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This Week’s Programs
May 25- 31, 2025
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Daily on Weekdays
Democracy Now w/Amy Goodman
10:00-11:00 am Monday through Friday
6:00-7:00 pm Monday through Thursday; 7:00 -8:00 pm on Friday
Sunday
Classical Hour with Gary Alexander
2-3 pm
This Week: Today marks a continuation of our celebration of Ravel’s 150th birthday season with more music by French composers, ranging from Camille Saint-Saens to a modern French lady, Camille Pepin (born (1990), all selections from the March 2025 BBC Music Magazine.
New Dimensions
4:00 pm (repeats Tuesday at 7 pm)
New Dimensions Media: Changing the World One Broadcast at a Time. Explores subjects such as social, political, scientific, ecological, and spiritual frontiers through in-depth dialogues.
This Week: Working Together To Restore Sanity In Turbulent Times with Margaret J. Wheatley, Ph.D.
Wheatley shares the importance of creating “islands of sanity” in disruptive times to restore and awaken the human spirit. She outlines five stages for solving complex problems: deep listening, understanding diverse perspectives, inviting missing voices, letting go of old patterns, and creating conscious communities.
Spirit in Action – Lopez Edition
5:00 pm
These radio programs are prepared by Mark Judkins Helpsmeet under the care of Eau Claire Quakers and sponsored for KLOI by the Lopez Island Quaker Group. ‘Spirit In Action’ brings you stories of people living lives of fruitful service, peace, community, and compassion.
This Week: Botanicals, Prostate Cancer, & Community Supported Enlightenment: Pamela Boyce Simms
Today for Spirit in Action we welcome back Pamela Boyce Simms of Singularity Botanicals. In 2017 we visited with her about Evolutionary Cultural Design, and in 2019 the topic was the African Diaspora Plant Medicine Project. She did further innovation & healing during COVID and since, when she’s been assembling a project around several different health concerns, including prostate cancer and brain issues. A part big part of her work has been to bring together diverse resources to study and handle these health challenges. She has a wide range of skills, experiences, and aptitudes, including those of an African-American woman who has also lived in Senegal and who is a Certified neurolinguistics master-practitioner, Karma Kagyu Meditation Instructor, and Transition Trainer for Transition US.
Midnight Special
10:00-12:00
The world’s weekly aberration of folk music and farce, show tunes, and satire, madness, and escape.
Monday
WINGS – Women’s International News Gathering Service
2:00 pm
A weekly radio news and current affairs program by and about women worldwide.
This Week: India Rape Policy
Despite a few prominent rape-and-murder convictions bringing harsh penalties in India, Rapes have not declined; some say they’ve increased. Producer Kalpana Pradhan asked activists what could make a difference.
Joy Spring with Gary Alexander
Classic Jazz and the Great American Songbook
3:00-6:00 pm
This Week: For Memorial Day, we begin with 10 songs with Remember (or Memories) in the title, including the perfect Memorial Day song. written specifically for World War I veterans, “Remember My Forgotten Man” (1933). Then, we dip into the “H” box of vinyl LPs for two albums by cornetist Bobby Hackett on the Flying Dutchman label in the mid-1970s, in his final years. At 4:00, we play the top five hits of Fats Waller (born May 21, 1904), then a dozen selections by the second of our three consecutive Clarinet King of Swing, Artie Shaw, born May 23, 1910 – six songs from before the war (1938-40), and then six songs right after (1945-46), followed by some hort samples of three other great clarinet players born May 23-25: Jimmy Hamilton, Gary Foster and Ken Peplowski. At 5:05, we profile Miles Davis (born May 26, 1926) in his professional rebirth at age 30 (1956) at Newport and in Europe, then we’ll sample a half-dozen songs (each from two Spring songbirds born this week, Peggy Lee (born May 26, 1920) and Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928).
Brittany to the Balkans and Beyond w/Stanley Greenthal
8:00 – 9:30 pm
Compelling Celtic and Balkan music from diverse regions of the world, mixed with occasional spoken word pieces to illuminate the traditions from which the music originates.
This Week: Selections from our show archives.
