On March 29, 2023, be a part of the One Day Giving Campaign and give to WUSB!

In addition, starting right now, there is a great opportunity to increase your support! Thanks to a generous donor, Giving Day gifts from Stony Brook University Undergraduate alumni will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $500, and until $50,000 in matching dollars are claimed!

Eligible gifts must be to a participating Giving Day fund and donors must select their undergraduate alumni status at checkout.

Eligibility will be confirmed by the Office of Annual Giving after Giving Day.

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The Radio Series “Witness to History” continues on WUSB FM this Thursday March 16th at 8:00
PM. Join host Chris LaPorta when he welcomes Mr. Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Prosecutor
of the Nuremburg Trials to the WUSB airwaves.

The Nuremburg Trials were a pivotal time in world history when “war crimes” were first brought to light in retribution for the Nazi’s will to carry out “The Final Solution” against the Jewish people during World War II.

Ben shares his life experience growing up in nearby Hell’s Kitchen to becoming the youngest
prosecutor of the Nuremburg Trials and then the subject of the documentary “Prosecuting Evil:
The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz”.

Join Chris and Ben on Thursday, March 16 th at 8:00 PM for another edition of WUSB’s “Witness to History”.

The Academy Award Nominated FIRE OF LOVE & A House Made of Splinters Filmmakers Up Next on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

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A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS is screening at the Port Jefferson Documentary Film Series Monday, March 20, 2023 @ 7:00 PM.

The program airs Thursday, March 16, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Join Captain Phil on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 at 3:00 PM for an interview with Margaret Weitekamp, Chair for the Space History Department at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Margaret also oversaw the Smithsonian restoration of the USS Enterprise Model from the original 1960s Star Trek Series.

Then stay tuned for the best new Progressive Rock during the 4:00 PM hour!

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Airs Thursday, February 23, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. 

Director Kathleen Ermitage Talks MIXTAPE TRILOGY on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

Mixtape Trilogy: Stories of the Power of Music explores one of the most intense and unique relationships between people who rarely meet: music artists and their fans. Folk-rock icons The Indigo Girls openly share their journey, which has powerfully influenced the life of their biggest fan. Composer and pianist Vijay Iyer examines issues of immigration and race through his music; his work touches the heart of Garnette, a “man of the streets” from Kingston, Jamaica. Rapper and activist Talib Kweli inspires and transforms the life of Mike, a “Hip Hop” architect from Detroit. The director unpacks the music, inviting the audience to fall into it. The art of listening unfolds and inspires us to listen to music and, perhaps, each other in new ways.

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Airs Thursday, February 16, 6-8 PM.

Join The Melting World on Saturday night at midnight (12am on Sunday, February 19) for the last of three shows dedicated to the music of Krautrock pioneer and German electronic music innovator Manuel Göttsching (1952-2022).

We will play his most influential composition “E2-E4” in its entirety. Composed on the fly and performed live in one take on all analog synthesizers, sequencers, drum machines and his Gibson SG. Recorded on a two track machine on 12/81 with two chords, synthesizer and guitar sections.

The improvised synth lines are continuously altered with quick changes in filters, envelopes and oscillators. No overdubs, eq or mixing effects, it stayed unreleased until 1984, where it later became the bridge between analog synthesizer music of the 70’s and the techno and house genres that followed. Music from his bands Ash Ra Temple from the 2000 reunion and a track from Ashra recorded in 1997 at KLEM, the Dutch electronic music festival. Ending the program we will feature collaborations from German ambient composer Mathias Grassow in the cosmic hour.

Later this year, Doctor Who will celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Tune in Friday night, as Destinies starts the festivities early with the first of several Doctor Who-related specials scheduled for 2023. In a live telephone interview, editor David Bushman will discuss the essay anthology A World of Demons: The Villains of Doctor Who. "From Daleks and Cybermen to Weeping Angels and The Silence, the greatest villains of the Who-niverse have achieved an iconic status all their own, haunting the nightmares of millions."

For the first time, a collection of essays by 17 different Doctor Who experts, deconstructs this gallery of the Doctor's enemies, and editor David Bushman will provide an overview of the articles.

You'll learn which of the many monsters the Doctor has faced made the cut for this book. You'll hear how the foes of the Doctor have evolved over the past sixty years, especially between the classic and the new series. And, you'll hear one expert's opinion about why the Doctor's greatest enemy is himself.

Friday, February 10th, at 11:30 PM. Hosted by Howard Margolin and Ken Deep (who is also a contributor to the book).