Programs
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Sojourner Truth Radio |
| 6:00am | BBC World Service |
| 7:00am | The Grit feat. Hard Knock Radio |
| 8:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 9:00am | Thom Hartmann Program |
| 12:00pm | Iaan Hughes |
| 4:00pm | Judy Lindsay |
| 7:00pm | Gordon Todd |
| 9:00pm | The Vault |
| 11:00pm | Giant Steps |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Giant Steps |
| 1:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Rising Up |
| 6:00am | BBC World Service |
| 7:00am | The Grit feat. Hard Knock Radio |
| 8:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 9:00am | Thom Hartmann Program |
| 12:00pm | Iaan Hughes |
| 4:00pm | Judy Lindsay |
| 7:00pm | Folksounds |
| 9:00pm | Road Songs |
| 11:00pm | Backtracks |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Backtracks |
| 1:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Sojourner Truth Radio |
| 6:00am | BBC World Service |
| 7:00am | The Grit feat. Hard Knock Radio |
| 8:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 9:00am | Thom Hartmann Program |
| 12:00pm | Iaan Hughes |
| 4:00pm | Judy Lindsay |
| 7:00pm | Living The Blues |
| 9:00pm | Brasilidade |
| 11:00pm | Crosscurrents |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Crosscurrents |
| 1:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Sojourner Truth Radio |
| 6:00am | BBC World Service |
| 7:00am | The Grit feat. Hard Knock Radio |
| 8:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 9:00am | Thom Hartmann Program |
| 12:00pm | Iaan Hughes |
| 4:00pm | Judy Lindsay |
| 7:00pm | Music of Africa |
| 9:00pm | The Reggae Party |
| 11:00pm | The DUBside |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | The DUBside-B |
| 1:00am | Wavelengths |
| 5:00am | Sojourner Truth Radio |
| 6:00am | BBC World Service |
| 7:00am | The Grit feat. Hard Knock Radio |
| 8:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 9:00am | Thom Hartmann Program |
| 12:00pm | Iaan Hughes |
| 4:00pm | Judy Lindsay |
| 7:00pm | Mega Booty & Funkscribe Present |
| 9:00pm | City Soul |
| 11:00pm | Variations |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Variations |
| 3:00am | Zulu Radio |
| 5:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 7:00am | Gospel Highway |
| 9:00am | Our Saturday Tradition |
| 12:00pm | Hawai`i Radio Connection |
| 2:00pm | Balkana |
| 4:00pm | ¡Sabor! |
| 7:00pm | Gordon Todd |
| 9:00pm | Chairman Moe |
| 11:00pm | Hip Hop Knuckles |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Hip-Hop Knuckles |
| 1:00am | Zulu Radio |
| 3:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 6:00am | Walkin’ the Floor |
| 9:00am | Sunday Folks |
| 12:00pm | Bluegrass Ramble |
| 3:00pm | Sunday’s Hornpipe |
| 6:00pm | The Real Folk |
| 8:00pm | Backtracks |
| 10:00pm | Flotation Device |
Ampbuzz
An integrated mix of psychedelic rock, outsider folk, free and not-so-free jazz, and anything else that can be considered “out” but not necessarily “noise”.
Backtracks
Sundays 8-10pm, Tuesdays 11pm-12am, Wednesdays 12-1am
Two solid hours of The Grateful Dead and related, influenced and associated music. Backtracks
Sundays 8-10pm, Tuesdays 11pm-12am, Wednesdays 12-1am
Two solid hours of The Grateful Dead and related, influenced and associated music.
Balkana
Saturdays 2-4pm
Music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans with hosts Dominic & Vince Jovanovich
BBC World Service
Weekdays 6-7am
International news, features and analysis from Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States and Canada.
Bluegrass Ramble
Sundays 12-3pm
Three hours of soulful singin’ and hot pickin’, featuring the best of this classic American genre.
Brasilidade
Wednesdays 9-11pm
Brasilian music mix with host Adriana Giordano
Chairman Moe
Saturdays 9-11pm
Chairman Moe is OUTATIME in the ’80s image credit: Daniel Gonçalves
City Soul
Fridays 9-11pm
Presenting a kaleidoscope of soulful electronic sounds, City Soul connects the dots between modern club culture and its past influences from around the globe. Hosted by Seattle club DJs Atlee and J-Justice.
