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 WBCR-lp is actively engaging community members for new shows, please visit our programming committee page for more information. For technical information about being a programmer, Visit the training page

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Locally Produced programming

 

Across 110 Beats — Tuesdays 9:00-10:00pm. My set list includes music drawn from all genres as long as it's up-tempo. I've gotten positive feedback about the music I play, so I thought "Why not share this music with a wider audience and get people to do some toe tappin' and foot stompin'! Hosted by Eddie Sporn. 
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Andy Shaw Comedy Hour — Thursdays 2:00-3:00pm.   An hour of comedy hosted by Andy Shaw
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Barnaby Druthers — Sundays 12:30-1pm. A weekly 1/2-hour originally scripted light comedy audio theater program that recalls to mind the classic story-driven golden age of radio programs.  Hosted by J. Timothy Quirk. 
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Berkshire Light — Every Other Sunday 11-12:30pm, hosted by Dave Coon. From indie rock to electronic house, from soundtracks to modern jazz, our playlist is a mosaic of sonic innovation and artistic expression.
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The Berkshires Bulletin — Thursdays, 1-2pm (every other week starting 1/29)
​The Berkshires Bulletin keeps you informed with the weekly news, events, culture, and conversation we all need to manage an active and prospering life in the Berkshires. The show includes local and national news updates, panel debates, guest interviews, call-in discussions, local sports, a music and cultural events calendar, advice and educational segments, and local government developments and upcoming dates and deadlines. Hosted by — Greg Bilionis
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Bob Balogh - Saturday, 6-9am. Featuring music, original monologues, and announcements of local events. Music variety includes Americana, blues, jazz, etc. Hosted by Bob Balogh
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Can You Feel It - Monday 9:00-11:00pm. Produced and hosted by Todd Lewis,  Can You Feel It features a wide variety of musical genres from the 50s to present day with an emphasis on trying to find the best in new music and providing some background and history on the artists and their work.  
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Choice Cuts — Thursday 9-11:30am, repeated Saturday 2:30-5pm. Hosted by Pete Kirchoff. Serving generous portions of rock & roll, folk, country, blues and soul, along with regular features. 
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Common Sense Songs — Wednesday 8-10pm, repeated Friday 3-5pm. A combination of mostly folk (and other genres) music and current or historical themes, often of a political/social justice/racial justice/peace nature - the music designed to enhance the presentation of the issues discussed. Hosted by Graham and Barbara Dean. 
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Darkwave — ​Tuesdays, 2-5pm​​
DJ Viking Woman delivers a powerful mix of Gothic Rock, Darkwave, and Industrial—curating haunting soundscapes and driving beats that echo from the shadows. Tune in for a dark, immersive journey guided by her fierce energy and deep roots in the underground.
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Dr. Maybe’s Neural Radio — Tuesday 10-11, repeated Saturday 10-11. Produced and hosted by John Prusinski. Experimental radio: audio collage, sound poetry, soundscapes. 
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EclectiX — Saturdays 6-7pm. Highlights of a thousand years of music from every style and corner of the world: mixed up, shaken up, stirred up and poured into one hour of radio. For adventurous and curious listeners.  Hosted by Tom Laskey. 
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Farm and Garden — Mondays 10-11am.   Bill Taylor and Jaye Alison Moscariello continue their tradition since 2012 (at another station in CA) of bringing pioneers in permaculture and regenerative farming to the airwaves, both local farmers and national or global figures 
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Giving You The Business
Friday, 5:00- 6;00pm / Rebroadcast Monday, 5:00-6:00pm
Ian Jarvis's live, call in show, will give WBCR listeners the opportunity to tap into Ian's extraordinary knowledge about driving successful companies and careers. Whether you're an entrepreneur or executive, whether you want to understand how to start a business, rescue one, scale it up or just get through a crisis, Ian will help. If you're at a crossroads in your career, have a boss making your life a misery or just got a job offer you're not sure about, Ian will give you simple, practical answers and an action plan to move forward. 
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Hisss Dussst Cassstle Sunday, 10-11pm, hosted by Jason Palmieri. Cassette-only radio sshow that ssounds like a trusst fund hipsster from Brooklyn got bored and decided to create a radio sshow. It'ss the audio equivalent of tripping over a dussty Walkman in your grandma'ss moldy bassement, hitting play, and being ssucked into a ssonic vortex where forgotten ssounds fight for tape hiss ssupremacy. Expect the expected...curssed field recordingss, melted breakbeatss, and maybe a voicemail from 1984. 
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Housing Authority Thursdays, 3pm. Written by Bob Balogh and featuring the WBCR-LP acting group known as The Downstreamers. "Downstreamers" is a play on the Mahican word "Mahaiwe" which translates to "the place downstream". Each episode will involve an apartment building superintendent (Judy Eddy) who must deal with colorful characters in the 40-unit complex.
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The Downstreamers includes members of WBCR-LP. In addition to our treasurer, Judy Eddy; John Prusinski, Christopher Sblendorio and  Graham Dean from our programming committee will also be featured. As the series progresses, many other Berkshire Radio members and volunteers will also join the cast. 

