Spring 2009 - WESU 88.1 FM

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4am-5am
BBC World News Service [Listen to the news from
a non american perspective.]
4am-5am
BBC World News Service [Listen to the news from
a non american perspective.]
4am-5am
BBC World News Service [Listen to the news from
a non american perspective.]
4am-5am
BBC World News Service [Listen to the news from
a non american perspective.]
4am-5am
BBC World News Service [Listen to the news from
a non american perspective.]
5am-6am
BBC World News Service [Listen to the news from
a non american perspective.]
5am-6am
BBC World News Service [Listen to the news from
a non american perspective.]
5am-10am
Morning Edition from NPR
[up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports.]
5am-10am
Morning Edition from NPR
[up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports.]
5am-10am
Morning Edition from NPR
[up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports.]
5am-10am
Morning Edition from NPR
[up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports.]
5am-10am
Morning Edition from NPR
[up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, commentary, and coverage of arts and sports.]
6am-7am
The Celtic Cafe with Pat Laffan and Mark Gallagher
[Traditional and contemporary music with a Celtic
connection.]
6am-8am
The Gospel Explosion with Derrick Jackson
[Gospel music from all backgrounds including reggae,
contemporary, soul and much more.]
10am-noon
The Diane Rehm Show from NPR
[Live daily Talk show offering thoughtful and lively
conversations on an array of topics.]
10am-noonThe Diane Rehm Show from NPR
[Live daily Talk show offering thoughtful and lively
conversations on an array of topics.]
10am-noon
The Diane Rehm Show from NPR
[Live daily Talk show offering thoughtful and lively
conversations on an array of topics.]
10am-noon
The Diane Rehm Show from NPR
[Live daily Talk show offering thoughtful and lively
conversations on an array of topics.]
10am-noon
The Diane Rehm Show from NPR
[Live daily Talk show offering thoughtful and lively
conversations on an array of topics.]
7am-7:30am
Caffe’ Italia classic episode from the archive
with Francesco Fiumara [Classic episodes of the acclaimed Italian cultural series Caffe Italia!]
8am-10am
Weekend Edition from NPR
noon-1pm
Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report
[hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing
on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.]
noon-1pm
Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report
[hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing
on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.]
noon-1pm
Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report
[hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing
on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.]
noon-1pm
Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report
[hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing
on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.]
noon-1pm
Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report
[hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing
on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.]
7:30am-8am
Caffe’ Italia new episode with Francesco Fiumara
from WLSU in Lousianna [A weekly roundup of news,
music and memories from Italy.]
1pm-130pm
War News Radio from Swarthmore College
[Fills the gaps in the media’s coverage of the war in
Iraq by providing balanced and in-depth reporting,
historical perspective and personal stories.]
1pm-130pm Radio Active
[Your weekly injection of locally produced alternative
news from The Hartford Idependent Media Center.]
1pm-130pm
Making Contact
[Providing critical analysis that goes beyond the
breaking news, emphasizing positive and creative
ways to solve local and global problems.]
1pm-2pm
Alternative Radio
[Bringing the voices of our world’s leading progressive figures to the airwaves.]
1pm-2pm
Eating Your Feelings with DJ Butter
[Providing true recipes, true stories, and true love for
the food you eat when you feel the need to eat your
feelings.]
130pm-2pm
New Focus with Mike DeRosa
[hard-hitting reporting featuring news and views on
national and local issues.]
2pm-3pmUprising - Weekly Digest from Pacifica
[An alternative news program emphasizing connections between local and global issues.]
3pm-4pm Talk Of The Nation from NPR
[Live daily national news-talk call-in show from NPR,
hosted by award-winning journalist Neal Conan.]
4pm-455pm
The Bauer Hour with Dave Bauer
[Calm discussion about the impact of the world on
our local community - a dialog of Plan B while the
mainstream media pack is running Plan A off the
cliff.]
455pm-505pm
The Jive At Five
[A daily community calendar covering local cultural
happenings and rundown of WESU’s evening programming.]
505pm-6pm
Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry
[From classic bop to contemporary sounds. A wellrounded jazz show for true jazz heads.]
6pm-630pm
Free Speech Radio News from Pacifica
[Daily dose of alternative international news and
reporting produced by a worker run collective]
630pm-8pm
Life is a Killer with Johnny Analog
[Moving through the blues diaspora from front porch
country blues and big city electric blues to jazz, R&B,
funk and soul.]