Tuesday
Backyard Conservation with Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy
1:00 pm
Local researchers Russel Barsh and Madrona Murphy talk about the things that each of us can do in our own lives and around our own homes to take better care of the plants and animals that make our island special.
This Month: Resolutions for 2025
Living Life — Music with John Garcia
3:00 pm
DJ John plays heartfelt global music emphasizing Spanish and Latino songs.
New Dimensions
7:00 pm (repeat from Sunday 4:00 pm)
Wednesday
The Grand Southern Vocal & Plectrophonic Review w/Lance Brittain
5:00 am
Lance presents a show covering early to contemporary folk, country, and bluegrass, plus some discussion of historical context, including news of current events in the bluegrass and folk community. From an acoustic perspective, Lance explores other early influences, including classic early jazz, blues, ragtime, border music, etc.
This Week: Selections from our show archives. Please note that any dates mentioned are from previous shows and are not current.
The FAT Music Show w/Felton Pruitt
2:00 pm (repeat Friday 6:00 pm)
The FAT Music Show is a friendly nod to the much-adored 1970’s radio station KFAT in Gilroy, California, which was one of the first national radio stations to feature the Americana musical genre prominently. Hosted by Felton Pruitt, a 30+year radio veteran with stints that include KFAT, XM Satellite, and KVMR; Pruitt includes classic and contemporary interviews (”Chewin’ The Fat”) and live, or in-studio performances from his personal recording archives.
Way Out of Zee Box with Zee Jacquelope
3:00-5:00 pm
Featuring selections from a massive and eclectic music collection of his own, spanning several entertaining forms of music from several genres.
The Grand Southern Vocal & Plectrophonic Review w/Lance Brittain
7:00 pm (Repeats next Wednesday at 5:00 am)
Lance presents a show covering early to contemporary folk, country, and bluegrass, plus some discussion of historical context, including news of current events in the bluegrass and folk community. From an acoustic perspective, Lance explores other influences, including classic early jazz, blues, ragtime, border music, etc.
This Week: Selections from our show archives. Please note that any dates mentioned are from previous shows and are not current.
Thursday
Song of the Soul – Lopez Edition
12:00 pm
These radio programs are prepared by Mark Judkins Helpmeet under the care of the Eau Claire Quakers and sponsored for KLOI by the Lopez Island Quaker Group. ‘Song of Soul’ invites you to a soul-level encounter. Music has the ability to proclaim the soul’s language beyond what mere words can speak. Some guests are musicians, perhaps sharing their own music, but most guests are simply sharing the music they’ve been impacted by, written, and performed by others.
This Week: One Man in a One Man Band – MG Bailey
MG Bailey joins us today for SOS. MG is not only a One Man Band, playing simultaneously with hands and feet, while singing, he’s a not-in-anyone’s box kind of man. Authenticity & creativity mix fruitfully in MG’s music, with ideas, stories, and images that stretch us out of our conventional expectations & storylines. There’s beautiful guitar & other instruments, all played by MG, but mostly you can’t listen to these songs without feeling you’re glimpsing beyond the veil of your own reality.
The Not Old – Better Show with Paul Vogelzang
3:00-3:30 pm
The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series
Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, hosted by Paul Vogelzang,
This Week: Glamour, power, heartbreak—and two women who defied it all.
In this week’s episode of The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, bestselling historian, Smithsonian Associate Nancy Goldstone joins us to talk about The Rebel Empresses, her captivating new book about Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France.
These royal women didn’t just wear crowns—they wielded influence, broke rules, and shaped the world.
Listen now on KLOI Community Radio
Open to Debate
7:00 pm
Together we have an opportunity to reclaim and reshape debate – a crucial aspect of our democracy. Through balanced perspectives and the respectful open-minded exchange of ideas with global thought leaders, Open to Debate is empowering listeners to consider other points of view and make more informed decisions on the critical issues of our times.
This Week: Is Trump Good for Israel?
With Trump’s return to office, some have high hopes for his relationship with Israel. But amid the Gaza war, will his policies help? Those arguing yes say Trump has given Israel unprecedented backing and would continue shifting U.S. policy in favor of Israeli sovereignty and security. Those arguing no are concerned that his policies would result in trouble for Gaza and make a two-state solution less feasible. Now we debate: Is Trump Good for Israel?
eTown
8:00 pm
eTown is an exciting weekly radio broadcast heard from coast to coast on NPR and public and commercial stations. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience. It features performances from many of today’s top musical artists, as well as conversations and information about the world around us.
