Theme-based radio show featuring music from various genres: 80s, goth, new wave, punk, classic country, Americana, experimental, oddities, etc . . .
My friend Scott Wischmeyer joined me and brought a kickin' playlist. Listen and dig.
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Past Episodes
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Ether Transmissions – Guest DJ Scott Wischmeyer – 2025-08-26 (Ep. 184)
Aired: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Ether Transmissions – Daguerreotype – 2025-08-19 (Ep. 183)
Aired: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
On August 19, 1839 France gave Niepce and Daguerre's process, the daguerreotype, to the world for free. Not a full on theme but a thread running through this playlist.
Postcard: daguerreotype of Reverend Rollin Heber Neale, ca. 1850 by Southworth & Hawes
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Ether Transmissions – Guest DJ Karen Stocks – 2025-08-12 (Ep. 182)
Aired: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Bird is the word! Take a listen to this great playlist brought to you by my friend Karen Stocks! Usually she suggests tunes behind the scenes (where she prefers to be) but today she joined me in the studio to talk birds and play groovy tunes for you.
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Ether Transmissions – Dance Party – 2025-08-05 (Ep. 181)
Aired: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Dance party playlist inspired by the old dance programs once airing on televisions across the country.
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Ether Transmissions – Guest DJ Bonk Johnston – 2025-07-29 (Ep. 180)
Aired: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Bonk Johnston joined me to play some of her favorite tunes and talk about the life of an artist, photographing toy trains, puppets, and writing a book about Rod Serling!
- Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight
- Depeche Mode - Strangelove
- A-Ha - Softs Rains of April
- A-Ha - We're Looking For The Whales
- Oingo Boingo - Just Another Day
- Mahna Mahna & the Two Snowths - Mah Na Mah Na
- Tanita Tikaram - Twist in My Sobriety
- Yazoo - Only You
- KD Lang - Miss Chatelaine
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Ether Transmissions – 2025-07-22 (Ep. 179)
Aired: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Some of this and some of that. Lots of 80s. Happy Birthday, James Whale (22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957).
Postcard: Promo for a now defunct Rochester, NY radio station - North Coast Radio 105.9 WJZR. Oddly enough it has the same address as WAYO! This card is so old the telephone area code is still 716.
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Ether Transmissions – Guest DJ Ed Downey – 2025-07-15 (Ep. 178)
Aired: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Ed Downey of Decades fame was kind enough to indulge a stranger and be my Special Guest DJ. Of course he brought great music and interesting stories! You can experience his magic every Tuesday from 3-6p on Decades overlapping beautifully with Ian and Maybe I'm Wrong.
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Ether Transmissions – 2 for 1 Tuesday – 2025-07-08 (Ep. 177)
Aired: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
2 for 1 Tuesday. It was bound to happen eventually. And Happy Birthday, Beck (July 8, 1970)!
Postcard: Havoline Thermometer - Century of Progress International Exposition - Chicago 1933
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Ether Transmissions – Guest DJ Josh Morris – 2025-07-01 (Ep. 176)
Aired: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Fellow WAYO DJ, Josh Morris, is my Special Guest DJ for this episode. Find out more about Josh, his musical inclinations, and artistic path. He also talks about working with wild horses! If you enjoy his playlist tune in to his show, Damaged Reflections, every Thursday from 7-8p on WAYO 104.3 FM.
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Ether Transmissions – Reading – 2025-06-24 (Ep. 175)
Aired: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
This reading playlist comes with a list of book recommendations from 23 interesting people (including 10 WAYO DJs)! Also includes a list of independent bookstores in Rochester, NY. Go get a pen and paper! Or, find the list in the ether.
Image: Banned Book Matches, a set of five matchbooks bearing titles of books that have been banned (and sadly, continue to be banned) produced by Out of Print.