8pm-930pm alternating:
The Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis
[The best in heavy funk/soul/Afro/Latin dance
grooves, highlighting obscure and underground artists from the 60s and 70s and their contemporary
counterparts.]
Philo Bedo’s Soul Shack
[featuring obscure and classic soul, funk and gospel.]
930pm-11pm
The Attention Deficit Disk Jockey with Lee
[Obsessively compulsive, well thought out, short attention span radio for retired hipsters.]
11pm-midnight alternating
D.I.Y. Haircut with Tim Daltrey
[Scouring the dark, moist nether-regions of rock: the
finest in punk, hardcore, garage, metal and indie,
both new and old.]
Nocturnal Middle Rumbles with DJ Betty; description: Lo-fi, DIY, weird punk and other oddities. New
and old.
midnight-2am
Aargh! with Tom Gatzen
[Stoner/Cosmic/Doom/Avant-garde/Noise: The
sounds of Heaven Crumbling.]
2am-3am
Plan 9 from Channel 7 with DJ Go
[Exploring the first wave of punk, ‘76-’80, what fed
into it, and what came out of it. Everything from The
Clash and The Ramones to The Damned and The
Buzzcocks.]
3am-4am
Music You Might Hear Out of Your Neighbor’s
Garage with DJ Charlie Brown
[Music to free the soul and rock out ranging from
hip-hop to folk.]
Spring 2009
130pm-2pm
Between The Lines from WPKN
[Providing a platform for individuals from progressive
organizations ignored by the mainstream media.]
2pm-3pm alternating:
Use This News! [bringing you interviews and info on
a different community organization each episode.]
The Green Room with Sam Green
[A look at environmental issues from the perspective
of the millenial generation. News, views and music
hosted by Sam]
3pm-4pm Talk Of The Nation from NPR
[Live daily national news-talk call-in show from NPR,
hosted by award-winning journalist Neal Conan.]
4pm-455pm
Indigenous Politics: From Native New England
and Beyond with J. Kehaulani Kauanui
[News and interviews that address Native American
politics as well as the struggles of indigenous peoples
around the globe.]
455pm-505pm The Jive At Five
[A daily community calendar covering local cultural
happenings and rundown of WESU’s evening programming.]
505pm-6pm La Pipa de la Paz
with Jorge Arevalo Mateus [Colombia is one of the
richest musical countries in the world, a land where
people play music like others breathe air. Join our
musical excursion into indigenous, traditional and
contemporary musics from the Amazon, Andes, los
Llanos, and coastal regions.]
6pm-630pm Free Speech Radio News from Pacifica
[Daily dose of alternative international news and
reporting produced by a worker run collective]
130pm-2pm
Sprouts: Radio from the Grassroots from Pacifica
[Featuring radio content from national and local
grassroots community radio stations and other independent production groups.]
2pm-230pm
This Way Out
[An award-winning radio magazine focusing on LGBT
issues, including news, interviews, music and more.]
230pm-3pm
Women’s International News Gathering Service
[A news and current affairs series featuring strong
women’s voices and ideas from around the world.]
3pm-4pm Talk Of The Nation from NPR
[Live daily national news-talk call-in show from NPR,
hosted by award-winning journalist Neal Conan.]
4pm-455pm
Living Naturally with Jim and Rosemary
[News about latest developments in natural nutrition, alternative medicine, natural therapies, organic
gardening, alternative energy, health freedom and
much more...]
455pm-505pm The Jive At Five
[A daily community calendar covering local cultural
happenings and rundown of WESU’s evening programming.]
505pm-6pm
The Needle Drop
[A weekly program dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest in independent music.]
630pm-730pm alternating:
Young, Board, and Restless,
[Featuring a members of WESU’s board of directors
showcasing their multi-faceted visions of just what an
hour of air time can be.]
Caterwauling with Ed McKeon
[I haven’t heard that in a long time, and I’ve never
heard that before.]
6pm-630pm Free Speech Radio News from Pacifica
[Daily dose of alternative international news and
reporting produced by a worker run collective]
730pm-830pm Message From The East with DJ
NaDa [Music and stories from Asia; Korea, China,
Japan, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.]
8pm-930pm
The Warehouse with Mike Nyce
[The best of underground house music, mixed live
for your listening pleasure.]
830pm-10pm alternating:
I’m In Love With The Radio On with DJ Bess and
DJ Neznama
[Indie, punk and oldies structured around a mixtape
philosophy - ‘don’t feel so alone, got the radio on’ complete with awkward emotional anecdotes.]
