The Intercontinental | 6-8p | Jesse Kaminsky
Weekdays Lounging at a seaside resort in prewar Japan
Breakfast of Champions | 8-10a | Becca, Ted,
Becky, Keith and Jon | Heaping hot helping of
deliciously sweet pop, served with a short stack
of pretentiously introspective indie rock and a
side of crispy punk hits. All washed down with
a unique blend of self-deprecation and joie de
vivre, aged 25 years. s
Late Risers’ Club | 10a-12p | Chrissy Victims, Ben
Kochan, Mark Francis/Tim Reardon, Joanie Lindstrom,
Nick Wang | Bop ’til you drop, No matter what,
You just can’t stop, Bop ‘til you drop. s
Lost & Found | 12-2p | Mark Francis, Eli Polonsky,
Brother Wayne, Christopher Vyce, Alex McNeil
Rock, pop, and soul from the ’60s and early
’70s, but not the same old songs you hear every
day on commercial radio.
WMBR Nightly News | 5:30-6p | Free Speech
Radio News, a progressive national newscast
from the Pacifica Radio Network.
Monday
French Toast | 6-8a | Brian & Yves | Bonjour!
Voo-lay voo fran-say? Then, start your week off
with the best in French-language music, local
event listings, and the Cheese of the Week!
Research & Development | 2-4p | Charlie
Kohlhase | Forward-looking jazz of every decade
with a special emphasis on the overlooked
masters of the 60’s and 70’s. Jazz Calendar
Highlights. Classic Tenor Corner.
The Jazz Volcano | 4-5:30p | Kennedy Compound
The Jazz Volcano (JV) serves up a seismic eruption
of fiery lava flowing right to the listener’s
heart. Featuring jazz, Dixieland, big band, and
a little blues action, too. A wide array of molten
rock, the JV will include many vocalists – jazz
greats and jazz diva’s – spewing with some
hidden twists and turns. The JV is near the
edge where lava meets the ocean, keeping the
listener delightfully surprised. n
Heartbreak & Footwork | 6-8p | Kyle Schmitt
Unconventional therapy for the lonely,
comsumptive student body. Two great things
to do alone: cry and dance. Hopefully you’ll
do both. Freeform: indie rock, club music, hip
hop, disco, and more. Every call-in lament is
welcome. s, m
Bats in the Belfry | 8-10p | Mistress Laura
Enter a dark sanctuary...gothic and ethereal
music from all over the world, USA and Boston
that you won’t hear anywhere else. Moody,
dark, atmospheric; starting with ancient music
and chant to the newest gothic rock, darkwave,
ethereal, goth-industrial, neo-classical, and
dark ambient.
Musenomix | 10p-12a | Dana Scott | A corn-
ucopia of hard-hitting rhymes and beats from
various genres in a hip hop style to make
hard-headed music savants nod their heads
hard! Interviews and feature guests from the
Boston music and academic elite to discuss
music, economics, and random previous
weekend highlights. m
The Magik Bus | 12-1a | Kostas & Yannis | Music
from all over the world, mainly indie rock from
US and UK with fair amounts of Eastern Euro-
pean tunes. s, r
Void Where Prohibited | 1-2a | Juan Carlos
Ybarra | I will try to bring you quality
programming by giving you a good dose of
quality underground rock, punk rock, and
psychedelic rock. I also hope to have interesting
conversations about life and society inbetween
awesome music. s, m
Tuesday
BRAHUN y Mas | 7-8a | Cal Ixto | Mexican
folk music and ballads, mostly accompanied
by Mariachi bands. Music from several
generations starting in the 1940s continuing
to the present. n
The New Edge | 2-4p | Ken Field | Creative com-
posed and improvised instrumental music.
The Jazz Train | 4-5:30p | Jon Pollack | A
weekly journey through the jazz legacy and
related musical styles, often featuring an
underlying theme.
