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Stay tuned for upcoming Radiothon specials. 

Join us today at 4:00 PM as we celebrate the legendary band Renaissance.

This special episode features a 45-minute interview with Annie Haslam, discussing the band’s legacy and their upcoming In Gratitude tour.

Come see Willie Nile perform at the Long Island Museum on Sunday, October 6 at 5:00 PM, as part of WUSB's Sunday Street Series.

Join WUSB this weekend, Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, 10am-5pm each day for the Gallery North Outdoor Art Show & Music Festival! Here is the full list of artisans & full schedule of music acts.

WUSB will also be present at the Cedar Beach Blues Festival at Harborfront Park in Port Jefferson, NY this weekend. 

We hope to see you at one (or both!) of these events. 

From Howard Margolin:

This week, one of Destinies' most prolific author guests returns for his 17th appearance.

Tune in Friday night at 11:15, for a live phone interview with Patrick Thomas, who will discuss his latest novels Bikini Jones Vs. The Sea Monsters and Detectives of the Abyss.

Discover why a group has called for a boycott of Bikini Jones, the adventurer cursed to only wear a bikini, while she also has to deal with a cult of sea monsters trying to destroy the world. And, is Bikini's cousin, Cthulhu Jones, related to Destinies' advice columnist "Dear Cthulhu?" Plus, you'll hear a chapter of the novel read by Patrick and host Howard Margolin.

Then, learn how Dr. Jane Watson, goddaughter of Sherlock Holmes, is sent by the British government to Transylvania to solve a Murder at Castle Dracula. How do a council of vampires, technology from the 1938 Martian invasion, and the creature known as Adam Frankenstein fit into the case?

Tune in on September 19th, 2024, at 4 PM on WUSB Stony Brook 90.1 FM for the WUSB Radio premiere of Izzy Meth’s latest single, “99 Degrees,” which dropped last Friday, September 13. As part of the special feature, Captain Phil will also air a 30-minute interview with the artist!

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Traversing time, space and genre, Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro Alonso's EUREKA is an elliptical meditation on the experiences of indigenous communities across the Americas. Opening in a dusty town of the Old West, reality soon transitions to contemporary South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation before finally landing in the jungles of 1970s Brazil. As the triptych unfolds, each temporal and spatial shift provokes metaphysical questions about colonial influence on native peoples and the ever-present tensions between indigeneity and the Western world. The film features three-time Academy Award nominee, Viggo Mortensen.

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The program airs Thursday, September 19 at 6:00 PM.

Join us for a journey through the foundations of progressive rock as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of King Crimson’s legendary 1974 live performances. Featuring tracks from their 1992 release The Great Deceiver, this show dives deep into the band's signature improvisational style.

The night continues with a powerful mix of instrumental and experimental sounds, including:

• Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s epic “Karn Evil 9”
• A reimagined take on Peter Gabriel by Security Project
• Live recordings from Jethro Tull’s 1977 tour
• And a special appearance from Spock’s Beard

Melting World: A Musical Continuum
Tune in Sunday, 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM on WUSB 90.1 FM.

Don’t miss out on this sonic adventure!

"All Happy Families,” written and directed by Haroula Rose, is a compelling portrait of family dysfunction, starring Josh Radnor, Becky Ann Baker, Rob Huebel, Chandra Russell, John Ashton, Ivy O’Brien, Antoine McKay, David Pasquesi, Colleen Camp, and Rodney Crowell. The film follows two competitive brothers and their parents as they reunite in their childhood home for a weekend filled with secrets and unresolved tensions. Produced by Michael Shannon, it will be in theaters on September 20th and available on demand and digital on October 18th.

Maximina Juson is founder of HUMovies, a film and video production company in Los Angeles. In addition to directing and producing “One Person, One Vote?,” Juson was a Consulting Producer for “Mama Bears” which premiered at SXSW 2022 and was nominated for the Grand Jury prize for Best Documentary Feature. She was producer for 2020 doc feature “Harlem Rising” and a 2021 National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipient.

From Howard Margolin:

This week, Destinies continues its memorial for Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer and songwriter Richard M. Sherman.

Tune in Friday night, and travel back to August 30th, 2013, when Richard joined Perseverance Records producer Robin Esterhammer for a telephone interview to discuss and introduce selections from the 45th anniversary re-release of the soundtrack of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

In this re-mastered and expanded edition, you'll hear songs from not only the film soundtrack but also the London Cast Recording of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, starring Michael Ball.

You'll learn about the new songs written for the stage production, which also ran on Broadway, as well as how certain lyrics were updated.

Plus, you'll be treated to a specially created version of the title song, sung in multiple languages, compiled from recordings made around the world.

Friday, September 6th, at 11:30 PM.