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Academy of Comedy

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Saturdays at 7:00 am
Studying has never been so much fun!
The curriculum in the Academy of Comedy is strictly vintage radio comedy, humorous songs, and general silliness.In the Academy, you'll be schooled in the classics, like Abbot & Costello, Bob & Ray, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld. Join the Academy of Comedy for two hours of good f...
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Alternative Radio

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Sundays at 07:00 am
Alternative Radio provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media.
Alternative Radio is dedicated to the founding principles of public broadcasting, which urge that programming serve as "a forum for controversy and debate," be diverse and "provide a voice for groups that may otherwise be unheard."The project is entirely independent, sustained so...
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America's Disappeared

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Mondays at 6:00 pm
The first Monday of each month, our local program, America's Disappeared, looks at the justice and criminal punishment system in America and its effect on human lives.
Click for more information about prison system and reforms.Local program, produced in the KSER News Department....
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Audio Indigo

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Saturdays at 7:00 pm
Join Robin "K", each Saturday evening from 7pm to 9pm for AUDIO INDIGO.  Featuring, local, regional & obscure blues artists.  Robin "K" turns the air blue for you.  Kick off your shoes & lighten up your Saturdays on Audio Indigo.  Robin says "Blue...
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BBC News Bulletin

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 4:01 pm
The BBC Headline News provides a concise round-up of all the main international news of the hour, combined with clear explanation and analysis. It brings together the best reportage from BBC correspondents around the world, with the voices of those directly involved in global events - wherever ...
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Between The Lines

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Fridays at 6:00 pm
Between the Lines provides a voice for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media.
Each week, Between The Lines provides dissenting views on the status quo, reporting on issues that matter including: skyrocketing energy prices and oil company profiteering; the growing debt crisis; religious extremism; the drive for American empire; and the failing U.S. healthcare system....
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Bioneers

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Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
Revolution From the Heart of Nature -
Bioneers highlights cutting-edge solutions to major environmental challenges and crises, along with broader social approaches for ecological and cultural restoration.A forum for connecting the environment, health, social justice, and spirit within a broad progressive framework, Bioneers encompasses ...
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Blue Moon Lounge

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Mondays at 8:30 pm
The Lounge is open every Monday night serving up platters of Americana flavored music along with some Jukebox Twang, Swing, Gospel and other treats thrown in for spice.
The menu features Blue Moon favorites including Wilco, Nick Lowe, Hayes Carll, Dave Alvin, Patsy Cline, Gillian Welch, Los Straitjackets, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers and local artists too.
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Bluegrass Express

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Sundays at 11:00 am
Jump on the Bluegrass Express, Sundays 11:00am-1:00pm. The Bluegrass Express takes you back to the hills and hollers where it all began. Each host has his or her favorite stops, letting you explore the range and beauty of bluegrass and old-time music. Don't miss the Bluegrass Express!...
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Blues Odyssey

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Saturdays at 9:00 pm
Award-winning Blues DJ Leslie brings you 2 hours of the best in Blues from around the world and from here at home.
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Boom Box

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Sundays at 11:00 pm
The only Hip Hop radio show in the 425.
A lot of Hip Hop radio shows play either all new music or all old school.Boom Box plays new, local and old school hip hop. dj nanino brings you cuts and interviews with everybody from local favorites like Mac Wayne to old school artists like Egyptian Lover and UTFO to the newest and upcoming like Il...
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Caribbean Sounds

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Mondays at 7:00 pm
Every Monday evening Noel Williams takes you on a tour through the Caribbean's rich musical traditions.
You'll hear Soca, Calypso, Garifina, and all your favorites from the islands and the coasts. Born and raised in Belize, Noel brings you his personal take on the sounds and history of music from across the southern sea. ...
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Clancy's Bar & Grill

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Thursdays at 8:30 pm
Every Thursday night at 8:30PM Clancy dishes up the tasty licks and a heapin' plate of the blues at hir Bar & Grill.In 2009, Clancy was awarded Blues DJ of the Year by the Washington Blues Society at their annual "Best of the Blues Awards" April 19th. You'll know wh...
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Classical Edge

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Tuesdays at 9:00 pm
Each week, host Chris Wartes takes you on a journey from the core to the edges of the classical music world
 
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Classical Guitar Alive

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Sundays at 7:00 am
Start your Sunday with beauty and intimacy of classical guitar.
Classical Guitar Alive! is the only nationally-broadcast guitar radio program in the United States. Music and interviews with the world's leading guitarists, performers - Classical Guitar shares the beauty and passion of classical guitar with our listeners.Music has the power to inspire, lift t...
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Community Life

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Mondays at 6:30 pm
The 4th Monday of each month, Mary Ellen Wood talks with local people who are working as individuals or within groups to make our community a better place to live.

