Programs
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | music |
| 2:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Rising Up |
| 6:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 7:00am | Hard Knock Radio |
| 8:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 9:00am | Thom Hartmann Program |
| 12:00pm | Iaan Hughes |
| 4:00pm | Judy Lindsay |
| 7:00pm | The Caravan |
| 9:00pm | Straight, No Chaser |
| 11:00pm | Giant Steps |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Giant Steps (cont) |
| 1:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 3:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Rising Up |
| 6:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 7:00am | 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 | Nothing but ’90s |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Nothing but ’90s (continued) |
| 1:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 3:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Rising Up |
| 6:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 7:00am | Hard Knock Radio |
| 8:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 9:00am | Thom Hartmann Program |
| 12:00pm | Iaan Hughes |
| 4:00pm | Judy Lindsay |
| 7:00pm | Womanotes |
| 9:00pm | Chairman Moe |
| 11:00pm | Soundtrack Extravaganza |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Soundtrack Extravaganza (cont) |
| 1:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Rising Up |
| 6:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 7:00am | 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 | Ampbuzz |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | Ampbuzz (continued) |
| 1:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | Rising Up |
| 6:00am | Democracy Now! |
| 7:00am | 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 (cont) |
| 1:00am | Todd Juan |
| 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 | Raizes |
| 4:00pm | ¡Sabor! |
| 8:00pm | Living The Blues |
| 10:00pm | Hip Hop Knuckles |
| Start Time | Program Name |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | The Night Bus |
| 2:00am | The Lounge Room |
| 4:00am | music (re-broadcast) |
| 5:00am | music |
| 6:00am | Walkin’ the Floor |
| 9:00am | Sunday Folks |
| 12:00pm | Bluegrass Ramble |
| 3:00pm | Sunday’s Hornpipe |
| 6:00pm | Gordon Todd |
| 7:00pm | The Grateful Dead Hour & Backtracks |
| 10:00pm | Flotation Device |
Ampbuzz
Thursdays 11pm-12am, Fridays 12-1am
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”. Ampbuzz (continued)
Thursdays 11pm-12am, Fridays 12-1am
Bluegrass Ramble
Sundays 12-3pm
Three hours of soulful singin’ and hot pickin’, featuring the best of this classic American genre.
The Caravan
Mondays 7-9pm
Chairman Moe
Wednesdays 9-11pm
Chairman Moe is OUTATIME in the ’80s, Wednesdays at 9pm. 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
Democracy Now!
Weekdays 6-7am, 8-9am
Democracy Now! is an international, independent, daily news hour, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, presenting in-depth information, historical perspectives, and substantive public debate on the most pressing issues of the day.
Democracy Now!
Weekdays 6-7am, 8-9am
Flotation Device
Sundays 10pm-12am
Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world.
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.
The Grateful Dead Hour & Backtracks
Sundays 7-10pm
Two solid hours of The Dead, featuring the long-running Grateful Dead Hour with David Gans, followed by more rare tracks, interviews, vault tapes, and other gems.
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
Hard Knock Radio
Weekdays 7-8am
Hard Knock Radio is a daily talk show for the Hip Hop generation. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson broadcast in-depth interviews and profiles with elected officials, community leaders, activists, authors, Hip Hop artists, and musicians with breaks and beats.
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 10pm-12am
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.
Iaan Hughes
Weekdays 12-4pm
Jim Hightower Radio
Weekdays 7:50 a.m. during The Morning Blend and at 2:04 p.m. on The Thom Hartmann Program National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, Jim Hightower Radio has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of
Judy Lindsay
Mondays 2-5am, Sundays 4-5am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 1-5am, Wednesdays 3-5am, Weekdays 4-7pm, Saturdays 5-7am
Living The Blues
Saturdays 8-10pm
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.
The Lounge Room
Sundays 2-4am
Lush, dreamy arrangements of pop and vocal jazz standards to swing, big band, and classic jazz.
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
music
Mondays 12-2am, Saturdays 7-8pm, Sundays 5-6am
music
Mondays 12-2am, Saturdays 7-8pm, Sundays 5-6am
Music of Africa
Thursdays 7-9pm
A weekly survey of African popular music, including soukous, highlife, juju, benga, and more. music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 2-5am, Sundays 4-5am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 1-5am, Wednesdays 3-5am, Weekdays 4-7pm, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 2-5am, Sundays 4-5am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 1-5am, Wednesdays 3-5am, Weekdays 4-7pm, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 2-5am, Sundays 4-5am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 1-5am, Wednesdays 3-5am, Weekdays 4-7pm, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 2-5am, Sundays 4-5am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 1-5am, Wednesdays 3-5am, Weekdays 4-7pm, Saturdays 5-7am
music (re-broadcast)
Mondays 2-5am, Sundays 4-5am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 1-5am, Wednesdays 3-5am, Weekdays 4-7pm, Saturdays 5-7am
The Night Bus
Sundays 12-2am
Nothing but ’90s
Tuesdays 11pm-12am, Wednesdays 12-1am
Alt-rock from the last best decade.
