Programming

“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!” WSLR is slowly coming back with a very sparse number of live studio programmers, albeit with very specific instructions as […]

“Early Eddie” is Friday’s LATIN EXPLOSION! Celebrate and have some champagne while listening to Eddie Palmieri’s early albums on the Tico label including “Champagne”! Plus Johnny Pacheco and more this Friday, 7-9am on WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota. Listen anytime by typing “WSLR LATIN EXPLOSION” in your browser. The WSLR Fall Membership drive begins Thursday, 11/12. […]

70 years of New York City Latin Jazz O’Farrill style! Father Chico O’Farrill and son Arturo O’Farrill this Friday on LATIN EXPLOSION. Plus Miami’s Carlos Oliva and Puerto Rico’s Tommy Olivencia. LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, listen live at https://wslr.org/wslr-popup-player/ or listen anytime by typing WSLR LATIN EXPLOSION in your browser. “Pianitis!”

This Wednesday, November 4 at 9am we’ll have Stan Zimmerman and Dennis “Mitch” Maley live, discussing the election results so far. We’ll talk about local, county, state and national races and take comments and questions via text to the studio line ‭(941) 954-8636‬. Stan is a retired journalist after 45 years on deadline in radio, […]

Tune-In Monday Night November 2, from 9-11 pm for 2 hours of talk with Indigenous Independent Presidential Candidate Mark Charles, with some Indigenous Music

What would one of America’s top satirists and 1st Amendment Rights activist, Lenny Bruce, say about the present political landscape? A look back at Gil Scott-Heron’s warning during the Nixon era has eerie implications for today. Freddie Hubbard is in “Crisis” mode. And that’s just the first set, this Sunday, on a special pre-election edition […]

Howdy campers! Sorry for the laps in time but as it has been said many, many times before “Life just gets in the way”! Not much has happened around here except I have a little fall at work and now I’m at home nursing a concussion. OUCH! Well just after I was home putting ice […]

This Wednesday, October 28 from 9-10am we’ll discuss the upcoming elections. But first we’ll have a brief report from Sarasota Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner about the voter turnout so far and the arrangements for safe voting. Then we’ll have two New College professors who will give their views on the current political situation. Dr. […]

Latin Boogaloo pioneer and OCHO producer Bobby Marin will be The Interview on the next LATIN EXPLOSION. Plus “Wildman of Rhythm” (El Barbaro del Ritmo) Benny More, El Guajiro Natural Polo Montanez and much, much more. LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, listen live at http://wslr.org/wslr-popup-player/ or listen anytime by typing WSLR LATIN […]