##Block Music These shows make up the bulk of the regular music programming at WBRS. And, if there's something you want to hear, always feel free to call in as requests are always welcome! All Genre All Night Every day, 2am - 6am This is your chance to challenge us. Through this entire guide, you've been hearing us talk about how diverse we are. Call up and make a request and see if we can play it. All the songs you can't find anywhere else. Alphabet Soup Mon - Fri, 6am - 8am If you like the Muppets, the music of Disney, or stories from all over the world, this is the show for you. It's not only for kids before they go to school in the morning, but also for the kid in each and every one of us. Or at least in all of us that are up before 8 in the morning. Breakfast Serial Mon - Fri, 8am - 10am Wake up to the exact music you want to hear. We know itUs the music you want to hear because you tell us what to play. Also, tune in at 9am for a morning news and weather update. True Blues Mon - Thu, 10am - noon Four days a week we bring you every shade of blue we can find, from the up and coming new artists to the ones that inspired them. Jazz Cafeteria Mon - Thu, noon - 2pm We take you through Jazz. All of it. Everything from the classics to the latest releases. Mindscapes Mon - Thu, 2pm - 3:30m We fill your early afternoon with a mix of classical, folk, new age, 20th century and other ambient musics, with just a touch of spoken-word thrown in. Angst in the Afternoon Mon - Thu, 3:30pm - 5pm Angst is our way of keeping all the rock, techno, rap, industrial and experimental fans up-to-date by playing only the very latest releases. Mass Produced Mon - Thu, 5pm - 6:30pm WBRS puts local music in prime-time. Tune in to hear bands from the local area, and from all over Massachusetts. Or you can call in to request your favorite local bands. Homeland Fri - Sat, 10am - 1pm Ethnic music from around the world. There really isnUt any other way to describe it. Southern Rail Fri - Sat, 6:30pm - 8pm Contemporary bluegrass, folk and country, mixed with a variety of oldtime, acoustic and traditional music. Con Sabor Hispano Sat - Sun, 5pm - 7pm A broad selection of Hispanic music and topics sent to you with more energy than your stereo may be able to handle. ##Specialty Shows These once-a-week shows provide a chance for us to highligh just a few sections from our vast music library. Magical Secret Show Mon, midnight - 2am Imagine Mozart overlaid with a touch of hard-core, but the hard-core seems to be playing backward, and in the background you can almost make out what sounds like Eric Idle prattling on about a flock of sheep up in a tree. All this and more. Black Jack Davy Mon, 8pm - 10:30pm A WBRS tradition for nearly 20 years, tune in for the finest in modern and traditional musics from England, Ireland, Wales, France and Brittany. Leo-Ego Anti-Video Radio Show Mon, 10:30pm - midnight Tune in and hear locally composed electronic music designed to accompany the muted television program of the 90's. Techno-HaZard Tue, 8pm - 9:30pm Easy listening for the modern era. It's in the Mail Wed, 8pm - 9:30pm We play the music straight out of our mailboxQsometimes you can even hear the cellophane in the background. Watch City Coffeehouse Thu, 8pm - 9:30pm Folk and acoustic music, traditional and contemporary, including the latest releases by local and national artists, rare live cuts recorded at WalthamUs late lamented Watch City Coffeehouse, selections from our huge archive of vinyl dating back to the 1950s and more. Whatever Fri, midnight - 2am Every week hear a sample of our collection, limited not necessarily by genre, but by some characteristic normally of absolutely no consequence. Reggae Dance Party Fri, 5pm - 7pm Our in-house dance specialists will deliver a beat guaranteed to make you want to get up and dance along. Slice of Boston Fri, 7pm - 9pm We take you up close in the New England music scene with music from, talk about, and interviews with New England artists. Over the Edge Fri, 9pm - 10:30pm Hardcore for the serious only. Metallic Moon Fri, 10:30pm - midnight Tune in and hear a unique perspective on the heavy metal scene. Fortissimo Sat, 6am - 9am Join us for three