Produced at KSER.

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Counterspin

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Thursdays at 6:00 pm
CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage.

Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, CounterSpin highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism and homophobia in the news; the power of corporate influence; TV news' narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more.

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Da Coconut Wireless

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Sundays at 5:00 pm
Mele from the Hawaiian and Pacific Isles. Slack key, ukulele, traditional, contemporary, reggae and more, you'll hear the best Island music every Sunday evening on Da Coconut Wireless.
Da Coconut Wireless hosted by:  Braddah Ace, Braddah B, Kaimuki Girl,Pineapple Sam, & Trevor da Mouse share their love of island music and culture every Sunday from 5-7pm.  Da Coconut Wireless is the Hawaiian euphemism for "the grape vine". When you tune into the Da Coconut W...
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Democracy Now!

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 7:00 am
A daily news magazine that takes a hard-hitting look at the news events of the day.
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, gra...

Democracy Now! (Evenings)

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 5:00 pm
Re-broadcast of 5:00 AM Democracy Now

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Democracy Now! (Live)

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 5:00 am
Live from Pacifica Radio station WBAI in New York city, Democracy Now!
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, gra...

Dusties

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Saturdays at 5:00 pm
The Sounds Of Soul and R&B Music From the 1940's to the 1970's
Tune in every Saturday from 5-7 PM (PST) to the Dusties show for the best in Soul and R&B music from the 1940's to the 1970's. Occasionally a song from the new millenium will pop up, but no rap or hip hop will be heard.You'll hear from the legends and unsung heroes of Soul and R&B music...

Floating World

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Sundays at 3:00 pm
Set sail on a journey across a sea of sounds from around the world.

Each week a different host of the Floating World takes you on a journey through their world of music. You'll experience music from cultures, places, and eras beyond your own.

The Floating World is your ticket to adventure, and maybe even paradise!
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Focus On Aging

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Mondays at 6:00 pm

The 4th Monday of each month, Joan Bethel and Pat Mahoney look at the issues and needs of our aging population and hear from experts in the community covering topics of importance to seniors.

Produced at KSER

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Frettin' Fingers

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Saturdays at 11:00 am
Great guitar music in a variety of styles and genres - everything from Atkins to Zappa!
If you're a fan of great guitar playing you'll want to tune in and hear legends and lesser known players pick in a variety of styles. Swing, pop, jazz, blues and rhythm & blues, vintage country & rockabilly, surf - acoustic or electric. Steel guitar too. Whether you like Alvin Lee, Le...
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From Here to Obscurity

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Wednesdays at 8:30 pm
60's garage, Psychedelic, with a bit of Surf, Folk and Blues Rock and other unknown or rarely played music of the era.

Getting Your Dough to Rise

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Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
The last Tuesday of the month, Financial Services Representative Chuck Noel hosts this program about your money.

The focus is on how to get the most out of the money you have and how to make your money work its hardest.

Listeners are invited to call with questions -- 425-303-9070.

Produced at KSER.

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Global Griot

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Sundays at 9:00 am
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Good Time

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Thursdays at 7:00 pm
Thursday at 7pm, Uncle Pat searches for that good sensation deep inside that you get with feeling the music that touches you.  Are you ready for a good time?
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Human Rights Digest

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Tuesdays, Thursdays at 8:20 am
A weekly focus on human rights issues produced by volunteers from the Snohomish County Chapter of Amnesty International
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Juke Joint

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Saturdays at 1:00 pm
1940's and 50's Rhythm and Blues

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League of Women Voters Magazine of the Air

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Mondays at 6:00 pm
The 2nd Monday of every month, Members of the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County produce a program about issues of importance to the voters of Snohomish County.

The League of Women Voters of Snohomish County keeps voters in our community informed about legislation and candidates in coming elections.

Produced at KSER.

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Left of the Dial

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Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
You'll hear lesser-known songs from famous bands, famous songs from lesser-known bands, and a little of everything in between.
Just scroll to the left end of your radio dial, and a world of great music will open before you.
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Left, Right & Center

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Fridays at 6:30 pm
Left, Right and Center provides a civilized yet provocative antidote to the screaming talking heads that dominate political debate.
Up-to-the-minute, alive and witty, Left, Right and Center is a weekly dialog on politics, policy and popular culture with four of the most insightful news analysts anywhere:Matthew Miller, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress representing the Center, and moderator.Robert Scheer, editor-...
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Metal Graveyard

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Thursdays at 10:30 pm
Blistering guitar rock from the dark side.
Chris Wilson leads you through the Metal Graveyard Thursdays at 10:30pm for two hours of head-banging, spine-rattling guitar hero rock 'n roll.  If it walks, talks and screams maniacally, you'll know you're in the Metal Graveyard....
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New Dimensions

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Sundays at 8:00 am
Interviews with people on the cutting edge of change.

