Revisit our 21st annual Expansions MLK Unity Party special broadcast that originally aired on Sunday, January 17th kicking off with Sunday Soul at 6PM Pacific with DJ Supreme La Rock and continuing on with a special edition broadcast of Expansions hosted by Riz, with mixes from the whole crew! Hear Kid Hops, Sharlese, Brit Hansen, Riz, and Alex celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through music and dance.
If you haven't subscribed to KEXP's podcasts yet, what are you waiting for? But you can also listen to all the archives right here on KEXP.ORG. In fact, here are KEXP's Most Downloaded Podcasts of 2020, if you missed them the first time around. Take a listen, and stay tuned for more great content in 2021:
KEXP DJs Cheryl Waters, Kevin Cole, & John Richards pick their favorite songs of the decade and discuss the personal and cultural impact of music in the 2010s.
The music spins, the energy spins, and DJ Kevin Cole spins the soundtrack with new TORRES, Akasha System, Poliça, Rocketship, and more swirling wonderment.
John Richards is proud to present this episode spotlighting a diverse group of artists who are sharing beauty, intensity, and fun through their music.
Cheryl Waters shares her curated mix for International Womxn's Day, highlighting the voices of powerful women creating genre-bending and envelope-pushing mus...
On Tuesday, January 5th, DJ Darek Mazzone kicked of the new year by looking back at the one past and remembering the artists we lost in 2020.
For the next two weeks, you can relisten to his show and hear tributes to Manu Dibango, Tony Allen, Ennio Morricone, Albert Griffiths, Toots Hibbert, and more.
Multi-genre program featuring eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJs, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Check out the archives of previous exclusive mixes here, and check out the upcoming schedule below:
From The Arcade Fire to Zero 7, live performances have consistently been an important and unique aspect of KEXP's programming. While the KEXP Sessions section provides you access to hundreds of exclusive live performances, you can also subscribe to Live at KEXP, a weekly podcast that brings you a series of complete live in-studio sets. Check out some of our most recent sessions below:
KEXP’s Morning Show host, John Richards, presents the KEXP Running Powered Podcast, a series of Music That Matters podcasts. Enjoy these training podcasts, featuring high-energy local and international artists with songs about running and songs that will motivate runners. Download now and allow KEXP’s resident runner to amplify your inspiration and soundtrack your next run.
What is KEXP Remixed? Listen to brand new mixes created from KEXP's broadcast archive! By breaking our live broadcast back into the highly-curated 'sets' of music our DJs have created, we can "Remix" these mini-playlists in new and interesting ways.
Friday, June 21, 2019 was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. KEXP dedicated the daylight time to celebrating beauty and joy of a declining trend: long songs. All day, KEXP DJs only played tracks longer than 6 minutes and 13 seconds, the length of Bob Dylan’s classic "Like a Rolling Stone." While the "Long Songs" programs are no longer available via the 14-day Streaming Archive, you can revisit them now using KEXP Remixed (beta).
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, KEXP presented Music Heals: Addiction & Recovery, full day of on-air programming dedicated to music’s power to heal, overcome addiction, inspire recovery and reduce the stigma around substance use disorder. The event was part of KEXP’s Music Heals series aimed at helping listeners through their most difficult moments, coinciding with National Mental Health Awareness Month. While the shows are no longer available via the streaming archive, you can revisit them now now using KEXP Remixed (beta).