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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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. -
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.
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We look back at the classic Tears For Fears album Songs From The Big Chair, pause to celebrate Thanksgiving, and enjoy new music from Snocaps, among others.
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We catch up on some reissues from Bruce Springsteen, Prince and The Revolution, as well as diving deeper into the new edition of the 1984 album Let It Be by The Replacements. We'll also remember the late singer-songwriter Todd Snider, who passed on November 14 at the age of 59.
Artist Interviews
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With music from Gustav Holst, Edward Elgar, Jessie Montgomery and Sergei Prokofiev, the show has been described as the intersection of NPR’s “Science Friday” and an orchestra concert. -
Joanne Shaw Taylor began playing blues music as a teenager but she says that finding her voice in that genre as a writer and a singer has presented a series of challenges. -
Musician Joe Walsh was 20 months old when his father died in 1949 while flying a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, America's first operational jet fighter. Walsh has founded an organization called VetsAid that helps military veterans and families. -
Musician Sarah McQuaid is currently on tour, performing a wide range of venues. She says that supporting live music might be more important now than ever before. -
Musician Max Abood played all the instruments on his new album. Or, rather, almost all the instruments. He saved some keyboard parts for his father.
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.