WBCR-LP 97.7FM, Great Barrington Community Radio

Broadcast Schedule

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A Face for Radio

Hosted by Michael Kelley
Mon 10-11 am
A mix of classic and soft rock from the '60s,'70s and '80s.

Across the Borderline

Hosted by Phil Johnson
Sun 2 pm-3 pm
Music breaking through categories and cultures, spoken word, interviews with writers and performing artists, noise/sound experiments, spontaneous mixes, original sound designs. Each program is unique. Retrospectives on a musician or period. Jazz from the 1920s to the bleeding edge, punk and alternative rock, Gregorian chant to 21st century new music, singer song writers and chanteuses. Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, William Burroughs and Tom Waits.
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Andy Shaw’s Comedy Show

Hosted by Andy Shaw
Tue 1pm-2pm
A one hour show bringing you the best in stand-up comedy. From the court jesters of yesteryear (Abbot and Costello, The Marx Brothers) to the current clown princes of comedy (Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy), you are guaranteed to laugh!

Aquarian Hour(s), the

Hosted by Forest
Tues 9-10:30am
You can listen to the "Aquarian Hour and a Half", an experimental radio experience on WBCR 97.7fm, hosted and produced by Stephanie Forest on Tuesdays, 9-10.30am. 'Let us dream the new dream forward together. While the economy morphs and the earth shifts, we remain calm in the center of the storm. Our efforts are focusing into a coordinated, integrated network of caring neighbors, and we emerge safe, and in a fairly good mood in 2013.'
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Around Town

Hosted by Andy Potter
Tue 8am-9am
Community talk. Join our host as he looks around town for the stories that define our listening area. Around Town features live studio talk, recorded coffee shop talk and just plain recorded talk. Tune in for short takes on a range of subjects in each episode.
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Audible Cafe

Hosted by Judy Eddy
Fri 12pm-1pm
a lively, upbeat show presenting science and environmental features, news and interviews. The activities and programs of related Berkshire County non-profit organizations will also be explored. We welcome the weird and the wacky as well as the serious issues of the day. Riddles, music, trivia and more. Hosted by local writer and fundraiser Judy Eddy.
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Bahia Sonora (Bilingual Zine)

Hosted by Orlandazo Vargas and Dan Blair
Sat 7pm-9pm
The best Caribbean Music. Cultural zine, sharing the latin warmth and flavors with our voices, interviews and more.

Beauty and the Beat

Hosted by Larry Chernicoff
Thursdays 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
A mega-eclectic mix of beautiful music and groove music from the whole world and down through the ages, Classic tracks and lesser-known surprises in unexpected juxtapositions. A show where any genre can follow any other genre, with musical insights and occasional guests.
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Berkshire Fit

Hosted by Brian Emerson Clapp & Susan Emerson Clapp
Sun 10:30am-11am
Live call-in show exploring the topics of fitness and personal training with tips and information for anyone interested in improving their quality of life through building a healthier and stronger body. Conversations with experts in the field, and a chance to have your specific questions answered.
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Berkshire Jazz

Hosted by Phil Tierney
Sat 4pm-6pm
Minimal Talk, Maximum Music from the world of jazz, from Al Cohn to Zoot Sims, all the young lions and old tigers of jazz.
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Bob Balogh Show

Hosted by Bob Balogh
Fri 8am-10am
Monologues, music, and improvisational sarcasm.
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Bridge, the

Hosted by Simon, Natalie and Tyler
Sat 11am-12pm
By High-schoolers for High-schoolers

Can You Feel It?

Hosted by Todd Lewis
Sat 8-10pm
Primarily a guest based show. Guests choose music from their collection that they would like to play on the air. Occasional “theme” shows where the music featured is somehow inter-related.

Common Sense Songs

Hosted by Graham and Barbara Dean
Wed 8pm-10pm
An eclectic mix of music, interviews, discussion and information, either of a social/political nature (local, national and international) or a musical nature (folk, topical songs, blues, folk-rock), and sometimes both!
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Community Talk

Hosted by Melissa Higgins
Wed. 9-10am
An open discussion about what is happening in the community, sharing stories about people making a difference in the community, and current events.

