In this week’s episode Gaz & Liam start the celebrations for Tom Waits’ 70^th Birthday (imagine being at that party?!).

There’s also new music from Yola alongside classic rock n roll, blues & soul from Muddy Waters, Leon Russell, Goree Carter, Tom Waits, Frank Sinatra & a Blues Kitchen session with Ian Siegal.

Be sure to check out:

Tom Waits 70th Birthday Celebrations (with Ian Siegal & The Braindogs)
Jazz Cafe London
Saturday 7th December

https://thejazzcafelondon.com/event/ian-siegal-braindogs-play-tom-waits/

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

50th Anniversary of Abbey Road [Live]
The Jazz Café - London
Thursday 19th December 2019
https://thejazzcafelondon.com/event/beatles-abbey-road-50th-anniversary-celebration-3/ 

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In this week’s episode there’s brand new music from, The James Hunter Six, Khruangbin & Leon Bridges.

Gaz & Liam dig out some classics from Earl King, Hound Dog Taylor & an ace version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘So Long Marianne’ performed by Courtney Barnett.

There’s also an exclusive Blues Kitchen live session track from Wilder Woods.  

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

50th Anniversary of Abbey Road [Live]
The Jazz Café - London
Thursday 19th December 2019
https://thejazzcafelondon.com/event/beatles-abbey-road-50th-anniversary-celebration-3/ 

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In the penultimate episode of 2019, Gaz and Liam bring you new music from Paul & The Tall Trees & The Como Mamas, whilst digging out some classics from Howlin' Wolf, Soul & Inc, America, The Rolling Stones & Patti Page.

The next episode of The Blues Kitchen Radio will be released on Christmas Day - 25th December 2019. Celebrating 10 years of The Blues Kitchen alongside 20 blues, soul and roots artists that defined the decade. 

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

50th Anniversary of Abbey Road [Live]
The Jazz Café - London
Thursday 19th December 2019
https://thejazzcafelondon.com/event/beatles-abbey-road-50th-anniversary-celebration-3/ 

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In the final episode of 2019, Gaz & Liam celebrate 10 years of The Blues Kitchen Podcast with a look back at the finest blues, soul, folk, roots and indie music from the last decade. 

Expect music from Charles Bradley, Leon Bridges, Mavis Staples, Gary Clark Jnr, Blind Boy Paxton, JD McPherson, The Arcs, Margo Price, Alabama Shakes, Dr John, David Bowie & much much more... 

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

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In the first show of 2020, Gaz & Liam bring you new music from Nathaniel Rateliff & James Hunter alongside classic blues, soul & funk from: Magic Sam, James Brown, Ike & Tina Turner, Al Green, Howlin’ Wolf and Little Feat.

Head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube www.youtube.com/BluesKitchenTV

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

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In this week's episode, Gaz and Liam bring you new music from Early James & Pokey LaFarge.

There's also classic from Junior Wells, Howie Payne, David Porter, Pigmeat Markham, Band Of Horses and an exclusive live session with Pete Molinari.

Pete plays an acoustic version of 'Born To Be Blue' from his brand new album 'Just Like Achilles' out now on We Are Hear Music.

Head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube www.youtube.com/BluesKitchenTV

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

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Classic Blues, RnB, Folk & Soul in this weeks episode from Roscoe Robinson Frankie Miller, Sly Stone, Pops Staples, Steve Cropper, Albert King, Otis Rush, The Velvet Underground & John Prine.

There's also an exclusive Blues Kitchen live performance from Kelly Finnigan & The Atonements. 

Check out Kelly's new album, 'The Tales People Tell' on Colemine Records here: https://www.kellyfinnigan.com/ 

Head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube www.youtube.com/BluesKitchenTV

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

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Roscoe Robinson – You Don’t Move Me No More

Frankie Miller - You Don’t Need To Laugh

Sly Stone – Seventh Son

Pops Staples, Steve Cropper, Albert King – Big Bird

Kelly Finnegan – Since I Don’t Have You (BK Live Session)

Otis Rush – So Many Roads, So Many Trains 

The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane

John Prine – Angel From Montgomery

In this week’s episode, Gaz and Liam bring you new music from The Monophonics alongside classic blues, soul, gospel and roots from: Buddy Guy, Odetta, The Lone Bellow, Earl Hooker, Hightower Brothers and Jackie Wilson.

