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The Volume Down Podcast

The Volume Down Podcast

By: John Byron Moore
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A podcast offering late-night atmosphere and music to connect, entertain, inform, and encourage. You'll hear stories and discussions inspired by books, media, music, and general observations of life. It's basically a shortened version of my late night community radio show - should I ever have one. Email: john@volumedownpodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094700581088&mibextid=LQQJ4d Instagram: Instagram.com/thevolumedownpodcast X: @john_volumedown Cover photo copyright 2023 John MooreJohn Byron Moore Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 3 - Sandcrabs, Lazy Dads, and Jerks at the Bar
    Mar 25 2026

    NOTE: Reposting this episode which, for reasons unknown to me, just went away one day.


    Daytona or bust; Sandcrab Armageddon; Marketing for lazy dads; Old Time Radio; How to know when you're the Jerk at the Bar; Be nice, help, or go away.


    Credits:

    Opening Theme – Holding Hands performed by Macroform,used by permission. Available at https://www.jamendo.com/track/1863981/holding-hands

    Transition Music – Laguna Beach performed by JuliusH,used by permission. Available at https://pixabay.com/music/alternative-laguna-beach-californian-surf-rock-pop-2020/

    Transition Music – The Entertainer, composed by ScottJoplin, Public Domain. Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Frog_Legs_Ragtime_Era_Favorites/04_-_scott_joplin_-_the_entertainer/

    Transition Music – Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331 - III.Alla Turca, composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, used by permission. Available at https://musopen.org/music/18-piano-sonata-no-11-k-331/. “Musopen (www.musopen.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. We provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Put simply, our mission is to set music free.”

    Closing Song – Ciro, composed and performed by LeeRosevere and Chris Zabriskie, used pursuant to a Creative Commons license BY-NC 4.0 International, available at https://archive.org/details/hpr076_Farrago


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    42 mins
  • Episode 10 - The Art Show!
    Mar 25 2026

    Art – words and mental images by Washington Irving; My eagle flew too far from the sun; Dad’s first drag show; The wise guy artist; Do bananas and bad philosophy make good art?; The art closest to us; Keep art alive – starting with your own.


    During the podcast you’ll hear the following music listed in the order in which it appears:

    1. Holding Hands by Macroform is used undera license issued through Jamendo Licensing. The song can be found at Jamendo.com.

    2. Frozen Ground by Josh Woodward is used underCreative Commons license BY International and is available at joshwoodward.com

    3. Perfect by Josh Woodward, see above

    4. Orchestral Waltz by Kevin MacLeod, by KevinMacLeod (incompetech.com) is used under Creative Commons license By Attribution3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    5. Coin Op by Josh Woodward, see above

    6. Preludes by Josh Woodward, see above

    7. Eleven Mile Canyon by Art Sonic is used underCreative Commons license BY-NC-SA 4.0 International and is available at https://archive.org/details/NS057.


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    33 mins
  • A Volume Down Christmas 2025
    Dec 22 2025

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This seasonal episode comes to you just under the wire with my very best wishes for a joyous Christmas.


    Thank you to these very talented artists for allowing me to use their music in this episode. Please visit their websites to learn more about them and their music:

    Angels We Have Heard On High and O Holy Night - Performed by Mark Bodino. Used through a Creative Commons license. https://www.jamendo.com/album/170343/my-favorite-christmas-guitar-songs

    Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella, Deck the Halls, and Here We Come A-Wassailing - Performed by Jon Sayles. Used by permission http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm

    O Come, All Ye Faithful - Performed by Cindy Ribet and David Fields. Used by permission. https://cindyribet.com/


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    40 mins
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