MONDAY SHOWS

Monday 10 - 11am

Rotating Slot
Various DJs

Monday 11 - noon
Maps and Music
Charlotte Fagan

How geography influences music. Music from every continent and how music genres influence each other. Also I will talk about maps and map projections because I’m a nerd.


Mondays noon - 2
50 Lines
Emma Brooke-Davidson

Prepare to experience the underbelly of the United States in all its splendor. Or something like that.

Monday 2 - 4
Yorktown
Luke Allen and Rob Gelberg

Music from the British Isles. Listen in, or David Cameron will tax your tea.

Monday 4 - 5 pm
The Lounge
Jack Corfman

The Lounge! Where we go back in time to the great feel of swing and big band from before the British Invasion.

Monday 5 - 6 pm    
Monday Funday    
Ethan Neubert, Liz Niemer

Songs, stories and shenanigans to brighten your day. Expect the unexpected.

Monday 6 - 8pm
Summer Sandwiches    
Zachary Albun

How can I be a folk? I’m from the suburbs you know.

Monday 8 - 9 pm   
Young Dreams
Eliza Summerlin

Soar through the melodic ether of reckless abandon. Swim through seas of eternal wanderlust. Transience is a lie. Youth never fades.

Monday 9 - 10pm    
Breuckelen’s Finest    
Ilana Master, Paul Bendernagel

Will expose listeners to the wide variety of musical stylings and culture unique to the wondrous borough.  As Brooklyn natives, we would like to share our extensive knowledge of (blazin’) hip hop and r&b with you.


Monday 10 - midnight
AWWWW YEAAHHHH
Will Hughes

RADIO YEAHH! - The unfortunate creators of “Thank God It’s Monday” and “From Delhi to Decatur” present the bumpin’-est way to spend your late night Mondays. Cranking the best in new hip-hop, jams from back in the day, and everything that connects the two.

TUESDAY SHOWS

Tuesday 10 - noon    
Picasso’s Guitarzzz
Sam Landsberg

“Sell my guitars? Would you tell Picasso to sell his guitars?” I’m going to play some music based on works of art that I like (and maybe some  that I don’t like). “

Tuesday noon - 1    
Taste Bud Test Buds    
Lillie Taggart, Maja Palmquist, Maggie Swift

The show for food and friends. Each week we’ll discuss and indulge in a tasty treat, and listen to some related tunes. Listen if you’re culinarily curious, and come visit the station if you’re hungry!

Tuesday 1 - 2    
Jazz as a Feeling    
Zach Daus

Exploring the genre from Armstrong to Zorn.

Tuesday 2 - 3    
The Big Chill / Funkasaurusex    
Issac Mathison Bowie

A trip through the past 5 decades of funk, freshness, and fun. Not just for lovers or fighters.

Tuesday 3 - 4    
Planet Macalester Bubble    
Caitlin Baker

If the BBC Earth series Planet Earth and Life had lovechild that could only hear and not see…

Tuesday 4 - 5   
Fer Funzies!
Kerry Alexander

Why should you listen to this radio show? Fer funzies! It’s the elixir of life. In your ears.

Tuesday 5 - 6   
Saved By the Bell
Nina Slesinger

Exhausted from a long day of classes?  Tune in for sweet sonic relief.  Expect indie rock n’ roll, power pop, folky tunes and monkey noises.

MONDAY SHOWS

Monday 10 - 11am

Rotating Slot
Various DJs

Monday 11 - noon
Maps and Music
Charlotte Fagan

How geography influences music. Music from every continent and how music genres influence each other. Also I will talk about maps and map projections because I’m a nerd.


Mondays noon - 2
50 Lines
Emma Brooke-Davidson

Prepare to experience the underbelly of the United States in all its splendor. Or something like that.

Monday 2 - 4
Yorktown
Luke Allen and Rob Gelberg

Music from the British Isles. Listen in, or David Cameron will tax your tea.

Monday 4 - 5 pm
The Lounge
Jack Corfman

The Lounge! Where we go back in time to the great feel of swing and big band from before the British Invasion.

Monday 5 - 6 pm    
Monday Funday    
Ethan Neubert, Liz Niemer

Songs, stories and shenanigans to brighten your day. Expect the unexpected.

Monday 6 - 8pm
Summer Sandwiches    
Zachary Albun

How can I be a folk? I’m from the suburbs you know.