There's also an exclusive Blues Kitchen live session with The Lone Bellow. 

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles
Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

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This week, The Blues Kitchen hosts Nathaniel Rateliff. 

Nathaniel plays an exclusive version of ‘A Song For You’ originally written & recorded by Leon Russell.

There’s also tracks from Sea Level, Son House, Parliament, The Texas Gentlemen, Green Leaf Rustlers & The Grateful Dead.

For the full interview with Nathaniel Rateliff, head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/BluesKitchenTV

Be sure to check out:

The Blues Chronicles

Bush Hall - London
Thurs 27th 2020
Fri 28th Feb 2020
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

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In this week’s episode there’s brand new music from the legendary Willie Nelson alongside classics from Iron Butterfly, Bo Weavil Jackson, Bonnie Dobson, Eric Clapton, The Supremes & Terry Allen.

There’s also an exclusive session with Union Duke. The band perform their wildly infectious ‘LaDiDaDiDa’ in session exclusively for The Blues Kitchen at this year’s AmericanaFest UK 2020

To watch the performance head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube www.youtube.com/BluesKitchenTV

Be sure to check out The Blues Chronicles:

https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

Thurs 27th 2020 [SOLD OUT]

Fri 28th Feb 2020 [SOLD OUT]

Mon 5^th Oct 2020

Tues 6^th Oct 2020

Weds 7^th Oct 2020

Thurs 8^th Oct 2020

Fri 9^th Oct 2020

Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7LJ

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In this week’s episode there’s new (ish) music from Brittany Howard & Markus King alongside some choice cuts from Bobby Charles, Detroit Junior, Delaney & Bonnie, Jimi Hendrix & Lee Fields.

There’s also an exclusive session with Nathaniel Rateliff, performing an acoustic version of ‘What A Drag’ from his new album ‘And It’s Still Alright’.

To watch the performance head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube:
www.youtube.com/BluesKitchenTV

Be sure to check out The Blues Chronicles:
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/
Mon 5th Oct 2020
Tues 6th Oct 2020
Weds 7th Oct 2020
Thurs 8th Oct 2020
Fri 9th Oct 2020

Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7LJ

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Liam & Gaz play new music from The Lost Brothers alongside classics from Muddy Waters, Ruby Andrews, Supergrass, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Soul Inc & Al Kooper. 

This week, there is exclusive session with M Ward, performing an acoustic version of ‘Howlin' For My Baby’ originally by the legendary Howlin' Wolf. 

To watch the performance head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube:
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Be sure to check out The Blues Chronicles:
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

Mon 5th Oct 2020
Tues 6th Oct 2020
Weds 7th Oct 2020
Thurs 8th Oct 2020
Fri 9th Oct 2020
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7LJ

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In this weeks episode, the guys bring you brand new music from Jaime Wyatt & The Lemon Twigs. 

There's also classic blues, RnB & soul from Taj Mahal, The Meters, Sam Samudio, The Coral, The Spencer Davis Group & a Blues Kitchen archive session track from The Budos Band. Where hard Rock N Roll meets Afro-beat...

Be sure to check out The Blues Chronicles:
https://theblueschronicles.com/events/

Mon 5th Oct 2020
Tues 6th Oct 2020
Weds 7th Oct 2020
Thurs 8th Oct 2020
Fri 9th Oct 2020
Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Rd, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7LJ

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With Gaz in quarantine in the depths of East London, Liam is flying solo this week.  

There is new music from Swamp Dogg, Margo Price, Lee Fields, Los Yesterdays & The Monophonics alongside some classics from Elmore James, Al Kooper & Shuggie Otis. 

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Liam & Gaz are re-united & recording remotely while we all ride the next couple of months out in isolation...

With plenty of time on their hands, the guys dig out classic records from Muddy Waters, The Apostles of Music, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Funkadelic, The Temptations, Wilco & The Beach Boys. 

