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  Welcome to #WaybackWednesday! Check out today's Top 10 70's & 80's Songs of the Day, enjoy and thanks for listening. 10 The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays the Fool 09 Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting 08 The Andrea True Connection - More, More, More 07 KC & The Sunshine Band - That's the Way (I Like It) 06 Sister Sledge - We Are Family 05 Sade - When Am I Going To Make A Living 04 Peter Gabriel - Big Time (Extended Version) 03 The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination [Extended Version] 02 Depeche Mode - People Are People 01 Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (Extended Version) https://archive.org/download/channelqueenvalaudio/Val%20Wayback%20Sept%20A%202026.mp3 All previous sets are found in the Queen Val audio archive here https://archive.org/details/channelqueenvalaudio Got a song request? Get in touch via email channelqval@xmail.net Catch Queen Val on ZiFM Stereo's The Big Show , Mondays to Fridays 10am to 2pm or on Get Lifted , Sundays 6-9am Central Af...

  It had been a while since one of these came out but here it is - #CoolTuesday! Check out today's Top 10 Cool Tunes of the Day, enjoy and thanks for listening. 10 Jill Scott - Pressha 09 St. South - So Many Places 08 Jenevieve - Head Over Heels 07 F3miii - Noble 06 Justin Bieber - SPEED DEMON 05 Kevin Jonas - Changing 04 Kehlani featuring Justin Bieber - Up At Night 03 33 featuring Dub FX - Raise the Tribe Up 02 rshand & Duce - Unfold 01 Coldplay - Church https://archive.org/download/channelqueenvalaudio/Val%20RnBCool%20Sept%20A%202026.mp3 All previous sets are found in the Queen Val audio archive here https://archive.org/details/channelqueenvalaudio Got a song request? Get in touch via email channelqval@xmail.net Catch Queen Val on ZiFM Stereo's The Big Show , Mondays to Fridays 10am to 2pm or on Get Lifted , Sundays 6-9am Central African Time. Streaming Live on https://zifmstereo.co.zw/ Follow Queen Val via her Whatsapp Channel for updates on her appearances on ZiFM Ster...

Last week was one of those weeks where things start busy at the end of last weekend and just carry on being busy until the next weekend. Busy at work and busy at home because we had a house guest that showed up last Sunday and departed Saturday morning. This is why I wasn't active during the week and it was only yesterday when I got something out. Not exactly a great start to the new month but it's another week now so this can count as Great Start (Take 2). Hopefully that also doesn't count as a jinx because it's when I'm planning things out or looking forward to something, stuff gets in the way and it happens so often that I've noticed.  I want to throw in a little reminder about the Saturday edition of Weekend Bonus Stage having two episodes of The Circle remaining. I wrote about this in the Show Notes for Episode 23 and had asked for anyone to chime in with recommendations and suggestions for the next fiction audiobook that we can get into. That episode came...

  Welcome to Gaming History (Extended Mix) ! This is a video series that serves as an "extended" version of #MonarchyGamingHistory , a regular segment on the Tuesday (tech news) edition of the Morning Monarchy radio show (hosted by James E. Pilato of Media Monarchy ).  If you like this content and the other work that I do (Pokémon ROM hack walkthroughs, DJ sets, manga/comic book podcasts, Weekend Bonus Stage and more), you can support me from here https://mrtkallen.blogspot.com/2023/09/support.html If you're new here and need to catch up... Gaming History (Extended Mix) [July 2026] ( Episodes 0 to 7 ) Gaming History (Extended Mix) [August 2026]   ( Episodes 8 to 14 ) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sunday 6 September 2026 Episode 15: OutRun  40th Anniversary 40 years ago last week, on 4 September 1986, Sega released OutRun for arcades in Japan. Watch on the Internet Archive https://archive.org/download/gaming-history-extmix/Gaming%20History%20Ext.%2015.mp4 Watch on YouTube...

Closing out the month of August with #SoulfulSunday, welcome to it! Check out today's Top 10 Jazz, Reggae and Afro Songs of the Day, enjoy and thanks for listening. 10 Mary Stallings - Li'l Darling 09 Horace Silver - Song For My Father 08 Acoustic Alchemy - Wish You Were Near 07 Jeff Lorber - Ain't Nobody 06 The Black Seeds - Cool Me Down 05 Serge Gainsbourg - Marilou Reggae Dub 04 Wayne Jarrett - Love In Mi Heart 03 Jojo Kuo - Why Can't You See 02 Oliver N' Goma - Adia 01 Ladysmith Black Mambazo featuring Dolly Parton - Knockin' On Heaven's Door https://archive.org/download/channelqueenvalaudio/Val%20SoulSun%20Aug%20A%202026.mp3 All previous sets are found in the Queen Val audio archive here https://archive.org/details/channelqueenvalaudio Got a song request? Get in touch via email channelqval@xmail.net Catch Queen Val on ZiFM Stereo's The Big Show , Mondays to Fridays 10am to 2pm or on Get Lifted , Sundays 6-9am Central African Time. Streaming Live on ...

