Island Vibes
Soca, reggae, dance-hall, calypso, rapso and chutney music from The Islands. Plus local Caribbean events, guest DJ’s and other music industry info from the Caribbean.
Programs & Archives
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Joke’s On You
Back after a brief hiatus with a brand new time-slot (Sunday 5pm-6:30pm), ‘Jokes on You’ connects listeners to the pathetic/hilarious existence of a wide array of stand up comedic talents. Locally focused, ‘Jokes on You’ is the only stand up comedy focused radio show in Winnipeg. Hosted by local rapscallion Jon Wilson, the program features different guests every week to talk about their stand up follies and whatever hot topics need the insight of a local jokester.
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Letters: A Radio Play
Letters is a radio play written by local playwright Brian Langlotz. It’s inspired by real events of World War II, featuring those of the playwright’s family members who served as soldiers in that conflict. Come follow the journey of Paul Bailey, played by Jordan Phillips, a Canadian soldier fighting his way through Italy during World War II, and his wife Betty, portrayed by Elizaveta Katykhina, waiting for him to return, as told through the letters they send each other.
This special production was recorded and produced at CKUW 95.9FM.
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Listening Pleasures
Listening Pleasures explores sound with as many feels as music allows. Host DJ Lyer loves you late at night and eases you into your overnight.
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Lost Chunes: I Haven’t Heard Tunes in Years!
An eclectic mix of choice tunes, lost gems, mom&dad rock for the adult contemporary in your life/soul woven together around a weekly theme. A seamless tour through AM goldies, classic rock blox, world radio, and lost punk cassette tapes.
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Making Contact
Making Contact, produced by National Radio Project, is an award-winning, 29-minute weekly magazine/documentary-style public affairs program heard on over 200 radio stations in the USA, Canada, South Africa and Ireland.
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Manitoba Moon
This is a music based show highlighting an eclectic mix of genres from my extensive collection. I intend to keep things weird, wild and science fictitious traversing topics including but not limited to space travel, monsters and mayhem, and space invasion. The flow will have lycanthropic changes enticing you to stay tuned through the wee hours.
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Mas Flow
Mas Flow is the first weekly, hour-long, Spanglish program. It features a combination of Latin and Urban/pop music that you won’t hear anywhere else.
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Metal Monday
Hosted by a rotating cast of forsaken nightdemons hailing from the ranks of CKUW’s Metal Collective. Airs every Monday night, from Midnight to 3 A.M.
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ModernJazzToday
The joy of creating, the voice of jazz, the stories of today that are reflected in the history of yesteryear, but a deeper reflection of the landscape of today’s sound. We have been presenters of jazz, in many forms but still distilled into the same message JAZZ. We will take this passion and life’s work and implement it into what we hope to become your passion as well. Join us, grow with us and explore your passion.
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MonkeySparrow
The MonkeySparrow brings you original Stories based on This City & Elsewhere, Essays & Letters that are attempts to comprehend the Insignificant & Too Large, and Music from a juxtaposistic collection of Known, Old, Answered & Fated. Hosted by hannah_g with occasional guest writers and music lovers.
To listen to previous shows on your smart phone or tablet, please visit www.hannah-g.com/the-monkeysparrow. .
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Morning Breath
Join Daniel and Sam as they set the tone for the rest of your day. That is, if you’re planning on having a weird day filled with banter, good music, and other weird stuff.
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Mud Puddle Radio
Mud puddle radio is a radio program that is directed mainly at children between the ages of 3 and 8, but is fun for everyone. Each show will have a child co-hosting the show and will discuss music, books, events, etc.
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Night Danger Radio
Are you looking for late night action & adventure? Are you looking to introduce more music into your life? If so than tune into Night Danger Radio late night every Tuesday starting at midnight & ending at 3:00 am. Come & join host Alan C. on a never ending musical journey! We’ll talk music, current events, sports, weather & anything relevant & irrelevant happening in & around planet earth! Stay up late & listen to the radio!!
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No Fixed Address
Spoken word focused on lived experiences of homelessness, hosted by Al Wiebe.
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Now Sounds
The end of your week, the beginning of your weekend: it’s a special time. Tune in for 90 minutes of all the new music that you should be listening to now.
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P.I. New Poetry
P.I. New Poetry is where we investigate, interrogate and speculate poetry by the usual and unusual suspects. Hosted by poet and novelist, Carmelo Militano, man of cafes and cabarets, flaneur and general doppelganger.
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Pages
Pages is for radio readers. Books, magazines, authors, free books…FREE BOOKS! As well, a book before supper … currently Parnassus On Wheels. Half an hour a week of print for the ear.
