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# Valley Free Radio

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://valleyfreeradio.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://valleyfreeradio.org/blog/)
- [How It All Began ...](https://valleyfreeradio.org/wxoj-lp-celebrating-15-years-on-air-as-community-radio/) - The early formation of creating a low-power FM radio station!
- [Warren Odess-Gillette of Baha'i Perspective](https://valleyfreeradio.org/warren-odess-gillette-of-bahai-perspective/) - For 18 years, VFR member and automator Warren Odess-Gillett has been making sure the right programs play at the right times every week. Get to know more about Warren in this Q & A interview. Read on! Interview by Miasha Lee What is the name of your show, the premise and when it airs? My
- [Thank You, Bob Balogh](https://valleyfreeradio.org/thank-you-bob-balogh/) - Written by Miasha Lee After ten years of giving listeners commentary, poetry and music on Monday morningsfrom 6-9 a.m., Valley Free Radio programmer/host Bob Balogh of the Morning Roll has retiredand broadcast his final show on Nov. 14. "I've reached my age and threshold of energy, so it'stime to retire," stated Balogh. "It's been a

## Pages

- [Home](https://valleyfreeradio.org/) - All VFR broadcast shows are recorded and archived for you to listen to at anytime during the two weeks after the show’s original broadcast!
- [SHOWS](https://valleyfreeradio.org/programs/) - VFR SHOWS * indicates VFR origins + bold indicates locally produced shows News Shows Between the Lines - half hour news magazine Counterspin - critical exam of current news stories Democracy Now! - the largest community media collaboration in the US On the Ground - alternative news from DC Prison Pipeline
- [Listen](https://valleyfreeradio.org/listen/) - Live Stream WXOJ-LP 103.3FM Recently Played Music Check out the Valley Free Radio Weekly Program Schedule Thank you to our underwriters! Carefree Cakery - The Fair Trade Bakery
- [Donate](https://valleyfreeradio.org/donate/) - In addition to our Spring and Fall Fund Drives, you can donate to VFR at anytime of the year. We are moving forward into a new era of Valley Free Radio.We are setting ourselves up for a sustainable future, with long-lasting infrastructure,for future generations of independent programming. Where does the money go? We are
- [Schedule](https://valleyfreeradio.org/schedule/) - Shows listed in blue are local shows and purple are syndicated shows. Some of those syndicated shows started right here at Valley Free Radio! Listen Now - Live Stream WXOJ-LP 103.3FM Love the magic of radio? We have room for new shows! Create your own program!
- [2025 Fall Fund Drive](https://valleyfreeradio.org/2025-fall-fund-drive/) - Semi-annual fund drive. Fall 2025.
- [Programmer Resources](https://valleyfreeradio.org/programmer-resources/) - For New and Current Programmers Keeping Current Monthly Pay-to-Play Signup This is the "opt out" for monthly volunteer hours. $20/month via PayPal. Yearly Re-application Form Simple form to keep current. Re-signing usually done during summer months. Yearly Membership Fee Everyone contributes $30 per year for studio access and signal maintenance. Starter Pack New Program Proposal
- [New Program Proposal](https://valleyfreeradio.org/schedule/new-program-proposal/) - Take the first step to getting on air! There are several steps to along the way to having your own show. The process takes time! The trainings and board meetings occur only once per month, and you must attend both. To get an overview of the process, read the article below. Right now,
- [Underwriting](https://valleyfreeradio.org/underwriting/) - How does community radio support local business? Valley Free Radio does one thing really well: spreading the word. An opportunity to be a community underwriter at Valley Free Radio is a lucrative partnership. Your business or event is promoted throughout our schedule, including peak listening hours. Our listeners are passionate about local. Community radio tends
- [Our Studios](https://valleyfreeradio.org/our-studios/) - The Two Studios Inside Valley Free Radio The Dow Studio is our second recording studio, established in 2016. The Dow Studio was created through Northampton Community Television (now Northampton Open Media), a grant from Northampton Arts Council, the David S. Dow estate, and generous donations from listeners. The Live Studio is our original studio, which
- [Address, phone, e-mail](https://valleyfreeradio.org/address-phone-e-mail/) - VALLEY FREE RADIO 140 Pine St. B-9 Florence, MA 01062 STUDIO LINE: 413-585-1033 OFFICE LINE: 413-584-1160 info@valleyfreeradio.org for music submissions: music@valleyfreeradio.org
- [Donation Confirmation](https://valleyfreeradio.org/donation-cofirmation/) - Thank you for your donation to the Valley Free Radio Spring 2025 Fund Drive.
