Jazz

John's Place - (Friday 6 to 8 p.m)

Sharp and straight-ahead, from classic to contemporary, and artist interviews. Pull up a chair and enjoy yourself!

Free Jazz with Fred - (Sunday 8 to 10 p.m)

Jazz for the thinking listener. Current and classic avant-garde, modal and free jazz.

Blues

Not Quite the Weekend Blues with Connie- Thursday 3 to 5 p.m

Blues and its roots through r & b, and funk.

Tuesday Blues with Jerry Drummond - Tuesday 3 to 5 p.m

Blues in all its flavors from around the world and across the street.

World

Cover the Earth with Juli Kelen - Tuesday 10 to Noon

We have got it covered: Music from the far and near corners of our bouncing blue Earth: African, Latin, European, Asian... why, even North American! Drum solos and regular visits to the Mud Bay Tiki Lounge. A warm blankie for the global soul.

Scatterlings of Africa - Wednesday 10am to Noon

Join Don Loft for this weekly musical tour of Africa.

Xenophilia - Thursday 10am to Noon

With David Mosely- the show that asks, "is loving foreign music wrong ?" 

Island Time - Monday 10am to Noon

Anch Bergeson brings you Hawaii and South Pacific islands in song each week. .

Spin the Globe with Scott Stevens - Friday 10 to 12 p.m

Spin the Globe: Traditional and contemporary music from across the planet, plus cultural information and interviews. The term "World Music" may be vague, but it leaves the door open to explorations ranging from Tuvan overtone singing to Brazilian hip-hop, from Native American reggae to Balkan brass bands. "Live locally, groove globally!"
Visit Spin the Globe online.

Rock n'Roll

One Chord to Another with Johnny Koch - Monday 9 to 11 p.m

Pop music. Or, indie pop if you will. Playlists are at the One Chord to Another blog.

Catch a Wave with Austin Potter - Monday 6 to 8 p.m.

Surf, indie-rock, Americana, garage. You'll hear artists like the Beach Boys, Man or Astroman?, the Ventures, Yo La Tengo, and The Sonics.

The Kids are Alright - Monday 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Rock out with host Nick Tasche.

Excuse All the Blood with Seamus O'Reilly - Friday 11 p.m to 1 a.m

Black metal, death metal, and grind core. Do remember, the extreme always makes an impression.

Retroactive with J.J Syrja - Saturday 10 a.m to 12 p.m

Roots, traditional r & b, rock n'roll, soul, garage. Visit J.J's Retroactive site.

Music From the Underground with Martha Copeland - Friday 9 to 11 p.m

Rare and rarely heard psychadelic music. Going ten years strong.

The Think Tank with Tammy Tillinghast - Sunday 10am to Noon

Singer-songwriter, power pop, smart pop, Britpop, L.A. underground, pop ghetto, sixties, seventies, new, old, folk, antifolk, indie rock, alt-country, outlaw country, OOG, Norwegian, Celtic, punk, blues, jazzy, soulful, literate, Olycentric, independent, sometimes not-so-independent, music that can't be classified. Visit the Think Tank on Myspace.

Native Issues and Music

View from the Shore with gary galbreath and Lucas Anderson - Sunday 6 to 8 p.m

Traditional and contemporary native music.

Native music and issues.

No Bones About it  with Raven Redbone - Sunday 5 to 6 p.m

Native issues.

Freeform

Hello Olympia with Eric and Schmedley - Tuesday 8 to 9 p.m

Comedy, call-in, an assortment of different styles of music. From Krautrock to Charley Patton to Martin Denny. An Olympia favorite for 15+ years. The show includes a sing along at the end and The Little Rascals theme every week.

Dark Woods Casino Party with Domenica Clark - Tuesday 9 p.m to 11 p.m

Domenica enjoys playing apocalyptic folk, experimental, gorgeous indie-pop, melancholy songs, giddy songs, doom, drone, synthpop, space rock, and favors the sound of Moogs, theremins, and cats. Domenica has a blog and it is called Mew is for Murder , except the name changes often.

