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A World of Possibilities

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Tuesdays at 6:00 pm
A World of Possibilities is an award-winning program that penetrates behind the headlines to uncover the deeper meanings of events.

It offers in-depth analysis, informed commentary and an exploration of new approaches to our most challenging problems. A World of Possibilities opens minds and inspires new possibilities.

Academy of Comedy

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Saturdays at 6:00 am
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 fun, ribald songs, and amusing oddities Saturday mornings at 6.

Alternative Radio

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Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
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...

America's Disappeared

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Mondays at 6:30 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.

For more information about the prison system and reforms may be found at http://www.prisonersedu.org

Local program, produced in the KSER News Department.

Audio Indigo

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Sundays at 11:00 pm
Local, Regional & Obscure blues artists, every Sunday night at 11pm.  Glen Tuttle turns the air blue for you.  Kick off your shoes & lighten up your Sunday Night Blues on Audio Inpego.

BBC News Hour

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 6:00 am
"Newshour," the BBC's flagship news program specializes in bringing listeners not only the facts but also the in-depth analysis and commentary behind the headlines.
What program can listeners depend on to cover everything from the growth of democracy to the threat of terrorism, from invasions and cataclysmic natural disasters to inspiring humanitarian triumphs?  Launched in 1988, "Newshour" broke new ground for BBC World Service. The idea was to ...

BBC World Briefing

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 4:00 pm
World Briefing 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 and whenever they take place.The programme goes on air several times a day, and each edition contains the latest updates, ensuring that listene...

Between The Lines

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Tuesdays at 4:30 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....

Bioneers

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Thursdays 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 ...

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!...

Blues House

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Thursdays at 10:30 pm

Boombox

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Sundays at 9:00 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.BoomBox 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 Ill...

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. ...

Celtic Harvest

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Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
Hear the music of the Celts, traditional and contemporary, old world to new, each week on Celtic Harvest.
Hosts David McFarlane and Mark Hale share their passion for Celtic music and culture every Tuesday evening starting at 7:00.

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...

Classical Edge

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Tuesdays at 10:30 pm
Each week, host Chris Wartes takes you on a journey from the core to the edges of the classical music world
 

Classical Guitar Alive

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Sundays at 6:00 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...

Classical Roots - Sun 7am

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Sundays at 7:00 am
Tune in for Classical Music inspired by traditional & folk sounds.  Join Margaret every Sunday at 7am for Classical Roots.

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.

Counterspin

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Mondays at 4:30 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.

Da Coconut Wireless

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Sundays at 5:00 pm
Music from the Hawaiian Isles. New and traditional, Jawaiian to Slack Key, you'll hear songs from the Islands every Sunday evening on 90.7 fm.
Da Coconut Wireless is the Hawaiian euphemism for "the grape vine". When you tune into the Da Coconut Wireless on KSER you'll hear from your friends in the Northwest's Hawaiian community, sharing music, talking story, and the occasional bit of news from the islands. Braddah Ace, Braddah B,...

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

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...

Earthbeat Radio

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Fridays at 6:00 pm
Earthbeat Radio features leading environmental activists and thinkers — the politics and the people behind the efforts to defend the planet.
Earthbeat’s co-hosts Daphne Wysham and Mike Tidwell bring you an hour of ground-breaking environmental news and interviews live from the nation’s capital.Focusing on a different climate change related theme each week, the hour is devoted to the latest news and views from the front lines ...

Floating World

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Sundays at 3:00 pm

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

Frettin' Fingers

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Saturdays at 1:00 pm
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, Leon...

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.

For playlists click on the Archives tab above or visit: http://www.myspace.com/from_here_to_obscurity for additional information and links.  You can als find me on Facebook or email jerry@kser.org.

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.

Global Griot

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Sundays at 9:00 am

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?

Healthy Living

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Thursdays at 3:00 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 Healthy Living, "The Doctors" provide mainstream and naturopathic perspectives to listener questions.  To get yo...

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

Juke Joint

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Sundays at 1:00 pm
1940's and 50's Rhythm and Blues
The Juke Joint features the finest in 1940's and 50's Rhythm and Blues. You'll hear the jump blues of Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown. The doo wop of the Platters, The Penguins, The Spaniels and the Clovers. The crooners like Johnny Ace, Percy Mayfield and Nat 'King' Cole....

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.

Left of the Dial

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Saturdays at 9:00 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.

Left, Right & Center

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Fridays at 4:30 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-...

Listen Up! Northwest

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Thursdays at 6:30 pm

Produced by the Northwest Community Radio Network at community radio station KBCS, each broadcast highlights communities in action from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.

Native America Calling

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Mondays at 3:00 pm
Native America is a national electronic talking circle.
A live call-in program, linking public radio stations, the Internet and listeners together, Native America Calling is a thought-provoking national conversation about issues specific to Native communities. Each program engages noted guests and experts with callers throughout the United States shining...

