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Creative people drive our culture. Host Lawrence Peryer has revealing talks with the people shaping the past, present, and future of culture, media, and entertainment. Hear discussions with musicians, writers, thinkers, pioneers, innovators and more.
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April 18, 2024
Kevin Sun: emotion, technique, and the language of jazz
The ever-active Brooklyn-based saxophonist joins us to discuss improvisation, honing compositions from the small stage, and his ambitious album project, The Depths of Memory.
April 16, 2024
Radio Free 23: 17:56 - The Foundry
Don your helmet, gloves, protective suit and join Roddy Rawker for the second hour of his shift in The Foundry.
Season of the Witch - Vanilla Fudge
Child in Time - Deep Purple
Throw Down the Sword - Wishbone Ash
Rainbo…
April 15, 2024
The ‘Batdance’ and Other Follies
The Unholy Trinity of Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, and... Prince?
Love them or hate them, comic book and superhero media have been an inescapable feature of our culture for decades.
The phenomenon reached a fever pitch in the…
April 11, 2024
Will Barnes: jazz impressions of the Welsh landscape
On the album Source of the Severn, an accomplished guitarist from Wales conveys the beauty of the British countryside with his jazz quartet and visual artist Erin Hughes.
April 9, 2024
Radio Free 23: 16:56 - The Foundry
Don your helmet, gloves, protective suit and join Roddy Rawker in The Foundry.
Sweet Wine - Cream
I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
For Ladies Only - Steppenwolf
Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll - Blue Öyster Cult
In…
April 8, 2024
Alessandro Cabrini: Burning Down Through Metaphor and Reality
When we fall out of love, where do we go?
Italian indie/alt-rock artist Alessandro Cabrini’s newest single “E Mi Lasci Bruciare” translating to “And Let Me Burn”, contemplates some truths to th…
April 4, 2024
Lucky Lo: Swedish pop music with a twist
The renowned alt-pop singer, songwriter, and producer explores the lush, heartfelt sound of her brilliant new album The Big Feel.
April 3, 2024
Spotlight On Live - Tickets on Sale Now
Tickets are on sale now for our all-ages live event at the Royal Room in Seattle, WA on June 22. Spotlight On: Improvisation in Music and Life, will be a unique program of performance and conversation between Spotlight …
April 2, 2024
Radio Free 23: 15:56 - Oddland
The second hour with renowned college radio programmer Guy Juliet is live now.
Billy Two - The Clean
Put Some Sugar On It - Half Japanese
Cut-Out Witch - Guided By Voices
Taking Too Long - Wipers
Glory - Television
M…
April 1, 2024
On Big Feelings and Her Latest Album “The Big Feel”: A Conversation with Lucky Lo
Lucky Lo, the multi-talented artist from the northern part of Sweden, has put her heart on her sleeve on her latest album, building momentum and grandeur like never before while keeping the softness of her melodies. The Big …
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About the Hosts
Gabriel Kennedy
Contributing Writer
Gabriel Kennedy is the author of the upcoming book "Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson" in Fall 2024 by Strange Attractor/MIT Press.
Juan Cobo
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Brook Ellingwood
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Miguel Angel Bustamante
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Miguel lives in the Tampa Bay area, where he runs an indie music publisher + distributor, and is a mix/mastering engineer for artists and broadcast TV.
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