Dip a bucket in the ocean.

The water it holds is equal to the variety of music your local radio station plays.  A fraction of a fraction of the sounds that exist all over the world. 

G-town Radio strives to present diverse programming that can't be found on mainstream media outlets.  Our current shows are listed below.

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G-town Radio Shows
(See the G-town Schedule for all air times.)

Music Programming:

Avenues at the Crossroads (Thursdays, 10 - noon) - Allan Outlar reintroduces you to classic jazz from the 40s to 70s.  Tune in for exhilerating jazz sounds not found on the radio dial. 

Black & Blue (Fridays, noon - 2 PM) - Slip into something funkier as host Leslie Robinson redefines 'Blue-eyed Soul' from the 70's to the 90's each Friday afternoon. 

Breaktime (Thursdays, 10 - 12 AM) - Adam Z brings you a mix of conscious hip-hop and various electronic based music from here and around the globe. Particular focus is given to downtempo music as well as dance floor oriented sounds such as drum and bass, breakbeat, house, techno and trance.

The Catacombs (2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7-9 PM) - Gary Hines hosts this show which focuses on fast house, dance, tribal, jungle, club and crazy beats from back in the day.  Count on lots of Chicago and NYC style house that was produced in the late 70's and early 80's and played in after-hours clubs like the Garage in NYC, the Warehouse in San Francisco and Tracks in DC.

Fewsh (Mondays, 6-8 PM) - Reade McCardell brings you 2 hours of independent, overlooked and classic music.

Getting Ahead of Ourselves (2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-9 PM) - A free-form program of progressive music for progressive ears. John Pettit and guests host a program playing music on the fringes of jazz, prog, funk, indie, dub, ambient, found sound and hip-hop. Stay tuned for various guest DJ's, themes and interviews.

Gotta' Get Over The Hump (Wednesdays, 10-12 AM) - Join host K. Gerard Bates from 10 to midnight each Wednesday as he guides you over the hump with Progressive Jazz; Obscure R&B; Classic Funk and Rap. A little bit of THIS. A little bit of THAT. Because we know U like it like THAT!!!

If It Ain't Broke (Mondays, 9-11 AM) - Hosted every Monday morning by Kenzo, If It Ain't Broke will start the week off right by imagining a morning in which Biggie can hand off to The Sea and Cake, who fade into Nina Simone, who gives way to The Mighty Diamonds and on and on.  The music will bump, the commentary might trump, and Monday mornings can now suck a little less.

Lucky Old Souls (Tuesdays, 2-4 PM) - Feldie brings you two hours of the hottest, swingin-est jazz and R&B tracks from back in the day... and I mean back in the day, as in 50, 60, 70+ years ago. The best jazz, pop standards, blues of all kinds, early rock & roll, songs that were hits, and songs that should have been hits.

Megawords Radio (Sundays, 5-7 PM) - Hosts Dan Murphy & DJ Nag Champa bring you the soundtrack to their magazine, Megawords, with live musical acts, guest dj's and of course the megawords dj's. Check the radio section of their site, www.megawordsmagazine.com, for free downloads of past shows and live performances. PEACE!!!  

Neu-Matic (Sundays, 3-5 PM) - The daily playlist program is now a live weekly show. Jim Bear plays the best new music on G-town Radio; New songs and classic forgotten tracks as they are added to the G-town Radio library. We'll preview upcoming shows as well as focus on local music events happening in Philly.  Neu-Matic means new music.

The Old School Radio Hour (Fridays, 7-9 PM) - TG, The Analog Master of Disaster, is your host for this program exposing the early hip hop period with material and recordings from the 1970s to 1987. The program includes inteviews with pioneers and legends of the hip hop culture, guest DJs, event coverage, reviews from books and albums, trivia and many more.

On The Frontlines (Sundays, 7-9 PM) - Selecta Sensistar of the Royal Majestic Sound hosts this program of conscious roots and culture reggae / dancehall / and hip-hop from the Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad, Europe, U.S, Africa and beyond. 

Talk Programming: 

Dynamic Money Matters (Tuesdays, 10-11 AM) Join Judith Claypoole each week for Dynamic Money Matters. The goal of the program is inform and empower you to take control of your finances. Judy tackles basic financial questions and gives you the information you need to make smart choices, build savings and gain freedom from crippling debt.

Healing Justice (Saturdays, 12-1 PM) - Host Judith Trustone travels into Shadow America, our prison industrial complex, where we warehouse our Thrownaway People and speaks with the people and organizations working toward positive change. 

Passing the Torch (Fridays, 4-4:30 PM) - Malcolm Cain is your host.  The show discusses Health Care, Black on Black crime, African American Families, and many more issues that plague the African American community from a youth's perspective.  The show brings to the discussion a voice not often heard, that of  an African American youth.

People, Places and Things (Mondays, 8-9 PM) - Charing Ball is your host.  This weekly talk show highlights interesting people, places and things that are helping to make a positive impact on the community.

The Rec (Wednesdays, 8-9 PM) - Tiffany - La Diva Noir and Cruze are your hosts.  What's going on in Philly and the surrounding areas. News, Views, Artist and Author interviews, Movie Reviews, Live Music and Poetry, Event Spotlights and Pure madness.

Troniq Life (1st & 3rd Mondays, 9-10 PM) - Staf, Chris and Muhammad cover the latest in fashion, technology and music with interviews of burgeoning performing artists and local boutique owners, as well as spotlights on the rising musicians and fashion players.

Playlist Programming:

JazzHands - Move into the waking hours with classic jazz, mellow pop and downtempo beats.

Between the Lines - Indie, underground and overground tracks for your inner music snob.

Neu-Matic - The best new music on G-town Radio for an hour straight each morning.  Hot new tracks and forgotten classics you must hear.

The Rap de Rap Show - Rap hits!!! G-town Radio reaquaints you with classic hip-hop and some of the best new tracks. It's the real-ness.

The Funkstables - Regain your funky equilibrium with classic funk, electronic tinged beats, 70's fusion and a little bit of soul.

Afro-Centrifugal - Afro-Beat, reggae, bossa, tropicalia and more merge in a propulsive mix that is out of this world.

The G-town Playlists - These three playlists (G-town Player, G-town Evenings and G-town Late Nights) pull files from deep inside the vast G-town music library (over 7500 tracks in regular rotation). Be prepared for anything.

News Programming:

CounterSpin - Mondays, noon.