Computer Therapy

Hosted by Bob O'Haver
Friday 10am-11am
"Making Technology Make Sense" Why is technology so hard? I went on the air to help clear some of the technology clutter. Each week we talk about technology issues that will make our lives in the Berkshires or any rural town better, more profitable and our web experience more safe for our kids and us. Please check out show anytime by listening to my podcast at the link provided. Then let me know what you think about the show.
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Dave’s Bottomless Jukebox

Hosted by David Gavin
Sun 7pm-9pm
A mix of Americana (folk, country, bluegrass, blues)together with rarely played rock songs from both past and present and other music from around the world and around the town. "Jump in, you never know what you might hear on the way down."
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Dr Nod Sedation Station

Hosted by Dr. Nod
Mon 7pm-9pm
Classic rock hits and deep tracks peppered with blues, funk, folk rock and contemporary rock. Tune in, rock out!
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Earth Radio

Hosted by Hosted by Laura Dubester and Alan Silverstein
2nd and 4th Tues 6:30pm-7:00pm, and the following Saturday from 9:30am-10:00am
A forum for information and discussion on environmental issues in Berkshire County and the whole world. Through interviews with experts and people active in environmental work, the show will help us to understand the realities of our environmental crisis, the relationship between human activity and the rest of the natural environment, and practical things we can do to improve the situation.
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Elements

Hosted by Cody McCabe
Thurs 10-11pm
80's, 90's, and underground hip hop mixed with classic soul...

Everything is Everything/Tangential Mind

Hosted by nick ring and luke marciano
Wed 10pm-12am
Psychedelic sounds of every color from dub to drone.
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Fiendish Shallow-Brianed Rubbish

Hosted by Hosted by Dan White.
Fri 10-11pm
An Indie Rock Music show especially formulated for Freaks and Freaks only. No Normals allowed.
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Food For Thought:  Children, Nutrition and Learning

Hosted by Dr. Larry Bronstein (chiropractor and nutritionist) and Deborah Golden Alecson (special educator, founder of Alternative Learning Strategies, author)
Wed 8am-9am
Discussion of issues related to children’s health and how they affect learning. Interviews with professionals from different disciplines who work with children. Presenting current events and new research.
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Food Show

Hosted by Jean Claude Vierne
Wed 12pm-1pm
A Combination of food history, origin, use, recipes and the physiology of taste. With live interview, calls and a French influence.

Found Sounds

Hosted by Jeremy D. Goodwin
Mon 9-10pm
Found Sounds presents very new indie and independent-minded music, culled from meticulous research into new and upcoming releases. We also go on psychedelic sound collage excursions highlighted by live spoken word performances, and the occasional guest musician. We have a soft spot for indiepop, but enjoy playing new work from Stephen Malkmus, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Los Campesinos!, various bands on Cloudberry Records, Of Montreal, The Shins, Modest Mouse, The Shaky Hands, Antarctica Takes It!, etc. Even though I’m writing “we” it’s actually just me. And you.
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Goddess Renaissance

Hosted by Nancy Marcus
Tues 10:30am-11:30am
Earth based spirit songs and practice honoring our sacred relationship with physical reality, including some social and environmental responsibility.
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Healer’s Connect

Hosted by Judy Rosley
Wed 3-5pm
Join Judy for refreshing interviews with global/ local healers who are changing the world of wellness with integrative medicine.

Hear Here

Hosted by Hosted by Scott Marks, Nick Ring, and Todd Lewis.
Wed 6:30-8:00 pm and Fri 1-2:30pm
Hear Here brings to you a weekly concert calendar with tracks from artists performing in the region -- from the Capital District to the Pioneer Valley and the Berkshires in between.
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In the Spirit of Play

Hosted by Hosted by Jeanne Bassis.
Monday 3:00pm - 5:00pm
A "playshop-on-the-air", a weave between great music that moves the heart, the soul and the body AND conversations with people who are following their creative paths, inspiring us all to play at life. Musical styles - folk, rock, blues, reggae/world & more.
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Jazz Straight Up

Hosted by Peter Levine
Sun 10:30am-noon
Traditional Jazz, Big Band, small groups, No Fusion,. No Contemporary...

La Voz de la Esperanza

Hosted by Rubi Maldonado and Bernardino Aguilar.
Thurs 7:30-9pm
Radio News for and about the Berkshire spanish-speaking immigrant community: English as a second language lessons, social service information, job opportunities, local news and cultural sharing. Produced by ESL students

Live Earnest Hour, the

Hosted by Hosted by Nick Thielker
Sun 3-5pm
a kalidescopic schmorgastbord of insidious rock based propaganda and extemely occasional local commentary and conversations. And pie

Local Yokel Show, The

Hosted by Andrew Belcher and Athena Fliakos
2nd & 4th Tue 7-8pm
A show devoted to promoting everything that has anything to do with building strong relationships between individuals within communities. We read poems, sing songs, play long sets, interview local and visiting artists, poets, musicians, and regulars about their experiences of living or making art in the Berkshires, and while we have a specific focus, to make less stuff from WalMart equal to more happiness, we enjoy taking eclectic approaches to looking at, and sometimes laughing at the economic, social, and political issues facing locals everywhere, wherever they may be locals.
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Lunch

Hosted by Harold
Mon noon-1pm
A "mood indigo suite" with music, poetry, more music, news, weather, Leonard, Nina, and more music.
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Maggie Cuts to the Chase

Hosted by Hosted by Maggie.
Thurs 9:30-11am.
Here you find a musical blend that is sure to satisfy. Maggie gets right at it.

