bioneers

Visionary and practical solutions for restoring the earth are highlighted on this provocative, thoughtful and stimulating half-hour show.

For more information visit http://www.bioneers.org

Bioneers airs Tuesday 4pm to 4:30pm.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast

Produced by Brian Wise and hosted by Lisa Simeone, this weekly, two-hour series offers a unique format of engaging and lively content, including produced segments created to provide deeper insight into the music and programmatic themes found within the CSO’s concert season; interviews with CSO musicians, guest artists, and composers; and an exploration of the stories found within the CSO’s rich heritage of recordings and the Orchestra’s illustrious history in Chicago.

Produced by WFMT Radio Network

Airs Sunday from Noon to 2pm (excluding the first Sunday of the month).

counterspin

Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting), CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.

 For more information, visit the CounterSpin website.

Counterspin airs Wednesday 9:30 am to 10 am.

democracy now

Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 450 stations in North America.  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, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts.
For more information, visit democracynow.org

Democracy Now airs Monday through Friday 8am to 9am.

e-town

eTown is a non-profit, nationally syndicated radio broadcast/podcast, multimedia and events production company.  Their mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience through music and conversation in order to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. There’s more about eTown here.

Since 1991, eTown has produced musical, social and environmental programming to uplift and inspire listeners around the world. They attract today’s top artists and combine them with champions of social responsibility and environmental sustainability. The eTown community comes for the music, and stays for the message.

The shows are recorded in front of a live audience, in our solar powered theater, eTown Hall, which also serves as a social and environmental hub for community events. From film screenings to panel discussions, concerts, educational programming, fundraisers and more, eTown Hall attracts a vibrant community of engaged citizens.

eTown airs Thursday 2 to 3 am.

Harry Shearer’s Le Show

For over 20 years, Harry Shearer has been serving up biting political satire, trenchant social commentary and eclectic music on his weekly radio program “Le Show”. “Le Show” is on the cutting edge of comedy.

For more information, visit “Le Show’s” page.

Harry Shearer’s Le Show airs Fridays 6am to 7am.

juke in the back

At the end of the Second World War, economics forced the big bands to trim their once great size and thus, the Jump Blues combo was born. Between 1946-1954, rhythm and blues laid the tracks for what was to become Rock n’ Roll. So how come, nearly 60 years later, this vibrant and influential music is still so unknown to so many?

These were the records that you couldn’t hear on the jukebox in the front of the establishment. To hear all this great 1950s rhythm & blues, you had to go to the “Juke In The Back.”

For more about Juke in the Back visit jukeintheback.org

Juke in The Back airs Sunday 8 am to 9 am.

latin waves

Latin Waves was born in 2005 when Sylvia Richardson’s passion for social change hit the radio air waves. The show was started as a resource to educate the public about the extraordinary changes and social movements that are happening in Latin America.

 There is a literal blackout in the Canadian main stream media around these historic changes. Shortly after the show started Stuart Richardson joined as co-producer channelling his passion into journalism and research, with such an overwhelming amount of critical news not being covered properly in the main stream media Latin Waves decided to open its spectrum.

Our original mandate to cover Latin America still stands but we have expanded our coverage into local/national and international issues making those critical political connections, we bring our listeners in-depth coverage of issues with a focus on the history of an issue and what that history means for us today and most importantly what we can do to move society forward in a healthy way.

In short our show is focused on building community across borders, positive social change has only come through communities of interest working together.

Latin Waves airs Wednesday 7 am to 7:30 am.

Make Believe Ballroom

The Make Believe Ballroom is a one hour program that features the music of the 1930s, 1940s and also occasionally delves into the early 1950s. The program is carrying the torch for past hosts Martin Block, Al Garvis, William B Williams and Steve Allen.

The show features the playing of songs, with notes on the history of the piece. The program also has a taped vintage interview with a significant musician, composer, arranger or producer from the era.

Make Believe Ballroom airs Monday from 2 am to 3 am.

making contact

“Making Contact” is committed to in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. Showcasing voices and perspectives rarely heard in mainstream media. Making Contact focuses on the human realities of politics and the connections between local and global events, emphasizing positive and creative ways to solve problems.

Making Contact airs Tuesday 9:30 am to 10 am.

the michael slate show

The Michael Slate show is a weekly news and talk show coming to us from KPFK Los Angeles.  It covers a different topic every week in an in-depth, multi-faceted way.

The Michael Slate Show airs Tuesday 6 am to 7 am.

paradigms

Hosted by Baruch Zeichner, Paradigms is all about positivity, inspiration, community, and life! It’s an antidote to the despair and negativity of much of commercial media.

Combining interviews with relevant music, Paradigms explores “visions of a viable future for life on Earth, including humans.”

Paradigms airs Fridays 5 pm to 6 pm.

philosophy talk

Philosophy Talk celebrates the value of the examined life. Each week, our two host philosophers invite you to join them in conversation on a wide variety of issues ranging from popular culture to our most deeply-held beliefs about science, morality, and the human condition. Philosophy Talk challenges listeners to identify and question their assumptions and to think about things in new ways. We are dedicated to reasoned conversation driven by human curiosity. Philosophy Talk is accessible, intellectually stimulating, and most of all, fun!

Philosophy Talk airs Thursday 4 am to 5 am.

sprouts

Sprouts: Radio From the Grassroots is a radio program that celebrates community stories. Coordinated by Pacifica Radio’s Affiliate Network, “Sprouts” showcases audio production at community radio stations and independent production groups from around the world. It is renowned for its diverse local voices, brought to a global media platform.

For more information, visit the Sprouts website.

Sprouts airs Thursday 9:30 to 10 am.

this way out

This Way Out is the award-winning, weekly gay and lesbian magazine-style program featuring interviews, news, music, poetry, humor and more.

For more information, visit http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/media/radio/thiswayout/

This Way Out airs Tuesday 7:30 am to 8 am.

wings

WINGS: Women’s International News Gathering Service is an all-woman independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world.

For more information visit www.wings.org

Wings airs Thursday 7:30 am to 8 am.

with good reason

Each week on With Good Reason, ever-curious host Sarah McConnell takes you along as she examines a wide range of topics with leading scholars. Featured guests have included Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison discussing race in America, Bruce Greyson sharing his study of near death experiences, Mike Seeger exploring American folk music, Aniko Bodroghkozy tuning in on sixties television, Bryan Caplan on the “myth of the rational voter,” Nikki Giovanni reading from her poetry, and .  You may discover the traditions of the samurai warrior, hear about the ways we pre-judge others based on their accents, or laugh at the surprising history of Hawaiian shirts.

With Good Reason has won five Gabriel Awards for Best Documentary or Public Affairs Programs and is also the recipient of top honors from the Public Radio News Directors, Radio and Television Digital News Association and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters.

For Good Reason airs Monday 6 am to 7 am.

Writer’s Voice

Writer’s Voice …where the conversation goes deeper. We talk to writers of all genres about matters that move us and make us think.

The program features interviews and readings, as well as reviews, with authors such as Louise Erdrich, James Risen, Ursula K. LeGuin, Russell Banks, poet Richard Wilbur and many more notable writers. Writer’s Voice is produced and hosted by Francesca Rheannon, and has been on the air since 2004 with more than 400 shows produced, broadcasting on stations around the United States.

Writer’s Voice airs on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays at 5:00 pm, alternating with All Things Vegan.