Program Guide

A World of Possibilities is an award-winning one hour weekly radio program that penetrates behind the headlines to uncover the deeper meanings of events. It offers in-depth analysis, informed commentary and an exploration of new approaches to our most challenging problems. Its aim is to open minds and inspire new possibilities.

Since its debut in 1971, this afternoon radio newsmagazine has delivered in-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hosts Melissa Block, Michele Norris, and Robert Siegel present breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special -- sometimes quirky -- features. Guy Raz hosts a one-hour edition of the program on Saturday and Sunday.

American Routes is a two-hour weekly excursion into American music, spanning eras and genres -- roots rock and soul, blues and country, jazz, gospel and beyond. From moody streets and muddy waters to purple mountains and the open range, America has produced an incredibly wide body of music, and host Nick Spitzer samples it all. He takes listeners on exciting musical journeys from the known to the unknown and back again, visiting sites with familiar sounds but also making side trips to the places where Cajun, klezmer, and Téjano flourish.

KEDM's Andy Isca -- himself a retired music educator, conductor, composer, and arranger -- plays music from wind bands -- performing ensembles consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family. Dr. Isca has earned numerous honors and is a Laureate in the Legion of Honor of The John Philip Sousa Foundation and for three years was associate conductor of the American Winds Concert Band and while holding that position conducted in eleven different European countries.