The Land of Make Believe with Old Man Ratchet

11/23/2025

Yes I know the Vols are playing the Gators in the swamp right now, but don't let that stop you from turning on your radio while watching. Just mute your screen, turn on the close captioning and let my show provide the soundtrack. 8 to 10 pm on WOZO - Knoxville Community Radio 103.9 or on any internet connected device at wozoradio.com

11/16/2025

I'm in Atlanta with family this weekend and forgot to promote the show. Oh well. Here's the download link and track list for the episode that played last night.
https://archive.org/details/land-of-make-believe-aired-11.15.25-both-hours

11/14/2025

New Show Saturday night!

11/09/2025

Wow, I go away for a weekend and this whole place goes to isht. Well I'm back, tougher duckers and got a whole new episode tonight. I wanted to keep General Strike's EDM going by making my 1st hour a house music mix. Something quick and dirty for your Saturday Night!
Hour 2 is fressssssh. Go all kinds of new tracks from Public Enemy, Aesop Rock, De La Soul, and you know I'm going to play the hardcore gangsta song of them all, Gordon Lightfoot's The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Thhhhhaaaaaaaaaats right.
All that & much much more.
Tune in. wozoradio.com or 103.9 fm on your radio.

11/05/2025

A co-worker turned me on to this when discussing the lack of Thanksgiving songs.

Celebrate Thanksgiving or DIE. Our annual holiday parody is "Get This" by Slipknot, which appears as a b-side from their 1999 album "Slipknot". Psychostick's...

11/04/2025

Yeah, Halloween is over, but enjoy the latest episode anyway: https://archive.org/details/land-of-make-believe-aired-11.1.25-hip-hop-halloween-both-hours

11/01/2025

Halloween was yesterday, but I'm not ready for spooky season to be over! I'm at my yearly ̶c̶̶u̶̶l̶̶t̶ ̶m̶̶e̶̶e̶̶t̶̶i̶̶n̶̶g̶ (not a cult) Itchy-O Hallowmass show in Denver, but I have a brand new episode with over 2 hours of classic Halloween party hip hop jams line up for you. Lot's of old school and some newer tracks sprinkled in. Tune in and enjoy!

10/26/2025

Newest episode is up. click the link for listening, downloading and track list. https://archive.org/details/land-of-make-believe-aired-10.25.25-both-hours

10/26/2025

Spooky sounds on the ol' radio show tonight! Yes, I knows the Vols are playing, but don't let that stop you! Watch the game with subtitles on and the volume off. Turn up your radio and you have the best of both worlds.
I'm on until 10 pm (est) on 103.9 fm here in Knoxville and wozoradio.com everywhere else!

10/19/2025

Here it is, last night's episode. Hour 1 is a D'Angelo tribute and hour 2 is dedicated to those who protested against fascism. https://archive.org/details/land-of-make-believe-aired-10.18.25-both-hours

10/19/2025

My eyes are on the game, my ears are on the radio. Tonight's 1st hour is a tribute to D'Angelo (R.I.P.). The 2nd hour is a dedication to everyone who participated in a No Kings protest today. Thank you for standing up for democracy.
I'm on wozoradio.com and 103.9 fm in Knoxville until 10 pm. Tune in and groove with me.

10/12/2025

Alright y'all, the new episode is up! Track list will be in the comments, but you can see it at the link as well. If anyone knows of a FREE unlimited podcast service, lemme know. Podcasts.com has been wonky lately. https://archive.org/details/land-of-make-believe-aired-10.11.25-both-hours