- [Donation History](https://valleyfreeradio.org/donation-history/)
- [Donor Dashboard](https://valleyfreeradio.org/donor-dashboard-2/)
- [Failed Donation](https://valleyfreeradio.org/failed-donation/)
- [Reach Out And Connect](https://valleyfreeradio.org/reach-out-and-connect/) - Share Your Music Get your music played on air! Connect with our local programmers. Or simply click below to contact us! Contact Us Promote your Events + Business Underwriting is a simple way to put the word out about your work in the community. Get your business known with a fully tax deductible donation!
- [Remembering Kate Lorenz](https://valleyfreeradio.org/remembering-kate-lorenz/) - Valley Free Radio remembers Kate Lorenz who passed away unexpectedly in 2022 Kate will be remembered by all who knew her for her joy and infectious laughter. She lit up a room with her energy and she surely did the same with her on-air personality. Listen to Kate's interview on Nine Volt Heart Valley Free
- [Thank You!](https://valleyfreeradio.org/thank-you/) - Thank you for donating ! Now, our elfin volunteers get to work, organizing, poking at keyboards and shuffling the paperwork. That hobbling about will include a Donation Letter! You will receive your Donation Letter after the fund drive is complete. It's our thank you, a recognition that a little can add up to a lot.

## Donation Forms

- [Donation Form](https://valleyfreeradio.org/donations/givewp-donation-form/) - []
- [Donate to support Valley Free Radio](https://valleyfreeradio.org/donations/donate-to-support-valley-free-radio/) - []
- [2025 Fall Fund Drive](https://valleyfreeradio.org/donations/2025-fall-fund-drive/) - []

## Shows

- [Enviro Show](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/enviro-show/) - Checkout our blog at: https://envirosho.blogspot.com The Enviro Show comes to from the western hills of Massachusetts from the greenest of the blue to you. We are WXOJ's in-house tree-hugging dirt worshipers saying: Remember, listen to your Mother. Or, in the memorable words of the late, great Ed Cotton, friend to the elms and all trees:
- [Kickin' It Worldwide](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/kickin-it-worldwide/) - You'll hear the newest and coolest music, as a daring path of musical discovery awaits you here, along with interesting commentary, social justice news, Prison Radio commentaries, Yale Climate Connections podcasts, SGI Buddhist quotes, and so much more!
- [Subculture](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/subculture/) - Explore the world of electronic music from the 1970s to today including early industrial, new wave, electroclash, nu disco, synthpop, and electronica. Each week the program will contain a variation of rarities, mixes, info bits, retro interviews, and old favorites. We are seeking music from New England synth and indie pop bands! Please free to
- [Democracy Now!](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/democracy-now/)
- [An die Musik](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/an-die-musik/) - An die Musik (To Music), hosted by Lucy and Lary, presents an assortment of classical music to start your day. Primarily playing music written between Bach and Brahms, there will be many exceptions. Instrumental, symphonic, chamber, vocal, opera, solo, sacred, secular...it's all happening at An die Musik! classical@valleyfreeradio.org
- [The Soul Patrol Radio Show](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-soul-patrol-radio-show/) - Host Dave Keating opens up a big ol’ box of Soul each week on The Soul Patrol where he delivers classic Soul, Funk and R&B tunes from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
- [Julian Taylor's Jukebox](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/julian-taylors-jukebox/) - One of Canada's best-loved musicians, Julian Taylor, brings us Julian Taylor's Jukebox with soul, folk, hip hop, pop, rock, country, blues, R&B, reggae and everything in between. Julian plays music from black, indigenous and other people of color, and Canadian artists.
- [Latin Explosion](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/latin-explosion/) - Latin Explosion is a 1970's NYC Salsa, Latin Jazz, and Golden Age of Cuban Music radio show. It ran daily in Chicago on WEDC and WOJO from 1972 - 1982 and re-born at WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota in June 2018. www.wslr.org
- [Synchronicity](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/synchronicity/) - An original, fictional radio drama, Synchronicity follows Seren, the lone broadcaster from The Luminance space station and their readings of letters from across the Outer Rim of their distant galaxy. As stories meet reality, Seren brings the words of the silent to life, never allowing their own life to interfere…until a new, quiet letter arrives
- [Understanding Israel Palestine](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/understanding-israel-palestine/) - Understanding Israel Palestine is a half hour program focusing on what is happening there, produced by Margot Patterson.
