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Shows (listed alphabetically)Genre
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The Essence
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100 Years of Ball-itude
Hold on to your Huevos! This is going to be a wild ride. -
A Feast of Irish Folk
Irish music, from the latest releases to traditional masters. -
Adorable Illusions
Listen to Adorable Illusions for a wide variety of folk covers, ranging from Japanese ukelele versions of 50s swing, to ironic acoustic guitar cover of rap… read more -
Adrienne
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Algoriddim
Heavy rhythms, soulful harmonies, driving horn lines and serious dubbing. It all comes together on algoriddim in a two hour mix every other friday afternoon… read more -
Alice in Jazzland
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Allegedly Estlin
Tune in every Tuesday night from midnight to 3AM to commune with WHPK's own Metaphysical Medium, E S T L I N "Zoroaster" U S H E R. -
American Classical Music within the Idiom of Jazz
Al Carter-Bey offers you great music legends from yesterday and today from a personal jazz library of 30,000 recordings of Monk, Miles, Mulligan, Mingus, Shank,… read more -
And in the News...
Join local writer and broadcaster Michael Sweeney as he takes a look at politics, pop-culture, a tiny dollop of sports, all-around modern city living, and… read more -
And Now for Something Completely Different!
And now for something completely different! Tune in to hear hosts Ron Marek & Gary Sheputis unleash rockin' cuts that will burrow into your skull and explode!… read more -
Andy Pierce
The WHPK Jazz Show with Andy Pierce features recent, local releases from jazz and creative musicians and select vintage cuts from the earliest days of jazz. -
Angst in My Pants
Come on, stay at home with someone nice. It's not just a passing phase. Listen to the gem of whpk's premiere classical programming, Angst in my Pants. -
Avi
An eclectic mix of folk, folk rock, and country rock. -
Bonz
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Boppin’ with Bob
Classic rockabilly. -
Buddy Finch
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Cacophonix
Cacophonix can be considered the “troubled child” of experimental music on WHPK; the focus is on… read more -
Calypso Cavalcade
Calypso Cavalcade, Music of Trinidad & Tobago West Indies, is Chicago's only and longest to date Soca/Calypso radio show. A blend of… read more -
Chicago Is the World
Both traditional and contemporary musics — including fusion, rock, jazz, and more — from immigrant communities in the U.S., sometimes tracing the musical… read more -
Chicago Tessitura
Music and Musings from the Opera Canon with Stacey
Aria ready for some vocal high C’s? ...Well, aria? Tune in for Opera Seria, Opera Buffa,… read more -
Classics and Fury
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Community Cultivations On The Air
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Cool Runnings
Ms. Irie & Crucial Lloyd play dance hall and other contemporary reggae, some straight from the musicians’ hands in Jamaica and Canada. And performers… read more -
Crossroads: Where Blues Meets Jazz
Focusing on jazz and blues crossover artists—those who straddle both genres with aplomb. Musicians you’re likely to hear regularly on… read more -
CTA Radio
CTA Radio started eleven years ago on a trial basis as a collaboration between KMax, Thaione Davis, & Pugs. After a few months of devoted listenership and… read more -
D-Funked C-Train
We play the manifestation of the concept of rock music for all you insomniac dudes out there. -
Dilation Station
Cuts from the past, present and future annals of anal rock, every Monday from 6-9AM. -
Down the Rabbit Hole Music
Tune in to hear an exploration of electronic music genres from the 80's to now, featuring electronica, jungle, electropop and more. Find more at… read more -
El Tornado Tropical
Majestic DJ Earl “El Caobo” spins the very best of salsa and cha-cha-chã music from around the world; both classic and contemporary, romãntica and dura;… read more -
Ex Mixtape Boyfriend
Show to be announced. -
Freshly Squeezed
Diane, it's twelve noon and I've just arrived in the beautiful town of Twin Peaks, here investigating the murder of Laura Palmer. I believe that every day you… read more -
Friday Focus Show
Tune in to hear rock DJs kick some knowledge about a single band, theme, or musical style.
