Moonlight Feels Right: A Valentine’s Conversation with Bruce Blackman

Dakota Spotlight

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Continuing a Dakota Spotlight Valentine’s tradition, this special episode features an interview with Bruce Blackman, the mastermind behind the 1976 hit Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck. James chats with Bruce about the song’s romantic charm, its iconic marimba solo, and the stories behind its creation. Whether it’s part of your Valentine’s playlist or a nostalgic favorite, don’t miss this heartfelt conversation celebrating love, music, and the magic of the ’70s. Homicide at House of Bottles PLUS Bonus Material Free Preview https://dakotaspotlight.com/bottles/ Season 3: The House on Sweet and Seventh https://bit.ly/dakotaspotlight-season3 Check out the full catalog and everything Dakota Spotlight https://dakotaspotlight.com/ Get all episodes early, ad-free, and more. Subscribe to Spotlight PLUS https://dakotaspotlight.com/spotlight-plus/ Sign up for the Dakota Spotlight newsletter https://dakotaspotlight.com/newsletter/ Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight X/Twitter: @dakotaspotlight Instagram: @dakotaspotlight TikTok: @dakotaspotlight Bluesky: @dakotaspotlight.bsky.social YouTube: @dakotaspotlightpodcast4800 Proudly Produced by PorchLight Podcast Network: https://porchlightpodcast.network/ Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes: [email protected] All content in this podcast, including audio, interviews, and soundscapes, is the property of PorchLight Podcast Network. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or rebroadcast of this material without the express written consent of PorchLight Podcast Network is strictly prohibited. For permissions or inquiries, please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.9	slash UK slash AI for people. You're listening to Dakota Spotlight. My name is James Wollner.
0:34.2	Welcome back, folks. Believe it or not, we are officially, once again, between seasons.
0:39.7	I hope you enjoyed Season 11 Homicide at House of Bottles. Today, I've got a delightful
0:45.1	Valentine's episode for you. It's becoming a bit of a tradition here at Dakota Spotlight.
0:50.6	More on that in a second. First, though, I want to thank a few people who took part in season 11.
0:56.0	First and foremost, many thanks to the friends and family of Robbie Rerick,
1:01.0	who helped me tell the story of his life and his very sad and tragic death.
1:05.9	Thank you so much.
1:07.6	Many thanks also to two former Bismarck PD investigators who took part, Bob Haas and Lloyd
1:14.2	Hollerson. Thanks again, Bob and Lloyd for helping me out. And it's not the first time these two
1:19.5	have assisted with my storytelling. They both also took part in season three, The House on Sweet
1:25.6	and Seventh. If you've not listened to Season 3, now might be a good time to buckle up and go on that
1:32.1	crazy ride. In fact, along with Click Content Studios of Fargo, North Dakota, I made a documentary
1:39.1	film based on that season, also titled The House on Sweet and Seventh, about a tragic double homicide
1:46.4	in Bismarck, North Dakota. The film went on to win a regional Emmy Award. You can currently watch
1:53.3	the House on Sweet and Seventh for free on the streaming channel To Be, and I believe on Amazon Prime.
2:00.0	Check out the links and the show notes for both the
2:01.9	podcast season and the film. I'd like to point out that my audio podcast does a much deeper
2:08.2	and more detailed dive into this crazy story than does the one-hour film. I also want to thank
2:15.1	Mari Zorb Hansen for her stellar research on this season, including the many phone conversations she made with Sean Helmandstein, currently incarcerated in the North Dakota State Pen. Thank you, Mari for your great work. And speaking of that, if you would like to hear Mari's firsthand accounts of her experiences of talking
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