Pirate Cat Radio KPCR 92.9FM

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Pirate Cat Radio is an independent community radio broadcasting across Los Gatos, Santa Cruz, and Portland. We feature locally produced shows, independent music, news, culture, interviews, and voices outside the mainstream. Listen on FM or stream...

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Independent Music. Independent Voices.

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Shows

“I want you to know…”

Nero Nava is a filmmaker, writer, musician, and professional creative who hosts “I want you to know…” on KPCR 92.9FM. Nero interviews various guests, from artists and archivists to taste-makers and activists. These interviews are…

ADHD Jukebox

ADHD Jukebox features a wide cross section of music you do not typically hear on the radio, with local, DIY, indie, punk, R&B, hip-hop, and more.

Alive & Kicking

Alive & Kicking brings you two hours of New Wave, Northern Soul, Afro-Boogie, Dreampop, Post-Punk, ’60s French Pop, ’70s Light FM, and new music from around the world, hosted by DJ Jim Stellar. KPCR 92.9 FM Los Gatos | KMRT 101.9 FM Santa Cruz | KVBE...

ANNOYED

Get annoyed—in the best way possible. Bay Area comedy powerhouse Susan Maletta hosts ANNOYED , a late-night comedy show exploring everything that grinds our gears and how we laugh our way through it. Each episode dives into Susan’s biggest…

Art Bell Somewhere in Time

Art bell was the host of the famous late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. His radio program dealt with various topics, including conspiracy theories, UFO sightings, ghosts, time travel, and other paranormal topics. Bell had a large…

Bakotunes

Matt Munoz blends underground ska, punk, Latin, and indie music with interviews and stories focused on activism, community, arts, and culture. KPCR 92.9 FM Los Gatos | KMRT 101.9 FM Santa Cruz | KVBE 91.1 FM Portland Stream at KPCR.org

Booked In with Beyond Text

Booked In with Beyond Text is a radio show about books — and everything that happens around them. Real conversations, unexpected stories, and the moments that stay with you a little longer than you expect. It starts with a book… but it never ends...

Bottom of The Pops

Discover a captivating array of music that encompasses known-knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns, all blending old and new melodies. Hosted by Sean Hocking, whose love for dissonant and unique music stems from his Caribbean…

Concert Rat

Concert Rat is your Monday night dive into the noise, sweat, and spirit of live shows. Hosted by KPCR’s resident gig addict, it celebrates the joy of being out too late, too close to the speakers, and surrounded by strangers who know every…

Darque Party

Darque Party Tune in to our Darque Party radio show for a mix of old, new, and undead darkwave, post punk, goth, deathrock, shoegaze, and industrial music. Get lost in tracks by Lebanon Hanover, Joy Division, and new releases from…

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an independent daily TV & radio news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We provide daily global news headlines, in-depth interviews and investigative reports without any…

Drinks with Tony

Drinks with Tony is an interview show hosted by Tony DuShane. The show features interviews with writers and storytellers. Over the years, DuShane has interviewed Nick Cave, Steve Buscemi, James Ellroy, Parker Posey, Amy Sedaris, and more.…

Eighties Revisited

Eighties Revisited with DJ M-80 The Hits & Misses from the Eighties.

Faster and More Intense

Faster and More Intense Hosted by Slam! Tuesdays, 9 PM – 11 PM Pirate Cat Radio – KPCR 92.9 FM Los Gatos & KMRT 101.9 FM Santa Cruz. Streaming at kpcr.org No chill. No breaks. Just volume. Faster and More Intense is two hours of sonic…

Frequency Horizon

An electronic music and surf culture podcast based in Santa Cruz, California with a blend of interviews, mini-docs and DJ mixes.

From the Third Row

From the Third Row, new wave nerves collide with rockabilly grease, cheap guitars, drum machines, busted hearts, and songs that sound better when the speakers are just beginning to distort. This is music from the edge of the room, not the velvet rope....

Kitty Castle

Hey, are you a rocker? Tune in to Enjoy Loud Night Wednesday nights from 6-8 pm PST with your host, Steph, at Kitty Castle for some of the best hardcore punk, d-beat, noisecore & crust in the world, and hang around for the second hour of…

Lava Lamps and 8-Track Theatre

DJ Nurse Annabella takes you somewhere strange and wonderful. Lava Lamps & 8-Track Theatre is an hour of obscure '70s heavy psych, cult B-movie trailers, and live-on-air vintage video game tracks — curated by Isabella Acuna with the obsessive love...

LISTEN LOUD

A weekly dive into two decades of punk, hardcore, metal, and hard rock on vinyl (1977–1997) — deep cuts, forgotten records, and underground favorites, hosted by "The Dude" since 2017.

Mature Content

Bold, uncensored, and unapologetic. This show isn’t for everyone. And that’s the point. Join DJ Pixie every Monday night for Mature Content —two hours of raw, real radio packed with sharp opinions, provocative stories, and music that…