SHOWS

VFR Music

* indicates VFR origins + bold indicates locally produced shows

News Shows

• Between the Lines – half hour news magazine
• Counterspin – critical exam of current news stories
• The David Pakman Show* – news and politics with interview
• Democracy Now! – the largest community media collaboration in the US
• On the Ground – alternative news from DC
• Sojourner Truth Radio – news and art from women, community of color
• This Way Out – award winning LGBT radio
• WINGS – by and about women around the world

Politics & Economics

• Civic Cipher – empowering black and brown voices
• Civil Politics – politics without the bombast
• Against the Grain – politics, society, and ideas
• Alternative Radio – views that are ignored or distorted in media
• Codepink Radio – building a peace economy
• Economic Update – current state of the economy, local and global
• Law and Disorder – legal perspectives on civil liberties and the police state
• Making Contact – critical analysis of civic participation
• Occupy the Airwaves – covering the movements for social change
• Sea Change * – the shifting of social, environment, and economic sustainability
• TUC Radio – the impact of big corporations on society
• Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – feminism, gender, grassroots democracy

Arts, Science, Health & Culture

• Farm to Fork – history and progression of local food
• Twilite’s Poetry Pub – poetry and music
• Tibetan Healing – Tibetan wisdom through a modern lens
• Unscripted – conversations with change makers
• Evidence Based Radio – science news and information
• Haunted Hampshire – folklore, hauntings, and spooky happenings in New England
• Madness Radio * – voices and visions from outside mental health
• Song of the Soul – music that has charted the steps of spiritual journey
• Writer’s Voice – author interviews, readings, reviews
• A Baha’i Perspective – interviews with people in the Baha’i faith
• Sports…Plus w Big D, Baker, and Joe – local and national sports discussion
• Out There – stories from the streets of Northampton
• The Enviro Show – tree hugging dirt worshippers
• Big Picture Science – science and technology
• First Voices Radio – issues, concerns, culture, customs
• Sprouts – content across community radio and indie media
• The Word with Levi Armstrong – youth-based talk, interviews with local politicians and friends

Music (Locally Produced Shows)

• Adventure Rocketship – psych pop, C68, shoegaze, indie pop…
• Alternative Lately – new and current alternative pop/rock
• An die Musik – classical music for the morning
• The Blues Preservation Society – all-vinyl blues from 1920s-60s
• Blu Angel Flame Co – Once-weekly aural transmission. Ambient, pop, etc .
• Darkwave – EDM, gothic, industrial
• Drum and Bass – fast electronic dance music
• Hilltown Family Varity Hour – music for the whole family
• I Heart JRock – Japanese rock! plus band interviews
• Jubilation Jazz – creative improvised music of today
• Kickin’ It for Peace, Culture, and Education – community and global
• Metal Education – outer edges to classic, glam to death
• The Morning Roll – music, monologues, news, guests
• Music of the People – political folk & music for social change
• New Music Alliance Radio Hours – local artists big and small
• Nine Volt Heart – American roots music, newgrass, folk
• OK Asia – Asian artists, rock, pop, dance
• Open Field – New and old music from around town and across the world
• Planet Emo – full exploration of the genre
• Poison Ivy of the Mind – punk, mambo, rockabilly, kabuki
• Press Start to Continue – nerdcore, video game remix, geek oriented music
• R&B Jukebox – blues, R&B, soul, and jazz
• Radio Liquidator – mod anthems, rocksteady/ska, northern soul, and dub
• Reggae Down – reggae music from all over the world
• Remastered – behind the scenes of rock and roll
• Roots and More – Americana, roots, blues, zydeco, cajun…
• Soul Patrol – classic soul and funk, 1960s-80s
• Subculture – explore electronica
• Straight to the Music – classic and timeless R&B
• Table of Contents – assortment of songs and sounds
• Trash Talks – rock and roll, punk
• Uneasy Listening – different lyrical themes every week
• Warm Heart of Africa – funky sinuous rhythms of Afrobeat
• Words N’ Music – pop poets and literary lyrics from all genres

Music (Syndicated Shows) * indicates VFR origins

• All Mixed Up – eclectic mix of arts and information
• The Chenango Sessions – world class musicians playing in intimate spaces
• The Children’s Hour – kids on our crew and in our content
• Donne del Mondo – global music by women
• Food Sleuth Radio – think beyond our plates to find “food truth”
• Indigenous in Music – new and original music
• Kid’s Block – 6-9am on Saturday — songs and stories
• Latin Explosion – 1970s NY Jazz, Latin, and Cuban
• Martian Gardens – contemporary classical and experimental
• Moptops and the King – Elvis and the Beatles
• Music of the World – musical journey around the globe with Karen
• Oldies Time Machine – 50s-70s, rare tracks and b-sides
• Radio Free Albany Blues Show – The bluesmen and blueswomen of Albany, NY
• Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child * – kids’ music that won’t make parents gouge out their ears
• Tonos Clasicos/Classical Tones – rarely heard bilingual classical
• UpFront Soul – funk, soul, and jazz
• Woodsong’s Old Time Radio Hour – music and tv filmed at the historic Kentucky Theater in Lexington