Michael B.

Show schedule

Wednesday 9am–12pm

I'm a former author and journalist (bylines at Grantland, Wired, Slate, Deadspin and 538) turned documentary filmmaker.

About Michael B.

I'm a former author and journalist (bylines at Grantland, Wired, Slate, Deadspin and 538) turned documentary filmmaker. As a native Texan I also spent about a decade as a music and entertinament writer at the Austin Chronicle. And as a Chicago transplant I still cannot acclimate to the cold.

Recent Playlists

Wed 09/09 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:56 AM	One More Time	Joe Jackson	Look Sharp
11:51 AM	HAHA By request	Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul	Topical Dancer
11:47 AM	Ceremony (12" Version)	New Order	Movement
11:44 AM	Born to Run	Caroline No	Caroline No
11:42 AM	How Can I Be So Thirsty Today	The Meat Purveyors	Pain By Numbers
11:38 AM	What It Takes	Aerosmith	Pump
11:32 AM	Backless Dress LOCAL	Alec Harryhausen	Noon Island
11:29 AM	glamour shots LOCAL	daddy's boy	FOUR HOMBRES
11:25 AM	Star 6 9	Snooper	Worldwide
11:21 AM	Waiting for You to Come Home	Graham Hunt	American Pyramid
11:17 AM	Gone Off	Dinosaur Jr.	There Near
11:14 AM	Cut My Garden Bare LOCAL	Neptune's Core	Pivot
11:10 AM	Streets of Bakersfield	Buck Owens	All Time Greatest Hits
11:07 AM	She Divines Water Happy Birthday David Lowery (b. Sept 10, 1960)	Camper Van Beethoven	Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
11:00 AM	Fight The Good Fight	Triumph	Allied Forces

Wed 09/09 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:57 AM	Another Morning Stoner	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead	Source Tags & Codes
10:48 AM	Up Tight LOCAL	Ramsey Lewis	Wade In The Water
10:45 AM	I Come To You LOCAL	Dolly Varden	The Dumbest Magnets
10:40 AM	Last Train To London	Electric Light Orchestra	Discovery
10:36 AM	Fighting Type A LOCAL	Consensus Madness	Endeavors
10:34 AM	Fire	The Equals	Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys...The Anthology
10:30 AM	Promise of the Sunrise	Seasaw	single
10:28 AM	It's a Mod Mod World LOCAL	Sharp Pins	Mod Mayday 23
10:22 AM	Dead for a Sec	Wild Pink	Still Coming Down
10:19 AM	Cut Me Off	Gear Daddies	Let's Go Scare Al
10:17 AM	Kick Stones (The Boys)	Westside Cowboy	It Goes On
10:11 AM	No, You Can't Take Them	The Clouds	The Clouds
10:02 AM	Jeopardy (Dance Version)	Greg Kihn Band	single

Wed 09/09 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:56 AM	Moonlight Mile	The Rolling Stones	Sticky Fingers
9:51 AM	I Got A Pill	Elephant Stone	ASHA
9:46 AM	Toronto LOCAL	Midamerican Elevator	single
9:43 AM	Still Around LOCAL	Friko	Something Worth Waiting For
9:36 AM	Deeper Shade of Soul	Urban Dance Squad	Mental Floss for the Globe
9:32 AM	Stop Living	Getdown Services	Massive Champion
9:27 AM	First Glimmer The First Time... tonight at Martyr's with the theme of 'First Light'	Paul Westerberg	14 Songs
9:23 AM	Last Call	Vacations	Pursuit of Anything
9:19 AM	Day In The Sun	Teenage Fanclub	Do Not Dare To Dream
9:15 AM	O My Soul	Big Star	Radio City
9:12 AM	Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams	Camp Cope	Camp Cope

Wed 09/02 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:56 AM	Who Are You	Tom Waits	Bone Machine
11:53 AM	Buzzards And Dreadful Crows*	Guided by Voices	Bee Thousand
11:49 AM	Timorous Me By request	Ted Leo & the Pharmacists	The Tyranny of Distance
11:42 AM	8th Wonder By request	The Sugarhill Gang	The Best Of Sugarhill
11:36 AM	Common People By request	Pulp	Different Class
11:31 AM	The Definitive Map	Getdown Services	Massive Champion
11:28 AM	Protest Lawn LOCAL	Nick Jagger & Axons	single
11:26 AM	George Bailey	Virginia Creeper	Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon
11:19 AM	Puzzle House LOCAL	Shredded Sun	Never Odd or Even
11:16 AM	Saturday Sun LOCAL	Sharp Pins	single
11:13 AM	Disengage LOCAL By request	AJ Rosales	Manifestations
11:09 AM	Center Of The Universe	Built to Spill	Keep It Like a Secret
11:05 AM	Coming Alive	Sprints	All That Is Over
11:02 AM	Let's Go	Joe King Carrasco	Party Weekend
11:01 AM	Emma Peel	Perennial	Modernism

