our programs
Hour
Mon
Morning Soul Shake-Up!
Start your day right with a joyful mix of rare vintage soul, r&b and funk! A righteous mix, brought to you every day of the week from 8-9am. A dynamite soundtrack for the breakfast table, the cafe or the commute. Get up to get down!!
Breezy Breakfast Radio
The Breezy Breakfast is a weekly community gathering focused on raising awareness and sharing ideas about important issues that concern residents of Guelph and beyond. From 2016 to 2020 this weekly gathering took place at the Breezy Corners Restaurant in downtown Guelph. Since the restaurant closed at the onset of the pandemic, the gatherings have moved online using the ZOOM platform, expanding our mandate beyond those able to attend in person, and it’s these meetings that will be shared in audio form on CFRU.
The Sentinel’s Marvellous Kaleidoscope
Through this lens, you will be guided on audible explorations, gazing across the ever-changing horizon of music. The fantastical soundscape is filled with landmarks, relics and anomalies in progressive, fusion and alternative styles, near and far. Each observational session is constellatory, pulverizing, mystifying… and simply marvellous.
Nap Time
Stand-up comedian Renee Groux chats with other comedians about all things comedy, childhood and parenting – all while her baby is sleeping (shh!) Whether or not you have kids, this fun and relaxed podcast will make your afternoon bright.
Blues Around the Block
Everything from folk to rockin’ electric and all stops in between. Occasionally veering off the rails into the unknown, it’s still all blues all the time. If you love the blues, we’ve got ’em and a whole lot Mo’.
The Deep House Project
Welcome to the Deep House Project. The show is an exploration of early deep house and its influences on modern music. The show plays classic club tracks in contrast with contemporary sounds while always spending time recognizing Canadian contributions.
Democracy Now (Rebroadcast)
With award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America. This is a rebroadcast of the previous day’s edition.
Tue
Morning Soul Shake-Up!
Start your day right with a joyful mix of rare vintage soul, r&b and funk! A righteous mix, brought to you every day of the week from 8-9am. A dynamite soundtrack for the breakfast table, the cafe or the commute. Get up to get down!!
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Bridging The Social Distance
A show that aims to give a platform for sharing ideas, perspectives and feelings in the wake of the Global COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews will feature local Guelphites as well as people living elsewhere around the world.
Silver Screen Dream Machine
Silver Screen Dream Machine is a collective approach to anything and everything to do with cinema, through interviewing people in and around the community who are involved with independent cinema, movie reviews and Bookshelf Cinema listings. We are always looking for contributors, so contact us if you are interested!
New or Never
‘New or Never’ sorts its eclectic musical selections by recency, playing only new releases from the CFRU library. Host Adrian Hoad-Reddick and collaborators cuddle up to now with features on anything newly released to the world (books, words, memes, theories, concepts…)
Cyber Lich’s Gothic Castle
Step into the world of cybernetic darkness. Feel the deranged reverberations of the darkest of darksynth, dark ambient,.dungeon synth, and anything else eerie enough to send you screaming back to Arkham. The Cyber Lich awaits you.
Democracy Now (Rebroadcast)
With award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America. This is a rebroadcast of the previous day’s edition.
Wed
Morning Soul Shake-Up!
Start your day right with a joyful mix of rare vintage soul, r&b and funk! A righteous mix, brought to you every day of the week from 8-9am. A dynamite soundtrack for the breakfast table, the cafe or the commute. Get up to get down!!
The Stillness & The Dancing
Searching for the sublime in the simple? Give your ears some solace with highlights from the world of ambient, drone, electronic, neoclassical and post-rock. A quiet corner of sonic comfort food in a chaotic world. Soon to be your favourite introverted musical retreat.
Better Me, Better World
Better Me, Better World is for growth-minded change-makers, difference-makers, and happiness-makers. Annie Gyg, Life Coach, shares insights and experiences along the way of the BU Journey, towards self-awareness, authenticity and empowerment. www.journeytobeyou.com
Speaking Science
In this program, each episode will take a deep dive into a single, random topic and approach it through a scientific lens. You can look forward to learning new facts and stories as well as hearing reviews of scientific papers you can impress your friends with.
End Credits
End Credits is a new weekly radio show on CFRU. The point of our show is movies: movie news and movie reviews. Our is a show dedicated to local movie fans, by local movie fans. We discuss and debate the latest news items in the realm of film and TV development in the first half, and after a music break we do an in-depth review of a movie recently released to theatres, streaming sites, or on demand.