 

Life’s A Beach - Monday, 7:30-8:30pm
An hour of dream pop and indie rock organized around various themes and seasonal vibes. Hosted by Yussef and Vivian, a local couple who enjoy chatting and bopping to sounds from the early decades of the new millennium.
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Mishmash — Thursday 7-9pm. Hosted by Michelle Kaplan, featuring a wide range of eclectic music, unheard of anomalies, interviews, magic accidents and other shenanigans.
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Monumental Sounds — Wednesdays 10:00-Midnight. Suffering from the midweek blues? From Zappa to Abba Zaba. It's the peak of the week! Join your host, Jason Palmieri, as he digs through crates of records to bring you sounds from another dimension. Let the dust settle as it is all downhill from this point on. 
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The Music Lover -- Sundays 2-4pm. Produced and Hosted by Lexie Lloyd. Music from every possible genre, from J.S. Bach to Judy Garland to hip-hop, and the stories behind the songs. 
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​Nutmeg Junction — Sundays 1-2pm. A weekly 1 hour originally scripted light comedy audio theater program that recalls to mind the cla​ssic story-driven golden age of radio programs.  Hosted by J. Timothy Quirk. 
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The Other Italy — Sundays 5-7pm.  A broad mix of Italian folk music hosted by Christopher Splendorio.  
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Pastime with Good Company - Friday, 1-3pm, repeated Sunday, 9-11am
​Spend a few hours in the good company of composers like Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Berio, Barber and host of others from the Western Classical Music canon. Hosted by Tom Laskey
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Red Radio — Wednesday, 4:30-5pm​​
Red Radio presents news, talk and music from a left perspective. Program host John Prusinski compiles a half hour of revolution every Wednesday at 4:30pm.

"The only communist radio show in the world!”​
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Roundabout  — Wednesday, 7-8pm, repeated Friday, 7-8pm
Playing the music in and around the Berkshires.  Hear the sounds of our local artists and out of towners passing through our clubs and venues.  Hosted by Tom Ferris.
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Speedo Joe on the Radio — Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm. Christopher Sblendorio plays a mix from the golden age of rock. 
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Stephentown — Saturday 9am-12pm. A roots up exploration featuring country, blues, reggae, African pop and related musics of the world, with an emphasis on new releases and touring artists.
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The Sound of Now — ​Mondays, 4:00-5:00pm 
The best tracks from today's mainstream and underground scenes. Hosted by Philip Rotondo. 
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The Tonesperience....a journey through the blues —  Friday, 8pm-10pm
A soulful journey through the heart & soul of music and culture. From the Delta's mournful cries to Chicago's electrifying riffs by new artist all the way back founding fathers and mothers of the blues. Hosted by Tonedingo Freeman
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You and the Night and the Music —  Thursday, 9-11pm
Each episode will explore a particular musician, place/time (e.g., Chicago in the 20s, the Village Vanguard), or development in the music (e.g., the movement from swing to bebop in the 40s, free jazz and modal in the 60s). Hosted by Dan Feigelson
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Syndicated programming
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Between the Lines — Saturdays 11:30am-12:30pm A weekly syndicated 1/2-hour radio newsmagazine featuring progressive perspectives on national and international political, economic and social issues. Produced and distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions. Visit show website.   

Classical Tones / Tonos Clasicos — Sunday 7-9pm. Hosted by Alan Bloom. 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). 
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Democracy Now! — Mondays-Fridays 12-1pm, replayed 6-7pm.  Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. Visit show website.   

Democracy Now! (Spanish) — Monday-Friday 3-4pm. Democracy Now! es un programa galardonado, independiente y de difusión diaria nacional en Estados Unidos y el resto del mundo que se transmite a través de más de 900 emisoras de radio y televisión en todo el mundo. El programa es presentado por los periodistas premiados Amy Goodman y Juan González.  Visitar el sitio web del espectáculo. 

Informativo Pacifica / News From Pacifica (Spanish) — Monday-Friday 11:30am-noon. A 1/2-hour Spanish language, national and international news program with reports from contributors from more than 30 countries of America and Europe.. Produced and hosted by Fernando and Norma Velazquez.  

Letters & Politics — Monday-Friday 7am-8am. A daily one hour show that seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. ​Mitch Jeserich, Host/Producer
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Sea Change Radio — Wednesday 1-1:30pm.  A weekly show covering the shifts to social, environmental, and economic sustainability. Hosted by Alex Wise. Visit show website.   

 

Sessions from CTSB— Saturdays 7-8pm. A weekly 1-hour music show recorded at Community Television for the Southern Berkshires (CTSB), featuring performances by local musicians. 

The Thom Hartmann Show - Monday-Friday 8-9am. New, opinion, debate. Visit show website