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Dr. Owen Mooney, the Medical Director for Deceased Donation at Transplant Manitoba: Gift of Life discusses the program's current campaign around "Sign Up For Life" and the importance of having conversations with loved ones about your wishes.
Toronto prog band Derev will be in town on May 20th playing Sidestage, touring in support of their new record Troubled Mind which they discuss making.
And finally, Alan Wong discusses the Fascinasian Film Festival of which he is President & Winnipeg Festival Director.

Son of Dave talks about the upcoming Super Elite #5 - a "mini-variety show" happening May 24th at the Garrick Hotel Bar.

Pledge-O-Rama 2025 comes to a close. I'm joined by local rapper Yy to talk about his new record and play some tracks.

That's right, UMFM's annual pledge drive, Pledge-O-Rama kicks off tonight and I've got a bunch of live session tracks (including the broadcast debut of FIINN's new stuff), and I'll be joined in studio by Richard Moody who releases Tobacco & Rose at the West End tomorrow night. Speaking of tomorrow, April 26 is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day and I've got McNally Robinson's Angela Torgerson on to talk about it. McNally also plays host to Writes of Spring's 10th poetry event on Sunday and return-guest Ariel Gordon discusses putting it all together.

Set to release his covers album, Stolen Serenades, Noah Derksen stopped by UMFM to record a live session and conversation.

The debut of some brand new live tracks from The Astronomics (who play Park Alleys tomorrow, April 12), an interview with fiddle duo Jane and Kyle (who celebrate the release of their new album Many An Open Ground at Sidestage on April 16 and 17 and a conversation with three of the academics (Drs. Robert Beattie, Julie Lajoie and Aleeza Gerstein) who penned an open letter to Premier Wab Kinew earlier this week about research funding in the province.

Return guest Josie from FINICK talks about her new album Weekends in Purgatory in advance of her making the trip up from Minneapolis to play Sookrams' Sunday Sessional April 6th, and FERNANDA plays an in-studio session and talks about her music the same night she plays First Fridays.

In town to play Club Regent alongside The Pursuit of Happiness TONIGHT, legendary West Coast act 54-40's Brad Merritt joins me to talk about their recent albums West Coast Band & Live at The El Mocambo.

Then Rose Cousins talks about her new record, Conditions of Love, Vol. 1 in advance of her April 5 show at the West End Cultural Centre.

Finally, local roots / country artist Fuller Hull came down to the station to record a live session and interview after a chance encounter the week prior. Fuller Hull's next show is April 9th at The Handsome Daughter.

Tony and Giovanna Mazza, the brother & sister duo behind Luana Moth discuss their music and then play a fantastic live set recorded in advance of their March 28th Sidestage show.

Tarek Abdul-Aziz, frontperson for local rock act Op-Ed discusses the origins of the group, and their upcoming fundraising show for the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund at the West End on March 28th.

Vaudeville performers Ian and Donna Fillingham discuss their March 21st show at Crescent Arts Centre inspired by the Moonlight Express train to Grand Beach.

Rachel Kane and her son Adam Fainman (aka past guest Beatox) discuss making her new album which gets its release at Sidestage on March 30th.