There's also an unplayed Blues Kitchen Archive session track from The North Mississippi Allstars.

When you've caught up with the podcast, head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube channel:
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Liam & Gaz continue to record The Blues Kitchen Podcast from opposite sides of London...

There's new music from Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy & Arthur Ahbez alongside classics from Fleetwood Mac, Howlin' Wolf, Creedence Clearwater Revival & Gil Scott Heron.

There's also a special new 'Live Request' feature starting this week. 

Email your requests over to radio@theblueskitchen.com

When you've caught up with the podcast, head over to The Blues Kitchen YouTube channel:
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A special episode of The Blues Kitchen Podcast to celebrate Pokey LaFarge's forthcoming LP - 'Rock Bottom Rhapsody'

The guys discuss the new album with Pokey who was kind enough to open up about his experiences & the emotions surrounding the recordings.  

Expect to hear 4 brand new songs from the LP - perhaps Pokey's finest work to date. 

** This is an additional Podcast - usual service will resume with our next episode being released on Monday 13th April **

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New music on the show this week from Laura Marling & Alison Mosshart.

Liam & Gaz also pay tribute to John Prine who very sadly passed away this week. 

Expect classic tunes form The Rolling Stones, Otis Spann, Sam Cooke & a Blues Kitchen archive session track from The Texas Gentlemen, playing their version of 'The Shape I'm In' originally written & recorded by The Band.

Ciara Haidar closes the show this week, with one of our listeners requests, performing a version of 'St James Infirmary Blues'.

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New music on the show this week from Howie Payne.

Liam & Gaz also pick out some classics from Little Walter, Cyl Johnson, Little Feat, The Little Shadows, John Prine & Lightnin' Hopkins.

Ciara Haidar closes the show once more, with one of our listeners requests, performing a version of 'Didn't It Rain'.

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Liam & Gaz play new music this week from Nick Waterhouse, The Texas Gentlemen & Orions Belte.

There's also a live Blues Kitchen Archive Session track from Nathaniel Rateliff alongside some classics from T Bone Walker, Magic & ZZ Top. 

Ciara Haidar continues taking listener requests this week, with a Bruce Springsteen cover.

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In this week's episode there is new music from Neal Francis & Swamp Dogg.

Gaz & Liam also dig out some classics from Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal, Gillian Welch, Sonny Boy Williamson & Frankie Lee. 

The wonderful Ciara Haidar continues taking listener requests, with a special Neil Young cover.

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Rare and unseen British TV footage to be shown at anniversary event.

Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero - that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz

Richard Lutz is buried by another seven days.

This week, we talk to the legendary Kool Keith. Both with the Ultramagnetic MCs and as a solo artist, and in a wide variety of personas and guises, Keith has long been one of rap’s most innovative and extraordinary voices.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/4/ for full show notes and comments.

This week, we talk to hip-hop comedy duo Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, better known as ItsTheReal. The brothers began by making hilarious sketch comedy videos, moved on to podcasting, and now have just released an actual mixtape, Urbane Outfitters. Their on-point humor, which makes fun both of and with rappers, has remained constant throughout.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/38/ for full show notes and comments.

Returning guest Bill Adler is many things — music archivist, gallerist, head of PR for Def Jam at its creative apex — but he’s also a well-known Christmas music nut. After marrying into a Christian family, he started finding the best, most under-appreciated Christmas music he could, and putting it together into a compilation. He’s been sending his Christmas Jollies mixes to family and friends every year since the early 80s.

His mixes, despite having a relatively small circulation, have gotten tons of attention over the years. So we decided to talk to him about seasonal tunes, including his very important role in creating a certain holiday standard. He gave us insight into some key Christmas samples (Run DMC’s “Christmas in Hollis”, to name one), his own Christmas favorites, and more.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/58/ for full show notes and comments.

Welcome to The Cipher! Outside the Lines With Rap Genius has been renamed, rebranded, and improved. We begin the podcast’s new chapter with Strange Music’s favorite “White Rapper,” Rittz. We talked to the Atlanta artist on the day his latest album, Next to Nothing, was released. We spoke about syllable matching, the dark side of partying, how the 1996 Olympics changed everything, and tons more.

