The Dad Rocks Podcast
By Galen A. Smith Sr.
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Dad Rocks is hosted by Kentucky Colonel, Writer and Podcaster, Galen A. Smith Sr. of Bowling Green, Ky. Smith talks about the local weather in Southcentral Kentucky and gives updates about the Facebook
group, “Dad Rocks" (Smith also interviews special guests occasionally)
and then gets into "A Rock Song Inquiry." His blog, “A Critic From The South" was created in March of 2010 but renamed in Oct. of 2022 to "The Dad Rocks Podcast." “The Dad Rocks Podcast" first aired on Sept. 11, 2020. The Dad Rocks Podcast & Dad Rocks logo was copyrighted in 2022. www.acriticfromthesouth.blogspot.com
The Dad Rocks PodcastApr 02, 2024
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203: April Wine's "I Like To Rock"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and April Wine's "I Like To Rock" in "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Apr 02, 202418:46
202: Bob Marley and The Wailers: "Jamming"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, Dad Rocks and Bob Marley and the Wailers' hit song "Jamming" in "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Mar 02, 202424:40
201: Writer Benjamin Craig Long, "Delafield: Confessions of a Boy From The Wrong Side of The Tracks"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks Facebook group and interviews Bowling Green, Ky., writer Benjamin Craig Long, author of the book, "Delafield: Confessions of a Boy From The Wrong Side of The Tracks"
Feb 03, 202441:41
200: Happy New Year 2024 & Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks Facebook group and Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" in a "Rock Song Inquiry."
Jan 01, 202422:19
199: BG Weather & Run Rudolph Run By Chuck Berry
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks Facebook group and Chuck Berry's 1958 Classic Christmas Rock Hit Song, "Run Rudolph Run."
Dec 01, 202324:32
198: An Interview with Mark Mahagan, Publishing Partner of the Good News Magazine Exchange
Galen talks about the Bowling Green weather, the Dad Rocks Facebook group and interviews Bowling Green resident Mark Mahagan, Publishing Partner of the Good News Magazine Exchange.
Nov 01, 202334:28
197: An Interview With Tonyboyy About His New Album "Doll Me Up."
Galen talks about the Bowling Green, Ky., weather, the Dad Rocks Facebook group and Tonyboyy and his new album "Doll Me Up." Tonyboyy aka Tony Smith, formerly of the indie rock band, Sleeper Agent of Bowling Green who lives in East Nashville now.
Oct 04, 202339:08
196: Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral weather, what's going on in the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and "A Rock Song" featuring the late Jimmy Buffett's tropical hit rock song, "Margaritaville."
Sep 06, 202324:29
195: AC/DC's Highway To Hell
Galen talks about the local weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and A Rock Song Inquiry: "AC/DC's Highway To Hell."
Aug 03, 202320:51
194: The Rossington Collins Band
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and the Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks Facebook group and A Rock Song Inquiry "Rossington Collins Band."
Jul 06, 202322:31
193: Elton John's "Tiny Dancer"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green, Ky., weather, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and the June 2023 edition of Elton John's Classic Rock Hit song, "Tiny Dancer."
Jun 01, 202322:27
192: BG Weather & Kiss' Rock & Roll All Nite
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather and Kiss' 1975 Classic Rock Hit Song "Rock & Roll All Nite" on "A Rock Song Inquiry" segment.
May 04, 202323:21
191: BG Weather and Led Zeppelin's 1971 Classic Rock Hit Song "When The Levee Breaks"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and Led Zeppelin's 1971 Classic Rock Hit Song "When The Levee Breaks" in "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Apr 06, 202324:53
190: BG Weather & The Police's "King of Pain" Classic Rock Hit Song
Galen talks about the Bowling Green, Ky., weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and A Rock Song Inquiry: The Police's classic rock hit song, "King of Pain."
Mar 02, 202319:00
189: An Interview With Joe Imel, GM of the Bowling Green (Ky) Daily News
Galen talks about the Bowling Green weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and does an extensive interview with Joe Imel, GM of the Bowling Green (Ky) Daily News.