The Feeling of the Idea of Silk Scarves in the
Air. with DJ Justin Tonation [Rethinking/working/
wondering: what is radio? and what can radio do?
A Mix of experimental and minimalist music, radio
dramas, narrative and more.]
930pm-11pm alternating:
The Vault with DJ Anton Banks
[The latest in underground techno electronica in
vinyl format (as it was intended to be heard), plus
ambient, electro, house, experimental and exclusive
famous DJ mixes & guest sets.]
Radio in Furs with Mr. Dungeon
[Connecticut’s kinkiest hour of radio playing music
with some leather. Masked and unpredictable.]
10pm-11pm
How To Teach Your Goldfish Jiu-Jitsu with DJ Ben
[Blending new folk, world music, indie rock and hiphop with the world of short stories since 1923.]
11pm-midnight Blackout Tuesdays with DJ Schuyler and DJ Free Form Norm [satisfying your free
form desires with the latest new releases, oldest old
tracks, and all the good stuff in between.]
midnight-1am Javalanch with Dr. Quinn and Alpaca
[We play a mix of the best and craziest stuff off the
new release shelf and some awesome oldies.]
1am-2am Electric Classixxx with The Night Tripper
[The sonic landscapes of yesterday and today copme
alive with a collection of exclusive vinyl recordings
from outer space. An audiophile’s wet dream, it’s all
vinyl all the time. It’s Electric Classixx!]
2am-3am alternating:
Word…Life Radio with H-Bizness and B-Fizzy
[A lesson in head nodding with some of Hip-Hop’s
greatest cuts from the golden era to today.]
Hip Hop Hooray with DJ Shiver and DJ Singh
[Exploring the experimental side of hip-hop through
subgenres such as triphop, jazz-hop, and electro.]
3am-4am Fantastic Voyage with DJ Rack’Em
[This show will cover old school r&b/funk/soul/and
from Smokey Robinson to Run-DMC]
630pm-8pm
Fusion Radio with James Fusion
[Hard techno from around the globe mixed live. It’s
a vinyl world!]
11pm-1230am alternating:
The Angry Robot Lover’s Orchestra with DJ Quiet
and DJ Improbable Platypus
[Experimental, nerd-core, glitch-hop, black metal,
jap-punk and other oddities.]
Not Everyone On Their Knees Is Praying with DJ
Chicklet and DJ Quiet
[Playing nerd-core, electronic, indie, alternative and
classic songs from all genres.]
1230am-130am
Plastic Skull Radio Hour with DJ Mead
[It’s music - wonderful, strange stuff, that music. Do
tune in, do enjoy.]
130am-230am
Hour of the Rising Sun with Reverend Billy Jam
and The Jukebox Hero
[Rip roaring Jams and the usual shenanigans from
your favorite late night crew.]
230am-330am
80’s Greatest Misses with DJ Tanner
[Reexamine the most-maligned musical decade with
all the greatest music that never topped the charts.
‘80s college radio… today.]
330am-4am
Otto Nation
[artificial intelligence drives this eclectic variety of
music.]
2pm-3pm
Earth Beat from Pacifica
[‘The Pulse of The Planet,’ Earthbeat delivers groudbreaking environmental news and interviews, live
from the nation’s capital.]
3pm-4pm Talk Of The Nation from NPR
[Live daily national news-talk call-in show from NPR,
hosted by award-winning journalist Neal Conan.]
4pm-455pm
River Valley Rhythms with Stephan Allison
[Hear from region’s artists and art promoters in
a conversational setting and in performance, plus
recorded music and occasional commentary.]
455pm-505pm The Jive At Five
[A daily community calendar covering local cultural
happenings and rundown of WESU’s evening programming.]
505pm-6pm Homegrown with Rob DeRosa
[Homegrown is the best crop of Connecticut-connected music presented for a global audience.]
6pm-630pm Free Speech Radio News from Pacifica
[Daily dose of alternative international news and
reporting produced by a worker run collective]
630pm-830pm alternating:
Gospel Vybz with Delingo
[A high-energy gospel showcase that also delivers
the very best in music news, views and interviews.]
Total Praise with Minister Latrecia
[A diverse and inspirational blend of contemporary
gospel music to uplift your spirit!]
