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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 Mar 22 6:00 am Playlist
Wed Mar 15 6:00 am Playlist
7-8am New Wave New Year
Hosted by: keith or christopher
The 80's show that kept you company on New Year's pops on the airwaves with a wide range of synthetic styles from the late 70's to the early 90's.
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 22 7:00 am Playlist
Wed Mar 15 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 Mar 22 8:00 am Playlist
Wed Mar 15 8:00 am Playlist
10am-Noon Late Risers' Club
Hosted by: Joanie, Mark, Mook, Ron, L-Train, and the Tuesday Alumni
It's like sewing your ear to a vacuum cleaner.

Twitter Feed: @laterisersclub
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 22 10:00 am Playlist
Wed Mar 15 10:00 am  
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: Wed Mar 22 12:00 pm  
Wed Mar 15 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 Mar 22 2:00 pm Playlist
Wed Mar 15 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 Mar 22 4:00 pm Playlist
Wed Mar 15 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 Mar 22 5:30 pm  
Wed Mar 15 5:30 pm  
6-7pm
Alternates Weekly
Kingston Vibrations
Hosted by: Fred Alle,
Sounds from the golden age of Jamaican music.
Upcoming shows: Apr 5, Apr 19
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 22 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: Mar 29, Apr 12, Apr 26
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 15 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:
none available
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:
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 15 7:00 pm Playlist
8-9pm
Alternates Weekly
Brain Waves
Hosted by: Bryan Medina
Interviews, blues, rock, jazz, indie, electronic, folk, hip hop, etc.
Upcoming shows: Apr 5, Apr 19
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 22 8:00 pm  
8-9pm
Alternates Weekly
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!!
Upcoming shows: Mar 29, Apr 12, Apr 26
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: Apr 5, Apr 19
Twitter Feed: @BennyWMBR
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 22 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: Mar 29, Apr 12, Apr 26
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 15 9:00 pm Playlist
10pm-Midnight Would You?
Hosted by: Sabrina Hare & Catherine Lowe
Would you? An experimental music show.
Listen to past shows: Wed Mar 22 10:00 pm  
Wed Mar 15 10:00 pm  
Midnight-12:30am Psycholochat
Hosted by: Teresa Gao
Learn about the mind and explore the universe that lies within your skull.
Upcoming shows:
none available
Midnight-12:30am
Alternates Weekly
TBA
To be announced
Upcoming shows: Mar 30, Apr 13
none available
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