Sidetrack on WILL-AM

November 2008

2008-11-01T18:40:00Z

This time around, we have audio from the ’08 election—1908 that is. We hear about the art of carving the perfect political pumpkins. Plus, stories about stolen yard signs, one man’s quest for the perfect garage, and a tour of the show “Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics” now at the Krannert Art Museum.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetracknov08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

October 2008

2008-10-04T17:41:00Z

This month, we get a lesson in zombie survival with the St. Louis-based Zombie Squad…we hear about the band the Moon-Rays who have based their career on Halloween songs…and we have our annual chat with a ghost hunter!

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackoct08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

September 2008

2008-09-06T21:24:00Z

This time around, we find out about the sport of mutton busting—young kids riding sheep…revisit an interview from the archives about International Talk Like A Pirate Day…and we present an encore broadcast of a tribute to singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg—a remembrance from those who know him when he played in Champaign-Urbana.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetracksep08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

August 2008

2008-08-02T21:19:00Z

On this month’s program, we learn about the poetic side of actor and comedian Bill Murray…visit a tap-dancing competition in Chicago…talk to a man who runs a freak show in California…and hear about a street drummer who plays on just about anything he can get his hands on.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackaug08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

July 2008

2008-07-05T16:57:00Z

This month we find out how Hollywood icon Hedy Lamarr is responsible for modern technology…hear about one writer’s adventures after getting stuck in her bathroom…and we talk to the B-movie actress Tura Satana, star of Russ Meyer’s Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackjul08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

June 2008

2008-06-07T18:09:00Z

We go into the Sidetrack archives for some summertime fun. We have stories about rock and rolls greatest myths, the search for the legendary tropical drink The Zombie, and the Continuum Fingerboard—a strange electronic instrument that be heard in the latest Indiana Jones movie.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackjun08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

May 2008

2008-05-03T14:57:00Z

On this month’s program, we talk to the organizers of WILL’s Vintage Vinyl Sale. We’ve pulled some records from the sale for your listening enjoyment. Also the state of Polka music in Chicago. And memories of Japanese-Americans starting over, after being incarcerated by their government during World War Two…We’ll have those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackmay08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

April 2008

2008-04-05T18:36:00Z

This month we talk to a husband and wife team from Portland, Oregon, who run a black velvet painting museum called the Velveteria…we find out the burlesque revival in Chicago…learn about some award-winning mustard from the Midwest…and hear one man’s story about growing up as a Catholic schoolchild were the fear of nuns with rulers permeated his life…

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackapr08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

March 2008

2008-03-01T18:16:00Z

On this month’s program, we talk the inventor of the Nubrella—a modern take on the classic umbrella…we find out about the new website Book Glutton based in Urbana that combines an e-library with a social networking site… Appalachian hip-hop…a modern-day cowboy’s ride across America…a vaction ranch for computer programmers...a primer of who you'll meet at a comic book convention...and a former Cubs manager's infamous news conference tape.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackmar08.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

August 2007

2007-08-04T18:38:00Z

This month Sidetrack takes a look at the fight to save Berwyn's (in)famous art structure known as the Spindle...we hear about the life of a Chinese bicycle mechanic with ties to Urbana...learn about a way to buy land in America one inch at a time...talk to the creator of Pizza Beer--beer that tastes like pizza...and we have an audio essay on the joys of the water park.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackaug07.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

July 2007

2007-07-07T18:07:00Z

On this month’s program…the author of “Weird Illinois” gives us some ideas for unusual road trip destinations…we chat with the director of the film “Cashing October” about the Cub’s ill-fated 2003 season...we talk to people who are spending summer as part of the Art Theory Summer Camp…and we celebrate National Hot Dog Month…Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackjul07.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

June 2007

2007-06-02T18:14:00Z

On this month’s program…celebrate Star War’s 30th anniversary with a member of the 501st Legion—a group of fans who dress up like members of the evil empire…we spend a Saturday morning scoping out hidden treasures at garage sales…find out about the world’s only theremin lounge band…and talk with Wizard of Oz munchkin Mickey Carroll. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackjun07.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

May 2007

2007-05-05T18:18:00Z

On this month’s program…we talk to the editor of a new magazine focusing on film making in Champaign-Urbana…hear about a life without television…and we hear about one person’s experience with the Sterling Men’s Institute, a self-help group that works at reclaiming a man’s manliness. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackmay07.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

April 2007

2007-04-07T18:21:00Z

On this month’s program…we talk to members of Star Castle—Champaign’s legendary progressive rock band from the 1970’s—who are back with their first album of new music in almost 30 year…We learn about Champaign’s Downtown Drinking Fraternity Pi Omega Omega…we visit a local tango night…and find out what’s next for the Grammy award winning Archeophone Records. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackapr07.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)

March 2007

2007-03-03T21:12:01Z

On this month’s program…We find out about a new club devoted to napping at Indiana University South Bend…learn about Scambaiters, a group of people who are fighting back against on-line scammers…we visit a Transformers convention…and we have a conversation with Craig Brewer writer/director of the new movie Black Snake Moan. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.

MP3 archive of this program: http://will.illinois.edu/media/sidetrack/sidetrackmar07.mp3 (duration: 30 minutes)