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12:00amWednesday 2

Lumpytunes! Definitely Difficult listening - Experimental, weirdo, outsider, art rock, lo-fi, post-punk, avant-garde, sound collage -  If it irritates, it airs.  Hosted by art noise/experimental music aficionado Rob Demperio aka The Head Lump

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Music – Automated Playlist

1:00amWednesday 2

1:00amWednesday 2

Music from the WSLR Music Library

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The Thom Hartmann Show

3:00amWednesday 2

3:00amWednesday 2

Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host whose shows bring a progressive and alternative perspective to listeners.

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Background Briefing

6:00amWednesday 2

6:00amWednesday 2

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers, and critics offering analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural, and social issues.

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Indie Psych Show

7:00amWednesday 2

7:00amWednesday 2

Indie Psych: It’s not just a 60s nostalgia or 80s Paisley Underground revival show—it’s about a myriad of sounds and grooves, and the multitude of ways psychedelia music is evolving. Indie Psych plays the musicians that carry on the legacy of the psych sounds of the Byrds, the Kinks, Pink Floyd, and The Beatles that you know and love …. Each week new alt-indie rock from jangly guitar, to mellotron and moog, to spacey jams, to psych-rock, retro rockers, west coast sounds, garage, and even music for plants.  Indie Psych introduces you to new bands and soundscapes you may not have heard of yet but will grow to enjoy. Music that melts in your mind… Scheduled On: Alternate Tuesdays 7 - 9am Host: Alecia Click on the READ MORE button to learn about your host and to access the show's archive including playlists and recordings.

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Peace & Justice Report

9:00amWednesday 2

9:00amWednesday 2

The Peace & Justice Report covers local, state, national and international social justice issues. We bring a wide variety of guests whose views are underrepresented in the mainstream media, activists who are devoting their lives to creating a world free from injustice of all kinds. Hosted by Bob Connors and Tom Walker. See both upcoming and past program topics at https://wslr.org/author/twalker/.

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Democracy Now!

10:00amWednesday 2

10:00amWednesday 2

Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.  Democracy Now!’s War and Peace Report provides our audience with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media.

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The Blue Groove

11:00amWednesday 2

11:00amWednesday 2

The Blue Groove is the spot where Jazz meets World Music. Traditional and indigenous musicians from around the world have been influenced by American jazz artists for almost a century. And for just as long, American jazz artists have been digging the sounds of the world’s best musicians. From Latin America to Africa; from Europe to Asia; from The Near to The Far East: See how it all comes together, on The Blue Groove.

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The Thom Hartmann Show

1:00pmWednesday 2

1:00pmWednesday 2

Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host whose shows bring a progressive and alternative perspective to listeners.

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Louisiana Gumbo

2:00pmWednesday 2

2:00pmWednesday 2

Louisiana Gumbo aims to bring Louisiana music to the WSLR audience, but not just the best-known genres like jazz, second line and Dixieland, but from every style of music from punk to classical to Americana after it’s been marinated and simmered in the unique outlook that only Louisiana musicians can bring to it. New Orleans is about more than jazz and Louisiana is about more than Cajun and Zydeco. Louisiana Gumbo brings it all together. Scheduled On: Wednesdays 2 - 4pm Host: Kid Red Click on the READ MORE button to learn about your host and to access the show's archive including playlists and recordings.

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Jazz and More

4:00pmWednesday 2

4:00pmWednesday 2

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WSLR News

6:00pmWednesday 2

6:00pmWednesday 2

Grassroots reporting from Southwest Florida, produced by a handful of reporters and volunteers in downtown Sarasota. It airs on 96.5 FM Wednesday & Friday at 6pm with a Week in Review on Saturday at Noon. The Program is hosted by WSLR News Director, Johannes Werner. WSLR News Headlines air every day at 7 AM, 11 AM, and 4 PM (3 PM on Sunday)

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The Ruthless Truth

6:30pmWednesday 2

6:30pmWednesday 2

We are a semi-weekly radio show focused on discussing issues that affect our communities including politics, culture, the economy, our health, and all the issues that affects the daily lives of working people. We hope that through these difficult conversations, we can identify the root causes of these issues and increase our understanding as a community.

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The Cat’s Meow

7:00pmWednesday 2

7:00pmWednesday 2

The Cat’s Meow is catnip for the ears, spinning tasty nuggets and paw-licking gems with an eclectic mix of music that will get you purring. The Cat Lady will treat you to rock, folk, psychedelic and lyric-forward songs from across decades, that pull at your whiskers with nostalgia and depth. The old-timey cats may be coaxed gently into loving more “recent” evolutions and incantations of the Folk Rock era as The Cat Lady shares her love and personal connections with early Indie, 90’s Grunge, Anti-folk, Grrrl bands, Lo-fi, Post-punk, and singer-songwriters from the 90’s, oughts, and today. All of whom were influenced by the great rockers, lick-makers, and artists that preceded them. Sometimes you’ll hear guitar-heavy grinds, fuzz and buzz that curls your whiskers. Sometimes songs with lyrics that inspire, empower, and help us to remember. And oftentimes as The Cat’s Meow winds down in its second hour, The Cat Lady will help to take the rough edges off your day with a morsel of poetry or prose mixed between downbeat songs. As she quiets things down and chills you out, you could be listening to the show and still hear a kitten hop on a shag rug.

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Random Precision

9:00pmWednesday 2

9:00pmWednesday 2

Hosted by Alex Armitage

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Dystopian Lullaby

11:00pmWednesday 2

11:00pmWednesday 2

Music & discussion focusing on Science Fiction, Fantasy and Gaming inspired music.  We will feature music from any of these genres as well as from local artists of all types in the Central FL region and beyond.  We may slip in a fun or memorable tune from the past century or so.  Hoping to rally & promote our thriving gaming communities' thinkers, dreamers, and lovers.   We strive to give recognition to music, ideas, as well as art from these and other niche outlets to a broader audience and give exposure to local artists, venues, community builders, and others that promote the inherent dignity and worth of every person that believes in the transformative power of love. Click on the Read More button below to learn more about your host and access the show archive.

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