Free of Form | 6-7p [alternates weekly with
sans serif] | Chuck U. Rosina | Art, activism and
anarchy. A mix of music of all genres, along
with commentary, field recordings of events or
environmental sounds, and/or live mixing of
sources on air, plus the occasional guest
musician or speaker. m
sans serif | 6-7p [alternates weekly with
Free of Form] | liucubed | a refreshing little icebox
filled with modern-flavored treats. on the menu:
intelligent dance music, downtempo, remixes,
electro, dub, ambient, house. sample and savor;
best serve chilled. r
Silly Hats Only | 7-8p | Sarah | Silly hats are
back! “As I recall, I think, we both kinda liked
it.” And I said, “Well, that’s one thing we’ve
got.” Indie pop and more, with self-deprecating
music pseudo-snobbery. r
Pipeline! | 8-10p | Jeff Breeze, Mike Reed,
John Hecker | this is how it is done. you make
this music. if you live near enough, we play it.
local. live. real. s
Last Dance at the Death Disco | 10p-12a | Rik
History you can DANCE to! Featuring post-
punk and underground classics from the ‘70s
on up: We’ll dance to anything. s, m
Generoso’s Bovine Ska and Rocksteady
12-2a | Generoso Fierro | Shake your head, one Shake
your hip, two I can do anything, sir I’m a rocksteady
king, sir —Alton Ellis “The Message”
Wednesday
Rhythm & Raag | 6-8a | Zofeen Shujaatullah
Tune in for South Asian music (Indian and
Pakistani), local news concerning the com-
munity, and shows and classes (happenings)
in Massachussetts. I will take song requests
from callers.
Gorilla Got Me | 2-4p | Sara J | Crazed sounds
created by the rejects, rebels, and assorted
losers of rock ‘n’ roll!
Green/In the Margin | 4-5:30p | Sue Schardt &
Bob Roffi (hosts alternate weekly) | Sue, Bob, Sue, Bob,
Sue, swap-o-rama, stretching your ears in classic
free-form style.
Ceangal Ceilteach | 2-4p | Kit Tempest | Come
explore the diaspora in Celtic music with
or drinking secretly in 1970s Ethiopia, the
Intercontinental is listening. On a dusty road-
side in Peru or lost in the southern seas, the
Intercontinental doesn’t speak the language,
the perpetual sonic tourist, making you listen
to his slide show every week.
What’s Left | 8-10p | Linda | Interviews, pre-
recorded talk, music of all genres, ideas for
action, miscellaneous culture and occasional
noise, all with a radical spirit. It’s what’s left.
Funky Fresh | 10-11p | DJ Slick | Spinning the
best funk, jazz-funk, and hip hop vinyl around,
Funky Fresh will bridge the gap between the past
and the present. s, m
Nooks & Crannies | 11p-12a | DJ Double A
A little of this, a little of that, 100% awesome!
[classic rock & r&b] s
Todo Mundo | 12-2a | Lone Wolf | Hi-energy
dance music with special love for diverse, up-
and-coming sounds and local artists. Dancehall,
hip hop, r&b, house, reggaeton, and more. s, n
Thursday
Pontoon Palace | 6-8a | Rich Pontius | A good
natured but incorrigible bin-digger becomes
embroiled in an early-morning plot to present
a rich panoply of deep folk, heavy rock, psych,
country, jazz, and pop, all the while indulging
his boundless zeal for mischief and romance.
Troubadour | 2-4p | Bruce Sylvester | An eclectic
journey through traditional and contemporary
roots music. American, British, and Irish folk.
Blues and bluegrass. Classic ’50s rockabilly,
R&B, and country. Roots music without bounds
or barriers.
Droppin’ Knowledge w/ Drew and Vinayak
4-5:30p | Joeg | We stole “The Wire” from
Wayout Report, Seabass has abandoned Woman
and Robots, and The Professor will be joining us,
too! Everyone is Droppin Knowledge! s
ZoëRadio | 6-7p | Zoë Rogers | As seen in SPIN,
New York Times, and on stage with Beastie Boys,
five year-old ZoëRadio, is back for more on
WMBR. [rock & pop] s, m
All Look Same | 7-8p | Charles & Shen
Music made on laptops and music not made
on laptops. s, m
Nonstop Ecstatic Screaming | 8-10p | Thao
Two hours of sound designed to split your skull
open, break your brain, and pop your funk.
Bloopity bits and bobs, plinkety plonk, drone,
skronk, assorted noise, a bumping beat here
and there, etc.
House Therapy | 10p-12a | Mike LaRosa
Feed your soul with the finest in foot-tapping,
body-moving house music. Continuous mixes
from top-notch local and international DJs.
Vapor Funk | 12-1a | Kambel & Rhythmic
Deep, dark, funky, vicious, and smooth: all the
sickest new and old drum and bass. s, m
Culture Shock | 1-3a | Zack | I might not climb
the social ladder, but I can climb the schoolyard fence
— Reagan Youth. [punk & hardcore] s, m
Friday
The Land of Sand and Birds | 6-8a | Chris M.
