Programming

Our guest on the Peace & Justice Report this Wednesday, March 10 at 9am will be Bob Lord. Bob is a tax lawyer and former Congressional candidate, now an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. Bob’s work focuses on the relationship of tax law to inequality. He contributes to both the Inequality.org website […]

WSLR+Fogartyville T-Shirt Design Contest  To celebrate our return of live music to the Fogartyville stage, WSLR+Fogartyville is holding a T-shirt design contest for FOGARTYVILLE.   We are looking for a design that captures the purpose and vibe of our community space.   WSLR+Fogartyville is accepting submissions for the 2021 Fogartyville T-Shirt Design Contest between March 1, […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” Grateful Dead Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA March 1, 1970 SBD MR > C > D […]

This Wednesday, March 3 at 9am, the Peace & Justice Report will start with a review of the opening sessions of the Florida Legislature by Jim Saunders, Executive Editor of the News Service of Florida. Then we’ll talk to Roy Eidelson, author of Political Mind Games – How the 1% Manipulate Our Understanding of What’s […]

It’s 1970’s Chicago this week on LATIN EXPLOSION. The Interview will be with my good friend, founder/leader of Chevere de Chicago Alejo Poveda. We will talk about the recording of “Brazilian Dorian Dream” by Manfredo Fest and his time with Chicago band Hondo Beat which featured the famous Jorge Dalto before he went to New […]

Please join me tonight for the Final Episode of ‘Chosen’ the acoustic novel by Brian Smalley. This will be followed by one more trip to the Mississippi Delta for some acoustic blues from artists like Charley Patton and Bukkha White and many more. WSLR 96.5 FM. and wslr.org               Shows archived […]

Tomorrow, Tuesday 02-23-2021, from 11:03am to 1:00pm EST on WSLR 96.5 LP FM in Sarasota and 100.1 LP FM in West Bradenton, also online at wslr.org and on the Free App: We are honoring Black History Month, with a celebration of Afro Latin Music with rhythms from Peru, Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil, and Uruguay. “Ritmos negros […]

“It is said that, if you lined up all those who have ever been to a Grateful Dead concert head-to-toe, the line would stretch around the moon, and about halfway back. And nobody would complain!” Grateful Dead Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA February 22, 1992 SBD > Cassette Master (TDK SA-X100) Recorded by Don Pearson […]

On Wednesday, February 24 at 9am, our first guest on the Peace & Justice Report was Andy Worthington, an investigative journalist, author, campaigner, commentator and public speaker. Missed it? You can listen to it in the WSLR archives! Andy is recognized as an authority on Guantánamo and the “war on terror.”  He’s the co-founder websites Close Guantánamo and […]

It’s The Pianists on LATIN EXPLOSION: Eddie Palmieri, Peruchín and Chucho Valdés. Plus Omar Portuondo, Cal T’Jader and a little Freddie Prinze comedy! LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, stream live at https://wslr.org/ or listen anytime by typing WSLR LATIN EXPLOSION in your browser. “Looking Good!”