Rittz’ fast-rapping style first grabbed fans’ attention on Yelawolf’s “Box Chevy Pt. 3” in 2010, after a decade of grinding in the Atlanta underground. He signed to Tech N9ne’s Strange Music label, where his fast-rapping acrobatics and introspective, painfully honest lyrics fit right in. Next to Nothing continues and improves on his patented style while adding some new twists — including a fair amount of singing, which we talk about during the interview.

Make sure to follow The Cipher on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Most importantly, subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes.

About the re-launch:

The Cipher is a revamp and continuation of the long-running and critically acclaimed podcast Outside the Lines With Rap Genius. We’ve taken the show outside of the Genius family in order to devote the time and attention necessary to really make it great. For those who loved the podcast previously, we still have the same in-depth conversations, the same questions no one has ever asked before, and the same variety of awesome guests. But we’ve improved everything else — the sound, the look, the format, and more.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/76/ for full show notes and comments.

This week, we talk to MF Grimm, along with his producer and group-mate Drasar Monumental. Grimm is a rapper, producer, and now an award-winning comic book writer, who is just now making some of the greatest music of his long and storied career.

After growing up in the New York City of the 70s and 80s - and making a short stint as a child actor on Sesame Street - Grimm began his hip-hop career on the city’s battle scene. He quickly gained attention, started ghostwriting for more successful acts, and was on the verge of solo stardom when he was shot and paralyzed in 1993, in an incident that also killed his brother.

Grimm recovered, and even executive produced his friend MF Doom’s 1999 solo debut Operation: Doomsday, which was recorded in the basement of Grimm’s Rockland County house. Starting in 2001, he began releasing a string of powerful solo albums that molded the ups and downs of his life into powerful artistic statements. He also moved into another medium, writing the autobiographical graphic novel Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm.

Since 2012, he has been working on the Good Morning Vietnam trilogy of albums with our second guest, producer Drasar Monumental.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/123/ for full show notes and comments.

Keith is best-known as a member of the Bomb Squad, the historic production team that changed hip-hop in the late 1980s and early 90s with their incendiary work for Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Slick Rick, Bel Biv DeVoe, and countless others – not to mention their hit remixes for pop stars like Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson.

But before Keith was helping to create some of the greatest rap albums of all time, he was part of a successful mobile DJ crew called Spectrum City, based out of his hometown of Roosevelt, Long Island. The crew consisted of most of the people who would go on to form the core of Public Enemy and the Bomb Squad.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/156/ for full show notes and comments.

Jarobi White is the mysterious fourth member of A Tribe Called Quest. He was a founding member of the group with his childhood best friend Phife Dog. Jarobi appeared on the group’s debut album People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, introducing the world at large to the group’s revolutionary vision. After that, his role in the group was intermittent - contributing ideas in the studio, showing up for some performances, and generally keeping people guessing about what he was up to.

During that whole period, and continuing until today, Jarobi was also pursuing his other passion, food. He is an experienced cook who has worked as a private chef and in Michelin-starred restaurants. He currently runs an events company called Eats, Rhymes & Life that brings together his passions for food and music in live events.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/165/ for full show notes and comments.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—if you love soulful Christmas music! We sit down with Bill to talk about the 2016 edition of his world-famous ‘Xmas Jollies’ mix, which you can stream EXCLUSIVELY from us here.

We also discuss Paul Simon, vaudeville, Atlanta, record shopping in Bayou country, the raunchiest Christmas song of all time, and much more.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/181/ for full show notes and comments.

Brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal have been merging comedy and hip-hop since 2007, when they began by making short sketch videos poking fun at (and, in short order, with) rappers. They took their comedic vision and love of hip-hop culture through a bunch of different projects: sketches, absurdist interviews with artists, podcasts, and even their own original music.

Most recently, the brothers have their own podcast, A Waste of Time With ItsTheReal. They also have a brand-new album called Teddy Bear Fresh, and an upcoming live show at the New York City nightclub SOBs on February 23rd.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/189/ for full show notes and comments.