Dancing in Circles with Richard Sinclair - Tuesday 11 p.m to 1 a.m

A radio program featuring progressive, art rock, fusion, world fusion, jam bands, psychedelic, strange electronic rainbow music and more, including KAOS in Wonderland, a thematic musical journey each show. Dancing on Circles has a website.

Oooo with Jenny Jenkins  and Evan Hashi - Wednesday 9 to 11 p.m

The show that puts the capitol E in Eclectic. Together, Jenny & Evan they bring music and artists you will hear very few other places, including live performances.

Golden age gospel, LitePunk, traditional Mongolian folk and extended vocal techniques.

Hip Hop

Live from 1-5 with Luvva J - Fridays from 3 to 5 p.m

Hip-hop in the spirit of elevation

Night of the Living Crates - Wednesday 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Late-nite Hip-hop with D.J. Heavyset

Soul Story Hour - Wednesday 3 p.m to 5 p.m

Host Nagchampa brings you Hip-hop, R&B, soul and stories. .

Latin

Sonidoz del Tierra with DJ Kalambre - Wednesday 6 p.m to 8 p.m

Sonidoz del Tierra brings you the hottest music in the alternative latin world from Hip Hop, Reggae, Ska, Rock, Electronica, Rap, Jazz, Reggaeton and the occasional traditional tune mixed in, with your host DJ KALAMBRE.

El Mensaje Del Aire with Jose Pineda and Felix Torres - Saturday 3 p.m to 5 p.m

Folk, Country, Bluegrass

The Road Goes on Forever - Saturday 6 a.m to 9 a.m

Travels down the back roads of folk, bluegrass and folk-rock, with occasional side journeys into blues, world and jazz. Music both familiar and lesser known, intended to gently ease you into the weekend.

American Ancedotes with Tom Foote, Joe Pollock, Jim Racle, Eppo - Thursday 6 p.m to 8 p.m

Bluegrass in all its various forms brought to you by 5 rotating hosts who have different tastes and views of the genre. Tom Foote, Leah Humphries, Joe Pollock, Jim Raicle and Eppo bring you everything from old-time music of the 20's through the most contemporary artists, with the first Thursday of the month dedicated to music of the resophonic guitar (The Instrument Formerly Known As Dobro)

Electronic

Monkey Haus with Melissa and Ray - Thursday 11 p.m to 1 a.m.

Late-night danceable or loungeable

That Greedy Beat - Friday nights, 1 to 6 am

DK Kone hosta this all-night-long Techno & Electronic dance music show... if you'll stay up, he'll keep you moving.

Public Affairs

LifeWise - Monday 8 p.m to 9 p.m

LifeWise is wellness news and views with Joe Pollock and John Ford . They go behind the stories and put health news on the operating table. The last Monday of each month is dedicated to public health issues in cooperation with UCAN, the Thurston County Health Dept and Planned Parenthood.

Parallel University - Thursday 12 p.m to 1 p.m

Parallel University is a live public affairs show, including listener call-ins. The show focuses on sustainability sues and the peace movement. Your host is Kim Dobson .

Digital Crossroads - Friday Noon to 1pm

Gavin Dahl hosts this weekly wrap-up of the intersection of technology and politics-- and how they affect us all.

The Pacific Progressive - Friday 8 to 9pm

A weekly public affairs magazine with Kris Craig .

Free and Fair is a live, public affairs magazine, sometimes including listener call-ins, on topics affecting us all, from the South Sound to the globe with host John Ford. The first week each month, Free & Fair examines you and the law with guests from the Thurston County Bar Association.  The second Thursday, it's "Sittin' With The Duck."  John's co-host that night is Terry Knight, Editor-Publisher of Olympia's alternative newspaper The Sitting Duck.  The last Thursday of every month, Free and Fair hosts "On Wings of Peace", a show produced in co-operation with Veterns for Peace, Olympia Rachel Corrie Chapter 109.