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From the Canyons to the Stars...
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From the Dark End of the Street
“The Dark End of the Street”, written by a white hipster from rural Alabama and a Memphis session musician and producer and sung by an ex-Gospel singer in… read more -
From the Subway to the Street Corner
Dangerous doo-wop. -
Gateway to Brazil
Steve and Marcos take you to South America’s largest country on the wings of its many kinds of songs. -
Graham
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House of Brutal
Voiceless altars of flesh nailed in unholy misery centuries in decomposition spawn of Azagthoth scathophagous goatfather epoch of disfigured unlight fluorescent… read more -
Industry Shakedown
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Jam Time Radio Hour
The best in early rock ’n’ roll. -
Jammin John's Merri-Go-Round
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Jazz for Dessert
Jazz for Dessert serves up beautiful jazz, from Third Stream classically-influenced, to blues-influenced, to be-bop, to traditional, to… read more -
Jazz for Shut-Ins
Sanchez’s music is an interesting collection of Be-Bop, Tradional, and Latin-fused music. He intermingles these sounds with informative… read more -
Jazz for the Connoisseur
Veteran broadcaster Bailey plays jazz classics. -
Jazz in Flight
Stirring up the soul with the sounds of jazz, featuring the evolution of ’70s jazz and its progression to the modern day. Jazz in Flight will uplift,… read more
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Jazz Port
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Jazzwalk
If Big Band Jazz is what you want to hear, or music from legendary local musicians—especially from DuSable… read more -
John
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Journey Into Jazz
Journey into Jazz focuses on the popular sounds of jazz and the journey that the current local musicians take to personalize… read more -
Love in the Time of Baller-a
Hold on to your Huevos! This is going to be a wild ride. -
Metal Machine Radio
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Mighty, Mighty Benny & Devin Show
An hour of talk about politics, music, sports and anything else we can think of spread around great music. The hosts are ben joravsky, who covers politics for… read more -
Music Around the World
Marta's meandering musical magical-mystery mind weaves together the sounds of (and interesting facts about) all sorts of music from all over the globe -- from… read more -
National Public Rumpus (NPR)
Hello, friends! Do you love to groove? Do you like glitter glue? Do you have positive feelings towards songs that rip it up and/or kick it out? Are you curious… read more -
New City America
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News from the Service Entrance
The word on the street hits the airwaves: News from the frontline, music from the WHPK library, and interviews with the famous and infamous, nationally known… read more -
No Attachment to Dust
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OR R SHART FOR SHORT
Operationally Redundant Real Spherical Harmonic Augmented Reduced Transformations For Optimally Representing Simple Histograms Of Radio Transmissions: Do you… read more -
Party from Damascus
A wide variety of music and special guests from the Arab world. Pop music from Lebanon, contemporary radio hits from Egypt, traditional music from… read more -
Pure Hype
Live rock ’n’ roll! Listen to some of today's best fresh bands from the Chicago area and beyond before they get swallowed up in the mainstream, as… read more -
Pushing the Envelope
World music, latin jazz and the avant garde. -
Radio Dada
A two-hour excursion into experimental music hosted by various WHPK DJs. Encompassing drones, field recordings, musique concrete, harsh noise… read more -
Radio Zero
“There’s a guitar leaning on a Marshall stack / Used to sound like the sun on the horizon / Now I think we’ve been had.”… read more -
Rastafari Live
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re: re: Blood
Is Event Horizon your favorite movie? Do you yearn to be trapped aboard an aural spacecraft and forced to face every nightmare you never had, until your brain… read more -
Refuge, Mandala Offering
Inner-space calm , shifting patterns, new inflections. Jade tones reach into expanse. The mind encounters digital futures, light. Drifting, chiming. -
Relentless Reggae
Microphone Bill plays real jam dung tunes, the best of the ’70s rockers, the biggies in ’80s dancehall. Plus he gives you the scoop on the reggae… read more -
