| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year |
| Special broadcast | Pacifica's coverage of the Republican National Convention | n.a. | n.a. | |
| Ry Cooder | Going to Tampa | Election Special | Nonesuch | |
| Iris DeMent | Wasteland of the Free | The Way I Should | Warner Bros. | |
| Caetano Veloso and David Byrne | Road to Nowhere | Live at Carnegie Hall | Nonesuch | |
| Little Feat | A Apolitical Blues | Sailin' Shoes | Warner Bros. | |
| Ry Cooder | Take Your Hands Off It | Election Special | Nonesuch | |
| Talk | ||||
| Patti Smith | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Twelve | Columbia | |
| Spirit | I Got a Line on You | The Family that Plays Together | Epic Legacy | |
| Van Morrison (turns 67 Aug. 31) | Caravan | Moondance | Warner Bros. | |
| Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros | That's What's Up | Here | Vagrant | |
| Talk | ||||
| Laurie Anderson | Only an Expert | Homeland | Nonesuch | |
| Marianne Faithfull | The Crane Wife 3 | Easy Come Easy Go | Naive | |
| Bridget St. John | Ask Me No Questions | Ask Me No Questions | Cherry Red | |
| Joe Henry | Room at Arles | Reverie | Anti- | |
Playlist: The Bonnie Simmons Show for August 30, 2012 - 8:00pm
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