Gryphon And Special Olympics Sports Show
There are sports to report, and Boston and Taylor have a boatload of things you’ve got to hear! It’s a free form celebration of sports and songs from all eras and styles, including hot new releases from local and Canadian artists. Don’t miss this dynamic team in action!
CFRU LIVE Green Screen archives
Tune in to the CFRU LIVE Green Screen archives for encore presentations of CFRU’s live in-studio performances, presented by the CFRU Live team (pictured above).
Don’t forget that you can check out all of the CFRU Live Green Screen shows on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@cfruradio/streams)!
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Democracy Now (Rebroadcast)
With award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America. This is a rebroadcast of the previous day’s edition.
Thu
Morning Soul Shake-Up!
Start your day right with a joyful mix of rare vintage soul, r&b and funk! A righteous mix, brought to you every day of the week from 8-9am. A dynamite soundtrack for the breakfast table, the cafe or the commute. Get up to get down!!
Tales from the Bridge
You can always find more Tales From The Bridge on Apple Podcasts our website, you can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to see what is happening on The Bridge.
Check out our many links!
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/
Twitter: @BridgeTales
Instagram: @talesfromthebridge
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/
Website: https://talesfromthebridge.
Email: talesfromthebridgepodcast@
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FoodFarm Talk
FoodFarm Talk: Celebrating Food, Honouring Food Champions.
Food is life: We eat to live, and if there is anything worth celebrating, then it is food and the people behind it.
FoodFarm Talk is an interactive program that builds on the diversity of food research here at the University of Guelph and the strong agricultural and food community of the City of Guelph, to bring to listeners, among others, some of the wonderful works, being done from farm to fork. The program shows and celebrates the research, the people, and the activities that define the food we eat.
Bridging The Social Distance
A show that aims to give a platform for sharing ideas, perspectives and feelings in the wake of the Global COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews will feature local Guelphites as well as people living elsewhere around the world.
Android’s Dungeon
Enter the Android’s Dungeon with hosts Jack and Joel on a weekly show that discusses board and video games and their creators, the mechanics in them, and the culture around them. Give us a shout at androidsdungeon@cfru.ca or on twitter @ADRadioCFRU!
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
RadiOPIRG
RadiOPIRG is our weekly spoken word show on CFRU 93.3FM, Guelph’s campus and community radio station, where we showcase the exciting work OPIRG is doing, and talk about current issues in the community related to social and environmental justice. Generally the show consists of recorded talks, live and pre-recorded interviews, spoken word pieces and music. Listen to us on Thursdays from 3 to 4pm at 93.3FM.
Open Sources Guelph
Open Sources Guelph is a weekly news, politics and current events radio show on CFRU 93.3 FM, campus and community radio in Guelph. Picking up the baton passed down by the Beyond the Ballot Box and Gang of Four shows, Open Sources will remain a dedicated, informative and alternative media source in the Royal City. Our mission is to bring Guelph all the latest news, insight and interviews on both the big issues of the day, and the issues being overlooked by the mainstream media. You can listen to Open Sources live, every Thursday at 5 pm by tuning your radio 93.3 FM or you can listen to us online at cfru.ca. Open Sources Guelph is hosted and produced by Scotty Hertz (The Working Week) and Adam A. Donaldson (Guelph Politico).
The Crooked Beat
For more than forty years, Nicky Dread (Nick Taylor) was The host of the Crooked Beat on CFRU’s schedule. This was one of our flagship programs, and CFRU is continuing to feature rebroadcasts of The Crooked Beat in Nicky’s memory. Listen to Reggae, Dancehall, Ska & Rock Steady of all ages, styles and origins. “Don’t forget your history, know your destiny, In the abundance of water the fool is thirsty” (Bob Marley)
Sundowner
Finally, a show that brings the experience of staring out a bus window with headphones on to the airwaves. Tune in every other week for a selection of beloved gems, new releases, and left turns guaranteed to make today’s worries drift out of sight as you keep rolling.
Forever Deaf
Dean and Todd have been on the air since 1987, and Forever Deaf has been in this format since 1989. Dean and Todd play all forms of extreme metal music, hardcore, punk, hard rock, and some prog for good measure.
Democracy Now (Rebroadcast)
With award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America. This is a rebroadcast of the previous day’s edition.
Fri
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Morning Soul Shake-Up!
Start your day right with a joyful mix of rare vintage soul, r&b and funk! A righteous mix, brought to you every day of the week from 8-9am. A dynamite soundtrack for the breakfast table, the cafe or the commute. Get up to get down!!
LiYghTE FM
LiYghTE FM has two hundred and twenty-two percent of your daily light hits, hits sooo light you have to secure them tight. Never allow these hits to leave your person. To be kept under lock and key. It’s LiYghTE FM!