Climate Connections
Climate Connections is a daily (M-F), 90-second radio series that aims to help listeners understand how climate change is already impacting our lives and what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce the associated risks. The series “connects the dots” between climate change and energy, extreme weather, public health, food and water, jobs and
Crosscurrents
Wednesdays 11pm-12am, Thursdays 12-1am
Exploring the journey of music across the globe
Democracy Now!
Weekdays 8-9am
Flotation Device
Sundays 10pm-12am
Creative and improvised music out of Seattle. Exploration of various soundscapes and aural attractions. Re-surged after a bit of a hiatus. Hosted by John Seman.
Folksounds
Tuesdays 7-9pm
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.
Giant Steps
Mondays 11pm-12am, Tuesdays 12-1am
Jazz in classic and progressive forms and the music its inspired along the way, from groundbreaking Coltrane to underground turntablism.
Gospel Highway
Saturdays 7-9am
An early gospel start to your weekend featuring traditional quartets, vocal soloists, and contemporary artists.
Green Acre Radio
Green Acre Radio is a weekly radio program focusing on important issues in the environmental and sustainability movement, including wetland restoration, Puget Sound recovery, local food policy and ocean conditions. The show is produced by Martha Baskin and sponsored by the Human Links Foundation in partnership with Jack Straw Cultural Center.
H2O Radio, This Week in Water
H2O Radio is journalism about water. Why? Because we’re all in this together. What do you picture when you hear the word “water”? A cool, refreshing drink? A dip in a mountain lake? The beach? Perhaps you recall your morning shower, or watering your garden. You probably didn’t picture power plants, your laptop, or that burger
Hawai`i Radio Connection
Saturdays 12-2pm
From the Islands of Aloha to Wakinekona, Hawai`i Radio Connection features two hours of the unique sounds that evoke a tropical island paradise for your ears. From classic chants and traditional hula tunes, to sweet slack-key guitar, ukulele wizardry, hapa-haole harmonies, and popular Hawaiian hits of the past fifty-plus years of the Fiftieth State, join
Hip Hop Knuckles
Saturdays 11pm-12am, Sundays 12-1am
Nje brings you Hip-Hop from all over the world, sharing the culture and smooth vibes of Hip-Hop and leaving you with positive feelings. Hip-Hop Knuckles
Saturdays 11pm-12am, Sundays 12-1am
Iaan Hughes
Weekdays 12-4pm
Judy Lindsay
Weekdays 4-7pm
Living The Blues
Wednesdays 7-9pm
Celebrating the Blues in all its forms.
Logic Amen Commentary
Logic Amen is an educator, artist, and activist who regularly contributes commentaries to KBCS on Mondays and Fridays at 5:55 a.m. during Hard Knock Radio. He is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in English Literature and is active in the hip-hop community with several albums and writings.
Mega Booty & Funkscribe Present
Fridays 7-9pm
For over 5 years, DJ Mega Booty & DJ Funkscribe have been bringing you soul & funk music in all it’s forms. You’ll hear Deep funk 45’s, dusty party funk LP’s, Motown, 80’s boogie, sweet 60’s soul, hip hop, neo-soul, breakbeats & more – all guaranteed to get your Friday night started right. The show
Mike Vernon
Sounds of the ’70s
music
Mondays 12-5am, Sundays 3-6am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 1-5am, Saturdays 5-7am
Selections from the KBCS music library and archive programming
Music of Africa
Thursdays 7-9pm
A weekly survey of African popular music, including soukous, highlife, juju, benga, and more.
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 12-5am, Sundays 3-6am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 1-5am, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 12-5am, Sundays 3-6am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 1-5am, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 12-5am, Sundays 3-6am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 1-5am, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 12-5am, Sundays 3-6am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 1-5am, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 12-5am, Sundays 3-6am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 1-5am, Saturdays 5-7am
Night Shuffle
A collection from the KBCS digital music library.
Night Shuffle
Exploring the KBCS digital music library.
Night Shuffle
Music musings from the KBCS Digital music library.
Niko
Nothing but ’90s: The last best decade of rock and roll. artist interview archive
Our Saturday Tradition
Saturdays 9am-12pm
An eclectic blend of both traditional and contemporary Americana, including folk, bluegrass, and old-time music.
