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WMBR Fall/Winter 2023 Program Schedule:    Return to Main Schedule
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Friday Programs:
4-7am Second Fiddle
Hosted by: Rick Biskit Roth
One hundred years of country music in every form, from bluegrass to Bakersfield and more. If some hillbilly picked up a stringed instrument and it was recorded, I might play it.

Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 4:00 am Playlist
Fri Dec 01 4:00 am Playlist
7-8am The Cosmic Deadbeat Radio Hour
Hosted by: Peyton Beyer
The Cosmic Deadbeat Radio Hour explores the underground, lesser knowns, and B-Sides of the psychedelia-immersed 1960s and 1970s. Listeners can expect a presentation of musical artists from around the world, united by the passion of a wayward vagabond.
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 7:00 am Playlist
Fri Dec 01 7:00 am Playlist
8-10am Breakfast of Champions
Hosted by: Ted, Becca, Erik, and Jon, sometimes others
Start your morning off right with a bowl full of sugary sweet pop goodness, sprinkle on some tasty punk influences, and help yourself to the buffet of sumptuous soundscapes, melancholy melodies, quirky cadences and raucous rock.

Twitter Feed: @bocwmbr
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 8:00 am Playlist
Fri Dec 01 8:00 am Playlist
10am-Noon Late Risers' Club
Hosted by: Joanie, Mark, Mook, L-Train, Ron, and the Tuesday Alumni
It's like sewing your ear to a vacuum cleaner.

Twitter Feed: @laterisersclub
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 10:00 am Playlist
Fri Dec 01 10:00 am Playlist
Noon-2pm Lost and Found
Hosted by: Mark Francis, Bob Dubrow, Brother Wayne, Christopher Vyce, Alex McNeil, Lawrence Azrin
Rock, pop, and soul from the ’60s and early ’70s, but not the same old songs you hear every day on commercial radio.

Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 12:00 pm Playlist
Fri Dec 01 12:00 pm Playlist
2-4pm Coffeetime
Hosted by: Angelynn Grant
Hard bop, bebop, west coast and cool, early and vocal jazz. Plus, every so often, jazz from the movies or TV. And, at the end of the show, a little bit of gospel, a little bit of soul. Baby.

Twitter Feed: @angelynng
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 2:00 pm Playlist
Fri Dec 01 2:00 pm Playlist
4-5:30pm Gorilla Got Me
Hosted by: Sister Sara J.
The kids just want to dance! Blasting rough, raw and ready sounds created by the rejects, rebels and assorted losers of rock & roll! Take a stroll into the wild with the ape and I!
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 4:00 pm Playlist
Fri Dec 01 4:00 pm Playlist
5:30-6pm WMBR Nightly News
Hosted by: WMBR News Department
News and analysis from independent journalists around the country, as well as local news and events in Cambridge and Greater Boston, featuring voices not often heard in the mainstream media.

Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 5:30 pm  
Fri Dec 01 5:30 pm  
6-7pm Mindblown
Hosted by: Linda Pinkow
An audio collage of psychedelic, neo-psychedelic, experimental and avant-garde music and related noises from a variety of genres and eras including rock, jazz, folk, dub, and occasional miscellanies, all chosen especially for you.
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 6:00 pm Playlist
Fri Dec 01 6:00 pm Playlist
7-8pm From Bindu to Ojas
Hosted by: Selector J.R.
Music is a tremendous vehicle for opening the heart -- Ram Dass
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 7:00 pm Playlist
Fri Dec 01 7:00 pm Playlist
8-9pm The Big Beat
Hosted by: John Michael Krasoski
This show is a mish-mosh of eclectic music from the '50's to current.
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 08 8:00 pm  
Fri Dec 01 8:00 pm  
9-11pm Mayan Mix Masters
Hosted by: DJ WillWake
Enjoy the sonic traditions of Mayan music of all genres and ages mixed with contemporary electronic music. Mayan mixes are also paired with commentary on Mayan traditions, way of life, and linguistic research primarily in Kaqchikel and K'iche' Maya.
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 01 9:00 pm  
11pm-Midnight Algo-ritmico
Hosted by: Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar
If not finding the right tunes is bugging you, dial in to "Algo-rítmico," a dance show algorithmically designed to make your Friday nights unforgettable. Our expertly curated danceable Latin beats will have set your algo-rhythm at the right temperature!
Listen to past shows: Fri Dec 01 11:00 pm  
Midnight-1am The South Tex' Twist
Hosted by: JconMerc
Experience the rhythmic fusion of traditional Tejano melodies and contemporary hip-hop and pop beats on the air, where the Rio Grande Valley's rich musical heritage meets the cutting edge of urban soundscapes.
Listen to past shows: Sat Dec 02 12:00 am  
1-2am Porcelain Cow
Hosted by: Kate and Caleb
kate playz shoegaze and space rock. caleb playz dream pop and indie cuts. kate and caleb both tell jokes. the jokes are not funny. they eat rocks 4 breakfast. tune in !
Listen to past shows: Sat Dec 02 1:00 am  
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