830pm-930pm Evening Jazz with Bill Denert
[Covering the spectrum of Jazz, from soulful vocals
and swing to bebop and the avant-garde.]
930pm-11pm
Jim’s Greasepit and Cocktail Lounge with (Death
in) Jim [Tire-meltin’, upright-bass-slappin’, beerswillin’, greasy haired, low-brow rock ‘n roll at its
finest. At least one Elvis song per show guaranteed.
Tip Darlene or she’ll spit in your coffee next time.]
11pm-midnight Break Beats, Break Borders
with DJ C-Note and DJ 1x1
[Exploring the world music roots of hip-hop, we will
trace rhythmic patterns and lyrical styles across TIME
AND SPACE.]
midnight-1am Head Radio with DJ Silver
[Shimmering multi-source sound collage transmissions for the late-night set. Pushing into the red on
beauty’s VU meter. A cast of thousands.]
1am-2am
This Machine Kills Fascists with DJ Fo’Dee, DJ
Slacks, and DJ Torpedo Songs that stick it to The
Man! We bring you music and lyrics that defy borders
in the musical and social sense. Featuring punk, folk,
hip hop, experimental, and more.
2am-3am Gold Soundz with DJ Minkles
[An exciting blend of post-punk, indie, shoegaze, and
other alternative genres from the 80s and 90s, plus
the best in new music.]
3am-4am alternating:
Skankability! with DJ Green Man
[Tune in to hear contemporary ska and its influences.]
May Contain Nuts with DJ Killer B
[A skandalizing hour of punk and ska, focusing on
the 1990’s.]
8am-10am
Weekend Edition, Sfrom NPR covers hard news, a
wide variety of newsmakers, and cultural stories with
hosts Scott Simon and Liane Hansen.
10am-11am
Car Talk with Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers
from NPR [sometimes helpful and always hysterical answers to callers’ questions about car trouble, crack
jokes, and more]
2pm-3pm alternating:
Earl Gray’s Library
[Earl Gray’s Library is a literature show in which Earl
Gray will read short fiction, excerpts from novels,
and poetry live from her library.]
Dimension X with Hailey Bopp
[We may not control the vertical or horizontal, but
only this 1950’s radio-revival-plus brings you into
the Future from the past in the present. Set phasers
to kill.]
11am-1pm
Moondog Matinee with Big Al Your Rock ‘n Roll Pal,
Larry, and Moondog Mike
[Classic and obscure songs from the golden years of
rock ‘n roll, Doo Wop, and Rythym n Blues no longer
heard on commercial radio. All songs are from DJs
personal collections.]
3pm-4pm Talk Of The Nation - Science Friday
with Ira Flatow from NPR [Live weekly science based
news-talk call-in show.]
1pm-3pm
Avanti Tutta
with Francaccio di Roma and Mariolina Frasca
[Serving the central CT Italian-American community
for over 15 years with news and the best in Italian
pop music.]
4pm-455pm
The Business Buzz with Jeffery Sherman
[Bringing together regional business leaders who
are at the forefront of technology and business, and
compelling stories sure to interest both business
people and average listeners alike!]
3pm-430pm
The Queen L’Amour Experience
[Enlightenment, Information, Entertainment,”
TQLE promotes the evolution of popular Jamaican
music into the birth of reggae and beyond. News,
interviews, cooking ideas, and more to brighten your
lives.]
455pm-505pm The Jive At Five
[A daily community calendar covering local cultural
happenings and rundown of WESU’s evening programming.]
505pm-6pm
The Brittle Diameter with Joshua Sharp
[Underground music from Japanese psychedelia to
ambient pop and everything in between. From a
former associate editor of Pitchfork Media.]
6pm-630pm Free Speech Radio News from Pacifica
[Daily dose of alternative international news and
reporting produced by a worker run collective]
630pm-7pm
The Middletown Youth Radio Project
[Original poems, creative stories, songs, interviews
and more. The area’s only youth radio show hosted, written and produced by the youth of Middletown. Represent!]
7pm-8pm
Musica Pa Gozar with DJ Lichi and DJ Zargo
[Pa’ que se lo gozen... From Spanish Harlem to Tierra
Del Fuego, tango to guaguanco, we bring you los mejores canciones y ritmos from all over Latin America.]
8pm-10pm
The Karibbean Link-Up with DJ Wasine the Caribbean Assassin
[Linking the world through news & cultural information, interviews, spiritual meditation, herbal health
tips & music celebrating Caribbean culture & people.]
