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Rabble Radio
rabble radio is a weekly podcast and radio program that tunes in on the issues and actions that matter to you.
It is the flagship podcast of rabble.ca, an award-winning, independent, community-driven media. Among the first digital journalism organizations in Canada, and the first to incorporate as non-profit, rabble.ca has been at the forefront of reporting on national politics with a progressive lens that centres issues of social movements, of labour, and of grassroots activism.
We began as a vision of journalists, writers, artists, activists and tech leaders across the country. They saw, first hand, the need for broader reporting on stories from civil society. In the early days, before big tech exploded on the media scene, we pioneered the place of technology in journalism – from our podcast network (ahead of iTunes!), to our early explorations of the use of live video to, for example, stream activism live from the streets across the country.
Over the years rabble has brought labour journalism back to Canada, introduced a parliamentary reporter to progressive, non profit media and provided training to generations of journalists through internships and fellowships.
If you like what you hear, remember we here at rabble.ca cover and produce a lot more timely news, commentary and even events online. You can find it all at rabble.ca.
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Radio Ecoshock
Radio Ecoshock offers a variety of Green news, features, and Indie music. Our “Radio Ecoshock News” arrives from distant jungles, and from the chemical plant next door. We report on endangered species, toxic technologies, deforestation, smog, climate change, nuclear weapons and reactors, overfishing in the oceans, and more. We’ll pass on the activities of environment groups, large and small. Ecoshock radio takes you to faraway places, to experience nature’s sounds. And various independent artists have contributed their music and sound clips.
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Radio State
New and creative music; improvisation, prog, pop, post-punk, hardcore, harsh noise, hushed noise; just don’t say drone.
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Radio Survivor
Radio Survivor attempts to shed light on the ongoing importance of radio: from the airwaves (FM, AM, Short-wave, HD, satellite) to online. We are proponents for the relevance of radio as a participatory communications medium. As both fans and producers, we write about the problems and prospects of radio.
We embrace college radio stations in crisis. We defend radio pirates. And we care about the on-going survival of our favorite radio stations.
We are obsessed with the future of radio and are charmed by radio historians, radio dramatists, radio bloggers, and anyone else who cares about radio as deeply as we do.
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RADIOLA!
A weekly radio show hosted by Andy Senior, whose focus is on jazz and pop of the 1920s and 1930s, but veers into other genres of pre-1940 music as the mood of the program dictates. RADIOLA! is a showcase for those who keep the spirit of this music alive in performance.
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Radiolab
Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we’ll feed it with possibility.
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Re-Threading Madness
The program that dares to change how we think about mental health.
Unlike other like programming where professionals are interviewed about causes, symptoms, or treatment and respond with their usual psychological verbiage, Re-Threading Madness employs down to earth language to dive into the nitty gritty of not just living with a mental health challenge but that which impacts on our collective emotional well-being (COVID, poverty, racism, etc.).
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Re: Define Radio
Join Alex Ridley every Saturday Night from 10:00pm to Midnight (Central) for Re: Define Radio! Alex Ridley scours the country in search of new electronically powered tunes to share with you on 101.5 UMFM.
While never shying away from more established guests, Re: Define Radio seeks to help showcase new music by bringing grassroots artists into the limelight.
Things may get a little weird; expect beeps, clicks, and other strange sounds. Heck-yes for #techyes!
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Retro'Spect
60s garage punk, garage rock, proto-punk, freak beat and psychedelia from the entire planet. Your regular toe-tapping trip down memory lane this ain’t! Focusing on obscure ’60s garage punk/garage rock, if it’s cool we’ll play it!
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Revolution Radio
UMFM’s answer to Brave New Waves, Revolution Radio is an eclectic mix of punk, new wave, ska and reggae, with even some Brit pop thrown in for good measure!
Your host Twist spins a combination of classic and newer tracks from each genre, plus a healthy dose of local music.
Be part of the Revolution every Tuesday, from 4 to 5:30, on UMFM 101.5 !!
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Ripped Hat Blues Show
Bringing you the blues.
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Ryan Inc.
Welcome and thank you for tuning into Ryan Inc., your one stop shop for all the weird, wacky music of our wonderful world.