20th century classical music and other related
ethnic music of Western civilization. s
Coffeetime | 2-4p | Angelynn Grant | Hard bop,
bebop, west coast & cool, early and vocal jazz.
Plus, every so often, jazz from old movies, TV
shows, or radio transcriptions. And, at the end
of the show, a little bit of gospel, a little bit of
soul. Doin’ okay, feelin’ good. Big hug. u
The Annex | 4-5p | Various Hosts | A place where
the crème de la crème of WMBR DJs get a little
extra time to present special programming or
spite their fellow DJs. See what’s being created
at wmbr.org/annex. 3 Ring Circus plans to return
in the fall. s, n
Autre Zone Hour | 5-5:30p | Ali Mohammad
Time-travel and fantasy, aliens and science.
Occasionally, unicorns. Things are weird in the
Autre Zone. s
Spherio: The Local Voice of Our Hemisphere
6-7p | The Spherio Collective | Spherio highlights
how people are making the Americas a better
place, from reviving traditions to creating new
ones. We invite popular organizers, artists, sci-
entists, musicians, and activists to come share
ideas and struggles. s
Music for Human Beings | 7-8p | Dr. Jalis
As-Sakran, Professor Levine, & friends | Beats
and rhythms make the road, but we are the
wheel that grips it. Join luminaries, scientists,
gurus, and tea-masters on a path of healing
and discovery. s
Hidden Gems in Plain Sight | 8-9p | Josh Bails
Proving that it’s not that hard to find good mu-
sic if you know where to look. Radio rock album
sides, indie rock, and anything enjoyable. s
Anti Beta Blocker | 9-10p | DJ Xylo, Shamus,
Glenn Nameless | Your robot friends administer
up a much-needed injection of anti beta blockers.
Electro/techno/beepy/bouncy music from around
the globe. s
Time Traveling | 10p-12a | Nomadik | Taking
you on a musical journey through time with the
sounds of hip hop funk soul and more. Occa-
sional discussion on a music/community topic.
darkBOT radio | 12-2a | electronic Max
Machines never forget – but sometimes they
forgive. s, m
Extended Excursions | 2-4a | Grep | a longer
and thicker electronic journey s, m
Saturday
The RootCellar | 6-7a | Richard Hughes | Acoustic
blues from the 1920’s to today. n
Take It Slow | 7-8a | Arathi Ramachandran | A
soft, relaxing mixture of electronica, soft rock,
new age, and world music. s
Lost Highway | 8-10a | Doug Gesler | Country
music for city folks who wish they had cowboy
boots and love the smell on the range.
Backwoods | 10a-12p | John Funke | The best in
vintage rock ‘n’ roll, country and western, and
rhythm ‘n’ blues. More songs about Cadillacs
and chickens.
Subject to Change | 12-2p | Patrick N. Bryant
Still playing Pet Shop Boys after all these
years. And other mutant disco. Features
Somerville Speakout, actual complaints from
actual neighbors.
Ceangal Ceilteach, Celtic Connection. Hear hip
hop, rap, jazz, and more in Celtic languages. r
Aural Fixation | 4-6p | Sue | The Aural Fixation
Libation: mix 1 part garage, 1 part psychedelia,
1 part punk, a pinch of prog, a dash of drone.
Shake with favorite ’60s unknowns, garnish
with feedback, and serve on the rock.
James Dean Death Car Experience | 6-8p | Lisa
Pop, psych, punk, and garage evoking distant
memories of the flying hubcaps, shattered
taillights, and rapidly approaching highway
ditches. Somewhere in the haze, an AM radio
drones with weekly cheese…
The Show Show | 8-10p | MaGoGo | Get up, Get
Down. MaGoGo and The Show Show start your
night off right. New Wave to Post Punk, Planet
Rock to Electro-Pop.
The Choice Is Yourz | 10p-12a | DJ Jimizz
DJ Jimizz on deck for 120 minutes with The
Choice is Yourz. The Choices are: Original Hip
Hop News, Old School Jam, New Releases,
Homegrown Highlights and Hip Hop Jointz.
Mellow Madness | 12-2a | PJ Porter | Let host
PJ Porter get you in the mood as he brings
you the best in R&B slow jams Boston has to
offer. Looking for that song you fell in love to,
something new and hot, he’s got just what you
are looking for. Express your love to a special
someone with a live dedication. It’s easy. Come
aboard and enjoy this love affair called Mellow
Madness. Feel The Heat!!!!
