General

This Wednesday, January 17, at 9 a.m. we’ll have as guests Diane Desenberg of Manasota Move to Amend and Jenni Casale of Action Together Suncoast talking about the upcoming Saturday, January 20 March for Democracy. Meet at noon at Unconditional Surrender statue on Sarasota’s bayfront near Marina Jack. In the second half of our program […]

Chilly temperatures  last week were inconvenient at best for most Floridians accustomed to our mild climate, but for the homeless, who  live outdoors all the time, the change of weather was  more profoundly felt. Ed DeMarco, CEO of the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness will join Steve and Lew to talk about how services for […]

This Wednesday we’ll talk to activist Andy Worthington about his work and the demonstration this Thursday in Lafayette Square in Washington, DC, to close Guantanamo and stop torture. Andy is a British historian, investigative journalist, and film director.[1][2][3] He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications. In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of […]

Like always, this weeks show on JAN. 10th I try to cover as much different styles, if possible obscure artists of the blues and throw in a few songs not necessarily in the blues genre. Thank you and remember you can always hear the show any time or any day until the next B2B show […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Still hard to find a Dead or Dead Family concert this time of year, buut here we have: Phil Lesh & Friends Dead Of Winter, Terrapin Crossroads Bar, San Raphael, CA January 10, 2017 Neumann KMF 4i >Tascam DR-40 (96-24), Right side, 2nd row DR-40 > USB […]

For the first show of the year, Steve and Lew will be joined by Susan Harley (above), Deputy Director of Congress Watch at Public Citizen, who will dissect the recently passed tax reform bill.  Republican architects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have been peddling it as middle-class tax relief and an economic stimulus […]

The focus of this week’s show will be on Rev. Don Thompson. Don was a co-host of the Peace & Justice Report for more than ten years, and he passed away recently. We’ll talk to two social justice activists who were very familiar with Don’s passion for equality, peace, social and economic justice. Our first […]

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Splintered Sunlight Brownie’s 23 East, Ardmore, PA   January 3, 2013 Soundboard > Zoom H4N @ 48/24 > Sound Forge 10 (mastering) > WAV @ 44.1/16 > Gold Wave 5.66 (file editing) > Flac16 Taped and transferred by buckster Once a month or so I step out […]

For the last show of the year, Steve and Lew will be joined by WSLR volunteer and Suncoast Waterkeeper, Andy Mele (above) who will give us some perspective on the imminent outbreak of red tide that will reaching our shores. It does not have to be that way.  Andy will also talk about the real […]

The Year in Review today at 4p. We’ll say ‘goodbye’ to yet another great year in Americana Music by saluting The Americana Music Associations TOP 100 Albums of 2017. This list is based entirely on airplay from around the country, not a handful of opinions from music critics or industry insiders. Tune in to enjoy […]