Blogs
CKUT blogs are run by staff and volunteers. We archived a ton of our blog posts from our old websites below and will be adding more new stuff weekly.
Music Department
CKUT’s music programming emphasizes the uncommon, the new, and the daring.
This is CKUT's Music Department blog... weekly music charts, interviews with artists, reviews of local shows, and more.
WHERE IT’S AT: LIVE BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC IN & AROUND MONTREAL
CKUT at FME: chatting with haha Laughing
Montreal Live Classical Music Lisztings! October 2026
OSHEAGA DAY 3 REVIEW WITH KASEN
Spoken Word
CKUT’s spoken word programming features alternative community news, public affairs and arts and culture shows. We cover queer culture, environmental and social justice issues, feminism, theatre, African and Latin American current affairs, Indigenous languages and more.
This is our blog!
Film Review: The Eyes of Ghana
The 22nd edition of the Montreal International Black Film Festival opened with Ben Proudfoot’s documentary, "The Eyes of Ghana," which spotlights Chris Tsui Hesse, the personal cam…
Film Review: Filipiñana
What is the meaning of Filipiñana? Traditionally, it translates directly to Filipino culture in regards to its history and folklore such as music, literature, and identity. In Rafa…
Film Review: “Chronique d’une ville”
Canadian filmmaker Nadine Gomez explores the psychological impact of metropolitan and urbanization cinema by painting portraits of the city life that most of us know. "Chronique d'…
Film Review: “Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics”
Our evolving world continues to discover new scientific ways on how to better the lifestyles of our human kind. However, there is one versatile material that can be the end of what…
Review: Recomposée
"Recomposée" confronts the complexities of biracial identity and how the Self can be found by accepting, but more importantly, confronting the past.
Time Capsule
A history of some of our most interesting stories, 1987-today.
Stories about the station in the form of interviews, audio clips, scanned materials, and more.
A History of Radio at McGill University
CKUT (founded in 1987) has roots going all the way back to early McGill radio projects in 1921... here's some of the history.
A History of CKUT Programming
Here is a list of every* show that has aired on CKUT since 1987.
Pioneer Grooves – Afro Caribbean Oral History Project Photos
A collection of pics by Kioni Picou from our 2024 Pioneer Grooves project.
A History of Older Women Live with Rose Marie Whalley
From A Piece of Chalk to the Microphone - A lookback at OWL’s 20 years at CKUT with Rose Marie Whalley!
CKUT’s Time Capsule ‘Zine
The Time Capsule blog in a nutshell. 30 Years of stories and station history crammed into 100 pages of paper and PDF. Check it out for a crash course in CKUT history.