These people are exploring and documenting the dramatic inter-relationship between all living things and demonstrating the amazing power of the mind and spirit to control and direct an individual’s life.

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Nordic Roots and Branches

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Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
Music from the Scandinavian countries
Travel to the forests, lakes, mountains, high seas, and to the urban centers of the Nordic Lands: Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden!!  Take this musical journey with Karen, your host, on Nordic Roots and Branches Tuesdays at 8:30pm. Comments and suggestions welcome at&...
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Part of the Union

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Mondays at 6:00 pm
Part of the Union explores the role Unions play in the 21st Century workplace.

The 3rd Monday of each month, long-time labor activists and historians Ross Rieder, Bill Johnston, and Roger Yockey put you in touch with the labor movements history as they inform you about current issues affecting working people.

Produced at KSER.

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Passport

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Fridays at 7:00 pm
Want to get your global groove on?  You can do it on Passport, every Fridaty at 7pm.  Join Leilani for your entry to the countries of the world through the fusion of modern & traditional sounds.  Enjoy your world tour on Passport, destination Friday night.
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Poets West

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Thursdays at 6:30 pm
J. Glenn Evans hosts this inspiring program of poetry, stories, music, and interviews with the leading poets of the Northwest.
PoetsWest is local poets, reading their contemporary works, blended with music and an occasional interview. It’s a concise, breezy, thought-provoking presentation of one of the oldest spoken word traditions.  PoetsWest links the poet with readers and listeners in the broader community.Pro...
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Poptopia Parkway

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Fridays at 8:30 pm
Featuring pop music that spans various artists and decades.
My program's foundation is power pop, but is also a showcase for indie rock, oldies, americana, and contemporary pop singer / songwriters from the '60s through today.For a recap of songs on my shows, go to the archive, click the "Host" or "Show" box, find ny name &...
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Pull the String

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Saturdays at 3:00 pm
Music from AMERICA'S LOST JUKEBOX
Join me every Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for Pull The String! I'll spin you a healthy dose of rockabilly, surf, honky-tonk, western swing, stripper instros, spaghetti western sounds, early rock & roll, obscure artists long dead, and current artists (many of whom are from this area) who are ke...

Radio Labor Journal

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Mondays at 6:30 pm
The 3rd Monday of the month, Jim Smith from the Snohomish County Labor Council, looks at issues of work and working from the perspective of working men and women.
The program uses interviews, field recordings,  commentaries and music as it explores work in the 21st century.
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Reggae Yard

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Sundays at 7:00 pm
 
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Sea Change Radio

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Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
Sea Change Radio is about making connections for sustainability
Sea Change = corporate change and radical shifts in the climate of business.
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Seein' Green

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Mondays at 8:40 am
Seein' Green connects you with environmental issues and gives you information on how to make a difference on a local level.
Seein' Green is heard weekly on Tuesday mornings at 8:40 and Fridays evenings at 6:00. For more information about how you can get involved in addressing environmental concerns visit the Foundation for Sustainable Community.Click here to listen to archived shows of Seein' Green...
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Sound Expansions

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Saturdays at 05:00 am
Tim Bliss takes you on an eclectic musical journey.
As the name implies, Sound Expansions presents a wide variety of music styles and genres.  Saturdays at 5am, host Tim Bliss reaches far and wide for music designed to expand your musical consciousness. Enjoy!...
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Sound Healthy Living

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Thursdays at 4:00 pm
"The Doctors Are In"-- to answer your health questions!
Primary Care Physicians Kasra Pournadeali, Rebecca Dirks, and Stacy Wells, have been answering listener calls live since 1998!  Unique to Sound Healthy Living, "The Doctors" provide mainstream and naturopathic perspectives to listener questions.  To ...
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Sound Living

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 4:00 pm
SOUND LIVING – A local, live public affairs program featuring some of the interesting people, provocative ideas and important issues that make living in the North Puget Sound unique.
Sound Living airs weekday afternoons at 4:00 with local news, information, and interviews. Monday through Wednesday host Ed Bremer explores local issues with correspondents Jerry Cornfield, from the Herald's Olympia bureau, writer Sue Frause from Whidbey Island, Jessica Sparks editor of Tribune...

