RIP Bob Weir

 

We paid tribute to the late Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead on Tuesday’s Handful of Brains. (originally aired 01/21/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

You can listen to the show here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202601201900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 (Note: a little new station technical difficulties led to dead (pun intended) air from 5:11 - 6:53. It seemed longer when I was desperately trying to fix it!)

You can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/01/20/rip-bob-weir/#playlist

Help us improve our new studio and establish a foundation for the future of WRIR by giving to our capital campaign here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

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Cool Records!

 

We’ll listen to some cool records on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 01/13/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Jesse Welles, Peter Gabriel, Popol Vuh, Grateful Dead, The Jayhawks, Midnight Oil, Pretenders, Harry Chapin, Drive-By Truckers, Sheryl Crow, Dry Cleaning, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202601131900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/01/13/cool-records/#playlist

2 Shows! "New Year’s Eve Eve Party!" & "According to our Records…."

 

It’s the perfect soundtrack for your New Year’s Eve Eve party! Handful of Brains on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/30/2025, 7 – 9 PM)

We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Etta James, Todd Snider, Mike Mattison, Tim Heidecker, Tom A Smith, David Byrne, Gregory McLoughlin, Drugdealer, The Good Ones, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202512301900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2025/12/30/new-years-eve-eve-party/#playlist

You can listen to older shows here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

And get that end-of-year donation in to help us move into our new building here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

And fun it will be on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 01/05/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of records to play, including Not A Saint Band, The Nude Party, Little Feat, Love Is All, Prince, Lankum, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202601061900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/01/06/according-to-our-records/#playlist

You can listen to older shows whenever you like here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/

And don’t forget to donate to help us get the new studio ready and more at https://www.wrircampaign.org/

Handful of Brains Christmas Eve Eve Spectacular!

 

Need some Christmas tunes to listen to? Check out Tuesday night's (12/23/2025) Handful of Brains show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202512231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

And here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/12/23/handful-of-brains-christmas-eve-eve-spectacular/

Gregory McLoughlin interview!

 

On Handful of Brains, we’ll interview Gregory McLoughlin and talk about his new album! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/16/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got the usual eclectic mix of songs for you.

If you missed it, you can listen to it whenever you like and check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2025/12/16/gregory-mcloughlin-interview/#playlist

And how about a holiday donation to help WRIR move into our new building? Click here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

Gather your friends!

 

Gather your friends and listen to Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/14/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR) We’ll play an eclectic mix of music, including LCD Soundsystem, Todd Snider, Al Jardine, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Marcus King, Osees, Greensky Bluegrass, Bono, RUSH, Big Thief, Jeff Tweedy, & more!

Here's a link to listen to the show whenever you like https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202512091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/12/09/gather-your-friends-3/#playlist

You can listen to older shows here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/

It’s gonna be a real good day!

 

It’s gonna be a real good day on Handful Of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 12/02/2025,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Trey Anastasio, Goose, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, The Mommyheads, Portugal. The Man, Parquet Courts, CAT POWER, Fiona Apple, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you want here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202512021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/12/02/its-gonna-be-a-real-good-day/#playlist

You can listen to older shows whenever you like here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/

Donate to the WRIR Capital Campaign to help us move into our forever home here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

Andy Thomas & Kendall Street Company!

On Handful of Brains (originally aired Tuesday, 11/25/2025, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio), Andy Thomas will join us in the studio for an interview and will spin some of his favorite tunes ahead of his show Andy Thomas ft. A.T. and Friends Family Jam w/ Wolph at The Broadberry November 28th, 2025! We also gave away tickets to see Kendall Street Company – 10th Annual Turkey Jam w/ Big Fancy at The Broadberry on 11/29/25! What a show!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202511251900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/11/25/andy-thomas-kendall-street-company/#playlist

You can listen to older shows whenever you like here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/

Please donate to help WRIR move into our new location here https://www.wrircampaign.org/

TAUK & Squeaky Feet!

 

We gave away 2 tickets to see TAUK w/Squeaky Feet at The Broadberry on 11/13/25 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 11/11/25, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music for you, including Kendall Street Company, Kim Gordon & Kim Deal, Bob Dylan, Charles Lloyd, David Byrne, Jonathan Richman, Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, Mavis Staples, and more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202511111900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2025/11/11/win-tix-to-see-tauk-w-squeaky-feet/

You can listen to older shows here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/ or here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/

Halloween/Fall Fund Drive show & The Bad Plus w/The Sweet Potatoes

 

It’s the Handful of Brains Halloween/Fall Fund Drive show, and we’ve got tricks and treats for you! (originally aired Tuesday, 10/28/25, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ll treat one lucky listener to 2 tickets to see Kitchen Dwellers w/ Pressing Strings at The Broadberry on 11/5/25! We’ve got tricky Halloween songs! And we hope you’ll treat us with a donation during our Fall Fund Drive. In this time when independent voices are under attack, help us keep our diverse, volunteer-powered, community-focused radio station on the air! We can’t do it without you! Donate now at https://www.wrir.org/.

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202510281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3.

We gave away 2 tix to see The Bad Plus w/ The Sweet Potatoes at The Broadberry on 11/11/25 on Handful of Brains (originally aired 11/04/25, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including The Mommyheads, Squeeze, Dehd, Goose, Kendall Street Company, North Mississippi Allstars, Howl Owl Howl, TORTURETWINN, Gina Birch, Makaya McCraven, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202511041900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3

You can listen to older shows whenever you like here https://handfulofbrains.blogspot.com/