Strange Currency
Weekdays 8-10 pm, Saturdays 7-9 pm
Strange Currency airs six nights a week on KMUW, bringing you new releases, old favorites and forgotten classics. We spotlight local and regional acts, including guests on Currency Exchange, our live in-the-studio program recorded at the KMUW studios.
Jedd Beaudoin invites you to listen 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:00 to 9:00 on Saturday as he opens up his personal music vault and lets you in.
Have a question? Send Jedd an email at beaudoin@kmuw.org. And, if you’re so inclined, join @strangecurrencyict on Facebook.
Latest Episodes
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Selections from the Kansas City area with Shiner, Giant's Chair, Boy's Life, plus music from elsewhere via Traindodge, Flock of Dimes and more. -
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Artist Interviews
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The New York City based trio Damn Tall Buildings has a brand new album out which the group financed with the help of their fanbase. The band's Max Capistran says that that process was part of the band's ongoing learning process. -
Musician Nick Jaina says his new album "The Monster Mash" was inspired by the desire to connect with the most meaningful things in life. -
Guitarist/vocalist Griffin Bush of the band Social Cinema says that his lyric writing is always about self-expression. -
Kansas born musician and composer Paul Elwood passed earlier in 2025 at the age of 66. This weekend some of his closest friends, including Susan Mayo, will gather to play some of his music for the public. Mayo says that one of Elwood's greatest gifts was the wide reach of his musical interests. -
Tamara Saviano has worked as a journalist, filmmaker, record producer and more. She tells the story her career in the new book “Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music," including her time working with songwriting legends Kris Kristofferson and Guy Clark.
Best Music of 2022
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best music of 2022.
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best archival releases and reissues of 2022.
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best local and regional music of 2022.