Program Descriptions
| Monday | |
| 4:00am – 7:00am | The Thom Hartmann Show. The nation’s #1 progressive talk show. |
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | Our Kind of Folk with Craig Huegel An eclectic mix of singer/songwriters from the ’60?s to today. |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | “No Nonsense Nutrition” with host Eve Prang Plews, L.N.C. (Licensed Nutrition Counselor) A niche hour of practical, scientific information on health, food choices, nutrients, herbs and more. |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Music of the World with Marco Ciceron Features different kinds of music played throughout the world. |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | All Things Rock. Gary O brings you indie rock in the afternoon. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Democracy Now www.democracynow.org |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | The Thom Hartmann Show. The #1 progressive talk show in the nation. |
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | From the Mountains and Beyond with Tracy Hostetler. This show features folk, bluegrass and Americana music. |
| 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
6:30-7:00pm |
Jumping Mullet Local News Report The genus M. curema is the mullet most often found on either coast of the United States. Although the main predator of the mullet is man, another that is known to migrate just to feed on this fish is the barracuda. We will try to protect our community from the barracudas of this society by giving news and information that our community needs. Listen and be a citizen reporter. Join of our school of mullet and start jumping.
Progressive Radio. “Progressive Radio” is a weekly half-hour radio show hosted by Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive magazine. Since 2003, Rothschild has been interviewing activists, scholars, and artists who are making the world a better place. |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Yesterday’s Dead Today with Mark Binder. Mark takes the date of each of his broadcasts and goes back in time for the best quality live Grateful Dead concert he has for that particular date and plays as much as he can within the two-hour time frame. YDT Webpage |
| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm | The Whacko Jacko Show. Your host Jackson Lochead plays alternative/indie rock with an emphasis on local sounds. |
| 11:00 pm – 1:00 am | ‘Dirge and Dance’. Your biweekly dose of dark eclectic music from Kathryn Dow, every other Sunday night (or Monday morning) from 1-3 a.m. http://www.facebook.com/dirgeanddance
Alternates with Playing at Shadows hosted by Casey Morell—a show where classics like The Beatles are heard alongside throwbacks from The Smiths and modern favorites from Cut Copy, with everything in between. On this program, no shadow is overlooked. |
| 1:00 am – 2:00 am | Music A blend of music from the stations archives which presents listeners with a brief preview of the diverse selections of musical tastes served by WSLR. |
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| Tuesday | |
| 4:00am-7:00am | The Thom Hartmann Show. The nation’s #1 progressive talk show. |
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | 33 1/3 with Dr. Nik. Exploring the best of WSLR’s vinyl collection. |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Peace and Justice Show (1st, 2nd and 5th weeks) Discussions of social issues of concern in the local and global community.
Alternates with Florida Caribe with Johannes Werner and Pablo Brescia. (2nd and 4th Wednesdays) This show reports on an eclectic range of Caribbean issues, from trade policy to coup attempts, from oil to maquiladoras, from reggaeton to film festivals. |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Global Groove with Pam Marwede Contemporary World Music Show, highlighting new World Fusion, World Pop, along with occasional traditional pieces from diverse musical folklore. Energetic, uplifting and border blurring sounds from every corner of the musical world.
Alternates with Latin Sounds . |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Liner Notes – Stories and myths about artists and songs you can sing along with. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Democracy Now Independent Media Radio and TV Show – website
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| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | The Thom Hartmann Show. The nation’s #1 progressive talk show. |
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Hot Rod Rock with Sven and Stella. A refreshing blast of pure Atomic Era and modern Rockabilly & indie rock. |
| 6:00 pm –7:00pm | Maternally Yours. Sarasota’s Conversation about Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Motherhood. Hosts include Cheryl Kindred, Carmela Pedicini, Laura Gilkey and Ryan Stanley. http://www.maternallyyoursradio.com. |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | The Revolution Starts Now with Joe Jacco This show covers folk and protest music of all eras as well as occasional commentary on the news of the 60?s as well as of the present. (2nd and 4th Tuesdays)
Alternates with Aerial Boundaries with Rich LaPenna. Eclectic guitar, including all guitar picking styles and genres…before, after, and beyond. Email Rich @ abshow@wslr.org FaceBook page |
| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm | INDIE-licious Sheila Jane plays local to international indie rock, indie pop, dance, punk and more. Dance, Rock out, and most of all Have Fun!