Wed 09/02 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:58 AM	Booty City	Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears	Scandalous
10:54 AM	No Homo	Lambrini Girls	Who Let the Dogs Out
10:51 AM	The Fridays Of Our Lives	Sparkle Blood	ZIP ZAP
10:48 AM	California Tuffy	The Geraldine Fibbers	Butch
10:45 AM	Dog Days LOCAL	DEHD	Poetry
10:42 AM	Promise of the Sunrise	Seasaw	single
10:38 AM	Mind Blinker LOCAL	Neptune's Core	Pivot
10:36 AM	Titans Baby	Lady Flash	single
10:34 AM	Consecutive Solos by Two Different Guitarists LOCAL	Emily Jane Powers	Always
10:27 AM	Cowboy Song	Thin Lizzy	Jailbreak
10:21 AM	Coyotes	Bill Callahan	YTI⅃AƎЯ
10:18 AM	Coyote	Westside Cowboy	It Goes On
10:13 AM	Feed the Tree By request for Neal!	Belly	Star
10:09 AM	Cartoon	Soul Asylum	Hang Time
10:06 AM	Here Goes Nothing (Queen of Diamonds)	Hallelujah The Hills	DECK: DIAMONDS
10:00 AM	I Can't Turn You Loose	The Chambers Brothers	A New Time-A New Day

Wed 09/02 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:56 AM	Hand Me A Cigarette	Twisted Teens	Florida Water Blues
9:52 AM	Ever The Optimist	Trashcan Sinatras	Ever The Optimist
9:49 AM	Driver's Seat	Sniff 'n' the Tears	Fickle Heart
9:46 AM	The Swish Of course I'm gonna play a song that name checks Andre Cymone after playing some Andre Cymone!	The Hold Steady	Almost Killed Me
9:40 AM	Turn It Up	André Cymone	The Resurrection of Funk
9:35 AM	Pomeranian Spinster	Alvvays	Blue Rev
9:32 AM	I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool LOCAL	Kate Fagan	I Don't Wanna Be Too Cool
9:28 AM	Lucklessness LOCAL	David Safran	The Little Recidivist
9:22 AM	Over And Over Again LOCAL	Mr. Phylzzz	Fear The Lord
9:17 AM	Clam Along	Dinosaur Jr.	There Near
9:14 AM	Cowboy on Aisle Three	Adult DVD	Adult DVD
9:10 AM	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore	The Walker Brothers	No Regrets: The Best Of Scott Walker & The Walker Brothers 1965-1976
9:08 AM	Wild	Spoon	Lucifer On The Sofa

Wed 08/26 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:54 AM	Conventional Wisdom	Built to Spill	You In Reverse
11:50 AM	How Lonely Are You?	Ducks Ltd.	Modern Fiction
11:47 AM	11,000 Volts	Sunday Mourners	A-Rhythm Absolute
11:45 AM	If I Should Fall from Grace with God	The Pogues	If I Should Fall from Grace with God
11:42 AM	Acting	The Heavenly Bodes	Green Hills
11:36 AM	Pleasure Seeker	Be Your Own Pet	Mommy
11:32 AM	I Do The Rock RIP Tim Curry	Tim Curry	Fearless
11:28 AM	Well Done Kid, You Did It	Westside Cowboy	It Goes On
11:24 AM	George Bailey	Virginia Creeper	Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon
11:23 AM	Uqt	King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	Alien Metal
11:17 AM	Prizefighter By request for Stan in Seattle!	Youth Lagoon	Heaven Is a Junkyard
11:15 AM	Price of Gas LOCAL	Cel Ray	Cel Rayzer
11:11 AM	Everyday People	Dolly Parton and Kermit the Frog	Dolly (1987 - Episode 5)
11:08 AM	(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes Happy Birthday Declan McManus aka Elvis Costello (b. August 25, 1954)	Elvis Costello	My Aim Is True
11:01 AM	Jacob's Ladder Happy (early) birthday Alex Lifeson (b. August 27, 1953)	Rush	Permanent Waves

