This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features our KOOP Radio colleague Thorne Dreyer (Rag Radio), talking about his book "Notes from the Underground: 77 Articles That Bring the Past to Life" with fellow author Tom Zigal.

Paul Boreli, aka The Swinger, KOOP's newest certified programmer. The Swinger is returning to KOOP after an 8 year hiatus.Initially, Paul will be swinging with the Jazz Show collective, Saturdays at noon!

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features has Jesús I. Valles on queer issues in intersectional context, the former foregrounding disability, the latter emphasizing race, immigration status & policing. KOOP Radio is celebrating the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

KOOP Radio’s Night Swim vinyl pool party at the Carpenter Hotel returns Wednesday, July 22 with a special “Jazz by the Pool” theme. KOOP DJs will be spinning summery jazz tunes poolside from 6pm-8. Bring some jazz records or just come for a swim & enjoy the cool tunes. Free entry to pool at 5:30.

Austin arts nonprofits—this opportunity is for you! The City of Austin has opened applications for the FY27 Thrive Grant. Thrive provides multi-year support to established nonprofit arts organizations Applications close Aug 18 2026 at 6:59 PM. Learn more & apply: www.austintexas.gov/arts-culture...

Calling ATX artists, creatives, & cultural organizations! The City of Austin's FY27 Elevate Grant is now accepting applications! Elevate supports artists, arts nonprofits, creative businesses, and cultural producers. Learn more, review eligibility, and apply here: www.austintexas.gov/arts-culture...

PEOPLE UNITED features poet Amanda Johnston talking about, and performing from, her collection Another Way to Say Enter. A co-founder of Black Poets Speak Out, she is also the Executive Dir. of Torch Literary Arts and the 61st Texas Poet Laureate. Fri., July 10, 1 pm. KOOP Radio 91.7 FM KOOP.org

This week Dennis Campa combines The Jazz Show and Adventures in Sound for a celebration of Jazz and Pop music from the 1920s and 1930s saluting George M. Cohan, Bandleader/lyricist/vocalist Noble Sissle; and lyricists Jack Yellen and Joe Young. It happensfrom 12 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM (and koop.org).

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED presents coverage of the LBJ Future Forum's panel “The State of Voting Rights,” moderated by TX Tribune reporter Eleanor Klibanoff, & featuring Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez of Ascend Strategy Labs, & NY Times columnist Jamelle Bouie

This week on Adventures in Sound @ 1pm on KOOP it's our 21st Annual Before Stonewall Show! We'll highlight GLBT artists whose careers flourished before the start of the modern Gay Liberation and Pride movements. Among the featured artists will be Joe Meek, Dusty Springfield, Norma Tanega & others.

KOOP Community Partner Chat's Derek and Nora chat w/ Pete Wall & Marcelina Gray with the KOOP nonprofit partner Yellow Bike on Thurs June 25 @ 1 PM. Tune in to find out about how Yellow Bike promotes social & climate justice w/ bike repair workshops, donation programs & refurbishing donated bikes.

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features historian Jacqueline Jones on her book Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical, which examines the writer, orator and agitator in the 19th and 20th centuries.

KOOP is amplifying the Juneteenth Holiday on June 19th with 8 celebration events happening around Austin & supported by the City. Today's event is the "Free Your Mind Symposium - Artist Talk with Hakeem Adewumi" @ The George Washington Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street, Austin, TX 78702.

On June 16, the Boots crew; former US Army SP4 Brown, retired US Army First Sergeant Perry Jefferies, and former DoD Civilian Greg Ciotti, received an award from Texas Veterans Commission for a segment on Boots On the Air (1pm Mondays on KOOP) Congrats to the Crew! Details here: bit.ly/4uKxxQd

Today at 2pm Singer and the Song welcomes jazz & swing artist Trish Wesevich (L) from right here in the ATX on 91.7 FM KOOP.org & HD1 HD3 And you can go the show archives and hear last week's show and here Amber Westerman (R) sing & share some very interesting insights on songwriting bit.ly/4uyKT1Q

We are excited to invite you all to join the World Refugee Day Celebration Event & welcome our refugee communities in ATX. Learn about the refugee experience! Music & performances! Family-friendly activities! Saturday, June 13, 2026, 11 AM - 2:30 PM @ Asian American Resource Center 8401 Cameron Rd

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features feminist scholar and activist Silvia Federici on capitalist accumulation and its relation to violence against women.

This week Dennis Campa combines The Jazz Show & Adventures in Sound for a celebration of Jazz & Pop music from the 20s & 30s. This week, we'll salute 4 birth anniversaries: Songwriters Al Dubin, Cole Porter, and Pete Wendling; & clarinetist/vocalist Ted Lewis. 12 - 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM (and koop.org).

Graveside Service, KOOP Radio’s only show all about dead celebrities is marking 10 years on the KOOP schedule at 9AM on Saturdays w/ a special show on Saturday June 06, 2026 9-10AM. We will be remembering some 2016 deaths on our special episode including David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Prince and more!

We got new DJs Galore here at the KOOP homestead including Danielle Johnson, aka DJ Perm, Nick Kinsley aka DJ PIzza Boy, Rebekka Paisner, aka DJ Bekka andShameria Davis aka DJ Shameria Ann. Keep your ears out for these fresh new voices coming to the KOOP airwaves soon!

The Austin Bandstand features local bands and artists giving live performances broadcast over the air. From rock to folk, to jazz, to punk, to funk, and everything in between, all are welcome! Our goal is to shine a light on musical talent that the city of Austin has to offer. bit.ly/4x8LIRw

June 1st marks KOOP Radio’s 33rd new programming season! See the brand new shows, new times, and even a couple of name changes by going here: koop.org/shows/ And while there, you can click on ANY show's link and check out their last two broadcasts!

KOOP DJ Night returns to community garden on Thursday, June 4 with a special KRAUTROCK PARTY. DJs Fuzzy Dunlop (Autobahn), Cool Kel (Autobahn, Virtual Noise) and Bryan Carroll (The Clear Spot) will be spinning fun, fun, fun on the autobahn tunes of a cruising nature from 7pm-11. Ausgezeichnet!

This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: May 30 is the birth anniversary of bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman. We'll hear many classic recordings Goodman made with Lionel Hampton, Ted Lewis, Ben Pollack, Teddy Wilson, and others on May 30 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM (and koop.org).

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED talks with Sabout the Lilith Fund’s pursuit of reproductive equity in Texas after the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and the State Legislature’s anti-abortion laws.

This Saturday on Adventures in Sound: May 23 is the birth anniversary of bandleader and clarinetist Artie Shaw. We'll hear many classic recordings Shaw made with The Boswell Sisters, Billie Holiday, and others. It’s happening on May 23 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM (and koop.org )

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED features cultural critic Sean Malin on his book "The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen."

Join host Dennis Campa for his very special guest/co-host, fellow KOOP deejay Louis Harrison from The Land of Rhythm and Pleasure. He will play some of his favorite records on this show (and talk about his many years in radio). It’s happening on May 16 from 1 to 2 p.m. on 91.7 FM (and koop.org).

This Friday at 1 pm, PEOPLE UNITED is all-new and features an interview with journalist Amy Goodman and filmmaker Tia Lessin, whose documentary Steal This Story, Please! co-directed with Carl Deal, focuses on the Democracy Now! host while examining the state of the US news media.

This week on THE GEOGRAPHY OF SOUND, Host Federico Pacheco explores the evolution of Rumba Flamenca — the rhythmic, urban branch of flamenco shaped by Gitano communities, Caribbean grooves, and generations of Spanish popular music.