Alternates with SRQ Vamps. Hosted by Dream, and her co-host ”Midnight”, SRQ VAmps is Sarasota’s only Goth show playing Synth-pop, Goth Rock, and alternative. Helping you take a bite out of Tuesdays. |
| 11:00 pm – 1:00 am | Lumpytunes! Definitely difficult listening. Hosted by art noise/experimental music aficionados Rob Demperio aka The Head Lump and his Side Lump Jenny, They play the bleeding edge of the emerging Noise scene as well as the classic noise that got them there. Interviews and ‘live’ music are featured. Tune-in and feel the burn. Website |
| 1:00 am – 4:00 am | Music A blend of music from the stations archives which presents listeners with a brief preview of the diverse selections of musical tastes served by WSLR. |
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| Wednesday | ||
| 4:00 am – 7:00 am | The Thom Hartmann Show. Thom Hartmann is the nation’s #1 progressive radio talk show host. | |
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | Hot Tea with Bryan Osgood. Enjoy Morning Music, news and information. |
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| 9:00 am – 10:00am | Arts Talk. This arts program will cover all aspects of the creative arts, including established mainstream as well as emerging contemporary offerings with hosts Marty Fugate and Jennifer Walker. The show will be archived at www.anythingarts.com. Alternates with Local Matters: Hosted by Joe Hendricks. |
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| 10:00 am – 12:00pm | Vibrational Journeys with Perette Cannady A mix of musical styles from jazz to hip swaying Afro-Beats and chants, Latin and New Age. |
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| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | The Great American Songbook Enduring music from the era of Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and the big Hollywood musicals dating from the 1920s-1960s | |
| 2:00 am – 3:00 pm | Democracy Now. www.democracynow.org | |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00pm | The Thom Hartmann Show. The nation’s #1 progressive talk show. | |
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Blues with the Velvet Hammer with Beth Hammer This show features Beth “The Velvet” Hammer, who brings local and national blues musicians into the studio for a little talk, a lot of great blues music. – website
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| 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
6:30 – 7:00pm |
Jumping Mullet Local News Report The genus M. Curema is the mullet most often found on either coast of the United States. Although the main predator of the mullet is man, another that is known to migrate just to feed on this fish is the barracuda. We will try to protect our community from the barracudas of this society by giving news and information that our community needs. Listen and be a citizen reporter. Join of our school of mullet and start jumping.
A Community of Voices. Hosted by Vinny Cannizzaro, this information-based talk show focuses on the under-reported, unnoticed, and uncomfortable issues affecting the communities we live in and dealing with topics on the state, national, and international levels. Striving to bring you in-depth, factual coverage; Vinny is currently an Americorps volunteer with the Farmworkers Association of America. |
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| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
New and Blue Session, featuring some of the most progressive bluegrass in the country. If you like musicians such as: Sam Bush, Nickel Creek, Infamous Stringdusters, Old Crow Medicine Show, Alison Krauss, Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Kruger Brothers, Crooked Still, Mountain Heart, Bela Flek, Bryan Clark, Old School Freight Train, Keller Williams…and many more, you will enjoy two hours of well blended music and unique cover tunes, hosted by Gary. |
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| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm | “Despite What You’ve Heard. . .” with Jake Loomis and Adam Obando.
While it may seem quite difficult to adequately define what is meant by the moniker “Indie-Rock” This term will serve as one the “jumping off point” for the many various styles of music you will here on this show. This show will focus on a variety of independent artists and styles such as rock, punk, folk-punk, alt-country, and hip-hop just to name a few. Alternates with Sound Check Sisters of SRQ. Sound Check Sisters of SRQ radio show is dedicated to spotlighting the extraordinary rockin’ musical talent of our local area. Our show is the only local radio show playing only local music & run by die-hard local music adventurists. Tune into WSLR 96.5 fm every other Weds. night from 9p-11p. We feature live performances of all genres of music |
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| 11:00 pm – 1:00 am | Music A blend of music from the stations archives which presents listeners with a brief preview of the diverse selections of musical tastes served by WSLR. | |
| 1:00 am – 4:00 am | Music A blend of music from the stations archives which presents listeners with a brief preview of the diverse selections of musical tastes served by WSLR. |
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Complete daily program listing
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| 4:00 am – 7:00 am | The Thom Hartmann Show. Thom Hartmann is the nation’s #1 progressive radio talk show host. |
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | The Eclectic Blender with Dave Pedersen Your host Dave Pedersen plays two hours of sensational sounds from a cross-section of genres including folk, blues, rock and roll, bluegrass, jazz, zydeco, Old School Reggae,Celtic, alt country and occasionally a touch of classical. |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Truly Sustainable Sarasota with Vicki Chelf and John Lambie. Learn about sustainability with insightful and wonderfully enriching discussions. |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Cafe Oasis with Sasha Gleyzer. A cross-cultural blend of exotic eastern grooves, enchanting African rhythms and passionate flamenco. Featuring rare musical gems from around the planet.
Alternates with the Afro-Cuban Jazz Edition with Frankie Pinero. |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Hawaii Bob and Company Theme Show. Hawaii Bob and his sidekick “Blind Bob” provide themed music and off-kilter commentary pertaining to current events.
