Nick Tagher and Naomi Nix are the co-hosts for this episode. Nikki Leon is the executive producer. Andrew Saraf contributed research.

CC photo credit: Thomas Beck (via flickr)

As part of WPRB’s educational outreach, on Sunday, February 7 and 14 from 12:00-1:00 PM, WPRB News will be airing a two part radio show created by Princeton University students enrolled in JRN 450: Audio Journalism. Their show, called Back Story, reveals the realities of student life at Princeton.

You can listen to excerpts from Back Story online at the Princeton Alumni Weekly’s website.

Mark your calendars, set the clocks: Jon Solomon’s 22nd Annual 24-Hour Holiday Radio Show is almost here! The marathon begins on Wednesday, December 24 at 6:00 PM ET and ends Thursday, December 25 at 6:00 PM ET.

It’s not Christmas without Jon’s annual holiday marathon. Seriously! From the absurd and bizarre to the beautiful and almost-kinda-holy, Jon’s show traverses the terrain of holiday music. No two marathons are alike, and perhaps that’s why listeners both near and far flock to the radio and/or webstream. So says Inside Jersey:

Forget the Bing Crosby-Nat King Cole-Mariah Carey loop that seems to air on every station in every mall – Solomon mixes covers of traditional hits with songs by bands from the region, recordings lost to attics and basements, and esoteric picks like “Mr. Russian, Please Don’t Shoot Down Santa’s Sleigh,” a Cold War-era number.

Which is not to be confused with “Can Santa Miss Those Missiles,” Solomon says.

Jon wants you to know that if you would like to make some requests, by all means get in touch.

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Tune in now for a new series from WPRB News — The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage.  In this two part series (airing Sunday 12:00-1:00pm Oct 25 and Nov 1) we look at how different groups have engaged the issue of gay unions.  This week, Leif Johnson takes a look at what happens when a University is asked to take a political stance, Sophie Jin visits a march in Washington DC, and historian Neil J. Young explains how one particular religious denomination, the Church of Latter Day Saints, became involved in the passage of California Proposition 8 last year.

Miss the show or want to hear it again?  It’s here.

Taking On is a new show, hosted by Aaron Smargon and Nicholas Tagher, that focuses on politics and economics. Their first guest is physician and former Republican Senate Majority leader Bill Frist.

Discourse, entering its fourth season, covers everything from economics to the arts. This week, Princeton Electrical Engineering Professor Paul Prucnal discusses how innovation in the field of fiber optics is shaping the future of digital communication.

Check back here on Sunday at 12pm to listen to both shows.

Some of Louis Rosenblatt’s greatest recordings, including Sibelius’s ‘The Swan of Tuonela’, Dvorak’s ‘New World’ Symphony, and Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ will be played.  Also privately made recordings, including LR’s solo debut with the Phildelphia Orchestra (Honegger’s ‘Concerto da camera’) will be aired.

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10/14/09 06:00:00 – 13:00:00
Classical Discoveries Marathon with Marvin Rosen (Classical/Modern)

Contemporary classical music by composers from all over the globe! Marvin will be joined in the studio by the following guests:

09:30 AM Derek Bermel: Composer and artist-in-residence at Princeton University’s Institute for Advanced Study.

11:30 AM Andrew Rudin: Composer of the first large scale, original serious composition for the Moog synthesizer.

There will be many one-of-a-kind surprise CD premiums for Classical Discoveries/Avant Garde listeners personally donated by Marvin.

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10/14/09 13:00:00 – 13:30:00
In-studio performance by Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls are “glorious free forest drone magic,” writes the music blog Forest Gospel. This Philadelphia-based pysch rock quarted explores the boundaries between ambience and noise through their thrilling improvisational performances.

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10/14/09 13:30:00 – 15:00:00
Loud Lunch with Lance Loud (Rock)

Tune in, turn on, and get down this October 14th for this year’s most mindblowing, face melting, psychedelic super-spectacular – the Loud Lunch membership drive special! We’ll be returning to the airwaves with two more hours of the latest and greatest in psychedelic extravagence, eclectic weirdness and good music!

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10/14/09 15:30:00 – 20:00:00
The Rhythm of the One with Matt (R&B/Funk)

The best 103 funk songs you probably never heard of plus lots of great funk CD premiums!

Matt is personally matching the first ten $10-per-month pledges with a $100 contribution of his own. If WPRB receives ten of these pledges, Matt will contribute an additional $33, bringing his pledge up to a total of $1,033.

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10/14/09 20:00:00 – XXXX
WPRB Membership Drive Grand Finale!

Join the WPRB family as we run through the highlights of our drive. Expect surprises!