- [Prison Pipeline](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/prison-pipeline/) - Prison Pipeline is a radio program dedicated to educating the public about the Oregon criminal justice system. Our goal is to present a unique understanding of the criminal justice system, address the root causes of crime, and challenge the status quo. We seek to promote awareness and activism in order to foster a safe, healthy,
- [Moccasin Tracks](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/mossasin-tracks/) - An inclusive community radio show made by American Native and Indigenous Peoples. We often interview, share National Native News (www.nativenews.net), share views and announcements of local and regional American Native events.
- [Left Turn](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/left-turn/) - with host Zelda Playing the music that we love, in genres like indie and folk music, as well as alternative rock.
- [Seasonal Work](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/seasonal-work/) - Selections from the international underground and beyond, inspired by the changing seasons. While the show doesn't stick to any one genre, it seeks out music that creates a little world of its own. Though they might slip through several cracks along the way, these records have a way of finding people, often reissued or rediscovered
- [All Mixed Up](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/all-mixed-up/) - All Mixed Up is an eclectic mix of arts and information, featuring mood-driven music mixes and interviews with figures from the worlds of literature, film, television, theater, and the visual arts. The program has hosted live performances from a diverse cast of acts, including P J Harvey, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Daniel Johnston, and Olu Dara.
- [Your Tour](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/your-tour/) - with host Dave Madeloni Music fans are so often inspired by live music. Your Tour show will feature only live recordings and will include concert anecdotes and reviews. We will present classic live performances, everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Elvis Presley to Janis Joplin to Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana to Rhiannon Giddens. There will also be an emphasis on
- [The Wishing Well](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-wishing-well/) - The Wishing Well is a cosmic blend of music, astrology, and storytelling. Each episode begins with a tarot pull and weaves together eclectic sounds — from alternative to Hip-Hop, shoegaze to folk — spanning decades and continents. Hosted by DJ Vrizo (Vree-zo) with rotating local guests, The Wishing Well delivers shimmering sonic selections and weekly
- [Wild Bill's Honky Tonk](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/wild-bills-honky-tonk/) - a combination of classic country from the 50s and 60s and classic country being made today, as well as alt-country, bluegrass, and everything in between. From Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Buck Owens, to Ags Connolly, Fred Eaglesmith, and John Howie, Jr. (who?), the show will cover a wide swath of music, but all with
- [Words 'n Music](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/words-n-music/) - with Dave Madeloni The focus of Words 'n Music will be on lyrics from what I call "Pop Poets & Literary Lyricists" from all genres of music. Each program will be thematic, featuring songs that connect in a variety of ways to a topic, with love, loss, and social justice at the core.
- [Extraordinary, Frogtones](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/frogtones/) - Extraordinary, Frogtones is a creative space, and we will hopefully have many interesting people on to talk about their work, thoughts, lives, etc. We will play nice music, both recording and live performances. Please enjoy Extraordinary, Frogtones.
- [Grading the World](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/baker-and-big-d-sports-show/) - Joe Capraro and Matt Baker engage in lively discussions of a wide variety of issues and include guest interviews. gradingtheworld@gmail.com
- [Highway Hypnosis](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/highway-hypnosis/) - -- with dj tk < tk@valleyfreeradio.org > A-sides, B-sides, C-sides, and D-sides for the driving and the driven, from Nina Hagen to Nina Simone.
- [Good Sound Playground](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/good-sound-playground/) - with DJ Dad and his son DJ Sozo A show for families that celebrates music and fun. Songs, games, and more to ensure your Sunday morning starts off right.
- [Indigenous in Music](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/indigenous-in-music/) - Indigenous in Music with Larry K - New and original music from our Indigenous musicians of the western hemisphere.
- [Indigenous in the News](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/indigenous-in-the-news/) - With your hosts, Larry K, from the Ho Chunk Nation and his co-host Gary Wilcox from the Powatan Nation. Also, a five-minute newscast from Native Voice One dedicated to Native issues, that compiles spot news reports from around the country, anchored by Antonia Gonzales from the Navajo Nation. https://exchange.prx.org/series/49600-indigenous-in-the-news
- [Throughlines](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/throughlines/) - with host Erin Alexa tracing sonic throughlines across genres, geographies, time
- [The Town Crier](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-town-crier/) - with Ed Malachowski The Town Crier is a music-based show which aims to inform as well as entertain. I will let listeners know about the upcoming week's arts and entertainment events. Expect conversations with these event's planners and organizers such as venue owners, farmers, brewers, art galleries and restaurants. You can stay up-to-date and listen
- [Earth Riot Radio](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/earth-riot-radio/) - Hosted by Reverend Billy and Savitri D, EARTH RIOT is a comedy-infused, music-filled exploration of humanity’s most urgent issue -- the planet’s Sixth Extinction. Made by "Earth-loving urban activists" from The Church of Stop Shopping, this podcast educates, inspires and urges listeners to embrace reality and take action.