Monday 8 - 9 pm   
Young Dreams 
Eliza Summerlin

Soar through the melodic ether of reckless abandon. Swim through seas of eternal wanderlust. Transience is a lie. Youth never fades.

Monday 9 - 10pm    
Breuckelen’s Finest    
Ilana Master, Paul Bendernagel

Will expose listeners to the wide variety of musical stylings and culture unique to the wondrous borough.  As Brooklyn natives, we would like to share our extensive knowledge of (blazin’) hip hop and r&b with you. 


Monday 10 - midnight
AWWWW YEAAHHHH
Will Hughes

RADIO YEAHH! - The unfortunate creators of “Thank God It’s Monday” and “From Delhi to Decatur” present the bumpin’-est way to spend your late night Mondays. Cranking the best in new hip-hop, jams from back in the day, and everything that connects the two.

TUESDAY SHOWS

Tuesday 10 - noon    
Picasso’s Guitarzzz
Sam Landsberg

“Sell my guitars? Would you tell Picasso to sell his guitars?” I’m going to play some music based on works of art that I like (and maybe some  that I don’t like). “

Tuesday noon - 1    
Taste Bud Test Buds    
Lillie Taggart, Maja Palmquist, Maggie Swift

The show for food and friends. Each week we’ll discuss and indulge in a tasty treat, and listen to some related tunes. Listen if you’re culinarily curious, and come visit the station if you’re hungry!

Tuesday 1 - 2    
Jazz as a Feeling    
Zach Daus

Exploring the genre from Armstrong to Zorn.

Tuesday 2 - 3    
The Big Chill / Funkasaurusex    
Issac Mathison Bowie

A trip through the past 5 decades of funk, freshness, and fun. Not just for lovers or fighters.

Tuesday 3 - 4    
Planet Macalester Bubble    
Caitlin Baker

If the BBC Earth series Planet Earth and Life had lovechild that could only hear and not see…

Tuesday 4 - 5    
Fer Funzies!
Kerry Alexander

Why should you listen to this radio show? Fer funzies! It’s the elixir of life. In your ears.

Tuesday 5 - 6    
Saved By the Bell
Nina Slesinger

Exhausted from a long day of classes?  Tune in for sweet sonic relief.  Expect indie rock n’ roll, power pop, folky tunes and monkey noises.

Tuesday 6 - 8
From The Archives  
Sarah Holtz

A weekly radio documentary on different moments in music history.

Tuesday 8 - 9 pm    
LIFE. GLORY. SWAG.    
Keith Armstrong and Justin Allison

Hopin’, wishin’, sippin’, singin’, (maybe dancin’ on tabletops). Songs for those nights when you want to get a noise complaint. Songs to complete your week(end).


Tuesday 9 - 10    
(P/F)UNK
Molly Sullivan and Nate Hart-Andersen

If Sid and Sly had a baby. If Kathleen Hanna and George Clinton also had a baby. If Strummer and Wonder didn’t have a baby, but talked politics over a hot cup o’ coffee. Punk and funk rolled up into one, burrito-style.

Tuesday 10 - 11pm    
The _____ Mightier Than The Sword   
Noah Koch and Julia Sillen
Making its triumphant return, a tour of the daily NYT crossword puzzle, while playing corresponding tunes. 

Tuesday 11 - midnight
It’s Local Somewhere!
Anne Sombor

Local is relative! Tune in for music and stories from hometowns across the world and discussions of contemporary localism movements.

WEDNESDAY SHOWS

Wednesday 10 - noon
(Mostly) British (Mostly) Folk    
Brendan Rome

Features folk music of the British Isles with a few related traditions.

Wednesday noon - 2    
We Don’t Give a Flyin’ Folk    
Hannah Anderson-Dana; Audrey Groce

What do Bob Dylan and Atmosphere have in common? They are both from Minnesota! Otherwise, we’re not really sure, but we love their music!

Wednesday 2 - 4    
Rotating Slot   
Various DJs

Wednesday 4 - 5    
Cupcake Walk    
Patricia Wright

Cooking up sweet indie jamz since 2009!

