mvula "Flying Without You" 9:25 PM Christine and the Queens "Nuit 17 à 52" 9:29 PM The Last Domino "Hyperballad" 9:35 PM Carpenters "Superstar" 9:39 PM The Beatles "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Remastered 2009" 9:41 PM Lucy Dacus "Dancing In The Dark" 9:45 PM April March "Laisse tomber les filles" 9:45 PM April March "Chick Habit" 9:47 PM Lou Reed "Andy's Chest" 9:50 PM Leonard Cohen "Suzanne" 9:54 PM Tom Morello: the Nightwatchman "One Man Revolution" NOTE: MICHELLE PLAYED THE WRONG SONG. THIS SHOULD IN NO WAY BE A REFLECTION ON R/B MERTZ'S TASTE 9:57 PM Talking Heads "Take Me To The River" 10:02 PM SBTRKT "NEW DORP. NEW YORK" 10:07 PM Nicole Atkins "I Love Living Here (Even When I Don't)" 10:10 PM Simon & Garfunkel "Keep the Customer Satisfied" 10:13 PM Robyn "Time Machine" 10:16 PM Queen of Japan "I Was Made for Lovin' You" 10:20 PM Lupe Fiasco "Daydreamin' (feat. Jill Scott)" 10:24 PM Sofi Tukker "Hey Lion" 10:27 PM Primitive Radio Gods "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" 10:33 PM Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving" 10:38 PM Paul Simon "Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes" 10:43 PM Sister Rosetta Tharpe "Strange Things Happen Every Day" 10:46 PM Ferron "Our Purpose Here" 10:50 PM David Bowie "Oh! You Pretty Things - 2015 Remastered Version" 10:53 PM Sam Cooke "The Best Things In Life Are Free - Live" 10:55 PM Sinead O'Connor "Drink Before The War": NOTE: MICHELLE CHOSE THIS BECAUSE THE LIST WAS A LITTLE SHORT AND R/B MERTZ WOULDN NOT HAVE CHOSEN THIS SONG. About Love & Communication and your host, Michelle Beaulieu-Morgan: I was born and raised in Maine and will mention it at least once per show. I came to Connecticut 15 years ago to pursue my PhD in American Studies at Yale and then stayed. I currently live in Hamden with my two cats and a lot of plants. During the day I work in staff Learning & Development at Yale. I spend most of my non-work time as an artist and writer. You can find me online at my website , on Substack , and on Discogs . I was recruited to radio by Val Richardson, who asked me to come on as a programmer after a few casual mentions of concerts I was going to or had recently attended. Programming is something like a dream-I-didn’t-know-I-had come true. I was always the friend who knew a lot about music or was trying to turn people on to bands or songs I came across, but I didn’t have an outlet (or a semi-captive audience). In high school, when the wind was blowing the right way, I would listen to Bates College Radio out of Lewiston, Maine, and wish I could have a radio show. My show typically features recent music in the Indie/Alternative/Americana/Dream-Pop/Folk-Pop/Folk/Punk/Post-Punk genres. I focus primarily on female and queer singers and musicians. I also have a soft spot in my heart for Classic Rock, which was the soundtrack of my youth.






