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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Tuesday, May 27: The Phoenix and the Turtle is the first album from Beverley Martyn since 1998. Martyn has recorded with members of Led Zeppelin as well…
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Tuesday, May 20: R.E.M. remains the only band to ever twice headline MTV’s highly successful Unplugged series, once in 1991 and again a decade later.…
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Monday, May 12: All My Friends is a new two-CD set that serves as a tribute to Gregg Allman. It features a wide range of artists performing some of…
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Thursday, May 1: Listen for selections from Enjoy Your Rabbit, the 2001 release from Sufjan Stevens. Unlike subsequent releases, this album consists of…
Artist Interviews
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Low Cut Connie's Adam Weiner cut his musical teeth playing in dive bars. It was there that he met many of the people who have informed his songs. He adds that fans sometimes tell him they identify with those characters and he couldn't be happier. -
Musicians Charles Rumback and David Lord both grew up in Kansas and have collaborated with some of the same musicians. But it's only recently that they've made music together. Rumback says that collaborating with Lord has been easy because they share a similar musical vision. -
Singer Nadjah Nicole was on her way to a successful musical career but then, she says, she had to stop singing momentarily as she became a mother to twins. -
Musician Ruthie Foster has been nominated for five Grammy awards, has been inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame and has won multiple awards in the blues community. Her life and career are reflected in the songs on her latest album, called "Mileage." -
Collective Soul has been together for more than 30 years and has just released the double album, "Here To Eternity." According to guitarist Dean Roland, the veteran act didn't set out to record and release 20 new songs.
Best Music of 2022
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Jedd Beaudoin, host of Strange Currency, shares his picks for the best music of 2022. -
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.