Programs

National shows

Mountain Stage
Saturday: 7am (2 hours)
Live performance of intelligent, contemporary music seasoned with traditional and roots artists, hosted by Larry Groce.

Five Faves: 2005 Edition (Special Episode) – NPR's Mountain Stage

Five Faves: 2005 Edition Executive producer Adam Harris walks us through some of the most memorable sets and performances from his first season with Mountain Stage, twenty short years ago. Tune in to hear The Del McCoury Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lizz Wright, Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, Odetta and more! https://bit.ly/4sptuc8

Radiolab
Sunday: 5am (1 hour)
A show about curiosity, where sound illuminates ideas, blurring boundaries between science, philosophy, and human experience.

The Punchline – Radiolab

This episode, first aired in 2019, brings you the story of John Scott, the professional hockey player that every fan loved to hate.  A tough guy. A brawler. A goon. But when an impish pundit named Puck Daddy called on fans to vote for Scott to play alongside the world’s greatest players in the NHL All-Star Game, Scott found himself facing off against fans, commentators, and the powers that be.  Was this the realization of Scott’s childhood dreams? Or a nightmarish prank gone too far? Today on Radiolab, a goof on a goon turns into a parable of the agony and the ecstasy of the internet, and democracy in the age of Boaty McBoatface.Special thanks to Larry Lynch and Morgan Springer. Check out John Scott's "Dropping the Gloves" podcast (https://www.droppingthegloves.com/) and his book (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Guy-Like-Me/John-Scott/9781501159657) "A Guy Like Me". EPISODE CREDITS: Reported by – Latif NasserProduced by – Matt KieltyOriginal music and sound design contributed by -John Dryden, Thee Oh Sees, Weedeater and Bongzilla.Sign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Signup (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org.Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Sound Opinions
Sunday: 6pm (1 hour)
Rock critics Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis interview artists, discover new releases, and reveal historical trends.

R.I.P. Rob Reiner, Opinions on Lily Allen & Dry Cleaning – Sound Opinions

In December of 2025, the world tragically lost actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to him by revisiting their 2014 interview in which they discuss This Is Spinal Tap, films, music and more. They also review new music from Lily Allen and Dry Cleaning.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah  Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:Spinal Tap, "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight," This Is Spinal Tap, Polydor, 1984Dry Cleaning, "Hit My Head All Day," Secret Love, 4AD, 2026Dry Cleaning, "Rocks," Secret Love, 4AD, 2026Dry Cleaning, "Blood," Secret Love, 4AD, 2026Lily Allen, "West End Girl," West End Girl, BMG, 2025Lily Allen, "Madeline," West End Girl, BMG, 2025Lily Allen, "Just Enough," West End Girl, BMG, 2025Spinal Tap, "Rock and Roll Creation," This Is Spinal Tap, Polydor, 1984Spinal Tap, "Cups and Cakes," This Is Spinal Tap, Polydor, 1984Spinal Tap, "Gimme Some Money," This Is Spinal Tap, Polydor, 1984Spinal Tap, "Big Bottom," This Is Spinal Tap, Polydor, 1984Black Sabbath, "Black Sabbath," Black Sabbath, Vertigo, 1970Spinal Tap, "Head Hole," This Is Spinal Tap, Polydor, 1984Roxy Music, "If There Is Something," Roxy Music, Island and Reprise, 1972See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

StarDate
Daily: 6pm and 9pm (2 minutes)
The University of Texas McDonald Observatory introduces you to the stars, astronomical events and space exploration.

Informative Beads – StarDate

Almost 11 million years ago, a large asteroid slammed into Earth, somewhere around Australia. It could have gouged a crater more than 15 miles wide, and devastated life across tens of thousands of square miles. So far, though, the only traces of it are 14 tiny glass beads. Combined, they weigh just 53 grams – as much as a slice of bread. The beads are known as tektites. They formed from melted rock and sand that was blasted into the sky. Tiny blobs were shaped into balls by their passage through the air. Tektites are found all across the planet. Most of them are associated with a few major impacts. The region where a group of related tektites is found is called a strewn field. Five confirmed fields had been identified. One of them stretches across Australia and Asia. Decades ago, scientists identified eight tektites as members of that field, which was created by an impact about three-quarters of a million years ago. But a recent analysis found otherwise. Scientists conducted extensive studies of those beads, along with six others. They found that the beads were related to each other – but not to the known strewn field. Instead, they formed a new field, which stretches almost 600 miles across Australia. The beads are all the same age. So they formed in the same impact – 11 million years ago. But no one has yet found a crater – only a tiny handful of beads from a possible cosmic impact. Script by Damond Benningfield

The Latin Alternative
Tuesday: 5am (1 hour)
Josh Norek and Ernesto Lechner focus on crossover-friendly Latin rock, electronic, funk, and hip-hop artists.

The Latin Alternative / THIRTY YEARS AGO episode (Caifanes, Mano Negra, Cafe Tacvba, Eddie Palmieri & more!) – The Latin Alternative

We take the musical time machine thirty years back to 1994, a time when 'Rock en Español' was beginning to explode and veteran Salsa acts continued to shine. Featured artists include Mano Negra, Caifanes, Cafe Tacvba, Eddie Palmieri, Fito Paez, A Lighter Shade of Brown, Todos Tus Muertos, Joe Arroyo and more.

This American Life
Monday: 9am (1 hour)
Host Ira Glass explores a weekly theme through a playful mix of radio monologues, mini-documentaries, found tape, and short fiction.

The Americans Outside My Window – This American Life

In this special mini-episode — an extra episode this week! — we hear from someone in Venezuela with a very specific take on last week's U.S. attack.

KGLT shows

Chrysti the Wordsmith
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12pm and 6pm (2 minutes)
A daily, two-minute audio interlude produced in the studios of KGLT-FM at Montana State University, Bozeman. Since 1990, Chrysti “the Wordsmith” Smith has been plumbing the depths of dictionaries obscure, arcane and pedestrian to craft word and phrase histories for her radio audience.

Listeners Personals
Monday–Friday: 12pm (3 minutes)
A quick round up of found and missing pets and stuff.

Montana Medicine Show
Sunday: 10am, Tuesday and Thursday: 12pm 6pm, Saturday: 12pm (2 minutes)
A short Montana history lesson. Thanks to thank Humanities Montana, The Greater Montana Foundation, and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting for their support.

Unzipping the Weekend/Around Town
(Unzipping) Thursday–Saturday: 6pm and 9pm and Saturday: 12pm
(Around) Monday–Friday: 10am, 3pm, and 7pm (5 minutes)
A roundup of entertainment and events in the Bozeman area. (Musicians: Tell us the time and place of your gigs via 📧email.)