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Beth brightens up your Saturday with a healthy dose of tunes, laughs, and caffeine!

Beth brightens up your Saturday with a healthy dose of tunes, laughs, and caffeine! This week, she's bringing a new Matter of Life and Beth to the table from folk artist and political activist Malvina Reynolds. Throughout the show, she's bringing her signature eclecticism with music ranging from Luther Vandross to Kleenex to 50 Cent, including a new Caffeine Kick with picks from PinkPantheress, The Modern Lovers and more. Beth also reads out an amazing listener message, telling the story behind an unlikely friendship with 1970s glam rock artist named Brett Smiley. All this and more to get your weekend going!

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Music Played

  • Luther Vandross

    Never Too Much

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Norma Tanega

    You're Dead

    • New Voice Records.

  • Pete Shelley

    Homosapien

    • Big Life.

  • Aaliyah

    We Need A Resolution (feat. Timbaland)

    • Virgin.

  • Mike D

    What We Got

    • Capitol Records.

  • The Pop Group

    She Is Beyond Good And Evil

    • Y - (2007 Remastered).
    • Radar Records.
    • 1.

  • keiyaA

    take it (6 Music Session, 20 Dec 2025)

  • Bobbie Gentry

    Seasons Come, Seasons Go

    • Touch 'Em With Love.
    • EMI Catalogue.
    • 4.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Everywhere

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 008.

  • Gram Parsons

    I Can't Dance

    • Reprise Records.

  • Norma Tanega & Malvina Reynolds

    Little Boxes

    • Columbia Records.

  • Kelela

    outta time (feat. A. K. Paul)

    • Warp.

  • Lee Dorsey

    Get Out My Life Woman

    • Amy Records.

  • Heavens to Betsy

    Nothing Can Stop Me

    • Kill Rock Stars.

  • Marva Whitney

    Nothing I'd Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)

  • Indigo Girls

    Closer To Fine

    • Epic.

  • Mary J. Blige

    Family Affair

    • Now 50 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lee Dorsey & PinkPantheress

    Illegal (Nia Archives Remix)

    Remix Artist: Nia Archives.
    • Warner Records.

  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

    Roadrunner (Twice)

    • Essential.

  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • NOW That's What I Call Legendary (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sneaks

    Look Like That

    • Merge Records.

  • The Police

    Spirits In The Material World

    • A&M.

  • Wreckless Eric

    Whole Wide World

    • MCA.

  • Bonnie Raitt

    Angel From Montgomery

    • Warner.

  • Grizzly Bear

    Two Weeks

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WARP.
    • 1.

  • The Brian Jonestown Massacre

    Anemone

    • Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request.
    • Tangible.
    • 010.

  • Thee Headcoatees

    Davey Crockett

    • Damaged Goods.

  • Gina X Performance

    No G.D.M.

    • KG Beat.

  • Mykki Blanco

    Little Feet (feat. Breakaway & Ian Isiah)

    • Transgressive.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • Erase Errata

    Another Genius Idea From Our Government

    • Kill Rock Stars.

  • The Sundays

    Hideous Towns

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Diane Cluck

    Easy to Be Around

    • Important Records.

  • Kleenex

    Die Matrosen

    • Rough Trade.

  • The Game

    Hate It Or Love It (feat. 50 Cent)

    • Brunswick.

  • The Replacements

    Swingin' Party

    • Sire Records.

  • L’Rain

    soulless cycle

    • Mexican Summer.

  • Kleenex & Brett Smiley

    Va Va Va Voom

    • Anchor.

  • Yves Tumor

    Kerosene!

    • Warp Records.

  • MGMT

    Time To Pretend

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Columbia.

  • Change

    Mutual Attraction

    • Atlantic.

  • Steve Lacy

    is it cool? (feat. SZA)

    • L-M Records/RCA Records.

  • This Is Lorelei

    Billy Came Back

    • Single.
    • Matador.

  • Ms. Dynamite

    Dy-Na-Mi-Tee

    • Polydor.

  • D’Leesa

    Healer

    • D'Leesa.

  • DopeNation

    Kakalika

    • DopeNation.

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