35000 Watts: The Podcast

One of the hallmarks of a great band or solo artist is the flawless four album run: four albums in a row where the quality is consistently high from the first track to the last. In this episode, Michael, Keith and new guest Scott Mobley choose their favorite four album run from their days in college radio.

Our first in a series of episodes where we interview former college radio DJs and staffers about their time in college radio and find out what they are doing now. In this episode, Lisa chats with Marc Arot, who was a DJ at WRFT at Temple University. Marc shares his memories of WRFT as well as clips from his archives from his time at the station.

There are certain artists that are considered to be quintessential college radio artists: R.E.M., Pixies, Sonic Youth, Juliana Hatfield, Liz Phair...the list goes on and on. But why? What's unique about these artists that endeared them to college radio? We'll explore that topic in-depth in this episode.

Film soundtracks in the '90s were loaded with college radio artists, often offering up a previously unreleased track or a new song created just for the film. In this episode, we dive into four of our favorite soundtracks from that era: Singles, The Crow, Pump Up the Volume and Escape From LA.

Our first episode introduces you to our hosts, Michael and Lisa, and talks about the making of our feature documentary, 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio.

One of every music geek's favorite subjects is "one-hit wonders" and college radio definitely has its share. In this episode, Hosts Lisa and Michael, along with resident music guru Keith, take a look at three memorable college radio one-hit wonders from the early-mid 1990s.