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10/13/09 06:00:00 – 08:30:00
Master Classics with Tobias (Classical)

Master Pianists: Tobias will contrast different styles of pianists playing romantic music, interspersed with popular orchestral overtures.

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10/13/09 08:30:00-11:00:00
Classical with Jun

We’ll play pieces from composers throughout a wide variety of periods, with emphasis on romantic and classical era composers.

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10/13/09 11:00:00 – 13:00:00
The Outerspace Employment Agency with Emanuel Ferritis (Jazz)

Join DJ Emmanuel Ferritis as he puts some of his favorite jazz musicians to work!

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10/13/09 13:00:00 – 15:00:00
Rockabilly Roadhouse Radio with Hot Rod Scott & The Professor (Rock/Roots)

Hot Rod Scott & The Professor play highlights from their weekly program devoted to roots, rockabilly, and rock’n’roll. Local artists, live performances and exclusive cuts are the order of the day!

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10/13/09 15:00:00-15:30:00
In-studio performance and interview with U.S. Girls

Join DJ KPC for an in-studio performance and interview with Philadelphia experimental rock artist U.S. Girls (Siltbreeze Records).

If the alluring moniker used by Megan Remy conjures images of volleyball teams or cheerleading squads, forget it. Not that there’s any doubt that Remy — sorry, U.S. Girls — couldn’t rise and conquer either challenge.

Like fellow DIY ingenues Sally Strobelight and Inca Ore, U.S. Girls’ approach is deceptively ethereal and delightfully haunting; lithe, lysergic gamma rays of keyboard murk beamed over percussive bonk sort of resemble Diamanda Galas reinterpreting Suicide’s “Red Star”. And dig that cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Prove It All Night,” done in such an effortless, barbital lush you’d swear the air was filled with mescaline. Guess what? It’s not.

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10/13/09 15:30:00 – 19:00:00
Not Truth, But Effect with KPC (Rock)

KPC plays “The Greatest Tracks I’ve Heard on WPRB,” focusing especially on those songs that changed my life, as well as themed sets on “Giving” and “Workin’ the Phones.” Last but not least, KPC will air his Concert Calendar Highlights at 5 p.m. & The Warped Moment of the Week at 6 p.m.

Premium items offered during the show will include the latest releases on labels like Jagjaguwar & Secretly Canadian, plus the latest awesome comic book graphic novels!

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10/12/09 19:00:00 – 21:00:00
MotorFunker Radio with VerisimiliDude & Dead Mike (Dance/Electronic)

An all-vinyl Disco/Funk/Electro mix! In addition to special vinyl premiums, VerisimiliDude & Dead Mike will DJ a 3-hour live set at your party, event, or household in exchange for your pledges.

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10/13/09 21:00:00 – 00:00:00
Transitional Soundscapes with TM5 (Electronic /Industrial/Goth)

DJ TM5 “transitions” between elements of electro, industrial, darkwave, EBM, clectronic, IDM, goth, ambient, 80s, and power noize. Stay tuned for an hour long block of local artists of those genres – something you can only hear on WPRB!

The talking duck will also return to Transitional Soundscapes for its third year in a row, plus DJ KPC will be on the program.

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10/14/09 00:00:00 – 02:00:00
Tupperware Jams with Altitude Sickness (Electronic)

For the 3rd year in a row, DJ Altitude Sickness will be performing live in-studio during the WPRB Membership Drive. Video of the set will be streamed live online. Altitude Sickness makes sample-based music using self-assembled Monome tupperware. This performance will also feature SmackTop: brand new open-source software written by Altitude Sickness himself, which allows Mac laptop users to control their favorite music-making program by hitting and tilting their computers.

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10/14/09 02:00:00-XXXX
Extremeties with Don Rettman (Rock/Experimental)

Noise, metal and more with Don.

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10/12/09 06:00:00 – 11:00:00
Monday Classical with Tiffany

Five hours of variety classical programming. Tiffany will be giving away tickets for the upcoming Princeton University Orchestra and Princeton Glee Club performances.

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10/12/09 11:00:00 – 13:00:00
Jazz with Dan Buskirk

Join Dan Buskirk for an exclusive interview with saxophone legend Sonny Rollins. He’ll discuss his experiences growing up in Harlem and making music with Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and those “punkers” the Rolling Stones.

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10/12/09 13:00:00-15:00:00
Naive Melodies with Chloe (Rock)

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10/12/09 15:00:00-15:30:00
In-studio performance by Blues Control

Queens, NY boogie rock duo who journey into the miasmic core of psychedelia and billowing fog of ambient space on their new release, Local Flavor (Siltbreeze Records). Blues Control might just be the missing link between Van Halen and legendary experimentalist Henry Flynt.

