Check out some of our favourite episodes of recent CKUT programming below.
Sarah Deshais continues her stellar theatre show Upstage, this week featuring interview with Emmanuel Schwartz on Le Partage at La Chapelle, Be Hope Heintzmann’s triptych on care, meditation and transformation, and esteemed puppeteer Ronnie Burkett returns to Centaur wiith his Daisy Theatre
Host David Reade takes five with Kenji Lee’s Fortune Teller Trio, Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Les Royal Pickles and more + a tracklist.
DJ Frog brings some slow cooker sounds on her first visit back to the CKUT studios in a few years. Tracks from The Orb, Alton Miller, DJ Mynx, Africans With Mainframes, etc.
Duha Elmardi has been a strong and articulate supporter of the democratic forces in 2018-2019 in Sudan since that led to the ousting of the brutal dictator, Omar al Bashir. DAWN, l’impressionnant collectif féministe, a rassemblé une série de présentations très puissantes dénonçant la façon dont les PPP perpétuent les relations coloniales avec l’Afrique.
Allan Hanley aka Parts Project is a Montreal-based producer and performer. Originally from Winnipeg, he moved to Montreal in 2012 and began making music as Parts Project in 2018. He takes a gritty approach to sound system culture and underground club sounds. His productions speak to the history of bass music while bringing flavours of body music, left field, hypnotic techno and breakbeats into the fold.
Khalid interviews the great Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and the master kora player from Senegal, Seckou Keita, on their second album SUBA and the percussive and melodic roots of their music. They will be performing in Montreal on May 6 & 7 at the National along with Venezuelan percussionist, Gustavo Ovalles.
Heckhammer is back at the controls for Vol. 5, live from MCR. Check out the episode for a deep metal dive and tracklist.
Samaa Elibyari is a long-time activist in the Arab/Muslim community in Montreal. She has been a host/producer of Caravan, a weekly bilingual news program, broadcast on CKUT waves from 2000 till 2011. Presently, she is one of the monthly contributors to Amandla, a staple of CKUT’s news programming since 1987.
A self described “Repro Rebel”, Tia is a mother, a traveler, a communal resource, a wild child, a content creator, a hoodoo hottie, and so much more. Pleasure is Tia Savonne’s ministry. Her primary focus is to mind her Black ass (Erotic) business. Slipp3ry When Wet is a kinfolk connector that centers the experiences of Black people in the sexual and reproductive space.
Celeste Trianion, trans advocate and community leader gives a deep dive into the influence of U.S anti-trans bills on the safety of trans folks in Quebec.
CKUT has been collaborating with McGill’s Black Student Network since 1990 to present the annual Black Talk series. Tune in for for discussions and music selections from your hosts Pam and Zoë + special guests.
Positive Vibes makes an triumphant return to the CKUT studios for the first time in a few years. Joined by legendary DJ Smurf from Irie FM in Jamaica.
No theme. No structure. Just some great jazz I love, and hopefully you will too.
Preach hits lunchtime with some energy, interviewing Reggae legends Mikey Dangerous and Lutan Fyah.
Home of the vibe switch, the Venus crew delivers another great Funding Drive episode featuring LSDXOXO, Isabella Lovestory, Honeydrip and more + full tracklist.
Cruise through two hours of new hip hop and a full tracklist with Brooklyn.
Andy Williams strings together Paradise Garage classics in tribute to Larry Levan. Donate $30 to The Magic Roundabout for CKUT’s annual Funding Drive and we’ll send you the tracklist full of gems.
For a special episode in honour of CKUT’s annual fundraising drive, Aaron chats with Taylor Geddes (Primitive Isolation Tactics) about the nature of noise, composition, the future of the cassette tape, and a lot more.
The debut of STEMinism, a show highlighting new research being conducted by underrepresented groups in STEM. STEMinism will comprise of a sort of mashup of interviews with scientists, young and old, where we summarize and discuss new published research in a way that makes it easy for anyone to understand.
Check out Camille’s maiden overnight voyage, live from the station with a tracklist full of notes about the music.
CKUT intern Benjamin on the decks live from the station with two hours of inventive electronics and a tracklist.
Voices of Montreal interviews Dr. Catherine Scott, an arachnologist and behavioural ecologist who studies spider communication, mating, and foraging behaviour. Dr. Scott is featured in the upcoming documentary BUG SEX.
An extended interview with Abigail and Stephane, two tenants and organizers with the Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union / Syndicat de locataires autonomes de Montréal (SLAM). We discuss the current housing crisis in Montreal, the possibilities of collective organizing, direct action casework, and recent mobilizations by SLAM, including support for the Ville Marie Encampment.