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Where the Alligators Roam covers Louisiana politics, environment, and energy Fridays @ 5:00pm

New to Baton Rouge Community Radio, every Friday from 5:00-6:00pm listen to Where the Alligators Roam hosted by Mike Stagg, Lafayette journalist and activist.

Where the Alligators Roam is long-form interviewing on Louisiana current events and hard-hitting investigations of corruption, lies, and hypocrisy with activists at the forefront of Louisiana issues. Listen every week for critical coverage on climate change and coastal restoration, local, state, and national electoral politics, environmental justice, energy and infrastructure, arts and culture, and much more from Minden to Morgan City and all points in between.

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The Scenario Radio Show on WHYR Thursdays @ 10:00pm

Thursdays at 10:00pm Baton Rouge Community Radio is pleased to welcome The Scenario Radio Show to 96.9FM. The Scenario comes to us from Radio Free Nashville and is a two-hour, weekly program “created to provide a forum for the ‘original Hip-Hop generation’. It includes music, interviews, and discussion on a wide range of topics, including politics, entertainment, relationships, and the variety of social issues that captivate our attention, from day to day. This is Hip-Hop Grown Up. That’s The Scenario.”

Recent topics include the African immigrant experience in the U.S., counseling, therapy and mental health in the black community, and the self-conceptions African-Americans have about themselves. Archives of past episodes are available here.

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The Ambient Door premieres on Baton Rouge Community Radio Saturdays at midnight

Every Saturday at midnight (right after The Clearing with Captain Christopher, technically Sunday at midnight) tune into 96.9FM WHYR-LP for The Ambient Door, hosted by KB Architect. The Ambient Door will play ambient, electronic, and other forms of abstract music and premieres this May 7th at the stroke of midnight. Check it out.

P.S. The Clearing is moving to one hour earlier (9:00pm-12:00am) Saturday nights on WHYR starting Saturday, May 6th. The Juke Joint is also moving to a two-hour format, 7:00-9:00pm every Saturday night for the best Baton Rouge Blues around.