Raizes
‘Roots’ in Portuguese, Raízes takes you on a panoramic exploration into the music and culture of Brazil, from the folkloric rural roots to the urban contemporary rhythms, from Bossa to Samba with stops around and in between.
The Reggae Party
Thursdays 9-11pm
Exploring the borders of reggae and territory in between, including roots, dance hall, dub, rocksteady, and ska.
Rising Up
Tuesdays 5-6am
Rising Up with Sonali is an all-women run show that brings progressive news coverage rooted in gender and racial justice.
Road Songs
Tuesdays 9-11pm
Host Rustin Thompson takes you on a journey down the highways of alternative country and folk, classic country, and country rock. Imagine a soundtrack for a journey through the backroads of the imagination, offering challenging climbs and restful descents, quiet contemplations and raucous singalongs, inviting sidetrips and illuminating detours. Your traveling companions include Townes Van
¡Sabor!
Saturdays 4-7pm
A weekly tour of contemporary and traditional Latin music from all parts of the globe. Scott Farley
image (edited) credit: Peter Balcerzak
Straight, No Chaser
From bebop to hard-bop to the avant-garde, jazz, unfiltered and undiluted, jazz that burns or tingles the ears like a shot of whiskey does the throat.
Sunday Folks
Sundays 9am-12pm
A morning mix of traditional and contemporary folk in all it’s undefined states.
Gordon Todd
Mondays, Saturdays 7-9pm
Sunday’s Hornpipe
Sundays 3-6pm
You’ll hear hornpipes, reels and jigs, a few waltzes from the finest Celtic music players. Mary, John and Kevin share music, stories and laughs. Requests are always welcome. Sundays, 3pm.
The DUBside
Thursdays 11pm-12am, Fridays 12-1am
Resurgence of Dub Awakenings, the DUBside of Varitions reverbed into 2 hours of solid DUB! The DUBside-B
Thursdays 11pm-12am, Fridays 12-1am
B-side of The DUBside!
The Grit
feat. Hard Knock Radio
Weekdays 7-8am
The Real Folk
Sundays 6-8pm
The Real Folk hosted by Richard Gillman
Thom Hartmann Program
Weekdays 9am-12pm
“America’s #1 Progressive Radio Show:” Thom Hartmann explores a daily mix of current topics and connects with callers nationwide. Call 1-202-808-9925 to leave a comment or question for Thom. Or join the conversation in his chatroom. Todd Juan
disco
Variations
Fridays 11pm-12am, Saturdays 12-3am
Delves into the continually prolific electronic music community from local to the global. Occasional studio interviews, live guests plus new, classic, and found creations. Genres extend through dubstep, jungle/dnb, house, electro, minimal, IDM, bonkin’, crunkin’, and circuit bending! Even YOUR talent may be featured sometime! Variations
Fridays 11pm-12am, Saturdays 12-3am
The continuing pulse of electronic beats and tweeks. Varitions continues…
Walkin’ the Floor
Sundays 6-9am
Twang when the roosters crow, waking you with twin fiddles, steel guitars, and honky tonk stars. Wavelengths
Fridays 1-3am
A selection of Vaporwave, Slushwave, Future Funk, Dream Punk, and Ambient songs and sounds for a nice aural experience. Hosted by Seattle audio engineers, Chase Herzog and Jordan Tuss
What’s the Flux? Commuter Dispatches
A daily ritual—the commute—shapes our exploration of mobility, access and economic movement from the margins of a city to its center. With broadcast, texts, social media and bus ads, we bring curiosity to hidden, nonstop migration. With support from the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR), producer Mona Yeh examines Seattle metro area commuting to capture first-hand accounts of Womanotes
From Bessie Smith to Bjork and everything in between, the voices of women singers and musicians from across the years and around the globe.