1230am-2am N.E. Tempo with DJ Berk
[DnB.techno/ragga jungle/breakbeats mixed live]
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7pm-9pm alternating:
Reggae Rock with Mikey Chong
[Caribbean music at its best, featuring traditional &
modern roots reggea, lovers’ rock, spliced with a bit
of dancehall. News and sports from the Caribbean will
be fused with commentary on social issues.]
Reggae Exclusive with DJ Derrick [Providing the
very best in vintage and contemporary reggae.]
9pm-1030pm
Reggae Voyage with Madman Donovan
[Reggae Voyage seeks to educate, entertain and
inform the public about the rich heritage and culture
of reggae music and its entertainers.]
4am-5am Sing Out! with by Matt Watrob
[featuring interviews in addition to ‘live’ and recorded
music.]
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5pm-630pm
Caribbean Vibz Mix with DJ Johnny B and Jean
Maxon [Bringing you a variety of Haitian Konpa,
Zouk, Ragga, and Calypso music, as well as news &
info in Creole.]
630pm-730pm
Radio Galaxy Vision with Yves Regis
[featuring public affairs discussions (in french) of
contemporary issues and entertainment with Haitian
roots and jazz music.]
1030pm-midnight
Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat
[Down the rabbit hole, you’ll find the artistic blended
with the demented as we scour the decades for the
finest rock and roll.]
12am-130am
Chocolate Cake with Rob
[A 90 minute musical sugar high. Power-pop plus
Brit-pop and singer/songwriters from the 60s to
today.]
130am-3am
Momentary Lapse Of Reason with DJ Khatru
[DJ Khatru plays the best of progressive rock from
the 60s, 70s and today. Rare and unusual tracks will
be played from this varied genre.]
3am-4am
Choirs Of The Eye with DJ Dan
[Progressive rock may have been big in the 70s,
but the artistic spirit of this creative genre lives on
today.This show will provide you with the very best
in modern progressive rock, as well as post-rock and
avant-garde experimentalists of today.]
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330pm-5pm
The Rockabilly Willy Show with the Lord of the
Greasers
[From Classic late 50’s to modern Rockabilly; don’t
miss ‘Treasure Chest Time’ unleashing other golden
nuggets no longer heard on commercial radio.]
9pm-1030pm
The Psychedelicatessen with Psychedelic Rick
[A mind trip through the musical vaults of NYC, San
Francisco, London, Tokyo, Rio and beyond. FM Radio
the way it used to be.]
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230pm-330pm
Doo Wop Corner with DJ George
[Playing classic doo-wop and group harmony
sounds.]
6pm-7pm
Talk For Your Rights
[A talk show featuring discussion on social, political
and other issues, from Washington DC to techno.]
2am-5am
In The Master Bedroom Under the Bed
with Dope Dave
[Celebrating conscious hip-hop and its offshoots &
influences. Acrobatic emcees and down-tempo poets
mix it up over varied oceans of sound.]
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1pm-230pm
Big Trucks and Heavy Equipment with Rosco
[The Sunday morning wake up show for the late night
folks. Hip-hop, jungle, calling heads out, truck talk.]
730pm-9pm
DEAD AIR with Uncle John
[Grateful Dead and related... Featuring live recordings, rare unreleased material, interviews & more.]
midnight-4am
Reggaeton Bien Carbon Mix with C-Dog
[Never playing the same 18 songs in a row!!! Ya
heard?]
11pm-1230am Rumba en el Patio with Michael
[Classic Salsa for the dancers, Afro-Latin Big Band for
the discerning ear. Join us as we adventure through
the history of Musica Latina!]
1130am-1pm
The Cosmic Eye / Ashtar Command Radio with
Commander Aleon
[Dedicated to Lightworkers worldwide with Ashtar
Command news, messages from off-planet, spaceship
reports and ambient meditation music.]
430pm-6pm
Real Audio with Maxine Victor
[A mix of contemporary and classic reggae & RnB
plus news, interviews and entertainment reporting.]
1030pm-midnight Transmission - 28 Days Later
with Sabotage and OxHead Magoo
[Hard Core underground Hip Hop]
10pm-11pm Classic AZ
[Vibe with AZ, living room style. Classic conversations, crate diggin’ and film clips.]
10am-1130am
The Gospel Express with Pastor Marichal Monts
[A 25 year tradition of “Only the best in gospel music!” You’ll be encouraged, inspired and uplifted!]
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