Theme Time Radio Hour
Theme Time Radio Hour (TTRH) was a weekly one-hour satellite radio show hosted by Bob Dylan that originally aired from May 2006 to April 2009. Each episode had a freeform mix of music, centered on a theme (such as "Weather", "Money" or "Flowers") rather than genre. Much of the material for the show was culled from producer Eddie Gorodetsky's music collection.
| Genre | Music show |
|---|---|
| Running time | 1 hour per episode, weekly |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Home station | Deep Tracks XM 40 Sirius 16 |
| Starring | Bob Dylan Ellen Barkin (announcer) Pierre Mancini (announcer) |
| Created by | Bob Dylan Eddie Gorodetsky |
| Written by | Eddie Gorodetsky |
| Executive producer(s) | Eddie Gorodetsky |
| Original release | May 3, 2006 – April 11, 2015, September 21, 2020 |
| No. of episodes | 102 |
Dylan would read emails from fans, take listener phone calls, play vintage radio promos and jingles, tell jokes, recite poetry, play taped messages from celebrities, and provide commentary on the music. Throughout the show, Dylan would claim that musical genres were constructed "ticky-tacky boxes" not to be taken seriously. The show was not live, taped at various locations and while touring; the "Abernathy Building" studio location mentioned was fictitious. Most of the "listener phone calls" and emails were also fictitious, although at least one email read on the show came from an actual listener.