- [Jazz in Silhouette](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/jazz-in-silhouette/) - with host Glenn Siegel Jazz in Silhouette is a weekly, 120-minute romp through the history of jazz, with special emphasis on newer, more experimental forms. Established stars, emerging talents and forgotten artists co-mingle in Glenn Siegel’s curatorial vision.
- [Labor Heritage Power Hour](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/labor-heritage-power-hour/) - A weekly radio show celebrating the cultural heritage of the American worker. Hosted by Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant and produced by the Labor Heritage Foundation
- [Screaming for Change](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/screaming-for-change/) - Weekly Hardcore Punk radio show in western Massachusetts. Host Jon G. will navigate through dozens of subgenres, supplying you with a soundtrack for practicing your best bedroom mosh moves or doing dishes after family dinners. Point your finger and shout GO! Every Monday from 10 to 11pm!
- [Hour Under Ground](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/hour-under-ground/) - Featuring local PUNK/SKA/HARDCORE (and more) bands in the Valley; promoting upcoming shows, interviewing bands and amplifying the united scene. '
- [Choose to be Curious](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/choose-to-be-curious/) - An award-winning radio program all about curiosity. We feature research and theory, but mostly it’s conversations about how curiosity shows up in work in life. The show got its start in Arlington, VA and thanks to Pacifica Network is airing on multiple stations nation-wide
- [The Downbeat](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-downbeat/) - Hosted by Jack Frisch the “The Downbeat” combines his passion for Jazz with experience and stories from a quarter century of working with some of the World’s finest Jazz artists and record labels. The show presents classic and modern Jazz, interviews, new CD and vinyl releases and upcoming event and performance dates in the Pioneer
- [Hot Paradox](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/hot-paradox/) - Once-weekly aural transmission. Ambient, pop, etc
- [Sojourner Truth Radio](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/sojourner-truth-radio/) - with Margaret Prescod Sojourner Truth Radio brings you news and views on local, national, and international policies and stories that affect us all. We draw out how those of us most impacted - women, communities of color and other communities are responding. We also discuss the inter-relationship between art and politics.
- [Trans-Formational Listening](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/trans-formational-listening/) - Trance-Formational Listening brings the audience into the realm of other cultures through music, expanding empathy for the "other" in ourselves.
- [Music of the World](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/music-of-the-world/) - From the Congo to the Caribbean, Norway to New Orleans, Brazil to Bombay, take a musical journey around the globe with Karen. Show includes new releases as well as old favorites.
- [Donne del Mondo](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/donne-del-mondo/) - Celebrating Global Music by Women Celebrating Global Music by Women Celebrating Global Music by Women Celebrating Global Music by Women Celebrating Global Music by Women
- [Alphabet Soup](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/alphabet-soup/) - Serving up an eclectic variety of songs from my own favorite song collection featuring artists like Joan Armatrading to ZZ Top and genres from Americana to Zydeco. Mostly songs from the 1960s -1990s with some earlier and more recent songs too.
- [Care Talk](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/care-talk/) - Care Talk with Quick and Quack caretalk@valleyfreeradio.org Two physicians, Dr. Evan Benjamin and Dr. Bill Cutler, lead a conversation with guests and listeners about the challenges of the US healthcare system and how to navigate them as well as sharing new innovations in healthcare delivery. Podcasts @ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/evanmbenjamin/episodes/CareTalk-wQuick--Quack-Ep1-e2bf4hp
- [Haunted Hampshires](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/haunted-hampshire/) - Haunted Hampshires explores folklore, hauntings, spooky and any unusual history of New England and the northeast coast. It highlights some of the unique folklore history of Massachusetts and other northeastern & coastal states. https://www.instagram.com/hauntedhampshires/
- [PUA413.COM's Spotlight](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/pua413-coms-spotlight/) - The PUA413.COM's Spotlight will provide local artists, educators, leaders, residents and activists a place to share their wisdom and insights to the 413 community.
