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 also spotlight local and regional acts.
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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New music from Everything But The Girl, Flaming Lips, Charles Rumback, and more. -
Music from The Olivia Tremor Control, Gong, Ventilator, and Richard Thompson are all in the spotlight this week. Plus a Halloween celebration.
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New releases from Richard Thompson, Jon Regen, and more.
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A new compilation celebrates Kansas' postpunk past and we get to new releases from Wayne Gottstine, Editors, and a salute to Stewart Copeland.
Artist Interviews
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Earlier in 2026, Lucinda Williams was named as one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters by The New York Times. Despite that recognition she says that she's still chasing a particular sound--the sound of Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders. -
Nashville based musician Danny Malone recently released the single, "Burning Hills," the first song he wrote as he was emerging from a cloud of drug addiction and personal turmoil. -
The Fayetteville, Arkansas band The Phlegms return to Kirby's Beer Store tonight for their first show there since 2017. The band's Avery Lee has positive memories of the last time she was there. -
Record collectors and music enthusiasts from all over the U.S. and other parts of the world will visit Salina next week for the first ever Vinyl Summit. -
WSO Connect is a performance series presented by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, inviting music lovers to connect with musical works in intimate settings. The latest program features the group Neon Strings performing Philip Glass’s String Quartet No. 3, “Mishima,” alongside music from artists such as The Cure, Talking Heads, and Tears For Fears.
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.