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This Wednesday, September 12 at 9am, our guest on the Peace & Justice Report will be Zac Anderson of the Herald-Tribune. Zac is a political reporter at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and has covered  both local and state politics there since 2006. Zac graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. Our guest in […]

I would first like to address the loss the WSLR family has had with the passing of Eve Prang Plews. My respect isn’t easily given, but Eve’s charter and actions got it in spades over the years. Rest in peace, Eve. This is week’s show is going to be like no prep racing. Been busy […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA 9/10/85 SBD>Reel>DAT Taped by ?, Converted by Rob (Odeo) Harrison Disc 1 – Set 1: 1. Jack Straw 2. Peggy-O 3. Little Red Rooster 4. Stagger Lee 5. Me & My Uncle > 6. Mexicali Blues 7. Ramble […]

Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a “state of emergency” for seven counties in Florida–one of which is Sarasota. In this installment of the Critical Times, we speak with several experts in the area on the presence of red tide in the area. MOTE Marine Laboratory researcher, Dr. Tracy Fanara, speaks on the science behind red […]

Can it get any more  “surreal?” Whole books describing  the White House as “crazytown” and an anonymous senior staffer publishing an op-ed in the New York Times essentially corroborating the lunacy while lauding the misbegotten policies that have resulted from the chaos. Whew. But there is more. Natalie Martinez, a researcher for Media Matters for […]

It is with a heavy heart that we share with our supporters the passing of Eve Prang Plews, former host of No Nonsense Nutrition, and longtime supporter of community radio.  Eve was a dynamo and font of wisdom when it came to nutrition and healing.  Even though she was no longer hosting a show at WSLR, she […]

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“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead Starlight Theater, Kansas City, MO September 3, 1985 Matrix: Matrix by Hunter Seamons SBD: EAC & Decoded to Shn by Jim Keith AUD: Oade Master from Doug Oade > EAC > SHN (seekable) Thank you to Jim Keith and Todd Campbell for the SBD transfer, […]

WSLR 96.5 LP-FM is a non profit, community radio station located at 525 Kumquat Ct in Sarasota, Florida. We want YOU to apply for an internship this fall to work with us! If interested, send us an email at NEWS@WSLR.ORG  to apply!  Here’s what we’re looking for: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT You’ll help produce content for our […]

  The primary election was this past Tuesday, August 28th and the results are in! We’ll be breaking down those election results with you.  Later, Supervisor of Elections, Ron Turner, is here to take a deeper look at those election results with us. It’s all coming up this evening at 6 PM and again on […]