"A ball of black light lit up my heart one summer day." And so begins writer and painter Hovey Brock's essay about the transformative experience(s) of making art. He's a Catskills artist with deep ties to the West Branch of the Neversink. Hovey and I talk about bliss, sensation, creativity, and music.

Host Justin Maiman, from Cairo, shares his latest inspirations on the "Ginger Radio Hour." The show features music, field recordings, performances, and interviews, primarily with people in and around the Catskill Mountains of New York live from WGXC's Acra studio. Excerpts of interviews on this show are often heard again later on the "WGXC Morning Show," the "WGXC Afternoon Show," or "All Together Now!"