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FM Radio (US) / Internet (UK) DJ (‘Challenging’ Progressive Music) Mission: Support artists and expand listeners’ aural pallets. Originates from the PNW. Past Lives: Army LTC/NATO/transit operator/ski patrol... when you're older, you've 'done things'.

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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACK SHOW #627 (“What We’ve Become”)
You’re not the same person you were decades ago, and neither is Mike.
Influences lead to change… and change, we all have.

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05.08.2025 01:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #626 (“The Black Hole Of Truth”)
Hey, we’re all fallible, and Mike does his best to be accurate and truthful.
But a growing black hole is consuming the truth…
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[Yes, Mike knows this is a fake solar eclipse. Fitting, huh?]

29.07.2025 00:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #625
(“Might As Well Smile”)
Are things really bad?
No. Things just are what they are.
Not all bad, not all good.
But what we focus on determines how we feel.
Mike bets you’ll be smiling by the end.

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22.07.2025 02:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #624 ("Community")
Artists… DJs… Listeners…
All are welcome here where relationships are built.
Tune in and become a part of The Community.
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15.07.2025 00:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #623 (“Independence?“)
This July 4th is different…
Some will wrap themselves in the flag.
Others will wonder if they’ll ever want to fly it again.
Well now, aren’t WE living in a tale of two realities?

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08.07.2025 00:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #622 (“Cultural Parallax”)
Parallax: Viewing the very same thing completely differently from disparate positions. Hmmm… funny how listening to Mike's show works like that too.

01.07.2025 01:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #621 (“On Whose Authority?”)
We all take direction from somewhere, right?
Well… while Mike has rules too, he really doesn’t when it comes to the music.
And that’s evident this week, as much as with any other.

24.06.2025 02:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #620
(“And What Exactly Is Winning?”)
This week Mike’s back to the (mostly) new music… and there’s a LOT of it!
There might also be a loose theme that’ll likely puzzle you (as in, ‘why does he even DO that?’).

17.06.2025 04:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #619
(“Cascadence 2025 Wrap-Up Show”)
Mike wraps up ProgTracks’ coverage of Cascadence 2025 with… um, a wrap-up show. Yeah, it’s that simple!
Well… at least for the first hour.

10.06.2025 01:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Mike's lucky streak continues, as he gets to interview Kavus Torabi and Dave Sturt of Gong! Kavus and Dave themselves may not be so lucky, however.
After all, this is ProgTracks. 😏

02.06.2025 23:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #617 (“To Each Their Own”) THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #617 (5-26-2025) “To Each Their Own” ProgTracks has always been its own thing, appealing to a circle of listeners with a certain eclectic taste (and likely leaving those ou...

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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW
(“To Each Their Own”)
ProgTracks has always appealed to listeners with eclectic taste, leaving some others scratching their heads. This week’s show furthers that old adage:
To Each Their Own.

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27.05.2025 01:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #616
(“Cascadence 2025 – Rachel Flowers”)
Mike says “Somebody pinch me!” as he’s joined this week by none other than fascinating multi-instrumentalist, Rachel Flowers.

20.05.2025 01:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Permanent Waves and Melt.
Although I saw Sabbath with Dio live that year and they were excellent.

14.05.2025 13:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #615
(“The Grotesque Void Of Uncertainty”)
Mike says the only thing that’s certain in this world is that there will be great music on this week's show.
With 'great’ being subjective, just tune in and decide for yourself.

13.05.2025 00:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #614
("Cascadence 2025 - Moon Letters: This Dark Interview")
The first of an interview series for Cascadence 2025 in Seattle on June 13-14... with MOON LETTERS!
Lots of music from this great band and associated artists...

06.05.2025 01:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #613 (“It Comes In Waves”)
Music… and life… seem to come in waves.
It’s about surviving the crests… and dealing with the troughs.
Where are we now? Mike thinks maybe in both?
But who cares as long as we have good music!

29.04.2025 00:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #612 ("Conflagration")
Does anyone smell smoke?
Could be the music Mike's playing this week... or the country.
Or both.

22.04.2025 02:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #611 (“I’ll Take A Dozen”)
It's the 12th Anniversary of The Progressive Tracks Show! Come celebrate with some of 'Mike's music'.
As Mike likes to say: "611 shows... not fired yet!" 😅
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15.04.2025 00:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #610 ("It. Is. Time.")
Mike continues his musical rant against incomprehensible current events.
But he'll give no overt opinions, cuz he knows his listeners can read the room...

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08.04.2025 01:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #609 ("Don't Touch That Dial!")
Mike might not play the music you think you want to hear... but he does play the music you need to hear... as long as you don't touch that dial.

06.04.2025 22:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Powerful ideas like this often come from tragic events like the Kent State shootings:
Students who would later form Devo witnessed these shootings...and that was instrumental in their concept of de-evolution.
Student Chrissie Hynde, who would later form The Pretenders, also witnessed the shootings.

06.04.2025 21:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #609 (“Don’t Touch That Dial!”) THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #609 ("Don't Touch That Dial!") Mike plays music you need to hear... as long as you don't touch that dial.

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01.04.2025 00:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #608 (“A Dream Of Summer")
We're all wishing for summer to roll around... but what else will summer bring?
#progrock

25.03.2025 02:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #607 (“Reflect… Regroup”)
After hitting the U.S. crisis theme pretty hard over the last few weeks, Mike takes time to reflect and regroup with some appropriate music.
Well, appropriate for The Progressive Tracks Show!

18.03.2025 01:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Agree that this is a good one. Does my heart good.

12.03.2025 22:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #606 ("We Made It To March!")
After seemingly the longest February on record, Mike savors the little things... like just making it to March.
Music, as always, can be a healing force.

11.03.2025 02:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #605 (“Never the twain shall meet…”) THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #605 (“Never the twain shall meet…”) Mike curates another show of ‘most uniquely interesting’ music (yes, that’s a euphamism for ‘he certainly plays some crazy schtuff’). T...

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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #605 (“Never the twain shall meet…”)
Mike curates another show of ‘most uniquely interesting’ music.
The topic?
Hell, I don’t even think Mike knows at this point…

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04.03.2025 02:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I guess fact-checking (which few in the U.S. government and press will do) is disrespect?

28.02.2025 20:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m not embarrassed to be an American, but I am embarrassed of our President and Vice President. There’s a difference.

28.02.2025 20:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I’ve been badgering my representatives to support organized marches in our area. If 50501 gets a national march together, I’ll do my best to be there.

28.02.2025 20:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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