Don B and Mr. Touré go b2b in this week’s Ausgang Plaza takeover of the Montreal Sessions.

This week on The Morning Detour, your hosts Wizzy and Tata interview Nadia Rousseau, Director of the Black History Round Table. In their conversation, they discuss key issues around systemic racism and community engagement in Québec.

The Black History Round Table is currently supporting a petition calling for increased investments and the creation of new initiatives to fight racism in Québec. You can find the petition here: https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-votre-opinion/petition/Petition-11555/index.html

Stefan Christoff selects from all over the map! Hear sounds from Refuge Worldwide in Berlin to Präsens Editionen in Switzerland. With help from Nicolás Jaar, Büşra Kayıkçı, Kaie Kellough, and Ken Okuda.

Sensual bangers for the Monday night heads. Hex P’s love for the tunes drips from the airwaves…. she’s playing tracks inspired by local dancefloors and late night connections, so pull out the futon and get grooving. This week, Hex P was joined by Johnny Zoloft (NYC), Kiernan Laveaux (PGH), and wetdogg (313/514).

Narcy and Sundus Abdul Hadi guest co-host a special episode of Groundbreakers / All Da Way Live from 4th Space at Concordia.

POP’s Creative Director Dan Seligman hits the studio with a star studded guest list for two hours of classic Montreal September radio.

Famed historian, author, and archivist Dr. Dorothy Williams speaks with Pat Dillon-Moore and Phil Vassel (Canadian Black Music Archives) about the role music played in the tapestry of Black cultural history in Montreal. Jazz artist Ranee Lee joins by telephone. In collaboration with the Canada Black Music Archives and U of T’s Afrosonic Innovation Lab.

Djeity premieres their first body of work at Mutek titled “Things Are Not What They Seem” as a spectacle within SAT’s Dome that passes through traditions of negro spirituals, live vocals and instrumentation, audio reactive visuals by al11z and a first look at the expansive Djeity universe containing their past, present and future.

CKUT’s local journalist was on the scene at Sunday’s Wild Pride march, where protesters made the link between queer and Palestinian liberation.

Attendees told CKUT about their discontent with corporate Pride, which they say has strayed too far from the festival’s radical roots.

The RISE Reggae Fest crew interviews the legendary dancehall deejay LADY G and chats about the upcoming fest.

New music from Ribbon Skirt, Thanya Iyer, Saya Gray and more.

Sometimes a record reaches CKUT’s library that’s so good you find a whole new niche of music. From more “traditional” country/western music to fusion to country-disco to some modern tunes… this show explores country music coming from Africa!

For this exceptional rendition of New Shit, we broadcast live from Jeanne-Mance park, playing new songs from Mei Semones, Oklou, Panda Bear, and more – all with our tummies full of watermelon and hot dogs.

Join Malcolm for this special Brian Wilson tribute episode of Free Kick, a unique freeform brunchtime musical journey bringing together a melange of new sounds and old sounds alike.

Join MC the Natural for a new edition of Freeform Air, CKUT’s volunteer-run open format program. Ebbs and flows on the road of life; from DnB to jazz, ambient to hip-hop and every thing in between.

Upstage host Sarah kicks off the Fringe with live interviews featuring playrights, performers, and stage managers from five shows: An Uncomfortable Dinner Party, A Love Unbecoming, Little Star: Born of Desire, Harlem of the North and Mr Potts.

Hear from CKUT’s News Collective as they cover the current state of Montréal’s housing crisis with local organizations HOJO, SLAM-MATU, and RCLALC.

Join Kiva and Stefan for another Suoni Per Il Popolo takeover of The Montreal Sessions, a monthly artist-in-residency program highlighting local musicians, labels, and festivals.

CKUT’s in-house journalist Jules details local news stories from this week, on topics such as climate, safe-consumption, and Quebec’s latest language and culture bill.

In this unique broadcast live from Maktaba bookshop, we hear a mixtape with sounds from a Sudan Solidarity Collective event at La Sala Rossa, as well as some material from the Make Fuzz Not War compilation released to support Doctors Without Borders in Palestine and the Middle East Children’s Alliance.

New shit brought to you by Jade—featuring tracks mostly dropped in the last week of May. Heavy emphasis on local Montreal bands.

Batty Bwoy starts from a place of play and desire, entangled in violence and charming cruelty. Through a reappropriation of the Jamaican term “Batty Bwoy” (literally, butt boy), slang for a queer person, Harald Beharie’s work twists and turns the myths of the black queer body unfolding vulnerable possibilities in an interplay of consciousness and naivety.

Lawrence and the Community News Collective speak with members of The Breach and the Trans Patient Union about Canadian care providers showing up on the American government’s snitch list plus the state of gender-affirming care in Canada, and Stefan Christoff interviews Samar Alkhdour

Everything’s Political is hosted by Veronica Jane Bertiz. Starting today, it airs on Radyo Kapwa on CKUT 90.3FM every first Wednesday of the Month.