Feb 02, 202348:21
188: Bowling Green Weather & Foreigner's "Rev On The Red Line"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Weather, the private Facebook group called "Dad Rocks" and Foreigner's hit rock song called "Rev On The Redline" on a "Rock Song Inquiry."
Jan 05, 202311:54
187: BG weather & Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon & Yoko Ono.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group called "Dad Rocks" and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Dec 01, 202222:36
186: BG Weather & Molly Hatchet's "Flirtin' With Disaster"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group called "Dad Rocks" and Molly Hatchet's "Flirtin' With Disaster" classic rock hit song on a "Rock Song Inquiry."
Nov 03, 202224:25
185: BG weather & "Party Rock" A Local Bowling Green, Ky., DJ & Entrepreneur
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook book group, "Dad Rocks" and conducts an interview with "Party Rock" a local Bowling Green, Ky., DJ and Entrepreneur.
Oct 06, 202228:39
184: Bowling Green Weather and Bruce Hornsby & The Range's "The Way It Is."
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Private Facebook Group "Dad Rocks" and Bruce Hornsby's Classic Rock Hit Song Called "The Way It Is" on today's episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Sep 08, 202225:14
183: Bowling Green Weather & Led Zeppelin's "Fool In The Rain."
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook book group, "Dad Rocks" and Led Zeppelin's "A Fool In The Rain" in today's episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Sep 01, 202218:07
182: Bowling Green Weather & "Burning Love" by Elvis.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group & Elvis Presley's "Burning Love" hit rock song in this week's episode of a "Rock Song Inquiry."
Aug 18, 202217:46
181: Bowling Green Weather & Cheap Trick's "Surrender."
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and Cheap Trick's teen anthem classic rock hit song called "Surrender" in today episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Aug 11, 202221:02
180: Bowling Green Weather & "American Woman" by The Guess Who
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and the classic rock hit song called "American Woman" by The Guess Who on today's episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Aug 04, 202224:08
179: BG & "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns n' Roses.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and Gun n' Roses hit rock song, "Sweet Child O' Mine" in this week's episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Jul 21, 202217:02
178: BG Weather & Def Leppard's "Animal."
Galen talks about the Bowling Green & Southcentral weather, the private Facebook group "Dad Rocks" and "A Rock Song Inquiry" featuring Def Leppard's hit rock song called "Animal."
Jul 14, 202215:48
177: BG "Inferno" Weather & "Hollywood Nights" by Bob Seger.
Galen talks about the extremely hot weather in Bowling Green & South Kentucky, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Hollywood Nights" by Bob Seger.
Jul 06, 202216:58
177: BG Weather & "Touch Me" by The Doors
Galen talks about the Bowling Green & Southcentral Kentucky weather and The Doors' hit rock song called "Touch Me" in this week's episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Jun 23, 202218:23
176: BG Weather & "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and the Rolling Stones' hit rock song "Gimmie Shelter" in today's episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry."
Jun 16, 202222:45
175: Bowling Green Weather & "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks Private Facebook group and "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd in today's episode of "A Rock Song Inquiry" segment.
Jun 08, 202214:37
174: BG Weather & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and this week's "A Rock Song Inquiry" featuring the hit song called "Scenes From Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel.
May 11, 202216:16
173: BG Weather & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the "Dad Rocks" private Facebook group and the hit Rock song called "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin.
May 02, 202217:01
172: BG Weather & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Bad Company."
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather and the rock song called "Bad Company" by the hard rock band called "Bad Company" in a Rock Song Inquiry segment of today's podcast.
Apr 27, 202210:05
171: Into, BG Weather and A Rock Song Inquiry: A Flock Of Seagulls' "I Ran (So Far Away)"
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks Facebook group and A Rock Song Inquiry: A Flock Of Seagulls' "I Ran (So Far Away."
Apr 20, 202219:37
170: BG Weather & "Running With The Devil" by Van Halen.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the Dad Rocks Private Facebook group and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Running With The Devil" by Van Halen.