Wed 08/26 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:54 AM	Be Thankful for What You Got	William DeVaughn	Be Thankful for What You Got
10:49 AM	Lovesick	Wishy	Nature's Pill
10:45 AM	Electric Eye Happy Birthday Rob Harlford (August 25, 1951)	Judas Priest	Screaming For Vengeance
10:42 AM	I Wanna Be Your Dog By request for Neal.	The Stooges	The Stooges
10:39 AM	Over and Over Again LOCAL	Mr. Phylzzz	Fear The Lord
10:34 AM	Jeanie's Afraid of the Dark LOCAL By request for Al!	Robbie Fulks	13 Hillbilly Giants
10:31 AM	Fisherman's Blues By request for Kimi!	The Waterboys	Fisherman's Blues
10:26 AM	Larry International Dog Day!	Buffalo Tom	Let Me Come Over
10:19 AM	My Lover	The Afghan Whigs	Soft Control
10:16 AM	I Am This Thing	Robyn Hitchcock	The Confuser
10:12 AM	Stop Living	Getdown Services	Massive Champion
10:07 AM	Going To A Go-Go	The Rolling Stones	Still Life
10:03 AM	Who's Lovin' You	Terence Trent D'Arby	Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
10:00 AM	More Love	Smokey Robinson and the Miracles	Make It Happen

Wed 08/26 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:55 AM	Silver Heart	Tiger Bear Wolf	Tiger Bear Wolf
9:48 AM	Buckingham Rabbit	Silver Jews	American Water
9:45 AM	Rapture Or...	Sweeping Promises	You Say I Romanticize
9:42 AM	All The Nation's Airports	Archers Of Loaf	All The Nation's Airports
9:34 AM	Promise of the Sunrise	Seesaw	single
9:33 AM	Far, Far Away LOCAL Happy Birthday Jeff Tweedy (b. August 25, 1967)	Wilco	Being There
9:30 AM	After The Goldrush R.I.P. Dolly Parton	Trio	Trio
9:20 AM	So What	Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown	A Supreme Blue
9:16 AM	Monsters of Nothing LOCAL	wht.rbbt.obj	Oscar Bravo Juliett
9:12 AM	Tethered LOCAL	Neptune's Core	Pivot
9:09 AM	Holy Diver Happy Birthday Vivian Campbell	Dio	Holy Diver

Wed 08/19 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:54 AM	Heartbreak a Stranger	Bob Mould	Workbook 25
11:48 AM	You Never Say That You Love Me	Absolute Losers	In The Crowd
11:46 AM	Almost Saturday Night	Dave Edmunds	Twangin'
11:43 AM	Settled Down Like Rain	The Jayhawks	Hollywood Town Hall
11:39 AM	Heaven Released 45 years ago this week.	The Rolling Stones	Tattoo You
11:34 AM	Skyscraper LOCAL	Shredded Sun	Never Odd or Even
11:30 AM	Kill For The Steel	King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	Alien Metal
11:28 AM	Probiotic	Getdown Services	Massive Champion
11:22 AM	Flesh Fantasy LOCAL	Temp Wishes	single
11:20 AM	Roll On Babe	Ronnie Lane	Anymore for Anymore
11:17 AM	Burning Barrel In My Heart	Sparkle Blood	ZIP ZAP
11:12 AM	Lie I Believe	The V-Roys	Just Add Ice
11:07 AM	Only Lie Worth Telling	Paul Westerberg	Stereo
11:06 AM	You Lie So Much	Ernie K-Doe	Mother-In-Law
11:00 AM	That's A Lie	LL Cool J	Radio

Wed 08/19 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:55 AM	Toronto LOCAL	Midamerican Elevator	single
10:51 AM	Amsterdam	David Bowie	Bowie at the Beeb
10:47 AM	Astronaut	Blitzen Trapper	American Goldwing
10:43 AM	Astronaut	Luna	Close Cover Before Striking
10:40 AM	Balinese RIP Frank Beard (b. June 11 1949; d. Aug. 17, 2026)	ZZ Top	Fandango!
10:38 AM	Move Me On The Down The Line	ZZ Top	Tres Hombres
10:32 AM	Saturday Sun LOCAL	Sharp Pins	single
10:29 AM	The Wild Truth By request for Andy!	T-Bone Burnett	The Talking Animals
10:25 AM	Ever The Optimist	Trashcan Sinatras	Ever The Optimist
10:21 AM	Too True To Be Good By request for Al!	Dum Dum Girls	Too True
10:19 AM	Protest Lawn LOCAL	Nick Jagger & Axons	single
10:15 AM	Why Did You Miss It?	Twisted Teens	Florida Water Blues
10:10 AM	Deep Dark Truthful Mirror	Elvis Costello	Spike
10:07 AM	Tell The Truth	Ike & Tina Turner	Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
10:04 AM	Give Me Some Truth	John Lennon	Imagine
10:01 AM	Ugly Truth Rock	Matthew Sweet	Altered Beast

