New shows & schedule shifts.
Our Programming Committee continues to work hard to provide access to the airwaves for as many local Vermonters as possible. We’ll continue to curate our schedule slots to include those still underrepresented or not heard on the air at the station from our diverse community, as well as keeping an ear to types of content we lack or need more of (local news, deeper conversations, discussions on the issues we face right here in Vermont, and more). We’re excited about what’s to come!
For now, we are bringing 12 new local shows and 2 new syndicated shows on the air in February. Here are the anticipated start dates and where current syndicated shows are shifting to make room for more local, live shows. Our schedule is always the most current lineup for any week.
February Show Start Dates & Moves
Monday, February 3
10am: Peace Talks Radio (new airtime, moving from Tuesdays at 9am)
10:30am: Sprouts (new airtime, moving from Tuesdays at 9:30am)
11am: A new rotating slot with Blluminations, a local talk show hosted by Stefanie moves to the first Monday 11am-noon slot of the month. Stefanie will share this slot with the new local show Cuneiform Radio hosted by Kyle Schlesinger, on the 2nd & 4th.
Tuesday, February 4 at 7am:
Eastern Dawn - A show focusing on the stories and lives of youth, hosted by educator Luke Lampugnale, Tuesday mornings at 7am.
Wednesday, February 5
6am-7am: Project Censored, from KPFA, a weekly public affairs show about independent journalist, media censorship, and deconstructing propaganda.
11am-1pm: Spawning Stones with Ben Bashore expands from one our to two to look deeper at the climate crisis and more.
1pm: The Rubber Room - a new locally made music show hosted by Dan Towner. This show will “swing across the genres” with music from various genres. Tune in Wednesdays 1-2pm.
Syndicated show schedule moves: Indigenous Music will move from Wednesdays, 12-2pm to Saturday mornings, 10am-noon in rotation with a new local music show. All Mixed Up, from Saturday mornings, will move to Wednesday nights at 11pm and Moist Fluids will move from Wednesdays 11am-1pm to rotate with the return of locally made Metal Bedtimes Stories with Mac, Sundays, 12am-2am.
Thursday, February 6 at 11am:
New syndicated show, Tectonic, a show from WFMU about AI and issues in this increasingly tech world. This will run for four months while Stranger & Deininger is on a short radiobattical.
Saturday, February 8
9am-8am: A Special One-Time Airing of - "From the Outside” - a Community Library of Voice and Sound Archive Remix project by Khonsu X
10am-noon: The start of locally made music show, Pitter Patter Radio with Pat Kantner, featuring music from queer artists and more. Catch the show on the second Saturday of the month, with Indigenous Music rotating the rest of the month.
Sunday, February 9
12am-2am: Metal Bedtime Stories, a locally made metal show returns, with DJ Mac. 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month, rotating with the syndicated music show Moist Fluids.
Monday, February 10
11am: A new rotating slot with the new local show Cuneiform Radio hosted by Kyle Schlesinger, on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month.
2-4pm: The Monday Drive at 2, an all-vinyl locally made music show hosted by Corey Flynn.
Syndicated show schedule moves: Upfront Soul is moving from Mondays, 2-4pm to Friday nights 11pm-1am.
Tuesday, February 25
12-2pm: Mermaid Avenue - a locally made music show hosted by Trevor Ziegler, Tuesdays 12-2pm. New Dimensions will move to air on Tuesdays at 10am instead and Afronsonic Taxi will move to Sundays at 4pm, rotating with Discoverances every other week.
Thursday, February 27
6pm: Into the Issues with Steve Pappas from the Times Argus. A collaboration show between WGDR/WGDH and the Times Argus to feature local news and a deeper discussion the issues facing our communities. This show will air bi-weekly, the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, replacing the rerun spot for Democracy Now on those Thursdays.
Coming up in March!
Saturday, March 8 at 9am: Civic Radio - A Vermont Community Foundation-funded partnership with the Civic Standard in Hardwick. This show will record the sounds, people, and concerts of the town, produced by a Civic Standard crew of volunteers. They’ll have a 6 month limited run, starting in March in the Saturday 9am monthly rotation, the 2nd Saturday.
Thursday, March 20: Radio Round Up - 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month, 6-7pm. A new show hosted by a rotating crew of programmers, staff, and other members of the station. Each month we’ll update you on the latest going on behind the scenes at the station. During the 3rd Thursday, we will also include a short interview with the staff of the “Creative Campus” at Goddard, the folks who are working to redevelop the campus for all sorts of uses. The first Radio Round Up will air on Thursday, March 20. This show, along with the new Into the Issues, will replace the rerun of Democracy Now on Thursdays at 6pm.
New local shows still coming up, start dates TBD:
Good Ways Reggae Show - Hosted by Kind, you’ll hear a range of reggae music from their Jamaican roots. Tune in Sundays at 6pm. Adagio will be moving back to its overnight slot Fridays at 1am.
Poa for the People - Hosted by Poa Mutino, this show will explore grief and how we connect to each other in the monthly Monday rotation at 11am (3rd Mondays).
Yardscrap - A story-based, community-centered show focusing on all that is happening around us, hosted by VT Digger editor Yardain Amron on Tuesdays, 9-10am.
Syndicated Shows that are retiring from the rotation for now: Green Bubble Tea, Dancehall/Reggae, the Final Straw, For the Wild, and Alternative Radio.
