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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A new box set from Hüsker Dü explores 1985, a time during which the Minnesota trio seemed unstoppable. We'll also hear classics from Ten Years After, Joe Walsh, and new music from emo innovators Boys Life. -
World Saxophone Day, an abundance of new releases, and more.
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New single out October 31 finds veteran songwriter in mellow, hazy mood.
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Selections from Kansas City acts Shiner and Boy's life, archival music from Bruce Springsteen and Frank Zappa plus a Halloween celebration.
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.