Wednesday 5 - 6    
Mac Metalheads    
Dustin Studelska

Featuring a new set of DJ’s each week, Mac Metalheads is keeping it fierce and fresh with music that will punch you right in the face and then kick you while you’re down. Tune in and get ready to mosh \m/ \m/

Wednesday 6 - 7    
Master Beating   
John Graham and Drew Mintz

To beat or not to beat.  That is the question. But not really.  Obviously you should beat that. Pick them beats, make beat soup, beat around the bush. Hip-swingin footloose juicy jams.

Wednesday 7 - 9    
Radish Jams    
Hank Hansen

The cyclical progress of noise.

Wednesday 9 - 10    
Buena Onda    
Diego Melo, Emma Swinford

Your sassy source for Latin American music, news and fun!

Wednesday 10 - 12    
Phoenicionic    
Clark Bledsoe Vinod Malwatte

Dust off your disco boots, our show is Pete Tong approved.*

THURSDAY SHOWS

Thursday 10 - noon    
In Retrospect    
Kathryn Hathaway

Your favorite music from the 60s, 70s, and 90s comes back to life! Requests accepted, vinyl sometimes played.

Thursday noon - 2    
Wake Up And Smell The Rosenberg    
Mitchell Kutis, Scott Gannis

Sad trombones. Circus music. Minanthropy. Daddy issues. Kittens. New media studies. Dermatology. Swedish meatballs. Loneliness. It will rock your socks off.

Thursday 2 - 3    
The MCSG Radio Hour    
Jesse Horwitz

MCSG speaks! Tune in to hear what your Student Government representatives have to say about the issues facing the Macalester College student body, hear their favorite music, and call in with questions.

Thursday 3 - 4    
Welcome to St. Elsewhere    
Noah Boswell

Soulful music to engage the mind coming from the heart of St. Elsewhere.

Thursday 4 - 5    
Pitchfork Least Favorites    
Brian Hurlow

Hope to challenge media sources that ruin bands’ careers. Looking for the good music that slips through the cracks.

Thursday 5 - 6    
Hey Man!    
Rosa Perr and Sophie Schwadron

“Tupac and Bright Eyes are speaking the same language… the language of “”get out of my way let me do me I don’t wanna grow up”” and also “”there are many great things about being a young person!!!!”“

Thursday 6 - 7    
Life is a Highway: Carley and Anna’s Big Adventure    
Carley Davenport and Anna Faber

Inspired by “The Great American Roadtrip”, we will play songs to guide your travels. Tune in for fun facts, personal narratives, and playlists “driven” by our thirst for adventure.

Thursday 7 - 8   
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Nick Henderson

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Thursday 8 - 10    
Mind the Gap    
Lily Parmenter

Take a trip across the pond and get your fix of British rock across the ages, from T. Rex to the XX.

Thursday 10 - midnight    
The Hip-Hop Shop    
Riley Koval and Colin Westcott

Entering it’s 3rd year on WMCN, and bringing more music you love through DJ Riles P and DJ Ape’s vast collection as well as live performances! Nominated for “Best Radio Show” in December 2011 at the Twin Cities Hip-Hop Awards.

FRIDAY SHOWS

Friday 10 - noon
Rotating Slot
Various DJs

Friday noon - 2   
Manatee Dreams    
Jonathan Dachenhaus, Tyler Hill, Eric Dodd

Ever wish you could be as calm and lazy as a manatee? Well join us for Manatee Dreams and unwind with ambient hip-hop, chillwave, and laid-back music from up-and-coming artists.

Friday 2 - 3
A Show About Nothing
Nina Slesinger and Noah Koch

A frank discussion of contemporary television issues like the modern sitcom structure, the role of gender on network television, and the prevalence of violence on basic cable.  Weekly show ratings and visits from professors.

Friday 3 - 4    
Put A Bird On It    
Rob Granfelt

Determined to bring the music of the Pacific Northwest Region all around the world.

Friday 4 - 6    
The Jam Nation and Guilty Pleasure Machine    
Dustin Studelska, Patrick Murphy

A beacon of hope for those who still hail radio rock. Mac, prepare to step out from the flannel fringes of the music world back into its platinum and gold, money hungry belly.  Want some songs you know by heart mixed in with some songs you’ll feel like you’ve known your whole life by the time they’re done? Well you’ve come to the right place.

Friday 6 - 8    
Anti-Freeze Beach Party    
Bobbi Gass and Abijit Pradhan

Summer never ends on the beaches of Neptune.