Our Saturday Tradition
Saturdays 9am-12pm
An eclectic blend of both traditional and contemporary Americana, including folk, bluegrass, and old-time music.
Raizes
Saturdays 2-4pm
‘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
Weekdays 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.
Sakara Remmu Commentary
Tuesdays 6:55 p.m. during Hard Knock Radio Sakara is post-secondary educator and social justice and strategic communications consultant working with community heath and human services organizations and agencies to re-frame narratives to advance policy advocacy campaigns and engage supporters through multi-media story telling. Since 2007 Sakara has been a reporter and commentator covering social and political
Soundtrack Extravaganza
Wednesdays 11pm-12am, Thursdays 12-1am
Soundtracks from motion pictures both past and present, as well as television series, game shows, documentaries, and a few other surprising places.
Straight, No Chaser
Mondays 9-11pm
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
Sundays 6-7pm
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 Shape of Modern Jazz
Shape of Modern Jazz host Gordon Todd spins a mix of new jazz, modern classics, overlooked gems and Northwest players.
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
Saturdays 1-3am
disco
Variations
Fridays 11pm-12am, Saturdays 12-1am
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!
Walkin’ the Floor
Sundays 6-9am
Twang when the roosters crow, waking you with twin fiddles, steel guitars, and honky tonk stars.
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
Wednesdays 7-9pm
From Bessie Smith to Bjork and everything in between, the voices of women singers and musicians from across the years and around the globe.
Workers Independent News Service
Weekdays at 7:01 a.m. during The Morning Blend and at 2:01 p.m. on The Thom Hartmann Program Workers Independent News Service producers gather news from labor unions and activists across the country. Their producers and reporters come from a diverse background encompassing all fields of media journalism, from print to radio, video to the Web. WIN shares
Zulu Radio
Saturdays 3-5am
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.Dance, 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
Saturdays 1-3am
disco Variations
Fridays 11pm-12am, Saturdays 12-1am
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!Folk 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. 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
Flotation Device
Sundays 10pm-12am
Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around 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. The Lounge Room
Sundays 2-4am
Lush, dreamy arrangements of pop and vocal jazz standards to swing, big band, and classic jazz. Straight, No Chaser
Mondays 9-11pm
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 Shape of Modern Jazz
Shape of Modern Jazz host Gordon Todd spins a mix of new jazz, modern classics, overlooked gems and Northwest players.
R&B, Soul, and Hip Hop
Hip Hop Knuckles
Saturdays 10pm-12am
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. 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 Zulu Radio
Saturdays 3-5am
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.Rock and Blues
The Grateful Dead Hour & Backtracks
Sundays 7-10pm
Two solid hours of The Dead, featuring the long-running Grateful Dead Hour with David Gans, followed by more rare tracks, interviews, vault tapes, and other gems. Living The Blues
Saturdays 8-10pm
Celebrating the Blues in all its forms. Nothing but ’90s
Tuesdays 11pm-12am, Wednesdays 12-1am
Alt-rock from the last best decade.Variety
Ampbuzz
Thursdays 11pm-12am, Fridays 12-1am
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”. Ampbuzz (continued)
Thursdays 11pm-12am, Fridays 12-1am
The Caravan
Mondays 7-9pm
Chairman Moe
Wednesdays 9-11pm
Chairman Moe is OUTATIME in the ’80s, Wednesdays at 9pm. image credit: Daniel Gonçalves Iaan Hughes
Weekdays 12-4pm
Judy Lindsay
Mondays 2-5am, Sundays 4-5am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 1-5am, Wednesdays 3-5am, Weekdays 4-7pm, Saturdays 5-7am
Soundtrack Extravaganza
Wednesdays 11pm-12am, Thursdays 12-1am
Soundtracks from motion pictures both past and present, as well as television series, game shows, documentaries, and a few other surprising places. Gordon Todd
Sundays 6-7pm
Womanotes
Wednesdays 7-9pm
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
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
Saturdays 2-4pm
‘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. 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 6-7am, 8-9am
Democracy Now! is an international, independent, daily news hour, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, presenting in-depth information, historical perspectives, and substantive public debate on the most pressing issues of the day. Democracy Now!
Weekdays 6-7am, 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 Hard Knock Radio
Weekdays 7-8am
Hard Knock Radio is a daily talk show for the Hip Hop generation. Hosts Davey D and Anita Johnson broadcast in-depth interviews and profiles with elected officials, community leaders, activists, authors, Hip Hop artists, and musicians with breaks and beats. Jim Hightower Radio
Weekdays 7:50 a.m. during The Morning Blend and at 2:04 p.m. on The Thom Hartmann Program National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, Jim Hightower Radio has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of 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
Weekdays 5-6am
Rising Up with Sonali is an all-women run show that brings progressive news coverage rooted in gender and racial justice. Sakara Remmu Commentary
Tuesdays 6:55 p.m. during Hard Knock Radio Sakara is post-secondary educator and social justice and strategic communications consultant working with community heath and human services organizations and agencies to re-frame narratives to advance policy advocacy campaigns and engage supporters through multi-media story telling. Since 2007 Sakara has been a reporter and commentator covering social and political 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. 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 