Welcome to #DanceSaturday! Check out today's Top 10 Dance Songs of the Day, enjoy them and thanks for listening! 10 Dolly Parton - It's Too Late (House Remix) 09 DJ Kent - I Can't Survive 08 K.D. Lang - Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix) 07 Kerri Chandler - All The Downloads (BW Vocal) 06 Shouse - Love Tonight (Extended Mix) 05 Josh Byrne & Naux - 1998 04 Hercules & Love Affair - Omnion (Joe Goddard Remix) 03 Kx5 featuring Hayla - Escape (Extended Mix) 02 Elderbrook featuring Bob Moses - Inner Light 01 Empire Of The Sun, BLOND:ISH - Walking On A Dream (BLOND:ISH Remix) https://archive.org/download/channelqueenvalaudio/Val%20Dance%20Aug%20A%202026.mp3 All previous sets are found in the Queen Val audio archive here https://archive.org/details/channelqueenvalaudio Got a song request? Get in touch via email channelqval@xmail.net Catch Queen Val on ZiFM Stereo's The Big Show , Mondays to Fridays 10am to 2pm or on Get Lifted , Sundays 6-9am Central African Time...

It is #WaybackWednesday and these are the Top 10 70's and 80's Songs of the Day, enjoy and thanks for listening! 10 Samantha Sang - Emotion 09 Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way 08 Giorgio Moroder - Chase 07 Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door 06 Dolly Parton - You Are 05 The Who - Eminence Front 04 Babyface - Tender Lover 03 Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce 02 Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money 01 Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough https://archive.org/download/channelqueenvalaudio/Val%20Wayback%20Aug%20A%202026.mp3 All previous sets are found in the Queen Val audio archive here https://archive.org/details/channelqueenvalaudio Got a song request? Get in touch via email channelqval@xmail.net Catch Queen Val on ZiFM Stereo's The Big Show , Mondays to Fridays 10am to 2pm or on Get Lifted , Sundays 6-9am Central African Time. Streaming Live on https://zifmstereo.co.zw/ Follow Queen Val via her Whatsapp Channel for updates ...

Welcome to Bonus Stage! This is where you'll find the links to as well as show notes for the ROM hacks, other games and audiobooks featured in each episode during the month. If you have any comments, feedback, recommendations or suggestions for future episodes please leave all that in the comments section for this post and not the comments sections of the other platforms where the episodes will be posted, because it would really suck if you left your stuff there and *Poof* that platform is either gone, turned to crap or my account there is deleted haha (I'm trying not to jinx THIS site 😅). I hope you enjoy this series, thanks for watching and listening. You can support Weekend Bonus Stage and any of the other content that I do  (Pokémon ROM hack walkthroughs, DJ sets, manga/comic audio series, Gaming History (Extended Mix) and more) from here https://mrtkallen.blogspot.com/2023/09/support.html Weekend Bonus Stage archive: https://archive.org/details/weekend-bonus-stage Previ...

Happy Sunday, how's your weekend been? I'm pleased to report that I'm much better than I was last weekend, when I felt as if I was one twitch away from coughing up my remaining lifespan haha. It wasn't just terrible, it sucked. Having a runny nose should be punishment enough. I still have a lingering cough and the old nose hasn't completely stopped leaking yet but other than that, I'm doing fine and should be active again next week after the extended (political) holiday weekend.  As of a couple of weeks ago, you can find me on Substack as well now. Just like with Ko-fi it's another way for people to support me and the content since I've stepped away from Patreon. It'll also serve as another place where you can watch, listen to or even read (if I decide to start publishing walkthroughs there too) what I post there.   Many thanks to you and all who have been checking out Gaming History (Extended Mix) , especially those who enjoyed the #MonarchyGamingH...

Welcome to Gaming History (Extended Mix) ! This is a video series that serves as an "extended" version of #MonarchyGamingHistory , a regular segment on the Tuesday (tech news) edition of the Morning Monarchy radio show (hosted by James E. Pilato of Media Monarchy ).  **Update: Monday 13 July 2026** Initially I had planned for this series to be a one-episode-per-week series, following after that Tuesday's #MonarchyGamingHistory segment. I realise now that two episodes per week is the sweet spot, which would allow for episodes that can cover "honourable mentions" or subjects which I don't think would make it on the segment, as well as events which I've missed and would like to shine a spotlight on. These can be featured on episodes released either on Mondays or Tuesdays (latest) while the episodes released later in the week feature what I would've prepared for the segment. If you like this content and the other work that I do (Pokémon ROM hack walkthr...