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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 Nov 15 4:00 am Playlist
Fri Nov 08 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, B-Sides, and previously unreleaseds of the psychedelia-immersed 1960s and 1970s.
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 15 7:00 am Playlist
Fri Nov 08 7:00 am Playlist
8-10am Breakfast of Champions
Hosted by: Rebecca, Jeremy, Ted, Becca, Abby, 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: Fri Nov 15 8:00 am Playlist
Fri Nov 08 8:00 am Playlist
10am-Noon Late Risers' Club
Hosted by: Joanie, Mark, Mook, Nick, Tapedeck Tommy, and the Tuesday Alumni
It's like sewing your ear to a vacuum cleaner.

Twitter Feed: @laterisersclub
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 15 10:00 am Playlist
Fri Nov 08 10:00 am Playlist
Noon-2pm Lost and Found
Hosted by: Lawrence Azrin, Bob Dubrow, Brother Wayne, Mark Francis, Alex McNeil, Rick Roth, Christopher Vyce
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 Nov 15 12:00 pm Playlist
Fri Nov 08 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 Nov 15 2:00 pm Playlist
Fri Nov 08 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 Nov 15 4:00 pm Playlist
Fri Nov 08 4:00 pm Playlist
Fri Nov 01 4:00 pm Playlist
5:30-6pm WMBR Nightly News
Hosted by: WMBR News Department
News and analysis from independent national journalists as well as local news and events in Cambridge and Greater Boston. Our weekly line-up of programs focuses on under-reported issues, marginalized communities, and struggles for social change.

Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 08 5:30 pm  
Fri Nov 01 5:30 pm  
6-7pm Mindblown
Hosted by: Linda Pinkow
An audio collage of psychedelic, neo-psychedelic, avant-garde, and experimental music of many eras and genres, with occasional poetry, and other noises. All carefully chosen and arranged for your enlightenment and/or bliss.
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 08 6:00 pm Playlist
Fri Nov 01 6:00 pm Playlist
7-8pm The Big Beat
Hosted by: JM
The Big Beat provides a mish mosh of eclectic music & sounds every week from the '50's to current latest albums from all over the globe.
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 08 7:00 pm Playlist
Fri Nov 01 7:00 pm Playlist
8-9pm
Alternates Weekly
Kissing 2 Frank Ocean
Hosted by: Bryannah Hernandez
Kissing 2 Frank Ocean plays a mix of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Latin music. With it's diverse genres, some episodes will focus on a soft, light vibe while other days will bring common Mexican genres such as corridos or mariachi.
Upcoming shows: Nov 22, Dec 6
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 08 8:00 pm  
8-9pm
Alternates Weekly
Entropic Tendencies
Hosted by: Rinoa Oliver
Do you have a really unique music taste that literally no one understands (except all of Reddit), featuring underground artists that no one's ever heard of like Radiohead & Deftones? If so, this alt-rock show is a haven for your melodramatic tendencies.
Upcoming shows: Nov 15, Nov 29, Dec 13
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 01 8:00 pm  
9-10pm Zero Monthly Listeners
Hosted by: Numeric Entry DJs
A credible theory of judgment (Margolis, 1987) holds that all cognition is pattern recognition. Some logicians evidently explain why modus ponens is a valid rule by saying you can "just see it." There is a method here, but it's better not to talk about it.
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 08 9:00 pm  
Fri Nov 01 9:00 pm  
10-11pm From Bindu to Ojas
Hosted by: Selector J.R.
“Treat everyone you meet like God in drag.” -- Ram Dass
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 08 10:00 pm Playlist
Fri Nov 01 10:00 pm Playlist
11pm-Midnight The Middleground
Hosted by: Keira Mooney
finding the middle ground between mainstream hiphop and the underground scene. tune in to enjoy some of the hottest stuff out right now, or let us put you on to new favorites (yes, you can flex you listened to them before they blew up). come chill with us!
Listen to past shows: Fri Nov 08 11:00 pm  
Fri Nov 01 11:00 pm Playlist
Midnight-1am Mayan Mix Masters
Hosted by: WillWake
Enjoy the sonic traditions of Mayan music of all genres and ages. Mayan mixes are also paired with commentary on Mayan traditions, way of life, and archeological and linguistic research primarily in Kaqchikel and K'iche' Maya.
Listen to past shows: Sat Nov 09 12:00 am  
Sat Nov 02 12:00 am Playlist
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