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| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Democracy Now Independent Media Radio and TV Show – website |
| 3:00 pm-4:00 pm | The Thom Hartmann Show. Thom Hartmann is the nation’s #1 progressive radio talk show host. |
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Ted’s Head Ted’s Head is a musical program of intensely diverse rock, with a twist of talk to make it interesting and in studio jam sessions by the guests and host. |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00pm | Guns and Butter. “Guns & Butter” investigates the relationships among capitalism, militarism and politics. Maintaining a radical perspective in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, “Guns & Butter: The Economics of Politics” reports on who wins and who loses when the economic resources of civil society are diverted toward global corporatization, war, and the furtherance of a national security state.Produced and hosted by Bonnie Faulkner, KPFA.
Alternates with Letters and Politics. |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Adventures In Jazz Land with Mike Finly. This show is for lovers of all styles of jazz. From big band to solo piano, classic jazz to avant garde and all styles of jazz in between. |
| 9:00pm – 11:00 pm | The Indie Files The best in indie music. Recent offerings with occasional dips into indie history.
Alternates with Spirit of Punk. Jill Hoffman-Kowal will play music from Johnny Cash (a true punk in his day) to the Sex Pistols, primarily music from 1977-1984 will be featured. |
| 11:00pm – 1:00 am | Ignite Dance Sessions with DJ Magnus A two hour show presenting different forms of Electronic Dance Music. From Nu Skool (UK / International) Breaks to House music across the board such as Tribal House, Tech House, Progressive House, Electro House, NRG House & also Minimal etc. |
| 1:00am – 3:00am | MUSIC |
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| 4:00 am – 7:00 am | The Thom Hartmann Show. The nation’s #1 progressive talk show host. |
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | Hosted by Bill Stoner, The Breakfast Bar will feature Americana-style music. Over the past several decades Americana music has become more fragmented and the tendency to hyper-catagorize genres is stronger than ever.Americana music an amalgamate of sub-genres such as alt-county, indie rock, bluegrass/newgrass, retro-pop and more.
This ain’t no continental breakfast with stale donuts and a few toaster pastries. This is a full-on wide spread of hot, fresh and tasty delights to get your Friday and your week-end off the a good start. |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Surreal News with Steve and friends The Surreal News is a local, national and world political show featuring influential guests. – website |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Complex Waveforms Join host Mark Zampella each week as he explores the links between indigenous music and contemporary Ambient, Electronica and World music. |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Positive Friction Drawing from the eclectic rhythms and the esoteric energy of multiple musical influences (mostly folk rock and jazz), John Haupt shares the heartfelt magic and bountiful messages of peace, love and understanding through music. |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Democracy Now Independent Media Radio and TV Show – website |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | The Thom Hartmann Show. Fridays feature a National Town Hall with Senator Bernie Sanders. Thom Hartmann is the nation’s #1 progressive radio talk show host. |
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | 2 Days in 2 Hours. Host Dave Beaton gets you ready for the weekend – playing the music of bands/musicians coming to town. |
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Jumping Mullet Local News Report The genus M. curema is the mullet most often found on either coast of the United States. Although the main predator of the mullet is man, another that is known to migrate just to feed on this fish is the barracuda. We will try to protect our community from the barracudas of this society by giving news and information that our community needs. Listen and be a citizen reporter. Join of our school of mullet and start jumping.
Counterspin. CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, CounterSpin is unlike any other show on the dial.
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| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Ripper’s Rarities Discover & Rediscover rare live & studio tracks of The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Who, Tom Waits, Alice Cooper, Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton and many others, as well as many hidden gems on the great classic Rock albums of the past & present. |
| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Radio Ready – An eclectic mix of great and rare tracks from a variety of artists and genres. Hosted by Bryan Fleck.
Alternates with INDIE-cision. Silly antics and great indie music with hosts Johanna & Nick Bogater. |
| 11:00 pm – 1:00 am | Open Air Rock and Roll/Hip Hop genre mix. |
| 1:00 am – 3:00 am | HollyWOOD ReD’s Late Show A mild blend of hip hop, including local talent, and talent from around the state. |
| 3:00 am – 7:00 am | FM in the AM with Mr. Bill – WSLR’s original overnight host, Mr. Bill, plays the music he likes and you love. Call in your request to this listener driven show at 941-954-8636. |
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| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | Celtic Dew Dave Wertman plays new and traditional music of the Celtic nations, plus Celtic poetry and events featuring Celtic culture. |
| 9:00 am – 11:00 am | MUSIC. |
| 11:00 am -12:00 pm | Saturday Morning Cartoon Show with Aaron and Joshua. Two of the youngest DJ’s on air – bringing the audience a wide variety of music that “makes us smile”.
