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Wednesday Programs:
6-7am French Toast
Hosted by: Brian Thompson
Bonjour, Boston! Start your morning with music from the French-speaking world (mostly in French), presented in both English and French. World music with a French accent, as it were.
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 6:00 am Playlist
7-8am New Wave New Year
Hosted by: keith and/or christopher
The 80's show that always kept you company on New Year's now pops permanently, featuring a wide range of synthetic styles from the late 70's to the early 90's.
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 7:00 am Playlist
8-10am Breakfast of Champions
Hosted by: Tim, Ted, Becca, Erik, and Jon
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: Wed Sep 20 8:00 am Playlist
10am-Noon Late Risers' Club
Hosted by: Joanie, Mook, Mark, L-Train, Ron, and the Tuesday Alumni
It's like sewing your ear to a vacuum cleaner.

Twitter Feed: @laterisersclub
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 10:00 am Playlist
Noon-2pm Lost and Found
Hosted by: Mark Francis, Lawrence Azrin, Bob Dubrow, Brother Wayne, Christopher Vyce. Alex McNeil
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: Wed Sep 20 12:00 pm  
Wed Sep 13 12:00 pm  
2-4pm Jazz on a Summer's Afternoon
Hosted by: Fred Allen
The eternal summer of your jazz mind..
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 2:00 pm Playlist
Wed Sep 13 2:00 pm Playlist
4-5:30pm In the Margin of the Other
Hosted by: Sue Schardt
A singer, the song they sing, “come here where your ears cannot hear.” The beauty of the sky, perhaps someone to love. Cry out, troubles they flow. Carry us, awake In the Margin. Let’s linger before reaching the other side.
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 4:00 pm Playlist
Wed Sep 13 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: Wed Sep 20 5:30 pm  
Wed Sep 13 5:30 pm  
6-7pm
Alternates Weekly
Kingston Vibrations
Hosted by: Fred Allen
Last chance to rocksteady.
Upcoming shows: Oct 4, Oct 18
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 6:00 pm Playlist
6-7pm
Alternates Weekly
Sonic Mood Ring
Hosted by: Christina Spinelli
Moods dictated by sound waves and not thermochromic elements. Featuring a variety of genres including but not limited to: indie rock, international pop, blues, oldies, bird calls, space sounds, etc.
Upcoming shows: Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 13 6:00 pm Playlist
7-8pm The Clinton Years
Hosted by: Galen Mook
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. So, join us as we rehash the nostalgia of the '90s with the Clinton Years. We'll feature the hits and deep cuts from albums released between '92-'00, with each show as a different year.
Upcoming shows:
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 7:00 pm Playlist
7-8pm Lentil and Stone
Hosted by: Valentina Chamorro
Where is home? Is it in a lentil? A stone? A poem? Tune into Lentil and Stone Wednesdays at 7PM and find out!
Upcoming shows:
none available
8-9pm Brain Waves
Hosted by: bryan medina
Interviews, blues, rock, jazz, indie, electronic, folk, hip hop, etc.
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 8:00 pm  
Wed Sep 13 8:00 pm  
9-10pm
Alternates Weekly
Benny's DJ Sets
Hosted by: Benny
Drum and Bass/Techno/Deep House DJ sets depending on my mood, a.k.a. not so chill beats to vibe/dance to
Upcoming shows: Oct 4, Oct 18
Twitter Feed: @BennyWMBR
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 9:00 pm  
9-10pm
Alternates Weekly
Music by Dead People
Hosted by: Brian Sennett
...but it's not dead music! Classical works of masters and lesser-known composers from before the Renaissance to the early 20th century.
Upcoming shows: Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 13 9:00 pm Playlist
10-11pm Music Therapy
Hosted by: Victoria Dzieciol
Life got you down? Tune in for songs hand-picked to make you feel better or your money back! Plus, we'll throw in the occasional discussion about mental health for no extra cost!!
Listen to past shows: Wed Sep 20 10:00 pm  
Wed Sep 13 10:00 pm  
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