Faith Newman is a longtime music executive who got her start—while still in college—at Def Jam Records in 1987, back when you could count the number of employees on one hand. But she is most remembered for her time at Columbia Records in A&R, where she discovered and signed a young rapper from Queensbridge who had all of New York City buzzing. She then played a key role in creating that artist’s debut album. That rapper—Nas—and the album—Illmatic—would change hip-hop forever.

But that’s only part of Faith’s story. In addition to playing a key early role in Def Jam, she also signed or oversaw albums by the likes of LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Jamiroquai, Big L, and even Miles Davis. She is now the Senior Vice President of A&R and Catalog Development at Reservoir Media, a music publishing company.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/191/ for full show notes and comments.

This is episode 200, and features a return from Kevin Coval. However, since it is our 200th, our producer Josh got Kevin, who’s also a big fan of the show, to turn the tables without us knowing and interview the show’s host Shawn. So if you’ll excuse a little self indulgence here’s the episode 200 with Kevin Coval, Shawn Setaro AND Josh Kross.

Kevin is a poet and educator who is the artistic director of Young Chicago Authors, and the author and editor of a whole bunch of great books. The latest of these is A People’s History of Chicago. The book, true to its title, covers the entire history of the city, while focusing on the experiences and victories of its working people and those struggling for justice. The book’s foreward is by a young artist who has learned a lot from Coval, Chance the Rapper.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/200/ for full show notes and comments.

Bill Adler is…well, you probably already know who Bill is. Publicist, journalist, author, gallery owner, archivist - Bill has done it all. From helping to popularize acts like Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys to defending free speech alongside Luther Campbell to boycotting the Grammys with Public Enemy and the Fresh Prince, there’s very little Bill hasn’t done.

But most importantly, Bill Adler is a Christmas music obsessive. Every year since 1982, he’s created a mix of seasonal music that he actually likes, called the Christmas Jollies. And the past five years, we’ve been lucky enough to sit down with him to discuss the music on it.

You can find this year’s collection here, and several other past volumes can be found elsewhere on our SoundCloud page.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/228/ for full show notes and comments.

This week, we talk to a man who needs no introduction, Big Daddy Kane. Kane tells us about his legacy, dissing Erick Sermon, who really produced his first album, and tons more. This is a Cipher-ized, improved version of an episode that originally ran in 2013.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/239/ for full show notes and comments.

Every Christmas since 2013, we’ve sat down with Bill—who is the former head of PR at Def Jam, among numerous other accomplishments—to talk about his world-famous Xmas Jollies mix. Bill spends the whole year scouring record stores, flea markets, the internet, and everywhere in between to find the perfect batch of great holiday music, and then shares it with his select mailing list, and with us. Now, we talk to him about some of this year’s selections.

You can hear Bill’s mix in its entirety at our Soundcloud page.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/251/ for full show notes and comments.

As many of you know, The Cipher is going on an indefinite hiatus following this episode. For more information about why, visit us on Twitter or Facebook, or just listen to this episode. But in short, we have no plans to make any more new episodes after this one. Our archives, however, will still be available and free on our website, on iTunes and other podcast apps, and on SoundCloud.

For this goodbye episode, we called up our friend and episode 201 guest Jay Smooth to interview The Cipher’s host Shawn Setaro and its producer Josh Kross. Jay, as you’ll hear, did an amazing job, and got us to touch on so many aspects of the show’s history, and of ways we thought about it over the years.

So here’s the end of the road, for now. Thanks for listening.

See http://theciphershow.com/episode/252/ for full show notes and comments.

What better way to celebrate the potential arrival of warmer months than with a Halfmoon Walking & Writing Workshop over Cannock Chase.

The University of Birmingham is set to host its first Arts & Science Festival to showcase the wealth of ideas, research and collaboration across its campus.

A charity concert has raised £700 for the Edgbaston-based charity Ammalife.

Hugh Fitzgerald, Actor, writer, director and Jiu Jitsu Coach joins Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt live in studio.

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Joey Diaz and Lee Syatt live in studio with a visit from Lee's Dad, Dick Syatt.