Friday 8 - 10    
Metal (+Mystery)    
Erin Holt and Laura Holt

Who says radio is dead?  Perhaps it’s just undead.  Melting your faces with the best music the world has to offer, then blowing your minds with thrills chills and cold blooded murder as we bring the art of of the radio drama to life. Kind of like Prairie Home Companion, only with more vikings, bass guitar, and death.




Saturday 10 - noon    
Senior Melodies    
Daniel Collins-Wildman and Kara Dennis

Looking for more simplicity in your life?  We will play music from a simpler time before auto-tune, when music that has that charming crackle from being recorded with prehistoric technology. 

Saturday noon - 1    
FreshMEET   
Jyothi Dhanwada, Daiva Yee

Get to know the new kidz in town with FreshMEET radio - where all the young’uns bare their souls

Saturday 1 - 2    
News of the Weird    
Simona Zappas and Parker Field

Listen to great music and talk all inspired by the weird news of the Star Tribune.

Saturday 2 - 3    
AMPlitude: Asian Music Programming
Lina Mistron, Carina Lei, Rowda Farah
   
Asians, Blasians, half-Asians - we got it all. From the latest Asian hits from across the Pacific to the Far East Movement stateside, AMPlitude is here. Now featuring news and gossip.

Saturday 3 - 4    
Acoustics and Stones    
Clara Aas

Chill music, incredible talent, and local artists are all on, keeping the tradition going.

Saturday 4 - 6    
Your Mother Should Know    
Jesse Fox, Adam Jones

Covers the music of the 1960s and 70s.

Saturday 6 - 7    
Bottleneck Wreck    
Anna Memphis Levine

Do you like the twangy sound of an old lap guitar? If so tune in for some slide guitar relaxation.

Saturday 7 - 8    
Afro Beatz    
Nick Rea and Josh Kramer

Get yr Afro on with yr palz Josh and Nick

Saturday 8 - 10
SEXY TIME!    
Mollie Hudson and Sarah Mueller

Sexytime provides a safe space to discuss some of the more taboo, but prominent issues of sex on the Macalester campus. Along with some fabulous tunes we will address pressing sexual themes and provide educational and practical support to the student body.




Sunday 10 - noon    
Soothe Your Soul    
Jeffrey Kaplan

Miss church today? Don’t fret, we’re here to bring you that smooth, brassy, and sassy sound that’ll soothe your soul!

Sunday 12 - 2    
Down Stroke    
Olivia Starkie

Stuff you can dance to. Stuff you can move to. Disco, New Disco, Funk, some House, some Electronica, some things that just make you want to get up and get down.

Sunday 2 - 4    
“I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool”    
Maya Daniels, David Ellison

Stuff you can dance to. Stuff you can move to. Disco, New Disco, Funk, some House, some Electronica, some things that just make you want to get up and get down.

Sunday 4 - 5    
Music Lives Here    
Mickey Davis

You don’t have to look any further than across campus to find working musicians. This show will highlight those people and find their influences. Featuring in-studio performances.

Sunday 5 - 6    
Charl and Packer Give Advice    
Elijah Chiland, Oleh Zaychenko

Charl and Packer are back! They are bigger, badder, and more bloated (with advice) than ever before…

Sunday 6 - 7    
Love is a Battlefield    
Tommy Symmes and Freddy Kamps

Who had more pop, Britney or Christina? Who had more swag, Snoop or Ice Cube? Who is better in a basement show, The Muskies or Radiator Grrrls? Freddy and Tommy go face to face in a weekly musical battle!

Sunday 7 - 8    
Bursting the Bubble   
Diego Ruiz and Elle Schalow

Mac kids, break out. Learn about the stuff to do just outside the bubble, with related music.

Sunday 8 - 10    
Don’t Sweat The Technique    
Joe Speer and David Rao

Paying respect to all three coasts of hip hop, playing only the rawest james for two commercial-free hours. Tune in and peep the technique!

Sunday 10 - 11    
Fooood    
Will Kent-Daggit, David Clingham, Miles Marguiles

Funk, Soul, and R + B in the vain of the classic Motown + Staw sound.

Sunday 11 - midnight    
CHLX    
David Ports

Inspirational ramblings intersect with only the finest hand-picked, low-intensioty tracks to create a truly meditative sonic experience. An oasis of calm in the set of uncertainty that is 21st century living.