Wed 08/19 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:56 AM	True Believers	The Black Angels	Phosphene Dream
9:49 AM	Pay for It	Lloyd Cole	Don't Get Weird on Me, Babe
9:46 AM	Drunk lullaby LOCAL	venturing	Nowhere EP
9:41 AM	Sea Water	The Heavenly Bodes	Green Hills
9:35 AM	Someday I Will Treat You Good	Sparklehorse	Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
9:31 AM	Mark Loved Dogs and Babies	David Lowery	Fathers, Sons and Brothers
9:28 AM	Just Like Kids (Miau)	Hinds	The Prettiest Curse
9:23 AM	Me and My Only	1-800-Mikey	In Yun
9:19 AM	Several Got Way	Dinosaur Jr.	There Near
9:17 AM	Hot Gossip LOCAL	Cel Ray	Cel Rayzer
9:11 AM	Transparent Chart of the Heavens	Hallelujah The Hills	I'm You
9:10 AM	Songs You Want To Hear	Grand Champeen	Dial 'T' for This

Wed 08/12 · 11AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
11:54 AM	If I Wait LOCAL	National Photo Committee	Red Hot Photo Committee
11:50 AM	Summer Wind	Frank Sinatra	Strangers in the Night
11:46 AM	Amsterdam	Peter Bjorn & John	Writer's Block
11:45 AM	Amsterdam	Babe Rainbow	Acid and Honey
11:38 AM	All The Rage	Wishy	Nature's Pill
11:37 AM	Several Got Away	Dinosaur Jr.	There Near
11:35 AM	Outta My Head	The Boojums	The Boojums
11:31 AM	Laundromat LOCAL	Heet Deth	Bad Reading
11:28 AM	Mulberry	Body Type	Tally
11:25 AM	Get Away From Me (I Think I'll Love You Soon)	Julia Jacklin	The Gem

Wed 08/12 · 10AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
10:59 AM	Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts I-IX	Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here
10:52 AM	People Don't Like It When You Call Them Ace	Yesness	See You at the Solipsist Convention
10:48 AM	My Dead Astronaut	Robyn Hitchcock	The Confuser
10:45 AM	My Mind Is Filled with Stuff By request (kinda)	The Brian Jonestown Massacre	The Brian Jonestown Massacre
10:40 AM	Beautiful	Gustavo Certi	Bocanada
10:35 AM	Touchdown LOCAL	NNAMDï	Please Have A Seat
10:29 AM	Fantastic Man	William Onyeabor	World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor?
10:27 AM	Ready! Steady! Go!	Perennial	Modernism
10:22 AM	I Know!	Swapmeet	Mount Zero
10:18 AM	Saturday Sun LOCAL	Sharp Pins	single
10:15 AM	Hand Me A Cigarette	Twisted Teens	Florida Water Blues
10:09 AM	Hanging Out and Hung Up on the Line	Julian Cope	Peggy Suicide
10:06 AM	Me And My Only	1-800-Mikey	In Yun
10:04 AM	Mood To Burn Bridges LOCAL	Neko Case	Furnace Room Lullaby
10:00 AM	Why Can't We Be Friends	War	The Best of War… And More

Wed 08/12 · 9AM

Time	Track	Artist	Album
9:54 AM	New Sensations	Lou Reed	New Sensations
9:49 AM	One More Time	Joe Jackson	Look Sharp
9:46 AM	Thrill Of The Chase	Yard Act	You're Gonna Need A Little Music
9:41 AM	Silver Heart	Tiger Bear Wolf	Tiger Bear Wolf
9:35 AM	Care of Cell #44	Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs	Completely Under The Covers, Vol. 1
9:32 AM	Odorono	The Who	The Who Sell Out
9:29 AM	Out With A Theory	Guided by Voices	Crawlspace Of The Pantheon
9:22 AM	Over and Over Again LOCAL	Mr. Phylzzz	Fear The Lord
9:21 AM	Heavy	Sprints	Letter to Self