Rendezvous Afrika
A whirlwind tour of the continent—East, West, South, and Central—with musical guides Isaac of Ghana, Silvia of Kenya, and Kenyi of Uganda. You won’t be… read more -
Sharon’s Uncommon Views on Everyday Issues
Tune in to hear Sharon Harper talking about issues, with special emphasis on the baby boomers. Through Sharon’s eyes and your phone calls we will explore the… read more -
Sitting in the Park
Chicago soul and group soul, mainly from the ’60s through the the early ’70s. You’ll also hear interviews with soul groups. Check… read more -
Souled and New
Do you need more soul in your life? Here, we believe the answer is always yes, bringing you a balanced diet of soul, Stax,Motown, girl group, Wall of Sound, and… read more -
Straight Ahead Jazz
Yamaide plays principally acoustic jazz, based on the hard bop tradition and sensibilities. Straight Ahead Jazz has a few characteristic… read more -
Stuff From My Collection
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Teen Talk Radio Theatre
Teen Talk Radio Theatre is a dramatized talk show where listeners enter into dialogue on the right and wrong moral choices confronting characters in radio… read more -
ThaiOne Davis
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The A.L.L. Sports Hour
Chicago is a sports city and AL.L. Sports with Allen L Linton II is a Chicago sport's talk show. Tune in for engaging discussions of sports issues covering all… read more -
The Blues Excursion
Spend Saturday night with WHPK’s unofficial radio personality Arkansas Red. Arkansas sings along to his favorite blues, talks to listeners… read more -
The Dusties Party
The music that’s been widely sampled in Hip-Hop, Pop, and modern R&B, in its original form. From the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s,… read more -
The Essence
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The Evil Show
The purest blues sounds of the century from the early days of recording to today. -
The Groks Science Show
The Groks Science Show investigates topics in science and technology. Each show features a roundup of current science news, interviews with scientists,… read more -
The Jazz Supreme Show
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The Laws of Jazz
Jazz at its best, with flavorful commentaries and insightful, thought-provoking informational tidbots. Laws is a law unto himself: relentless in… read more -
The Ministry of Truth
The Ministry of Truth is a radio show of news, opinion, and information—but it’s not as dull as that might sound. Featuring headlines from The… read more -
The People’s Radio
Join Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP) for programs covering the latest issues in the struggle for Human Rights and racial and economic justice on… read more -
The School of Jazz
Jonathan plays classic jazz, especially those performances of note that were of great influence, extraordinary in some capacity or representative of a… read more -
The Shape I’m In
Insurgent country. -
The Stonecipher Report
Want some lively, deep, and even wonkish political talk - proudly and unapologetically from the Liberal and Progressive side of the ledger? Then tune in to The… read more -
The Tune-Up Show
Incorporates a variety of recordings—sometimes focusing on a particular year, sometimes a specific artist. Thomas presents historical and… read more -
Toasted Flakes
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Underground Dance Show
Hey Chicago its time to party to some music we created.. House Music!! Check out The Underground Dance show featuring interviews, mixes, new & old tracks from… read more -
Underground Groove
House music is a Chicago creation that has become a global phenomenon. Clubs across the globe are banging to the house sound and WHPK is keeping time with the… read more -
Up and Down Rampart
Spreading the sound of all that is righteous and good from the streets of New Orleans. -
Uppers+Downers
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Velvet Hours
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Voces de la Canción Mexicana
Enjoy the many sounds of our neighbor to the south: the best vocalists and instrumentalists performing a variety of regional and historic styles to present you… read more -
Vwa Lakay: The Voice from Home
Frantz brings you music and news from the diaspora as well as direct from the island. -
What Is This Thing Called Jazz?
WHPK's longest running jazz show, since 1976, with new music and guest interviews -
Zoundz
Zoundz!!! mainly focuses on outside jazz, underground jazz, free jazz, and AACM music (including lots of… read more