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Sonic Smörgåsbord
12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Each week, the show zeroes in on a different musical subgenre and theme, from the obscure to the less obscure, offering listeners an immersive experience through curated playlists, info nuggets, and occasional artist interviews. Hosted by…
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Alive & Kicking
Fridays 4 PM
Alive & Kicking brings you two hours of New Wave, Northern Soul, Afro-Boogie, Dreampop, Post-Punk, ’60s French Pop, ’70s Light FM, and new music from around the world, hosted by DJ Jim Stellar. KPCR 92.9 FM Los Gatos | KMRT 101.9 FM Santa Cruz | KVBE 91.1 FM Portland Stream at KPCR.org
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Positive Vibrations
Fridays 6 PM
Join I an Ridsdale as he hosts Positive Vibrations. An exploration into the world of neo-psychedelia, psych music from the early 1980s until now. Ian also highlights bands and artists that pioneered the psychedelic sound after its peak in…
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The Lucky Penny Show
Fridays 7 PM
Luck follows and creative desires root in curiosity… Breadi asks you to “set the tone” What are you ready to let go of? At ‘The Lucky Penny Show’ we strive to end lameness! Being lame to ourselves, lame to our communities, lame to our desires… it must go! It’s lame to be ignor…
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Frequency Horizon
Fridays 8 PM
An electronic music and surf culture podcast based in Santa Cruz, California with a blend of interviews, mini-docs and DJ mixes.
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Bottom of The Pops
Fridays 11 PM
Discover a captivating array of music that encompasses known-knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns, all blending old and new melodies. Hosted by Sean Hocking, whose love for dissonant and unique music stems from his Caribbean…
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Democracy Now!
Saturdays 5 AM
Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any…
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