Melting Pot

Hosted by Hosted by Tim Schaefer
Mon 8-10am.
A mix of Americana, Blues, Oldies, World, Jazz, a dash of 70s or 80s, Local Artists & singer/songwriters.

Middle School Radio Show

Hosted by Hosted by Olivia Grochmal, Van Forsman, Colleen Kelly, and Mica Reel
Sat 10-11am
Created by children from the Middle School

Mystery Train

Hosted by Dan Karp
2nd & 4th Sun 9-11pm
Soul, punk, funk, Monk, R&B, and a whole host of other Mysterious Junk from the musical traveling trunk. More vintage vinyl then new plastic.

Our Funky Cheese Shack

Hosted by Hosted by Annalena Barrett and Hannah Talbot.
Fri 4:30-5pm.
Listen here for some funky music.

Perfect Game, the

Hosted by Wyatt Ronan, Tom Danz, and Jasper Nash.
Sat 12-1pm
Three teens discuss the intricacies of baseball from an educational standpoint. Local youth leagues will be incorporated, as well as an instructional segment for up-and-coming ballplayers.

Radio 2 Women

Hosted by Serene Mastrianni and Carole Murko
Thurs 1:30pm-2:30pm, replayed Sat 1pm-2pm
Radio2Women focuses on real issues facing women everyday, from politics, education, the environment, aging parents, and financial planning. The weekly mission of Radio2Women is to entertain and educate women and men by interviewing individuals making a difference in the world. R2W is co-hosted by two powerful women; Serene Mastrianni, a public health advisor and Carole Murko, a former financial analyst and current President of Boulderwood Group. Radio2Women "Giving Women Voice".
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Rain Check Hour, The

Hosted by Laura Chekow
Thurs 9-10 PM
"If you don't like the news then press eject, Baby Davis getting older can't take a rain check"... Cash in on some well-deserved downtime and spend it here. Music and musings, we'll see what kind of mood we are in and play it out. Hopefully some surprises will keep us enjoying the time we have together! …
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Roadhouse Radio

Hosted by Hosted by Chris Meyer and Todd Lewis.
Fri 8-10pm.
Chris Meyer and Todd Lewis take turns hosting this show featuring Americana, country, roots, and southern music, or whatever else they think ought to be played on a Friday night. The first Friday of each month features all new music and look for occasional theme nights on other weeks.

Satisfaction Brought Her Back

Hosted by Rishi
Tue 4-5pm
An eclectic music show inspired by one woman's journey through 9 (million) lives with excerpts from important, inspirational readings that remind we humans of our power—the power of the personal, the passion of our dreams, and hopefully the fantastic-ness of everyday life. Rishi's rants, ramblings, and musical selections—revving up the Satisfaction quotient of life in Berkshire County!
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Scratchy Records Show

Hosted by Galen Wade
Fri 7pm-8pm
Shake like a martini! Twitch like the King! Curl thy lip, and break like bread! It's the Scratchy Records Show, featuring vinyl madness of every shade. Says host Galen Wade, "I enjoy filtering popular tunes through the hazy crackle of jukebox nostalgia almost as much as I dig liberating obscure gems from the trash-bin of history." Crafted with care, intelligence, humor, and ease, experience aural freedom and pure unadulterated joy first hand through this endlessly inventive musical engine.
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Splatto Festival

Hosted by Hosted by Paul Rapp
Fri 3pm-4:30pm
Music, talk, live performance without boundaries or even a modicum of good sense. Guests have included Tin Hat, David Greenberger, Christine Lavin, Dennis Watlington, Sybille Baier, and Spottiswoode.
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Talk to the Car Girls

Hosted by Suzi Martino and Sandra Winchester.
2nd and 4th Sunday every month from 1 pm to 2pm
We are ‘Talk to The Car Girls’. A new and exciting program offering insight into the world of automobiles. Cars are an integral part of our lives. We need them for everything we do and yet we don’t take the time to really appreciate them for what they mean to usOn ‘Talk to the Car Girls’ we explore our intimate relationships with our cars. So get ready and enjoy the ride! Co-hosted by Suzi Martino and Sandra Winchester. Together we have over 45 years of automotive experience...which is a lot for women in this industry. Suzi works for a major import manufacturer for over 21 years as a District Parts and Service Manager. Sandra compliments this experience by having owned her own repair shop, managing a Service Department and currently working for an After Market Vehicle Service Contract Company. Join us for an hour of fun , car songs and lots of car knowledge. ‘Talk to the Car Girls’ air on the 2nd and 4th Sunday every month from 1 pm to 2pm
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the A.M. Show