Walkuman Style
Dinner time Hip Hop every Friday! One of the few weekly hip hop mix-shows today on Canadian radio. Gamma Krush gives you a continuous blending groove of underground and alternative hip hop, boom bap, old school, true school. Plus, featured mix-sets from other deejays.
Jitterbuggin
We take a 16oz prime cut of Lindy Hop, season with some East Coast Swing and Jive. Slow cook till it just falls off the bone! Comes complete with our special poutine; (fresh cut Rock & Roll, chunks of R&B and smothered in rich thick Rockabilly). Served with a mug of ice cool Canadian talent. Visit us at “Jitterbuggin” where you’ll enjoy the platters and dance all the way through.
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Democracy Now (Rebroadcast)
With award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America. This is a rebroadcast of the previous day’s edition.
Sat
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Beautiful Druid
Join host Alden Hadwen for a relaxed Sunday morning mix of music and poetry – for the day which we often set aside for pursuits close to our hearts. Whatever the activities you have planned, this program will give you a thoughtful start with some poetry to savour and some mellow music to set the tone – singer songwriters, jazz, classical and folk music tracks that you do not hear every day. This is a show for the garden of your mind; philosophical musings, letting your mind drift in the wind and the willows of beautiful music and words, all to go with a great cup of coffee and a slow easy start to the day.
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Alternativa Latinoamericana
Reflects Latin America’s reality, from literature and news to important social and political issues, A place for information in Spanish for those who want to know what’s happening in their countries of origin as well as their own communities in Canada.
Sound So Nice
This exhilarating show will delve into the vibrant roots of sound system culture, tracing its origins back to the heart of Jamaica and celebrating its profound influence on music and DJ culture across the globe. We’ll take you on a journey through a diverse range of musical genres, including reggae, dub, electronic, drum & bass, house, afrobeats, downtempo, and beyond. The show will be driven by an electrifying selection of music, featuring minimal spoken word with occasional interviews spotlighting artists, producers, and event organizers who are shaping the scene. Get ready to dance and immerse yourself in the infectious rhythms and rich heritage of sound system culture!
Nizzy in the City
Nizzy In The City brings a high energy rave to your speakers with the newest secret tracks that other DJs don’t want you to know about. Whether it’s techno, trance, nightcore, happy hardcore, or remixes of your favourite 2000s hits, you’ll be sure to feel the party wherever you’re listening from.
Sun
Your Show Here
Why not get involved at CFRU and host a program in one of our available time slots? Email cfru.volunteer@gmail.com for more info!
Sunday Driver
Sunday Driver Is a show that explores a variety of musical genres including Canadian new releases and vintage sounds with occasional interviews. Having been involved with community radio at CHCR between 2007 and 2012, hosting “the bare bones broadcast” (classic reggae and dub music) as well as serving on their board of directors and programming committee, show host Jude Bivar is returning to the FM airwaves in an effort to share his love for music and community building.
The Kookoo Bananas Variety Hour
The Kookoo Bananas Variety Hour is a family-friendly show jam-packed with kiddie records, weirdo pop culture, and songs sung by robots, animals, and even kids! Hosted by Cap’n Kookoo & The Banana Brats.
The Gospel Potluck
The Gospel Potluck features an eclectic mix of music from Gospel, Indie-Christian, Hymnody, and Sacred-ish Song. The show highlights issues of interest to a progressive-leaning Christian audience, alongside brief discussions of theological trends, religious life, deconstruction, and sacred stories. The show is hosted by Rev. Andrew Hyde, chaplain for the Ecumenical Campus Ministry at U of G.
Clan Na Gael
Clan-na-Gael is one of CFRU’s longest running shows. Host John Fahy features Celtic/Folk music from around the world and around the corner. The music played originates in Canada, USA, Australia, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall in England, Brittany in France & Ireland. The Show particularly features local, regional and national artists with approx. 50% Canadian content weekly.
in the moment
“In the Moment” can be described as a definition of the act of improvisation. “In the Moment” the radio show hosted by Mike Hansen will examine acts of improvisation through music, interviews and scholarly discussion. The program’s content originates out of the International institute of Critical Studies in Improvisation, IICSII at the University of Guelph. The institute researches all aspects of the term improvisation. The program will follow this research through music, interviews with doctoral and post doc participants in the Institute as well as musicians/ practitioners of improvised music. “In the Moment” will examine and keep listeners up to date on coming events in the improvised music communities. “In The Moment” will be your voice for improvised music from free jazz, electro acoustic improvisation, international sounds to jam bands and the thinking that went into the music’s creation.