Apr 06, 202218:07
169: BG Weather & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Shout It Out Loud" by Kiss.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and A Rock Song Inquiry, "Shout It Loud."
Mar 30, 202217:18
168: BG Weather & A Rock Song Inquiry: Cage The Elephant's "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked."
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" and A Rock Song Inquiry: Cage The Elephant's "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked."
Mar 23, 202223:18
167: BG Weather & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Man In The Box" by Alice In Chains.
Galen talks about the local Bowling Green and Southcentral weather, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Man In The Box" by Alice In Chains.
Mar 16, 202220:02
166: BG Weather, Dad Rocks & A Rock Song Inquiry: Back In The USSR by The Beatles.
Galen talks about today's Bowling Green & Southcentral Kentucky weather, the private Facebook group, "Dad Rocks" & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Back In The USSR by The Beatles.
Mar 09, 202218:04
165: BG & Southcentral Weather, The Dad Rocks Group & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Subdivisions" by Rush.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather especially with Spring being just around the corner, the private Facebook group "Dad Rocks" and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Subdivisions" by Rush, the Canadian trio rock band that came out in 1982.
Mar 02, 202223:46
164: BG & Southcentral Kentucky weather & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Draw The Line" by Aerosmith.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral weather, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and A Rock Inquiry: "Draw The Line" by Aerosmith.
Feb 23, 202212:56
163: BG Weather, Dad Rocks & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky Weather, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who.
Feb 16, 202215:22
162: BG Weather, Dad Rocks and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky Weather, the Dad Rocks Private FB Group and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears.
Feb 09, 202214:59
161: Groundhog Day Again, Upcoming Icy Weather and A Rock Album Inquiry: The Grand Illusion by Styx.
Galen talks about Groundhog Day, the upcoming inclement weather in Bowling Green, Ky., with freezing temps and rain which will turn into icy roads. He also talks a be out "A Rock Album Inquiry" on Styx's 1977 smash hit album called "The Grand Illusion."
Feb 02, 202221:05
160: Intro, Another Round Of Snow In BG & A Rock Song Inquiry: "Crazy Train" By Ozzy Osbourne.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky weather with another round of snow predicted to be coming our way tonight here in Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky. Then he talks about the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and finally he gets into A Rock Song Aquiry where he talks about Ozzy Osbourne's song called "Crazy Train."
Jan 19, 202217:20
159: Intro, Things Are Improving In Bowling Green And A Rock Song Inquiry: "Dogs" by Pink Floyd.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green, Ky., weather, how things are improving in Bowling Green after the tornadoes from a month ago and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Dogs" by Pink Floyd.
Jan 12, 202216:24
158: Happy New Year 2022, Possible Snow And A Rock Song Inquiry: "Penny Lane" by The Beatles.
Galen talks about the New Year of 2020, possible snow in Bowling Green and Southcentral Kentucky and A Rock Song Inquiry: "Penny Lane" by The Beatles.
Jan 05, 202213:56
157: Recovery Efforts From The Recent Tornadoes in BG and A Rock Song Inquiry: New Year's Day by U2.
Galen talks about the Bowling Green weather, the ongoing and recovery efforts in Bowling Green from the recent deadly tornadoes, the Dad Rocks private Facebook group and A Rock Song Inquiry: New Year's Day by U2.
Dec 29, 202116:53
156: Hope For Bowling Green, Ky. In 2022 and A Rock Song Or Christmas Song Inquiry: Jingle Bell Rock
Galen talks about recent tornadoes in Bowling Green whare 16 people were killed last early Saturday morning and all of the relief efforts in the community and A Rock Or Christmas Song Inquiry: "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms.
Dec 22, 202115:50
155: The Deadly Tornado in BG, Ky., and A Rock Album Inquiry: Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas"
Galen talks about the deadly tornado that ripped through his hometown of Bowling Green, Ky., early Saturday morning and the aftermath of it. He also does "A Rock Album Inquiry" this week and talks about Stevie Wonder's the Christmas album, "Someday At Christmas."
Dec 15, 202118:01