Jedd Beaudoin
Strange Currency Host | Into Music Podcast HostJedd Beaudoin is host and producer of the syndicated music show Strange Currency, which he launched in 2008. In addition to that role, he serves as an arts reporter for the station, primarily covering music with occasional explorations of books and theatre. More recently, he launched the podcast Into Music, which examines musical mentorship and creative approaches to the composition, recording and performance of songs. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Wichita State University where he has also taught in the Department of English and College of Fine Arts. As a freelance writer, he spent years acquiring bylines in a variety of publications including No Depression, PopMatters, and Keyboard.
He enjoys heavy metal concerts and record hunting.
Jedd can be reached by email at beaudoin@kmuw.org.
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Holiday music and a variety of favorites from 2025 with some previews of 2026. -
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We begin winding down 2025 and looking ahead to 2026 with a variety of new releases. -
Wichita musician David Lord recorded his last four albums in Los Angeles. For his latest record, Way Over The Rainbow, he worked primarily in Wichita. The album also marks the launch of his new record label, Cloud Ear, which he says will focus on recordings made by musicians in Kansas and Chicago. -
Juliana Hatfield returns with a sometimes dark, sometimes funny but always smart batch of songs informed by grief, aging, and a lifetime of questioning authority. -
Josh Bloom had never written a book before and he wasn't necessarily how his idea for the first-ever biography of The Apples In Stereo would land but he's emerged with a volume that will please dedicated fans of the group and those who to date only have a passing acquaintance with that outfit's nuanced and rewarding music. -
Listen for a new song from Chicago Farmer about a deadly Wisconsin fire, plus a previously unheard mix of a Pink Floyd epic, and other new releases from Chicago's The Gunshy, Canada's Men Without Hats, and guitarist/composer David Lord. -
Matthew Park of the Richmond, Virginia band Reverse Yr Curse discusses the band's debut album, Where Are We Going and When Will We Get There? -
Men Without Hats will forever have a place in the world of popular music and global culture with their hit song "The Safety Dance" but that doesn't mean that they aren't interested in making new music. In fact, as much as their fans love the hits, it seems that they've always wanted to hear something new from the band. -
We celebrate the birthday of electric violin master Joe Deninzon, hear a broad range of new releases, and travel back to 1984 Chicago for a Replacements' gig.