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.

Nordic Roots and Branches

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Tuesdays at 8:30 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 me, Karen, your host on Nordic Roots and Branches every Tuesday night from 8:30 to 10:30 pm.  K...

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.

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.

Poets West

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Wednesdays at 4:30 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...

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.Got comments or set/show recommendations? You can email them to lon@kser.org!You can add me as a friend on MySpace, and...

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...

Raised on Metal

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Wednesdays at 10:30 pm
Heavy Metal Masters
If you like it hard, loud & heavy, then tune in for Raised on Metal with JoJo & Ace, on KSER 90.7fm. You can "head bang" with the old metal bands who started it all in the 80's and "thrash" to the heavy sounds of the new millennium.  Tune-in  for your ...

Red Road

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Saturdays at 7:00 pm
Native American Musicians from across the musical spectrum

Cheech One Road takes you down a path to our native roots, where the breadth and depth of Native American musical creativity is explored.

Reggae Yard

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Sundays at 7:00 pm
 

Rock 'n Roll Time Machine

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Saturdays at 10:00 am
The show is called The Rock 'n' Roll Time Machine, but a good sub-title would be “the songs you grew up with and will probably never hear again.”I have been lucky enough to be around music all my life. In 1998, I retired from radio after a more than satisfying career. I spent the ne...

Sea Change Radio

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Thursdays at 4:30 pm
Sea Change Radio is about making connections for sustainability
Sea Change = corporate change and radical shifts in the climate of business.

Seein' Green

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Tuesdays at 9:10 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 9:10 and Fridays evenings at 6:00. For more information about how you can get involved in addressing environmental concerns visit the Foundation for Sustainable CommunityClick here to listen to archived shows of Seein' Green...

Sound Living

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Fridays at 3:00 pm
SOUND LIVING – A local, live, call-in program featuring some of the interesting people, provocative ideas and important issues that make living in the North Puget Sound unique.
Sound Living is a public forum that brings you into the conversation. Share your thoughts online or over the phone. Call-in Fridays at 3:00pm with your questions and comments: 425-303-9070Sound Living brings people together from across the Sno-Isles to learn about local issues, discuss communit...

Starlit Skies

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Mondays at 8:30 pm
Ambient, Indie, Lounge, Downtempo & Chillout artists
 Mondays 8:30pm - 10:30pm PacificStarlit Skies Radio Show on 90.7FM featuring Ambient, Indie, Lounge, Healing, Downtempo & Chillout artists.Listen online from ANYWHERE in the world with an internet connection. Just click the listen now link at the top left of this page.  ...

Swing Shift

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Mondays at 10:30 pm
Swingin' Sounds from the 1920's to the present!
 

The Big Bandstand

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Saturdays at 8:00 am
The Big Bandstand is where you'll hear the great music of the Swing Era:
Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, The Dorseys and all the rest – they’re here again on The Big Bandstand. Join me, Steve Ward, every Saturday at 8 a.m. as we take a trip back to the dozen years or so known as the Big Band days. You'll hear the great bands, the classic songs, and...

The Dawghaus

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Saturdays at 11:00 pm

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....

The 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.

The Sunlit Room

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 9:30 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 9:30 to 3:00 for music from around the world and here at home.
 

The Take Away

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Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at 8:00 am
Hosted by legendary newsman John Hockenberry and Celeste Headlee - and our man on the streets of Snohomish County, Ed Bremer - 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, WGBH in Boston and WNYC, The Takeaway provides a breadth and depth of world, national and regional news coverage that is unprecedented in public media. Hockenberry and Headlee convene critical conversations, take live reports from the field, provide a...

The Tunnel

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Fridays at 10:30 pm
The Tunnel is here and in yer ear Friday nites.The Tunnel is a space to go to hear electronic/rhythmic, experimental, unusual, outthere, echoey, ambient, triphop, drum&bass, underground works by usually non-mainstream folks.Named for a train tunnel that was hand dug under the center of downtown ...

Threads

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Fridays at 0:30 am

Vinyl Repair

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Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
60's & 70's vintage vinyl
Von Eggers was born and raised in the South Suburbs of Chicago. He moved to the Everett area in 1994 and often plays guitar and bass with local artist Cindy Lang. Von began volunteering at KSER late in 2002.Von digs deep into his private stash to bring you the Folk, Blues, Rock, and Psychedelia of...

Zorba Paster On Your Health

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Wednesdays at 3:00 pm
Zorba Paster On Your Health is a lively, refreshingly down-to-earth talk show on personal health and fitness.
For one hour each week, Zorba Paster, M.D., and Tom Clark take callers' questions from around the country, covering what's new in medicine and sharing tips for healthy living. The show's upbeat, "wellness" approach emphasizes a healthy lifestyle and diet — right down to a Heart-Healt...

 

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