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Wordplay

Wordplay is an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word. Wordplay's opening monologue blends music and language (and sometimes sound effects) into a surreal, funny, often darkly serious meditation on the state of one man's struggles to live in the bewildering world of contemporary America. The show also features guest appearances by local poets and nationally known writers. But the real strength of Wordplay is the interaction between co-hosts George Bilgere and John Donoghue. The two poets read short, interesting poems by important writers. They banter about poetry, argue about it, and generally give each other a hard time. A Plain Dealer article about Wordplay called the show "the Click and Clack of poetry." Not a bad description.

w/George Bilgere and John Donoghue - Poetry

Recent plays

Pete Seeger Hammer Song (If I Had a Hammer) @6:56

Jaspar Lepak Ever Gonna Fly @6:52

Gillian Welch Jackson @6:48

Kate Campbell Long Slow Train @6:44

I’m With Her I-89 @6:41

Emmylou Harris Boulder to Birmingham @6:39

Loretta Lynn Still Woman Enough @6:34

Rachel Hair Maybelle's Compliments to Her Brother Cameron / Lady Baird's / Lochinver @6:30

Joni Mitchell Intro To Both Sides Now @6:24

Cindy Kallet Letter to America @6:20

Judy Collins My Father @6:15

Our Native Daughters Music and Joy @6:07

Ani DiFranco Simultaneously @6:03

Rachel Hair The Proofreader @6:00

Pete Seeger If I Had a Hammer (Live) [Remastered] @5:59

The Thermals Returning to the Fold @5:57

Los Campesinos! All Your Kayfabe Friends @5:53

LCD Soundsystem Daft Punk Is Playing at My House @5:53

Weezer Buddy Holly @5:50

Rancid Stickin' In My Eye @5:49

Dismemberment Plan The Other Side @5:44

LCD Soundsystem All My Friends @5:38

Kind of Like Spitting Dostoyevsky Gets Mugged Outside A Donut Shop In Jersey @5:35

The Faint I Disappear @5:30

Streetlight Manifesto One Foot On the Gas, On Foot In the Grave @5:24

Dr. Dog Hang On @5:20

Hot Chip Boy From School @5:15

Jeff Mangum Where You'll Find Me Now @5:12

The Mountain Goats Orange Ball of Hate @5:10

The Hold Steady Stuck Between Stations @5:09

The New Amsterdams Losing You @4:59

The Notwist Good Lies @4:54

Arcade Fire Keep the car running @4:50

of Montreal Gallery Piece @4:46

The Libertines Time for Heroes @4:44

Them Crooked Vultures Dead End Friends @4:43

Rilo Kiley Breakin' Up @4:40

Manchester Orchestra I Was A Lid @4:35

Rancid Corazón De Oro @4:31

PUP My Life Is Over and I Couldn't Be Happier @4:29

Descendents I'm The One @4:27

The Decemberists On the Bus Mall @4:20

Tokyo Police Club Graves @4:18

Lackthereof Chest Pass (Your Anchor) @4:15

Lightspeed Champion Galaxy Of The Lost @4:11

Red Hot Chili Peppers Otherside @4:07

Saves the Day Clash City Rockers @4:04

MUTEMATH Spotlight @4:04

Sufjan Stevens The Avalanche @3:59

Death Cab for Cutie Company Calls Epilogue (Alternate) @3:53

The Ray King One-Hit Wonders Show

One-hit wonders from the '50s thru the '80s

@8 am w/Ray King - '50s - '80s One-Hit Wonders

Lake Effect Reverb

Reverb drenched Instro surf music (not the Beach Boys) from around the world. Also some heavy rock. And the occasional scatterbrained rant.

@9 am w/The Rocket - Surf and Guitar Instro