Zulu Radio
Saturdays 3-5am, Sundays 1-3am
Straight from the Seattle chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation, Zulu Radio is an outlet for up-and-coming independent Hip Hop artists, both locally and worldwide. Zulu Radio aims to spread awareness of Hip Hop not only as a cultural movement, but as a vehicle for positive growth within our communities. Zulu Radio
Saturdays 3-5am, Sundays 1-3am
Ambient
Wavelengths
Fridays 1-3am
A selection of Vaporwave, Slushwave, Future Funk, Dream Punk, and Ambient songs and sounds for a nice aural experience. Hosted by Seattle audio engineers, Chase Herzog and Jordan TussDance, Trance and Electronica
City Soul
Fridays 9-11pm
Presenting a kaleidoscope of soulful electronic sounds, City Soul connects the dots between modern club culture and its past influences from around the globe. Hosted by Seattle club DJs Atlee and J-Justice. Todd Juan
disco
Variations
Fridays 11pm-12am, Saturdays 12-3am
Delves into the continually prolific electronic music community from local to the global. Occasional studio interviews, live guests plus new, classic, and found creations. Genres extend through dubstep, jungle/dnb, house, electro, minimal, IDM, bonkin’, crunkin’, and circuit bending! Even YOUR talent may be featured sometime! Variations
Fridays 11pm-12am, Saturdays 12-3am
The continuing pulse of electronic beats and tweeks. Varitions continues… Wavelengths
Fridays 1-3am
A selection of Vaporwave, Slushwave, Future Funk, Dream Punk, and Ambient songs and sounds for a nice aural experience. Hosted by Seattle audio engineers, Chase Herzog and Jordan TussFolk and Americana
Bluegrass Ramble
Sundays 12-3pm
Three hours of soulful singin’ and hot pickin’, featuring the best of this classic American genre. Folksounds
Tuesdays 7-9pm
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. Gospel Highway
Saturdays 7-9am
An early gospel start to your weekend featuring traditional quartets, vocal soloists, and contemporary artists. Our Saturday Tradition
Saturdays 9am-12pm
An eclectic blend of both traditional and contemporary Americana, including folk, bluegrass, and old-time music. Road Songs
Tuesdays 9-11pm
Host Rustin Thompson takes you on a journey down the highways of alternative country and folk, classic country, and country rock. Imagine a soundtrack for a journey through the backroads of the imagination, offering challenging climbs and restful descents, quiet contemplations and raucous singalongs, inviting sidetrips and illuminating detours. Your traveling companions include Townes Van Sunday Folks
Sundays 9am-12pm
A morning mix of traditional and contemporary folk in all it’s undefined states. The Real Folk
Sundays 6-8pm
The Real Folk hosted by Richard Gillman Walkin’ the Floor
Sundays 6-9am
Twang when the roosters crow, waking you with twin fiddles, steel guitars, and honky tonk stars.Jazz and Classical
Giant Steps
Mondays 11pm-12am, Tuesdays 12-1am
Jazz in classic and progressive forms and the music its inspired along the way, from groundbreaking Coltrane to underground turntablism. Straight, No Chaser
From bebop to hard-bop to the avant-garde, jazz, unfiltered and undiluted, jazz that burns or tingles the ears like a shot of whiskey does the throat.
The Vault
Mondays 9-11pm
Welcome to The Vault. Classic vinyl, blues, jazz…Oneda Harris shares an extensive music deep from her father’s archived collection.R&B, Soul, and Hip Hop
Hip Hop Knuckles
Saturdays 11pm-12am, Sundays 12-1am
Nje brings you Hip-Hop from all over the world, sharing the culture and smooth vibes of Hip-Hop and leaving you with positive feelings. Hip-Hop Knuckles
Saturdays 11pm-12am, Sundays 12-1am
Mega Booty & Funkscribe Present
Fridays 7-9pm
For over 5 years, DJ Mega Booty & DJ Funkscribe have been bringing you soul & funk music in all it’s forms. You’ll hear Deep funk 45’s, dusty party funk LP’s, Motown, 80’s boogie, sweet 60’s soul, hip hop, neo-soul, breakbeats & more – all guaranteed to get your Friday night started right. The show The Vault
Mondays 9-11pm
Welcome to The Vault. Classic vinyl, blues, jazz…Oneda Harris shares an extensive music deep from her father’s archived collection. Zulu Radio
Saturdays 3-5am, Sundays 1-3am
Straight from the Seattle chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation, Zulu Radio is an outlet for up-and-coming independent Hip Hop artists, both locally and worldwide. Zulu Radio aims to spread awareness of Hip Hop not only as a cultural movement, but as a vehicle for positive growth within our communities. Zulu Radio
Saturdays 3-5am, Sundays 1-3am
Rock and Blues
Backtracks
Sundays 8-10pm, Tuesdays 11pm-12am, Wednesdays 12-1am
Two solid hours of The Grateful Dead and related, influenced and associated music. Living The Blues
Wednesdays 7-9pm
Celebrating the Blues in all its forms. Niko
Nothing but ’90s: The last best decade of rock and roll. artist interview archive
The Vault
Mondays 9-11pm
Welcome to The Vault. Classic vinyl, blues, jazz…Oneda Harris shares an extensive music deep from her father’s archived collection.Variety
Ampbuzz
An integrated mix of psychedelic rock, outsider folk, free and not-so-free jazz, and anything else that can be considered “out” but not necessarily “noise”.