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| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Juke in the Back. Matt the Cat presents the soul that came before rock n’ roll: 1950s rhythm and blues. Each week, this underrated and rollicking music plays on that old Rockola Jukebox in the back. |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Magikman’s Music Matinee. Your host Alton Palmore aka Magikman will feature retro R & B, Soul and Funk. You’ll hear live, extended cuts and remixes from the 70s, 80s, and 90s – we’ll even dip into the sounds of the 21st century. |
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Indigenous Sounds hosted by White Horse. Native American music and views.
Alternates with Indigenous in Music with Larry Knudsen. Enjoy two hours every other Saturday with Host Larry Knudsen, of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Black River Falls, WI. He brings you a mix of music from Indigenous musicians from around the Western Hemisphere. Enjoy a variety of rock, pop, country, flute, powwow, salsa, classical, house and electronica.
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| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Bebop and Beyond Bebop & Beyond concentrates on music in the jazz idiom from the mid-1940s to right now. Each program features the original works of bebop masters such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, as well as recordings by the next generation of great musicians such as Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Every week newer recordings by recently emerging artists such as Miguel Zenon, Joshua Redman and Rudresh Mahanthappa are presented. |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Give Peace a Dance with DJ Normen The first hour is dedicated to soft ambient tunes with a nice beat. The second hour of usually turns into the upbeat hour. Electronic music which ranches from Trance, Drum & Bass, Dschungle, House, up to Goa music. |
| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm | INI Radio. A community-focused show playing music with roots in Africa. |
| 11:00 pm – 1:00 am | The Source. Talk and music directed at today’s youth. Hosted by Gerald Green Sr. Alternates with The Dirty Werkx. DJ2Times and N8 Bit give you live-in-the-studio mixing that’s 2 hours of commercial-free Dubstep and Electro music. |
| 1:00 am – 3:00am | MUSIC. |
| 3:00 am – 7:00 am | Music A blend of music from the stations vast archives which presents listeners with a brief preview of the diverse selections of musical tastes served by WSLR. |
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| Sunday | |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Glorious Moment Chris Lambert shares Gospel music from different cultures and information about upcoming events in the local faith community. Gospel choirs and pastors discuss upcoming programs and ideas about how to improve our community, create good relationships, and how we can all work better together. |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Wings Of The Heart Presented by Alice McMullin – Music of the heart and soul, from Buddhist chanting to the Beatles, with inspiring poetry and stories to sweeten your morning. |
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10:00-11:00am |
Al Jazeera. English version of the Arabic-language news network. Breaking news and features plus background material including profiles and global reactions.
Law and Disorder Law and Disorder gives listeners access to rare legal perspectives on issues concerning civil liberties, privacy, right to dissent and the horrendous practices of torture exercised by the US government. This program examines the political forces and legislation that are moving the United States into a police state. |
| 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Sunday Morning Folk Show with James Hawkins or Ishmael Katz. Includes Bluegrass, Cajun, local and state-wide Florida Folk performers, singer/songwriters, Americana, Blues and, of course, great folk music. |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Dadeoo’s Collectors Corner. Dadee-o plays traditional and old time jazz of the 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond. |
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | All Mixed Up – NYC based Peter Bochan oversees a collage of great music and current-events sound bites. |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | The Doowop2Soul Show with Soul Man Jan and Nay Nassar and Doowop Danny C. “The Street Corner Serenade” is the doowop edition presented by Nay one week, and the “Memories” edition of doowop and groups is presented by Doowop Danny C on the following week. Jan presents the “Soul Time” edition on each third week, then the guys take over the cycle again. Once a while, Jan and Nay get together to present DooWop2Soul – to show that it really is a thin line between Doo Wop and Soul. – website |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Louisiana Gumbo Show with John Osgood. Louisiana based music – zydeco, jazz, blues, brass, roots rock, Mardi Gras, Indian, and funk. |
| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Steven in the Evenin’ with Steve Lemke. An eclectic mix of Jazz, Rock, Soul, Instrumental and Classical Music to get you ready for the upcoming Monday. (Get yer shoes ‘n socks on people, It’s right aroun’ the corner!) |
| 11:00 pm – 1:00 am | P-Man’s Block Party. P-Man features 3 song blocks from the most earthquaking, groundshaking, woofer-blowing, tweeter-blasting, rock-n-roll music of all time from around the globe. |
| 1:00 am – 3:00 am | Music A blend of music from the stations vast archives which presents listeners with a brief preview of the diverse selections of musical tastes served by WSLR. |
| 4:00 am – 7:00 am | The Thom Hartmann Show. Thom Hartmann is the nation’s #1 progressive radio talk show host. |