Sound Waves

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Mondays at 10:30 pm
The best of soul, R&B and funk every Monday night!
Host DJ Bryan Ollie brings you Sound Waves every Monday night at 10:30pm, where you'll hear artists such as: Rick James, The Spinners, Ohio Players, James Brown, Staple Singers, and Kool & The Gang. Then at midnight we bring the house lights down and dedicate half an hour to uninterrupted love-j...
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String Band Theory

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Sundays at 1:00 pm
Your weekly adventure with traditional, acoustic music from near and far, from now and then, and featuring local, Northwest artists. Tune in to hear an eclectic mix of Appalachian folk and old-time, acoustic blues, contra dance, western swing, Cajun, Celtic, and more....
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The Big Bandstand

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Saturdays at 9:00 am
Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, the Dorseys and all the rest!
Join Steve Ward Saturdays at 9 a.m. as we blow the dust off the old 78s, fire up the Victrola, and rediscover jazz and swing music of the 1930s and '40s. You'll hear the great bands, the classic songs, and you'll know why Duke Ellington said, "It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing...

The Dawghaus

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Saturdays at 11:00 pm
 Listen for either the Dawg or the Lady in Red to bring you a soundtrack for your Saturday nite travel or late nite party or a quiet fire listen featuring the Baby Boomer Blues of the Lady in Red or the wide range of rock, reggae, blues, jazz, and expermental musics and comment from the Dawg....
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The Power of Peace

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Mondays at 6:00 pm
The 1st Monday of the month, The Power of Peace takes a look at people who are waging peace in large and small ways in our community.
People may work together as a formal group, it may be an ad hoc coming together, or it may be only the work of one person, but the common goal is “peace on earth.” Host Gabriele Bartholomew explores the way people across the North Puget Sound work and live for peace.Produced at KSER....
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The Stereo Wire

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Thursdays at 00:30 am
Wednesday Nights (Thursday Morning at 12:30am) Join Henry J for a sonic punch to the face (and some rants) on The Stereo Wire. All the best in alternative & punk that you won't hear other places on your radio dial!  Turn on and turn it up!  ...
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The Story

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 3:00 pm
A daily radio show (and podcast) of people's remarkable personal stories, hosted by Dick Gordon.
Dick Gordon, former host of The Connection, is well-known in the profession as an experienced, seasoned journalist with an extensive background in both international and domestic reporting. He was a war correspondent and back-up host for the CBC's This Morning, the national current affairs radio pro...
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The Sunlit Room

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 9:00 am
KSER's special blend of music from around the world and here at home

The Sunlit Room welcomes you into a space where old and new, familiar and exotic, create a spectrum of sound unlike anything you'll hear on the rest of the dial.

Join us each weekday from 9:00 to 3:00 for music that will light up your day.
 

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The Takeaway

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 8:00 am
The Takeaway brings you breaking news from correspondents around the world and right here at home.
In partnership with the BBC, the New York Times, WNYC and WGBH in Boston, The Takeaway provides a breadth and depth of world, national and regional news coverage that is unprecedented in public media. Hockenberry and crew convene critical conversations, take live reports fro...
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The Tunnel

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Fridays at 10:30 pm
Lose yourself in the Tunnel - a program dedicated to independent electronic music. You'll hear experimental, ambient, trip hop, drum & bass, and underground works by producers from around the world. Rob Emery and Maire alternate hosting duties Friday nights at 10pm. The Tunnel is open! Check o...
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Undercurrents

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 0:30 am
Undercurrents is produced by our friends at Native Voice 1 and host Greg McVicker (Tlingit) Undercurrents is adventurous mix of Rock, Blues, Folk, Native, Americana, Funk, Electronica, Reggae, Roots & Alternative Country.  Undercurrents is intelligent, adventurous and fun -  diving de...
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Unmitigated Audacity

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Wednesdays at 10:30 pm
From the Zappa song of the same name, Unmitigated Audacity follows in the master's footsteps by bringing together music from a range of sources:
1. The myriad of musicians that have crossed paths with and have played with Frank Zappa. 2. Movie soundtracks like: Michael Mann movies, The Oceans 11 series, Natural Born Killers, etc. 3. Unknown songs by rock bands people have heard of and songs by unknown artists from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90'...
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Vision Beats

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Sundays at 9:00 pm
Music with a message
Hosted by Pastor D, Romi, Doria and friends. The D.R.A. Show Hosts:  Doria Summers, Alicia Brown & Pastor Romi Moody.   Promotional Manager: Candice Patterson  Program Editor : Will Ruff of WOGE.  Check 'em out on Facebook for more info....
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