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Friday/Saturday Program Schedule

from 7 am Friday until Saturday midnight for
2026



Friday Daytime Program Schedule
7 am - 6 pm
Starting ShowFeaturing
7 am2026TalksFollowing our democracy in historic times (3 min. of news)
7:03 amMorning Mix Some bright and lively music to start your day
8 amPNS Daily Newscast6 min. of news from Public News Service
9 amDemocracy Now! War and Peace Report with Amy Goodman & Juan González
10 amWider Horizons Freethought Radio
11 amShe Still Sings Songs by women vocalists
12 noonStory Classics at Noon Stories in the public domain read by LibriVox volunteers
nextIndy Afternoon Alternative mix music
3 pmAfter School Hour Younger mix music
4 pmBattleground Wisconsin Podcast by Citizen Action of Wisconsin
5 pmWider Horizons Freethought Radio (repeat)
5:45 pmSkeptoid Critical analysis of pop phenomena by Brian Dunning

Friday 6 pm
Rational Skepticism/Sound Science
Broadcast
Date 		Program
Click below to listen online. 		LengthCreation
Date		Source
Note
1/2/26Britt Hartley, Scott Knickelbine, Daniel Dossey: Spirituality Without the Supernatural ft. Britt Hartley37:2712/15/25a
1/9/26David Hone: 100 Years an Enigma-The Biology of the Bizarre Giant Dinosaur Spinosaurus1:02:1812/18/25b
1/16/26Dr Darryl Carlton - On the Cusp of a Revolution: How do we prepare for AI?37:593/15/25c
1/23/26Daniel Dossey, Nancy Noet: Religious Trauma Fueled My OCD46:151/12/26a
1/30/26Chanchal Garg: From Under a Guru's Thumb43:081/27/26d
a YouTube Secular Spotlight program from FFRF.
b From Skeptical Inquirer Presents at the Center for Inquiry.
c Brains Matter podcast from Melbourne, Australia.
d Point of Inquiry from the Center for Inquiry.
Science for Skeptics archives for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
(See bottom of page for more recent years)

Friday 7 pm
Friday Forum
Broadcast
Date 		Program
Click below to listen online. 		LengthCreation
Date		Source
Note
1/2/26Charlie Sykes Looks To 2026 - hosted by Andy Moore23:411/2/25a
1/9/26Alexandra Huneeus: Nicolas Maduro Abduction Violates International Law - hosted by Brian Standing21:111/5/26a
1/16/26Watershed: A Call To Action With David Couper - hosted by Andy Moore13:071/16/26a
1/23/26Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada33:101/20/26b
1/30/26Joanna Frasch, Rev. Carrie Parker, Rep. Francessa Hong, et al.: Speeches From The January 25, 2026 Rally For Alex Pretti54:041/25/26a
a From the 8 O'Clock Buzz on WORT-FM.
b World Economic Forum.
Friday Forum archives for 2008 - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
(See bottom of page for more recent years)

Friday pm/Saturday am Shows
8 pm - 10 am
Starting ShowFeaturingNotes
8 pmBob's Folk Evening Contributor folk musica
10 pmHumor Me Comedy and satire, musical or otherwiseb
midnightSoft Comes the Night Music that's soothing to the earsc
7 amMusic for all ages Music both kids and parents can enjoyd
8 amThe Beatles An hour of the "Fab Four"
9 amCounterSpin A critical examination of the week's major news stories from FAIR
9:30 amSkeptoid Critical analysis of pop phenomena by Brian Dunning (repeat)
a Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Peter Paul & Mary, Townes Van Zandt, Woody Guthrie, etc.
b Victor Borge, Monty Python, PDQ Bach, the Reduced Shakespeare Co., the Smothers Brothers, Tom Lehrer, David Sedaris, etc.
c Ballads, folk, soft rock, new age, etc. - softer pieces by many different artists.
d Ken Lonnquist, Malvina Reynolds, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, etc.

Saturday 10 am
The Best of Talk
Broadcast
Date 		Program
Click below to listen online. 		LengthCreation
Date		First WIDE‑LP
Broadcast		Source
Note
1/3/26 Mary L. Trump Receives FFRF's "Emperor Has No Clothes" Award48:0510/17/2512/27/25a
1/10/26 Ryan Clancy: Venezuela, ICE shooting and taxing the rich to fund schools and public goods58:041/8/261/9/26b
1/17/26ICE murder of Renee Good; Venezuela invasion27:521/9/261/10/26c
1/24/26From The Cold War To The Trump Regime's Geopolitics With Alfred McCoy - hosted by Esty Dinur52:231/16/261/21/26d
1/31/26Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada - introduced by Gideon Rachman33:101/20/261/23/26e
a FFRF 2025 National Convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
b Battleground Wisconsin Podcast from Citizen Action of Wisconsin.
c CounterSpin from Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting.
d From A Public Affair on WORT-FM.
e Audio from YouTube video posted by the World Economic Forum.
The Best of Talk archives for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
(See bottom of page for more recent years)

Saturday Program Schedule
11 am - 12 midnight
Starting ShowFeaturing
11 amAlmost All A Cappella A cappella groups
12 noonNeighborhood News at NoonWhen available
nextMeadowood Life Stories Original short stories from the Meadowood Life Story Writer's Group (~5 min.)
nextOrganize Your Ears Music featuring rock organ
1 pmOld Coot's Hoot Tunes from a few decades back by Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & the Papas,
Peter Paul & Mary, etc.
1:30 pmZydeco Zap Distinctive music rooted in Creole folk music from southwest Louisiana
2 pmIsland Vibes Music from the Hawaiian islands
2:30 pmNonstop Doo Wop The Ravens, The Platters, Dion & The Belmonts, The Shirelles, The Drifters, etc.
3:00 pmYounger mix More of the music featured in the weekday After School Hour
4 pmSea Change Radio Covering the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability
4:30 pmPerpetual Notion Machine Science show from the Madison Science Collective
5 pmFreethinkers Hour Speakers at Madison's annual Freethought Festival and online
6 pmProgressive Voices Progressive activists speak out at Fighting Bob Fest and elsewhere
7 pmWisconsin Democracy Report Talks at rallies and public meetings and radio interviews
8 pmBefore You Were Born Music from the 1930s and earlier
9 pmSaturday R&B Last genre hour of the week
10 pmStage & Screen Broadway musicals and movie musicals and soundtracks
nextMusic from Ukraine DakhaBrakha, Dakh Daughters, Khrystyna Soloviy, Dzherela and more
Friday/Saturday programs scheduled in 2014
Friday/Saturday programs scheduled through 7/30 for 2015
Friday/Saturday programs scheduled through year's end for 2015
Friday/Saturday programs scheduled in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025