Weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines.
Weekly Program
Songs from Husker Du ("Turn On The News"), Camper Van Beethoven ("No Krugerrands For David," "Good Guys and Bad Guys"), Charles Mingus ("Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb"); and The Wizard of Oz.
"Turn On The News" is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in "Turn On The News" each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides -- good and evil -- every time you "Turn On The News." It is often a mash-up of the week's news, and sometimes a radio news fantasy.
Clips and excerpts from Survive-All Fallout Shelter Radio Spot; Trevor Noah; Seth Meyers; Colin Jost; Michael Che; Stephen Colbert; Jimmy Kimmel; Katy Tur; John Roberts; Jim Acosta; Volodymyr Zelenskyy; and Tucker Carlson.
"Turn On The News" is the weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines. Now with computerized news readers, and fewer meddling reporters, plus aggregated reporting, and automated music. Tune in "Turn On The News" each week for the latest news, radio art, and more from our robot reporters, making sure you hear both sides -- good and evil -- every time you "Turn On The News." This week: Viva Ukraine! This week a war begins. Songs from Husker Du ("Turn On The News"), Camper Van Beethoven ("No Krugerrands For David," "Good Guys and Bad Guys"), Charles Mingus ("Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb"); and The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack/"Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon." Clips and excerpts from Survive-All Fallout Shelter Radio Spot; Trevor Noah; Seth Meyers; Colin Jost; Michael Che; Stephen Colbert; Jimmy Kimmel; Katy Tur; John Roberts; Jim Acosta; Volodymyr Zelenskyy; and Tucker Carlson. Episode 058.
Viva Ukraine!
Weekly newscast from the fictional Radio Network, with parody radio coverage of the radio and its headlines.
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March 3, 2022
Recorded at Wave Farm in the Hudson Valley in New York.