The Ear Opener

Hear musicians, producers, writers, and fans share the music that moves them, every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. on WCRS, Columbus, Ohio. The Ear Opener also airs on WGRN, Columbus every Sunday at 7 p.m., on WKFH, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania every Wednesday at 11 a.m., and on 101.5 UMFM, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays.

On-demand archives of each episode are linked here.

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Archives

Mid-century modern cartoon image of a man and woman playing with a reel to reel tape recorder.

#328 Psych, Kraut, Post-Punk, Weird

Sep 29 • 57:00
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hands on a Fender Telecaster electric guitar

#327 Angular (post-punk, then and now)

Sep 15 • 1:02:38
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934 Fest logo

#326 Festival Season part 3

Sep 8 • 1:04:31
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Picture of Brian Willey of The Black Drumset

#325 the black drumset

Sep 1 • 58:14
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Man looking over his shoulder as he walks down a street at twilight, bathed in golden light.

#324 ambivalence

Aug 24 • 1:01:12
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Electric guitar reflecting multi-colored lights

#323 pretty lights

Aug 18 • 59:04
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Flock of crows flying across an overcast sky.

#322 Crows

Aug 10 • 58:13
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Crowd shot from the stage at a street festival. Night time.

#321 Festival Season, pt 2

Jul 30 • 59:27
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Two women on top of shoulders in a crowd to get a better view at an outdoor concert.

#320 Festival Season

Jul 27 • 57:00
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Singer holding out their hand to a fan while he sings. He is holding a cigarette.

#319 By Fans, For Fans

Jul 21 • 57:00
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Marquee of the Olympia Music Hall, advertising a performance by Patti Smith.

#318 Blessed Noise

Jul 14 • 57:00
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Crowd shot at a live music event. Someone is holding up a mobile phone to take a picture.

#317 Agora

Jul 7 • 57:00
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A flowchart of pop music genres entitled 'How To Get Into Shoegaze'

#316 Genres

Jun 30 • 1:00:25
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Highway sign on an overpass that reads 315 South.

#315 Next Exit: Live, Local Music

Jun 23 • 57:00
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Spray-painting of a smiley-face on a wall, but the paint from the eyes is running, implying tears.

#314 Bittersweet

Jun 17 • 57:00
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Someone holding the ear cups of headphones to their eyes.

#313 Seeing Music Differently

Jun 9 • 57:00
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A collection of cassettes and fanzines from the 1980s.

#312 Cassette Culture

May 19 • 57:00
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A human figure in a fetal position, listening to ear buds, surrounded by a kaleidoscopic space.

#311 What Is Psychedelic?

May 5 • 57:00
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The album cover of 'It's a Beautiful Place' by Water From Your Eyes.

#310 Water From Your Eyes

Apr 7 • 57:00
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A boy eating a bowl of cereal in a kitchen with the 'Post' logo superimposed on it.

#309 Post-Punk no. 1

Apr 2 • 58:00
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Sam Brown, Bee Shuman, and David Holm of Bee Humana

#308 Bee Humana

Mar 18 • 57:00
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Mail jammed into a mail door slot

#307 Slotted In

Feb 24 • 57:00
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Graffiti art of a body flying through the air.

#306 The Human Flower

Feb 17 • 57:00
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A melting snowman.

#305 It Will Be Soon

Feb 10 • 57:00
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The Ear Opener logo. Picture of a person holding their hand up to their ear with 'The Ear Opener' superimposed on it.

#304 February 3, 2026

Feb 3 • 57:00
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A man playing an acoustic guitar in the snow.

#303 Snowpocalypse Now

Jan 25 • 59:00
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News

Mix: Like Gang of Four

We just came off a long holiday weekend in the States, so Tuesday creeped up on all of us. No guest this week, but I put together a mix of...

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Welcome to The Ear Opener

Welcome to the new Ear Opener website! We’ve updated the site to make it easier to browse our archive of episodes and stay up to date with new shows.

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