hours of classical music done in the diverse fashion that makes WBRS so special. Spotlight Sat, 9am - 11am Drama of all types, from opera and Broadway to Poetry and spoken word. Just about the only thing we don't do is mime. Hellenic Images Sat, 3pm - 5pm Greek music along with Hellenic poetry, history and folklore. Trynoidz Surnyfified Sat, 7pm - 9pm We bring you a wide range of heavily cultured RockI Music for hard times. Stage & Screen Sat, 9pm - 12pm This is your chance to hear all the great songs from soundtracks from film, theatre, and television. Down by the Riverside Sun, 6am - 7:30am Start your Sunday off with a dose of gospel. Galere Sun, 7:30am - 9am A show for the French speaking community. Varietes Evangeliques Sun, 9am - 11am Modern and traditional Haitian Gospel. Kol Yisrael Sun, 11am - 1pm Join us for the best Israeli programming to be found in the region. New and old music, conversation, live reports from Jerusalem, and exclusives on concerts and productions from Galei Tzahal. The Yiddish Hour Sun, 1pm - 2pm 60 minutes of news, music, humor, poetry, intervies and commentary. All in Yiddish, from all over the world. Act One Sun, 2pm - 3pm This hour brings you the songs from musicals you love, along with behind the scenes information from our knowledgeable DJ's. The Laughing Swordsman Sun, 3pm - 5pm We offer East Asian music and culture every Sunday evening. The Missing Link Sun, 10pm - midnight An 80's show featuring underground, new-wave, Brit-funk with an emphasis on connecting the 80's with the 90's. ##Live Music WBRS brings live music to the greater Waltham community four times a week. All performances take place in the Winer Wing of the Usdan Student Center at Brandeis University (call for directions). All shows are free and open to the public of all ages. The Joint Tue - Thu, 9:30 - midnight Tune in three times a week for original live music, performed by the very people who wrote it. The Coffeehouse Fri, 3pm - 5pm The Coffeehouse gives cover bands as well as original artists a chance to strut their stuff for our listening audiences. And, as the name implies, we have coffee courtesy of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and awesome bagels from RosenfeldUs in Newton. ##News and Talk As part of our commitment to the community, weUre pleased to offer a comprehensive news show 4 evenings a week, as well as updates weekday mornings at 9am on Breakfast Serial. We also have several call-in shows that allow community members to express their views on almost every subject imaginable. NewsTalk: 90 Mon - Thu, 6:30pm - 8pm Tune in for 30 minutes of the dayUs news, followed by an hour of talk (see descriptions below). Arts Corner Mon, 7pm - 8pm In just 60 minutes a week, you can keep informed of all the latest developments in the Boston Area arts scene. We cover everything from movies to theatre to concerts to new music and book releases. Listen and you not only get up-to-date information on the Boston area scene, but you may also win free tickets or other prizes. Sportside Cafe Tue, midnight - 2am We bring you a cure for post-Monday night football withdrawl. Call in to our panel show dealing with the wide world of sports. Bottom Up Tue, 7pm - 8pm While most of the modern world works top-down, this innovatively formatted call-in talk show works bottom-up. Listen, get the feel of it, and call in. Open Lines Wed - Thu, midnight - 2am Listen and gain an entirely new perspective on the issue du jour. Whatever the topic is, youUll never think of it in quite the same way again. On Campus Wed, 7pm - 8pm This call-in talk show gives members of both the Brandeis and the Waltham communities a chance to ask straight questions and get straight answers from the people who run the university. Sportsnight Conversations Thu, 7pm - 8pm The Thursday talk segment of NewsTalk: 90 gives the athletic arm of Brandeis University a chance to tell the world what they are all about. Listen each week for a unique perspective from a different guest. Brandeis Student Senate Sun, 7pm - 10pm The whole country can watch the U.S. Senate on CPSPAN, but the Brandeis Student Senate is available exclusively on WBRS. Tune in and hear the real-life drama.