This Week: Join us this week as we share more conversations and artists’ performances
Friday
The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn
8:00 am
An eclectic mix of music curated by the producer, composer, and recording artist Ben Vaughn.
Rock, blues, jazz, folk, soul, R & B, country, bossa nova, movie soundtracks, easy listening, and more, all peppered with Vaughn’s twisted musicological slant.
WINGS – Women’s International News Gathering Service
12:00 pm (repeat from Monday at 2:00 pm)m
A weekly radio news and current affairs program by and about women worldwide.
Classical Hour w/Gary Alexander
2-3 pm
This Week: Beginning this classical hour a little early, we will play the 65-minute Mahler Symphony No. 5 in a new release by the BBC Music Magazine, as performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony conducted by Donald Runnicles, live at a BBC Proms concerts. Composed in the summers of 1901 and 1902 and premiered in 1904, this work was not well received or understood at first, but it was resurrected in Mahler’s centennial decade, the 1960s, to great acclaim.
Joy Spring w/Gary Alexander
3-6 pm
Classic Jazz and the Great American Songbook
This Week: We begin with a tribute to our third Clarinet King of Swing, Benny Goodman, born May 30, 1909, then we’ll stage a playoff between the three completing giants – Woody Herman, Artie Shaw and Benny – by sampling some of their later recordings. We also begin digging deeper into the “H” box of vinyl LP recordings in your host’s climate controlled crypt of albums bought long ago, 40 to 70 years ago, this time examining three tenor sax giants of the classic era, Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969), the first great tenor sax man, then Eddie Harris (1934-1996) and finally the emerging traditionalist, Scott Hamilton, born in 1954, three generations of tenors.
The FAT Music Show w/Felton Pruitt
6:00 pm (repeat of Wednesday 2:00 pm)
Democracy Now w/Amy Goodman
7:00 -8:00 pm
The Grateful Dead Hour
8:00 pm
Since 1985 David Gans has hosted a nationally syndicated weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of the Grateful Dead. The show features exclusive interviews, music from the roots and branches of the band’s musical family tree, and many unreleased live and studio recordings.
Saturday
West Coast Live
10:00 am -12:00 am
From the Archives… West Coast Live is no longer broadcasting its show. KLOI is airing selected shows from their archives.
This Week: Step into the WCL time machine and travel with us back to October 9, 2000. Sedge welcomes:
MICHAEL CHABON, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel and Wonder Boys.
THE LIMELIGHTERS, classic and comedic folk quartet who believe “great songs deserve to be passed along”
KAZUO ISHIGURO, author of When We Were Orphans and The Remains Of The Day.
WILL BERNARD AND MOTHERBUG, Jazz and old-school R&B, with elements of lounge, surf, and more.
MIKE GREENSILL piano man. See you next week at the Ferry Building!
The Not Old – Better Show with Paul Vogelzang
3:00-3:30 pm
The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series
Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, hosted by Paul Vogelzang,
This Week: Glamour, power, heartbreak—and two women who defied it all.
In this week’s episode of The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, bestselling historian, Smithsonian Associate Nancy Goldstone joins us to talk about The Rebel Empresses, her captivating new book about Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France.
These royal women didn’t just wear crowns—they wielded influence, broke rules, and shaped the world.
Listen now on KLOI Community Radio
Open Mike (or Random playlist)
4:00-6:00 pm
Putumayo World Music Hour
7:00 pm
Hosted by Putumayo’s CEO and Founder Dan Storper and KFOG personality Rosalie Howarth, the Putumayo World Music Hour is an internationally syndicated radio show that takes listeners on a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures, now heard internationally on more than 170 commercial stations around the world.
This Week: Another World Music program
The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn
8:00 pm
An eclectic mix of music curated by the producer, composer, and recording artist Ben Vaughn. Rock, blues, jazz, folk, soul, R & B, country, bossa nova, movie soundtracks, easy listening, and more.
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