- [Tibetan Healing](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/tibetan-healing/) - Tibetan Healing with your host Menpa Phuntson We explore ancient Tibetan wisdom through a modern lens. We are dedicated to bringing you Tibetan culture, medicine, the arts and music and much more.
- [The Word with Levi Armstrong](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-word-with-levi-armstrong/) - The Word with Levi Armstrong was a youth-oriented, locally-based talk show that aired on Sunday from 6-7pm. Listen for interviews with people who are experts in their respective fields. If Northampton just passed a big deal bill, you may hear one of the City Councilors at-large onto the show. If something big happened in congress, Rep.
- [Planet Emo](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/planet-emo/) - Planet Emo is a broad exploration of emo music spanning decades, styles, and perspectives, with an emphasis on Massachusetts bands and traditionally under-represented musicians. From the hardcore and post-punk scenes of the 80's and 90's, through the emo revival of the mid-2000s, to the current surge in emo rap and pop punk, we'll hear it
- [Planetary HiFi](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/planetary-hi-fi/) - with Selector Tomas Soulful Sounds from around the globe...Modern, Traditional, Experimental, Futuristic...Astral Jazz, Latin & Cumbia, Reggae & Dub, Ethiopian Groove, Psychedelic Funk, Music from the African continent, Europe, the Far East, and music from everywhere. Each show will have a spotlight on a music style, a record label, a specific region, a producer, or
- [Bike Talk](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/bike-talk/) - Bike Talk Sundays 11am ET and again Mondays 3pm ET on Valley Free Radio and podcast at KPFK.org. Website: biketalk.org. Extra interviews going back over a decade at Soundcloud.com/biketalk. Please join our Facebook Group Twitter: https://twitter.com/biketalkpfk
- [The Chenango Sessions](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-chenango-sessions/) - The Chenango Sessions, hosted by Andru Bemis, is a weekly, one-hour, nationally syndicated radio program which features world-class musicians playing in intimate spaces—living rooms, galleries, and listening rooms—for small, enthusiastic audiences around Binghamton, New York. Audiences and artists are encouraged to interact, and the spirit of the live show is preserved in the radio program
- [conversion therapy](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/conversion-therapy/) - conversion therapy with DJ tanner is an eclectic, freeform mix showcasing LGBTQIA+ musicians, poets, and lyricists from around the globe and here in our own backyard - Tune in Sundays from 7-9pm on Valley Free Radio and let them convert you! DJ tanner just showed up at VFR one day, fresh from a rock in
- [Radio Liquidator](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/radio-liquidator/) - Radio Liquidator is currently on hiatus - it had aired on Sunday afternoons from 1-3pm and featured a handpicked collection of mod anthems, floor shakers, heart breakers, dubbed gazers, and love makers - featuring northern soul, rocksteady/ska, and dub — If it’s got a groove, it was on Radio Liquidator.
- [Blame It On The Blues](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/blame-it-on-the-blues/) - with Ellen Miller-Mack "I have been immersed in the blues for so long that I think in blues lyrics." Welcome to the mind of a blues DJ, with every kind of blues, rhythm and blues and soul flowing through her head. I celebrate various occasions, regions (“don’t forget the motor city”), blues birthdays, live music
- [COLLIDER Radio Hour](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/collider-radio-hour/) - What does Everywhere music sound like? Each week the Collider Radio Hour takes listeners everywhere, on a journey across cultures, genres, and continents to discover new sounds and ideas from around the planet. It’s an hour of music for the open-minded, adventurous global citizen.
- [Arts Electronica](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/arts-electronica/) - Arts Electronica went live every Saturday at midnight to 2 am Sunday morning. The show was dedicated to Downtempo, Electronic and House music but also Techno, and Trance with a good hint of Progressive and Deep House, Dubstep and Experimental and Minimal. We love all the music wizards here that bring to life their
- [The Blues Preservation Society](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-blues-preservation-society/) - PJ Eastman hosts The Blues Preservation Society -- this weekly all-vinyl blues show dedicated to preserving classic blues music from the 1920’-1960’s -- and features slide guitars and howlin’ wolves.
- [Radio Free Albany Blues Show](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/radio-free-albany-blues-show/) - with Larry Becker This two-hour guided tour of blues artists is produced in Albany, New York at the studio of WCAA-LP. Curated and conversational blues, with some Jazz, R&B, a little Rock and some surprises. The blues played is typically from around the country by bluesmen and blueswomen, some well-known, some a bit eclectic or
- [Shore Leave](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/shore-leave/) - Shore Leave (Global Music) with Micah Winston The Valley is a hot-spot for aficionados of music from all over the world. Shore Leave will take you on a journey to the far reaches of our musical planet, from South Sudanese Dancehall to Mexican Cumbia-Punk to field recordings of Indian folk music to Danish Klezmer and
- [Trash Talks](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/trash-talks/) - Rock and Roll show with a focus on Punk. Old to new, local to global.