Algorhythms | 2-4a | DJ Endo & DJ DC |
Dj Endo and DJDC are your guides on this
weekly journey into electronic music. When
the clubs have ended tune in to keep the
party going n
Sunday
Compas Sur FM | 6-8a | Emmanuel René
The show’s goal is to present Compas music to
the world.
Haiti Focus | 8-10a | Jacques-Antoine Jean
Dedicated to the Haitian community: featuring
news, music, community information, inter-
views, and reports on issues related to women,
immigration laws, health care, education, poli-
tics, development, and the current situation in
Haiti and the Haitian diaspora.
Radio with a View | 10a-12p | Marc Stern &
David Goodman | Economic democracy, human
rights, and other idealistic visions of the world.
Truth and reconciliation and music to get your
mind and body in sync.
World Beat | 12-2p | Brutus Leaderson | The
show’s goal is to present world music to the
Boston audience.
Jam Session | 2-4p | Pam Spencer & Carol
Muschette-Kirk | Awesome reggae program
with soca, calypso, and gospel music segments,
plus interviews on many varied topics includ-
ing: passport, citizenship, lobbying, medicine,
education, and entertainment. “Forward
always, backwards never.”
Afrika Kabisa | 4-6p | Julia Goldrosen | Africa
Absolutely! Boston’s African music radio show.
Classic and contemporary African and Afro-
Caribbean music. Soukous, ndombolo, rumba,
zouk, kompa, coupé décalé, makossa, highlife,
and more. Plus interviews with guests on a va-
riety of African-related topics.
R&B Jukebox | 6-8p | Captain Al | Vintage soul
music from the 60s through the early 80s.
A unique blend of blues, R&B, funk,and soulful
jazz. It’s New England’s hottest jukebox.
Running, Returning | 8-9p | Jack Murphy | It
bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellec-
tual theorem. It’s not. It’s feeling. — Bill Evans s, r
Musical Dope | 9-10p | Ben Lamothe | I play what
I like and tell you why it’s good. [freeform]
For Your Pleasure | 10p-12a | Ré Antoine | FYP
provides a comfort zone. Forget the day’s
problems; it’s about L-O-V-E. Whether it’s past,
present, regrets, or thinking about that special
one on your mind, with R&B love songs, jazz,
Black History facts, “The RollCall”, driven by
your dedications, making your Sunday night
end… purrrrfectly. Only FYP puts YOU to bed
with a satisfying Smile on your face, with your
host Ré Antoine.
Straight Outta Kompton Effekt | 12-2a | DJ Big
Dub | Harmonic oscillations underlie both the
quantum vacuum and experimental electronic
music. This course will cover Hartree-Funk
methods, Moog-Bose-Einstein condensates, and,
as time permits, bad wordplay. s, m
u This program guide was designed by Angelynn
Grant (Coffeetime). If you’re an MIT student and
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Management:
John Murphy ’10 William Kuhlman ’07
General Manager Technical Director
Lisa Gassaway ’88 Seleeke Flingai ’11
Comptroller Volunteer Work
Josh Bails ’11 Coordinator
Program Director Julia Goldrosen
Rebecca World Music Director
Nicodemus G Henry Holtzman SM ’91
Station Manager TBC President
Technology Allan Kent, ’63
Broadcasting John Kosian
Corporation:
Henry Holtzman,
SM ’91
Ayida S. Mthembu
Oedipus
Larry Parmenter
President
Paul Parravano
Anne Slinn, SM ’91
Vice President Jed Wartman
Shawn Mamros, ’89 Professor Joseph A.
Paradiso, PhD ’81
Treasurer
Professor Timothy F.
Todd Glickman, ’77
Jamison
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Professor Evan
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late risers’ club backwoods radio with a view

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lost & found subject to change worldbeat

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research &
new edge gorilla got me troubadour coffeetime ceangal ceilteach jam session
development
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green/in the the annex
5p the jazz volcano the jazz train droppin’ knowledge aural fixation africa kabisa 5p
margin autre zone hour
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6p wmbr nightly news 6p
free of sans
heartbreak & form serif zoëradio spherio james dean death
7p the intercontinental r&b jukebox 7p
footwork silly hats only all look same human beings car experience
8p 8p
nonstop ecstatic hidden gems… running, returning
9p bats in the belfry pipeline! what’s left the show show 9p
screaming anti beta blocker musical dope
10p 10p
last dance at the funky fresh
11p musenomix house therapy time traveling the choice is yourz for your pleasure 11p
death disco nooks & crannies
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the magik bus generoso’s bovine vapor funk straight outta
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void where… ska & rocksteady kompton effekt
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