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10/12/09 15:00:00 – 17:00:00
The Ghetto Blaster aka The People’s Radio with Hi-Res (Hip-Hop/Funk/Reggae/Breaks)

The Ghetto Blaster will feature special guest and fellow crate digger Paul Lewis who will be spinning selections from his collection of classic reggae 45s.

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10/12/09 19:00:00 – 22:00:00
xClean Yr Roomx with Art & Julia (Rock)

Art & Julia will host live performances from Philadelphia’s own Kurt Vile (Matador Records; pictured left) and Clakamas, Oregon’s Pierced Arrows (ex-Dead Moon, The Rats). They’ll be playing some of their favorite new music from the past year and rolling out the fast n’ foul sounds of teenage dumbwave. XClean Yr Roomx will be giving away premiums from Siltbreeze Records, Richie Records and much more!

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10/12/09 22:00:00 – 00:00:00
Purehand with Chomps & JohnnyBeans (Rock)

Eclectic selection of rock, hip-hop, house, electronic, and more from WPRB’s bottomless box of wonders.

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10/13/09 0:00:00-02:00:00
Sam’s Storytime Castle with Sam (Rock)

From new releases to classics to LPs rotting away in our archives, join Sam as he highlights his favorite music from the WPRB stacks, both new and old. He’s almost definitely going to play “After the Goldrush” by Neil Young. Because he can.

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10/12/09 02:00:00 – 04:00:00
Majestic Jams with Gabe (Rock)

An exploration of all things majestic. Why can’t Sam Cooke, Ennio Morricone, and Husker Du fit all into the same show?

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10/11/09 06:00:00 – 10:00:00
Sunday Morning Opera with Sandy

Join Sandy for a program highlighting some fantastic opera singers: Jon Vickers, Franco Corelli, Tito Schipa, Jussi Bjoerling, Risë Stevens, Montserrat Caballé, and many more.

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10/11/09 10:00:00 – 12:00:00
Sunday Jazz with Jeannie Becker

Jeannie will present highlights from her recent amazing interview with pianist and vocalist Ray Brown Jr., the adopted son of vocalist Ella Fitzgerald and bassist Ray Brown, plus a couple of giveaways from Ray’s latest release, Friends and Family (SRI Records).

Sunday Jazz with Jeannie emphasizes traditional jazz, American standards, as well as be-bop. Several packets of 5 CDs to be offered throughout the show which will include music by some fantastic jazz notables.

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10/11/09 12:00:00 – 13:00:00
News and Culture on WPRB

Join us for selections from interviews with Paul Muldoon, Jon Greenwald, Charlie Gibson, and more. News Director Nikki Leon sits down with Nick Tagher and Aaron Smargon to discuss their new WPRB program, “Taking On.”

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10/11/09 13:00:00 – 15:00:00
Musical Odyssey with Bonnie (Greek Music)

Musical Odyssey is a weekly Greek music show heard every Sunday on WPRB. We play the full spectrum of Greek music from Ancient music to today’s hits.

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10/11/09 15:00:00 – 17:00:00
Jamrock Radio with Selecta Bam Bam (Caribbean/Reggae)

Live DJ mix show featuring live performances by Ras Asia & Tara Cortney, Hustle Man, and Intalect.

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10/11/09 17:00:00 – 19:00:00
Underwater is Dinosaurs in Outerspace with Andrea (World/Folk)

A delicious blend of pre-historic and progressive blues and folk, aquatically smooth indie soul and cosmic electro-funk from around the world.

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10/11/09 19:00:00 – 22:00:00
Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio with John Weingart (Folk/Bluegrass/Eclectic)

New Jersey’s oldest folk music radio show and WPRB’s longest-running program! Music You Can’t Hear On The Radio will present in its entirety a concert given by Pete Seeger at Carnegie Hall on June 8, 1963. This recording shows Seeger at the height of his powers as he holds the audience in the palm of his hand with a mix of old folk songs. music of political struggle, and the introduction of songs by newcomers like Tom Paxton and Bob Dylan. It it also captures an amazing moment in American history. As you listen to Seeger talk and sing and to the audience response, you can feel the optimism in the air that the civil rights movement was going to be triumphant and that a new generation was about to change the world politically and musically.

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10/11/09 22:00:00 – 01:00:00
The Worried Waltz with Mister Various

“An Endless Day At The Negativity Cabaret” edition of The Worried Waltz. Many creepy crooners & dissonant waltzes. The Worried Waltz will be giving away a one-of-a-kind creepy crooner photo book with creepy crooner sound collage CD.

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10/11/09 01:00:00 – 03:00:00
Rock with Aaron

Tune in for a range of exploratory soundscapes, from ambient electronica to art punk to lo-fi.