The Final Final (TOTR 533)

 

-As we continue our All Saints season series, we celebrate the lives of poets Diamond Dave Whitaker (11-12-1937 to 3-2-2026) and Coleman Barks (4-23-1937 to 2-23-2026)
-Content warning for discussion of religion, politics, and drug use
-originally aired on WTTU 88.5 FM The Nest on Wednesday, October 14, 2026
-episode audio archive posted after the live show
-all views only represent the host, the guests, & the artists played, never the student managers or the Communication department or the university
Bob Dylan - Fixin to Die
-Interview/commentary by Diamond Dave Whitaker, from 2012, courtesy of Cinema Timshel

-photos of Diamond Dave courtesy of Barbara Bennett and Gabreila Remy/48hills
-photo of Coleman Barks from his visit to Cookeville with Teacher On The Radio from 2-14-2019, taken at Persis restaurant

Bob Dylan - She Belongs To Me
Solomon Burke - Maggie’s Farm
-Interview/commentary by Diamond Dave Whitaker, part two
John Sebastian - Daydream 
-performance by Diamond Dave Whitaker and his son Ubidube
Coleman Barks - Some Kiss
Coleman Barks - The Freshness
-poetry performance by Coleman Barks, accompanied by Eugene Friesen, at Tennessee Tech in Henderson Hall, recorded on 2-14-2019
Coleman Barks & Tuatara - Luke and the Duct Tape
-Coleman Barks in conversation with Bill Moyers, 1999
Coleman Barks & Tuatara - The Final Final
Coleman Barks & Coldplay - Kaleidoscope