The Montezuma Mixtape

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Montezuma Mixtape provides the audible proof that a small town county can be full of big stories. Without restrictions of fiction or non fiction, comedy or tragedy, the show freely endeavors to profile the way in which stories provide the unique texture of a community. Paired with each story is a cross-genre mixtape of songs that mirror the narrative. Music exists for the story, the story exists for the music, and your neighbor is the evidence.

If you're interested in submitting a story or learning more about the show, contact Ian & Greg at montezumamixtape@gmail.com.

To learn more about recording your story in KSJD's McAfee Story Vault, contact Programming and Media Director Tom Yoder at tom@ksjd.org.

Montezuma Mixtape - Billy Moffat, Part 1

By Ian J. Mott & Greg Harpel • Dec 19, 2018

The episode of the Montezuma Mixtape features a story from KSJD DJ Billy Moffat as he recounts his experience in the US Army as an 038 - a Tenor Sax Player - in the late 1950s, as told in KSJD's McAfee Story Vault recording studio. Scroll down on this page for Part 2.

Montezuma Mixtape - "The Ones We Didn't Buy"

By Greg Harpel & Ian J. Mott • Jun 13, 2014

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For his farewell episode, Greg reads an original piece of short fiction entitled, "The Ones We Didn't Buy".

Music Playlist:
1) Wilco - Wilco (The Song)
2) Tom Waits - Semi Suite
3) Andrew Bird - Lull
4) Harry Nilsson - The Puppy Song
5) Radiohead - Weird Fishes
6) Ry Cooder - Pecos Bill (Soundtrack w/ Robin Williams)
7) Portishead - Sour Times
8) Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce
9) Medeski, Martin & Wood - Where's Sly?

Montezuma Mixtape - Billy Moffat, Part 2

By Greg Harpel & Ian J. Mott • May 9, 2014

The Montezuma Mixtape this month features part two of a story from KSJD DJ Billy Moffat as he recounts his experience in the US Army as an 038 - a Tenor Sax Player - in the late 1950s, as told in KSJD's McAfee Story Vault recording studio.

Music playlist:

Montezuma Mixtape - Alex & Kenny

By Greg Harpel & Ian J. Mott • Mar 14, 2014

Montezuma Mixtape visits with Alex and Kenny at a fifth grade writing workshop at Lewis-Arriola Elementary School.

Music Playlist:
Disco Biscuits - Jigsaw Earth
Damien Jurado - Magic Number
The Dragons - Cosmosis
Pink Floyd - If
Andrew Bird - Logan's Loop
Bruce Cockburn - Going to the Country
Atlas Sound - Walkabout
MGMT - The Youth
Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today
Spacehog - In The Meantime