On air and online: Wednesday, March 11 – Sunday, March 15 – People Have the Power!
Guests:
Author: Dennard Dayle is the author of How to Dodge a Cannonball (Henry Holt), a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War.
Music: Lenny Kaye is an American guitarist, composer, record producer, and writer, and is a founding member of Patti Smith and Her Band.
Music: Aybil – Memphis-based songwriter – American Body
Hosts: Jim Dees with house band, Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers
Tune in, turn on, crank up!
Airtimes:
Thursday, March 5 – 6 pm (CT) WUMS 92.1 University of Mississippi
Wednesday, March 11 – 10 pm (ET) WUTC 88.1 FM Chattanooga, TN
Thursday, March 12– 8 am (CT) WYXR 91.7 FM Memphis, TN.
Saturday, March 14
5 pm (CT) Mississippi Public Broadcasting
9 pm (CT) Alabama Public Radio
Sunday, March 15
3 pm (ET) WUOT | 91.9 FM, Knoxville
2 pm (MT) KNCE 93.5 | Taos, New Mexico
6 pm (CT) Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Archived here: Thacker Mountain Radio Hour – WYXR | 91.7 FM | MEMPHIS
Dennard Dayle is the author of How to Dodge a Cannonball (Henry Holt), a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War.
The book was selected: New York Times Notable Book of 2025; An NPR Books We Love; A New York Times Editors’ Choice, and:
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Fiction Books of the Year;
One of People’s “Best Books of June 2025;” and
one of LitHub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2025.”
The book follows Anders, a proud Union flag twirler (happy to escape his violently insane mother) – until he’s captured. Then he tries life as a diehard Confederate.
“…a knockout punch” – N.Y. Times
“This is not the typical Civil War novel, but the dark humor and commentary on race, class, and the American experiment in the midst of its biggest test make for an entertaining, thought-provoking read.” — Library Journal
Dennard Dayle is a Jamaican American author who lives in Brooklyn, New York. His short fiction has appeared in the New Yorker and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.
His previous book was the short story collection, Everything Abridged (Abrams), named a Best Book of the Year by the New Yorker.
Lenny Kaye is an American guitarist, composer, record producer, and writer, and is a founding member of Patti Smith and Her Band.
Kaye is also renowned for curating the highly influential rock and roll album, Nuggets. The compilation is a two-album set released in 1972, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965 – 1968.
Last year for Record Store Day, he released a 50th anniversary album of songs from Nuggets, Lenny Kaye and Friends Live At The Cat’s Cradle – A 50th Anniversary Celebration Of Nuggets, performed by Kaye, Steve Wynn and Alejandro Escovedo, among others.
Kaye is also a fine writer. In his latest book, Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll (Ecco) he explores ten different cities or regions that birthed rock and roll.
From Elvis’ Memphis, the Beatles’ Liverpool, Patti Smith’s New York, or Kurt Cobain’s Seattle, the author (and reader) revels in the communal energy that creates a scene and shakes the world.
Kaye lives in New York and, it must noted, for New Year’s Day 2026, he played pedal steel for Hank-o-Rama, an annual Hank Williams tribute show.
Aybil (pronounced “able”) is a singer-songwriter from Memphis, TN (after a stop in New Orleans and formative gospel years in Tulsa, OK).
Her releases include the EP, Shame, the EP When It’s Not You, It’s Me; and the singles, Shallow Waters, Jordan Poole and American Body.
Aybil’s music reflects her love for storytelling and pulls from folk, gospel, and 60’s soul.
