Programming

A special Tuesday Drive Home looking back and paying tribute to some of the American musical artists who have passed away over the last 12 months. We’ve lost some true icons: Little Richard, John Prine, Eddie Van Halen and Bill Withers to name a few. There have been some others that we’ll miss as well, […]

This Wednesday December 30, at 9am, our guest will be Kathy Kelly, an activist and writer who has helped co-coordinate Voices for Creative Nonviolence. VCNV has done great work over the years, In 2021 they’re moving to a new phase of organizing. Read their final print letter HERE. And here’s a letter Kathy wrote recently about […]

Listen live on WSLR 96.5 LP FM Sarasota and WBPV 100.1 LP FM West Bradenton or online at wslr.org (click on the upper right corner “Listen Now”). The WSLR app is free an available on Google Play and the Apple Store, and finally if you missed it go to https://archive.wslr.org it will be there for […]

“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 […]

TBT Holiday Saludos! Listen to the LATIN EXPLOSION Christmas Day Special, tomorrow morning, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota or all day https://archive.wslr.org/ “Feliz Navidad!”

“Live It Up” Christmas Day with LATIN EXPLOSION! Larry Harlow, Kako, Asalto Navideno and Irakere! Y mucha Christmas salsa! LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, stream live at wslr.org and listen anytime https://archive.wslr.org/

Grateful Dead The Summit, Houston, Texas December 21, 1978 AUD > MC > ? > D > CD > EAC > SHN The only recording that circulates, blown lyrics, warts and all. And just a couple of times chatting in the left channel pops up, but not too bad. Muffled slightly, but I should be […]

Wednesday, December 23, at 9am our guest was Twyla Carter, National Policy Director at The Bail Project. Missed it? Just go to archive.wslr.org and search for “Peace & Justice.” Their website tells us this: On any given day, nearly half a million people languish in jail cells across America, waiting for their criminal cases to move […]

Monday – Friday Changes Effective Monday, January 4th Democracy Now at 10am World Music Shows, 11am to 1pm Thom Hartmann stays at 1pm Local News Updates at 7am and 4pm International News Updates at 11am and 7pm

HOWDY,     Hey campers I hope all is well with you?  My last show of the year will be Wednesday December 23rd Christmas Eve, Eve!   You know what that means?  All bets are off so the next show will be filled with off the wall Christmas songs and parodies.   In my search for tunes […]