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Airing Friday nights by 10 pm ET…

Planet Waves FM originated in 1996 as a late-night public affairs program on Radio Woodstock, WDST-FM. It was originally called “Radio Navigator.” Hosted by Eric Francis Coppolino, new programs update to this website Fridays nights at 10 pm Eastern time. We are listener supported and an affiliate of Pacifica Network, the oldest public radio network in the world.

The program is published by the nonprofit Chiron Return.

Inspired by Father Bill Ayres and Harry Chapin’s Sunday late-night talk program on WPLJ-NY (in the late 1970s), Planet Waves FM is freeform talk and music format designed for the overnight audience.

Eric also draws inspiration from the Jean Shephard Show that ran for 22 years on WOR-NY.

While Planet Waves FM began with an astrological premise, we have gradually moved away from that and now offer a blend of news analysis, social analysis and spiritual themes.

Even deeper is the program’s investigative reporting ethos, focused on analysis of science in many forms. Our guests have included top astronomers, medical doctors, research scientists and investigative reporters.

We are a project of Chiron Return, which provides journalism mentorships and preserves the tradition of classical investigatve reporting. Chiron also puublished ...