- [Remastered](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/remastered/) - Host Kevin Boucher talks with the rock and roll artists and eyewitnesses to the music and moments that have helped shape our lives. A combination of interviews and music, special guests will share their first-hand accounts and shine new light on the artists, albums, venues or trends that defined the spirit of rock and roll
- [Alternative Lately](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/alternative-lately/) - Hosted by Jacklyn and Mari ━━━━━━━━━━━━ Alternative Lately features the latest and greatest in the alternative pop/rock genre with a particular emphasis on giving new, undiscovered, and lesser-known artists and bands more recognition. Each week will highlight a diverse variety of new releases from local, national, and international talent. If you're looking to uncover a
- [The Children's Hour](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/the-childrens-hour/) - We're dedicated to filling educational gaps, by focusing on civics, STEM, culture, and performance, using interviews with scientists, astronauts, civil servants, cultural educators, performers and others, and weaving shows together with a wide variety of musical genres. The Children's Hour includes kids in all aspects of the production. Kids on our crew and in our
- [Civic Cipher](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/civic-cipher/) - Civic Cipher is a weekly radio show/webcast/podcast hosted by Ramses Ja and Q. Ward. This show is dedicated to empowering Black and Brown voices, allowing them to engage directly with their communities as well as the general population. Self-determination is critical to securing a future free of oppressive systems, and Civic Cipher exists to facilitate
- [Open Field](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/open-fields/) - New and old ~ all genre and non genre ~ music from around town and across the world. Also occasional live sets.
- [Peace Talks Radio](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/peace-talks-radio/) - Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution explores the art and science of peacemaking. The programs consider examples of effective peacemaking in our history, and feature people with ideas about how to make peace in our daily lives - within ourselves and in our circles of common experience - our families,
- [Building Bridges Radio](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/building-bridges-radio/) - Building Bridges Radio: Your Community & Labor Report, produced and hosted by Mimi Rosenberg & Ken Nash. Our beat is the labor front, broadly defined, both geographically and conceptually. We examine the world of work and workers on the job as well as where they live. We examine the issues that affect their everyday lives,
- [With Good Reason](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/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
- [Codepink Radio](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/codepink-radio/) - CODEPINK Radio is an energizing program focused on ending wars and militarism, and building a peace economy. Listen weekly to robust conversation and inspiration from grassroots peacemakers in places like Korea, Yemen, Venezuela and Iran, peacemakers in our nation's capital who are confronting warhawks in the White House and in Congress, and peacemakers in our
- [On The Ground: Voices of the Resistance from the Nation's Capitol](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/on-the-ground/) - On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nations Capital is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem,
- [Tonos Clasicos](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/tonos-clasicos/) - Tonos Clasicos/Classical Tones is a weekly two-hour bilingual show of classical music "with a Latin connection". Every work played has some connection to Spain or Latin America, typically the composer and/or the performer(s). Much of the programming is music that is rarely or never heard on most classical music radio shows. Each piece is preceded
- [Metal Education](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/metal-education/) - Finally a metal show for Northampton! A place to hear the wide world of metal, from glam to death, from the outer edges to the truly classic, all is welcome here. Each week, highlighting a subgenre while also playing the new and old. Dont be afraid of metal.
- [New Music Alliance Radio Hour](https://valleyfreeradio.org/show/new-music-alliance-radio-hour/) - The New Music Alliance Radio Hour features some of the best original music of all genres composed by local artists from the Western New England area. This can include a mix of both current local artists and those "who have gone on" to become nationally known recording artists. Catch our rotating group of 6 awesome

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- [Pop](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/pop/)
- [Local Music](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/music/)
- [Local Talk](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/talk/)
- [Eclectic](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/eclectic/)
- [Electronic](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/electronic/)
- [Rock](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/rock/)
- [Reggae](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/reggae/)
- [Americana](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/americana/)
- [Folk](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/folk/)
- [Local](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/local/)
- [World](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/world/)
- [Syndicated](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/syndicated/)
- [Country](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/country/)
- [Jazz](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/jazz/)
- [Soul](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/soul/)
- [R&B](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/rb/)
- [Blues](https://valleyfreeradio.org/genre/blues/)