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WMBR Fall/Winter 2024 Program Schedule:    Return to Main Schedule
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Tuesday Programs:
4-7am If 6 Was 9
Hosted by: Rick Biskit Roth
A morning wake-up that goes from jazz to punk with everything in between. Hendrix at the root branching into anything that has soul.

Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 4:00 am Playlist
Tue Nov 12 4:00 am Playlist
7-8am Mama Cass' House
Hosted by: Mena VE
Originating from honoring the 60s and 70s epicenter of folk and rock music, LA's Laurel Canyon, the show features many of the decades' most influential artists and many more who followed. Your Tuesday morning vinyl hour: Folk, rock, stories, and beyond.
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 7:00 am Playlist
Tue Nov 12 7:00 am Playlist
8-10am Breakfast of Champions
Hosted by: Rebecca, Jeremy, Ted, Becca, Abby, Erik, and Jon
Start your morning off right with a bowl full of sugary sweet pop goodness, sprinkle on some tasty punk influences, and help yourself to the buffet of sumptuous soundscapes, melancholy melodies, quirky cadences and raucous rock.

Twitter Feed: @bocwmbr
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 8:00 am Playlist
Tue Nov 12 8:00 am Playlist
10am-Noon Late Risers' Club
Hosted by: Joanie, Mark, Mook, Nick, Tapedeck Tommy, and the Tuesday Alumni
It's like sewing your ear to a vacuum cleaner.

Twitter Feed: @laterisersclub
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 10:00 am Playlist
Tue Nov 12 10:00 am Playlist
Noon-2pm Lost and Found
Hosted by: Lawrence Azrin, Bob Dubrow, Brother Wayne, Mark Francis, Alex McNeil, Rick Roth, Christopher Vyce
Rock, pop, and soul from the ’60s and early ’70s, but not the same old songs you hear every day on commercial radio.

Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 12:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 12:00 pm Playlist
2-4pm The New Edge
Hosted by: Ken Field
Creative and innovative crossgenre instrumental music from the past, present, and future.

Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 2:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 2:00 pm Playlist
4-5:30pm The Jazz Train
Hosted by: Jon Pollack
A weekly trip through the jazz legacy and related musical styles, generally featuring music recorded in past years on a particular calendar date.

Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 4:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 4:00 pm Playlist
5:30-6pm WMBR Nightly News
Hosted by: WMBR News Department
News and analysis from independent national journalists as well as local news and events in Cambridge and Greater Boston. Our weekly line-up of programs focuses on under-reported issues, marginalized communities, and struggles for social change.

Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 5:30 pm  
Tue Nov 12 5:30 pm  
6-7pm DJ Awesome and the Wonderfriends
Hosted by: Keri Garel
"So do you talk about current events or something?" "I can, but I really don't think you want me to."

Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 6:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 6:00 pm Playlist
7-8pm Bookshop Casanova
Hosted by: James Rock
Gentle folk, dream pop, and lost music for rainy days. Warning: known to the State of California to cause overexposure to Elliott Smith.
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 7:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 7:00 pm Playlist
8-9pm This Musical Life
Hosted by: Alexander Kuptel
Every week, this show chooses a theme and presents songs from that theme. The theme can can be non-English songs, songs about the Sun, or solo-project songs-- you never know what it'll be, so be sure to tune in every week!
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 8:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 8:00 pm Playlist
9-10pm
Alternates Weekly
The Listen
Hosted by: Sabrina
Tune in as we harp on a new personal, social, cultural, and/or existential beat each episode while we pick thematically harmonious musical finds from WMBR’s repertoire.
Upcoming shows: Dec 3, Dec 17
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 9:00 pm Playlist
9-10pm String Theory
Hosted by: Shruti Ravikumar
in physics, string theory is the idea that at some fundamental level, all aspects of the universe are tied together. tune in to listen to songs that are connected (in both obvious and obscure ways)
Upcoming shows:
none available
10-11pm Sad Boys Soundbox
Hosted by: Dylan Cook & Inna Voloshchuk
Come 2 the final frontier. All thoughts down the drain. Iciest place in space every week.
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 10:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 10:00 pm Playlist
11pm-Midnight Terminal Swirlie
Hosted by: Brandon Gillen
You know what college radio really needs? More Shoegaze! Join us for both classics and hidden gems in alt-Rock, Punk, Dreampop, and, of course, Shoegaze!
Listen to past shows: Tue Nov 19 11:00 pm Playlist
Tue Nov 12 11:00 pm Playlist
Midnight-1am Pulsewidth
Hosted by: Willow & William
Fast tempos. Harsh textures. Intricate rhythms. Venture into jungle, feel drum'n'bass, move to footwork, and expand your horizons with IDM. Know you can rely on Pulsewidth to provide you with experimental beats that'll blow out your speakers!
Listen to past shows: Wed Nov 20 12:00 am  
Wed Nov 13 12:00 am  
1-2am
Alternates Weekly
Pipeline!
Hosted by: Erik Morrison
Leaves turn, and so do the sounds of local radio.
Upcoming shows: Dec 4, Dec 18
Listen to past shows: Wed Nov 20 1:00 am Playlist
1-2am
Alternates Weekly
Brain Waves
Hosted by: Bryan Medina
Ride the Brain Waves with us every other week! Tune in to discover hidden musical gems, where I mix tracks you probably haven't heard, and guest DJs do the same, all around a fresh theme each time. Let’s spark new synapses and rewire your musical mind!
Upcoming shows: Nov 27, Dec 11
Listen to past shows: Wed Nov 13 1:00 am  
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