Chairman Moe
Saturdays 9-11pm
Chairman Moe is OUTATIME in the ’80s image credit: Daniel Gonçalves Iaan Hughes
Weekdays 12-4pm
Judy Lindsay
Weekdays 4-7pm
Gordon Todd
Mondays, Saturdays 7-9pm
Womanotes
From Bessie Smith to Bjork and everything in between, the voices of women singers and musicians from across the years and around the globe.
World
Balkana
Saturdays 2-4pm
Music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans with hosts Dominic & Vince Jovanovich Brasilidade
Wednesdays 9-11pm
Brasilian music mix with host Adriana Giordano Crosscurrents
Wednesdays 11pm-12am, Thursdays 12-1am
Exploring the journey of music across the globe Hawai`i Radio Connection
Saturdays 12-2pm
From the Islands of Aloha to Wakinekona, Hawai`i Radio Connection features two hours of the unique sounds that evoke a tropical island paradise for your ears. From classic chants and traditional hula tunes, to sweet slack-key guitar, ukulele wizardry, hapa-haole harmonies, and popular Hawaiian hits of the past fifty-plus years of the Fiftieth State, join Music of Africa
Thursdays 7-9pm
A weekly survey of African popular music, including soukous, highlife, juju, benga, and more. Raizes
‘Roots’ in Portuguese, Raízes takes you on a panoramic exploration into the music and culture of Brazil, from the folkloric rural roots to the urban contemporary rhythms, from Bossa to Samba with stops around and in between.
The Reggae Party
Thursdays 9-11pm
Exploring the borders of reggae and territory in between, including roots, dance hall, dub, rocksteady, and ska. ¡Sabor!
Saturdays 4-7pm
A weekly tour of contemporary and traditional Latin music from all parts of the globe. Sunday’s Hornpipe
Sundays 3-6pm
You’ll hear hornpipes, reels and jigs, a few waltzes from the finest Celtic music players. Mary, John and Kevin share music, stories and laughs. Requests are always welcome. Sundays, 3pm. BBC World Service
Weekdays 6-7am
International news, features and analysis from Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and the United States and Canada. Climate Connections
Climate Connections is a daily (M-F), 90-second radio series that aims to help listeners understand how climate change is already impacting our lives and what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce the associated risks. The series “connects the dots” between climate change and energy, extreme weather, public health, food and water, jobs and Democracy Now!
Weekdays 8-9am
Green Acre Radio
Green Acre Radio is a weekly radio program focusing on important issues in the environmental and sustainability movement, including wetland restoration, Puget Sound recovery, local food policy and ocean conditions. The show is produced by Martha Baskin and sponsored by the Human Links Foundation in partnership with Jack Straw Cultural Center. H2O Radio, This Week in Water
H2O Radio is journalism about water. Why? Because we’re all in this together. What do you picture when you hear the word “water”? A cool, refreshing drink? A dip in a mountain lake? The beach? Perhaps you recall your morning shower, or watering your garden. You probably didn’t picture power plants, your laptop, or that burger Logic Amen Commentary
Logic Amen is an educator, artist, and activist who regularly contributes commentaries to KBCS on Mondays and Fridays at 5:55 a.m. during Hard Knock Radio. He is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in English Literature and is active in the hip-hop community with several albums and writings. Rising Up
Tuesdays 5-6am
Rising Up with Sonali is an all-women run show that brings progressive news coverage rooted in gender and racial justice.
The Grit
feat. Hard Knock Radio
Weekdays 7-8am
Thom Hartmann Program
Weekdays 9am-12pm
“America’s #1 Progressive Radio Show:” Thom Hartmann explores a daily mix of current topics and connects with callers nationwide. Call 1-202-808-9925 to leave a comment or question for Thom. Or join the conversation in his chatroom. 
