Jeremy

@jeremydgoodwin

Arts & Culture Senior Reporter at St. Louis Public Radio. Many clips for Boston Globe, WBUR, Berkshire Eagle & others. I enjoy: Phish, Boston Red Sox, national parks, Shakespeare, BBC Natural History Unit.

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Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Apr 23

Sometimes the Boston Globe is right on point! (Sometimes, like when running long pieces by Richard Hanania in the Ideas section — true story — it is horribly, inexplicably off)

Screenshot from bostonglobe.com with photo of a Pilgrim historical interpreter and headline ”Were Pilgrims the first Massholes?”

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Jan 2

I had never put a sticker on a laptop. It just felt wrong, and I think they can start to look kinda trashy if you don’t do it right. So this move was a big swing for me. But I’m happy and proud to obscure an apple with this sticker for The Mockingbird Foundation! No sticker shock here. @mbird.org

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Dec 19

Did your holiday party at work also include annual chili and pie contests?

Photo of seven chili samples in little cups on a cardboard tray, with a plate of other food nearby.

Photo of samples of seven varieties of pie on a disposable plate.

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Dec 13

Even after "release," I adjust "A non-ironic, not (cheesy) Christmas," my now-7hr19min revisionist holiday odyssey. Now I'm done! Here's a thread w/links on YouTube, Apple Music, Amazon Music & Spotify And for the diehards, my updated notes are attached! YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

With much joy I present to you the updated 2025 edition of “A non-ironic, not (very) cheesy Christmas,” a revisionist holiday playlist full of bangers that I’ve been curating and expanding annually for about 13 years.

An alternate title could be “A no-cringe Christmas.”

For much of its history, this was a playlist you could comfortably enjoy in one sitting/standing/dancing, with gatherings and parties always the ideal setting. (I made the first version on the fly for a gathering. It’s had the same first song since then.) But it keeps growing, as new recordings are released and I discover older ones I’d missed.

Over the years I’ve gradually built out little corners of the playlist that originated as quick stopoffs at one genre or another. The entire thing is now almost a series of sub-playlists within the greater one, with one to three song transitions between sections — all framed by opening and closing stretches that freely mix styles.

I continue to sweat out every additional song, every sequence. New songs only make it these days if they’re playlist-worthy and they fill a need in the flow, as it’s come to be. Even with those strict conditions, this year I somehow ended up adding 1 hour and 45 minutes of music, which stuns me. I just kept coming across stuff that needed to be included, much of it released in recent years...

“Non-ironic” is now a 7 hour and 19 minute playlist that is not merely a pile of good songs to shuffle (which would be fine), but an epic musical story whose every page has been considered and reconsidered through hours of listening and testing.

So whereas I used to say that you really gotta start with the first song and let it play, lately I’ve given my endorsement to do that or to scan the list and start at the beginning of a section that particularly appeals to you at the moment. But it remains my dear wish that, wherever you start it, you let it play in sequence and go along on the ride.

All you have to do is hit play once, but FYI this is how it breaks down. (Transition songs between sections aren’t represented.)

“A non-ironic, not (very) cheesy Christmas” 2025

1. Opening Survey (45 min)

(“Aint No Chimneys in the Projects” by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings through “Here Comes Santa Claus” by Ramsey Lewis Trio)

2. Slinky R&B & Other Beats (43 min)

(“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Robert Glasper through “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto” by Snoop Dogg)

3. Girl Groups and Other Pop (34 min)

(“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [Live]” by Darlene Love through “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” by Kylie Minogue)

4. Acoustic Christmas (63 min)

(“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” by Sam Bush through “The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams

5. Rock N’Roll N’ Relatives (60 min)

(“”Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses through “Merry Christmas Baby” by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band)

6. Funky, Soulful Christmas (74 min)

(“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by Jackson 5 through “Christmas Will Really Be Christmas” by Lou Rawls)

7. Jazz Bands Big and Little (65 min)

(“Deck the Halls” by Herbie Hancock through “O Tannenbaum” by Vince Guaraldi Trio)

8. Anthems & Encores (35 min)

(“White Christmas” by Otis Redding through “Silent Night (Noche de Paz)” by Lucía

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Nov 27

And if you're still using Spotify, that existing link is fully updated for 2025, but I'm not tryna drive traffic there w/this post so will skip the link. Enjoy! And please share "A non-ironic, not (very) cheesy Christmas" widely, if you're inclined!

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Nov 18

There are going to be so many of these at the next few NYE shows. (P.S. Would.)

Screenshot of the online listing for a new, gold velour shirt on sale by Phish for $96

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Nov 10

The premise is people are buying used books to project the stolen valor that they’ve already read the book before, and that men reading books anywhere in public is a new trend indicating the pervasiveness of … social media-fueled vanity? This reads like parody— the work of a too-online person.

Screenshot of headline from The Independent: “Hang on, when did reading become so performative (and the latest ick)?

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Oct 25

Next up: Well I don’t know if my Dad was familiar with Idris Ackamoor and/or The Pyramids, but I enjoy having the box set of their first albums, and copies of the three fantastic ones they’ve made in recent years, on the shelf. The old records are a lot more like Percussion and Reeds Gone Wild 🪘🪘🪈

A hand holding front LP
cover of The Pyramids’ “King of Kings.” The black and white cover photo shows five musicians, all Black sitting near some leafless vegetation.

A hand holding back LP
cover of The Pyramids’ “King of Kings.”

Cropped photo showing album’s accompanying essay on the back of the LP sleeve. The Pyramids’ “King of Kings.”

Cropped photo showing album’s personnel and track listinv on the back of the LP sleeve. The Pyramids’ “King of Kings.”

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Oct 25

Saturday listening. When I saw this in a thrift I immediately placed that my Dad had this in his collection when I was a kid. I was wondering how the sound would be with all 45mins of the Fifth on one side, but it’s quite acceptable! And some notes taboot. #vinyl #beethoven #middlebrow #thrifting

Photo of a white hand holding the LP cover for Great Performances #6, which is Leonard Bernstein conducting NY phil in Beethoven Symphony No. 5 and Schubert’s 8th. This info is conveyed newspaper headline style, with a black and white photo of Bernstein.

Photo of the back cover of Great Performances #6 LP. Liner notes and program listing is complemented with short liner notes and images of Beethoven and Schubert.

Jeremy@jeremydgoodwin· Oct 20

Ack! Crossing Rt. 70 in the rain to interview a woman holding a “Jesus Is The Only King” sign at the “No Kings” rally in ruby red St. Peters, I slipped and broke my foot. But you can hear my quick radio report from the protest on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social today & The Gateway podcast.