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January 12, 2020 - 2:15 pm

2019; gone, but not forgotten – Longtime Sunday’s Hornpip host, Kevin O’Connor considers his favorite albums from last year! Kevin Burke Sligo Made Loftus Natalie MacMaster Sketches Linus Entertainment Mozaik The Long and the Short of It Independent Martin Hayes & Brooklyn Rider The Butterfly 251 Records Dermot Byrne, Eamonn Coyne & John Doyle Liag Self Dallahan Smallworld Westpark Skipinnish Steer By the Stars

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January 3, 2020 - 4:12 pm

What’s the story behind mochi – the chewy, sticky treat that’s served up on New Year’s Day in Japan?  The tradition of pounding mochi, or mochitsuki is a dying craft in Japan, but it thrives in our region.  Listen to this highlight of Bellevue, Washington mochitsuki artisan, Shoichi Sugiyama. 31st Annual Bainbridge Island Mochitsuki Festival

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December 31, 2019 - 4:49 pm

Longtime host of Our Saturday Tradition, Larry Lewin, brings a bit of focus to a wonderful year in music. Check out his favorite albums from the year! Dave Gunning Up Against the Sky Wee House of Music J Wagner A New Story Independent Zoe Mulford Small Brown Birds Independent Best of the High Kings Decade

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December 29, 2019 - 9:23 am

Mike co-hosts Sunday Folks, one of KBCS’s longest running programs, Sunday mornings from 9:00 – 12:00 PM. Check out some of his favorite albums from the past decade! Rhiannon Giddens Freedom Highway (2017) Nonesuch John Prine The Tree of Forgiveness (2018) Oh Boy Jason Isbell Southeastern (2013) Thirty Tigers Mavis Staples One True Vine (2013)

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December 28, 2019 - 12:56 am

Getting Out Alive: a harrowing account of one woman navigating for her life after being shot by her ex-partner The Book They Can’t Erase: the ‘jeli’ are keepers of stories in the African Mende tradition.  Listen to this perspective of people who volunteered into slavery. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A series of multiple perspectives

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December 28, 2019 - 12:32 am

The Dark Eyed Junko, the bird that marks the winter to some, sounds like a sewing machine.  

December 27, 2019 - 1:13 am

Environmental Scientist and Climate Activist, Sarra Tekola says climate change can’t be addressed without addressing colonialism.  Listen in on this breakdown of the structures that have led to our climate crisis.   Producer: Jesse Callahan and Yuko Kodama Photo: Yuko Kodama Part One Host 0:00 KBCS music and ideas listener supported radio from Bellevue College.

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December 24, 2019 - 5:18 pm

Eric Hardee co-hosts one of the best traditions in the Pacific Northwest – Folksounds! Tune in tonight at 7:00 PM on your radio or on the web for the best in acoustic music. Check out Eric’s favorite albums of 2019: Martin Simpson Rooted Topic Our Native Daughters Songs of our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways The

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December 17, 2019 - 5:49 pm

Road Songs takes you on a journey down the highways of alternative country and folk, classic country, and country rock every Tuesday at 9:00 PM Rustin Thompson – Road Songs Joseph Huber Moondog Self Tim Grimm Heart Land Again Self Hayes Carll What It Is Dualtone Tanya Tucker While I’m Livin’ Fantasy J Wagner A

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December 17, 2019 - 5:23 pm

Folksounds every Tuesday at 7:00 PM: A blend of acoustic American folk, featuring fiddle tunes, dance music, contemporary songs, as well as a few acoustic surprises from other parts of the world. Jean Geiger – Folksounds John McCutcheon To Everyone In All the World Appalseed Small Glories Assiniboine & The Red Red House Records Michael

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