Hosted by Hosted by a rotation of 10 member programmers.
Tue- Fri 6am - 8am
WBCR-LP’s morning “Drive Time” show featuring news, weather, music and announcements of local events.
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The Other Italy

Hosted by Christopher Sblendorio
Sun 5pm-7pm
"The Other Italy" offers the driving rhythms of the tarantella and the tammurriata on the tambourine with accordion, whistles, fiddles, or bagpipes carrying the sensual melodies of the songs sung with commitment and passion. This is the "musica popolare" of the local dialects and the traditional dances.
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Truth Search

Hosted by Alan Becker
Tues 10-11am
Exploring controversial political and spiritual issues ignored or marginalized by the materialistic-industrial-corporate-media-complex.

What’s Your Sign? I Have Your Number!

Hosted by Sharita Star
1st & 3rd Tues 11:30am
An insightful hour discussing the wisdoms of Astrology and Numerology. Learn how planetary energy is their underlying guidance. Any open mind will be captivated by the affirmation that the power of planets have upon us all here on earth.
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Local and Pre-recorded

911 Report

Hosted by Frank Tolopko
1st & 3rd Tues 7-8pm
Reports on all aspects of the tragedy of September 11, 2001, utilizing interviews, pre-recorded speeches and lectures, cultural responses, etc. to tell an alternative story of that day's events.
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Children’s Story Hour

Hosted by GIZ D
Sat. 7-8am
Stories read in hourly segments until complete. Stories are 7-16 age groups and are 1-8 segments long.
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Great American Songbook

Hosted by George Fleck
Alternating Saturdays from 2:00-4:00 pm
The show features the great American Standard Songs performed by such artists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Jane Monheit, Steve Tyrell, Stacey Kent, Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, etc. I discuss the artists, arrangers and composers before and after each playing. I also invite local musicians and vocalists to join me on air to talk about the songs being featured as well as their own careers.
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New Leaf

Hosted by Tom Ingersoll.
Sun 10-10:30am.
A relaxed Sunday morning walk-and-talk on ecology, natural sciences, agriculture, politics, horticulture, conservation, earth, air, fire and water. Recorded live from the field!

Organically Sexy

Hosted by Judy Brady
1st & 3rd Tue 6:30-7pm
Organically Sexy is a collection of interviews and discussions with environmentally focused artists writers, landscapers, designers, and other bright individuals that milk our creative juices, elevate our knowledge and arouse innovation.
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Record Variety Show

Hosted by Matt Downing & Scott Clark
Tue 3-4 pm
Matt and Scott playing selections from their eclectic record collections
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The Best of the Rest

Hosted by
Sat 8 -9 pm
Playing alternative, experimental, punk and post-punk tunes that you won't hear on commercial radio.

The Path Less Traveled

Hosted by Creighton Brown
Sunday 7-8am
Take a walk down a path less traveled. Follow the word and song. Be home in an hour.
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Syndicated

Between the Lines

Hosted by
Thurs 6:30pm-7pm
Provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic and social topics.

Christian Science Radio Sentinel

Hosted by Sponsored by a local programmer.
Sun 800-8:30am
The idea is to awaken thought to individual spirituality.

Democracy Now!  The War and Peace Report

Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
Weekdays 5:30-6:30pm
Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 450 stations in North America. The program is hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center in New York City’s Chinatown. Democracy Now!'s War and Peace Report provides our audience with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media, including independent and international journalists, ordinary people from around the world who are directly affected by U.S. foreign policy, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics and independent analysts. In addition, the War and Peace Report hosts real debates - debates between people who substantially disagree, such as between the White House or the Pentagon spokespeople on the one hand, and grassroots activists on the other.
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Free Speech Radio News (FSRN)

Hosted by Aura Bogado
Weekdays 5-5:30pm
FSRN is the only daily half-hour progressive radio newscast in the U.S. It is owned and managed by news reporters.
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Just Imagine

Hosted by Barry and Jeri
Sat 8-8:30 am
A syndicated show from The Storycrafters, local (Philmont, NY) and internationally-acclaimed storytellers.
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Media Geek

Hosted by Paul Riismandel
Mon 6:30-7pm.
A weekly half-hour look at important news and issues in grassroots and independent media, along with a critical examination of our media environment.

Taking Aim

Hosted by Mya Shone and Ralph Schoenmann
Tue 11am-12noon
This program features contemporary political history especially regarding the more covert elements.
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War News Radio

Hosted by Varies
Fri 6:30-7pm
This show is a production of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA. War News Radio is trying to rediscover the voices of real people. The show fills the gaps in the media’s coverage by airing new perspectives, both personal and historical, in a balanced and in-depth manner.
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