From 40 years ago today, the (actual, real) 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for January 19, 1986.

The ridewithchris Format Lab can reveal that production has begun on the 4th season of Radio M: Our quirky but lovable Radio M family will make more great small-town eclectic adult-alt radio, this time in June 2001. Until then, check out some of the 58 "episodes" (hours) so far: 977radiom.com/hours

Unlike the game show, "the 1% club" for a cyclist isn't much of a big deal at all. On the other hand, the 13% club ...

It's another Fat Clock Friday. You're welcome.

Just like how the 1975 movie "Network" crossed from satire into reality, the 2004 mockumentary "C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America" is becoming more real every day. A highly recommended watch, but a highly uncomfortable one as well. CW: Frequent use of n-word. www.youtube.com/watch?v=exnw...

Mid-January in southern Utah: Temperatures approaching 70F. I was vastly overdressed.

A breakthrough in 2001 Internet World Wide Web technology: 😆You can now stream individual hours of the entire alternate-reality (and handcrafted) fully immersive adult-alternative 97.7 Radio M broadcast day from 6am to 2am on April 18-19, 2001, direct from the station website. 977radiom.com/hours

The Current Situation as explained in terms that game-show folks can relate to: They know they're losing, they know they're almost out of time, so they've called "Longshot!" to immediately jump to the final and most risky level. So we get to put up another block. 😉

From 40 years ago today, the 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for January 12, 1986.

Well, I got back on the bike for 26 miles, first time since the oral surgery. Ride was chilly and mostly OK, but since there were complications from the procedure, I've got at least another month of visits (including one tomorrow morning), so we'll see what happens next. Here, have a selfie.

This is an excellent thread about The Current Situation and one coping strategy for ... not getting over it, not resolving it, not accepting it, not denying it ... but *surviving* it, because that's all many of us can reasonably hope to do.

The "Hot Seat" variant of Millionaire debuted this week in the UK. Here's the first episode, complete with continuity and ads as originally broadcast. Hot take: Even if it's not pure Millionaire, it's not that bad! And points for being a new *half-hour* quiz show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICxk...

Promo for #Taskmaster Sweden #bastitest season 12, starting Friday -- with English subtitles.

Name a type of bean. #FamilyFortunes #FamilyFeud

#Taskmaster Sweden #bastitest returns (already!) this Friday. Since the move to TV4, they've improved considerably and now have an almost-TMNZ vibe, and they now do many original tasks. Plus, David Sundin is (by design) the most delightfully annoying assistant in the entire TM Cinematic Universe.

From 40 years ago today, the (real, actual) 9pm-midnight playlist on WISU Terre Haute for January 5, 1986.

Did my last ride (45 miles) for who knows how long -- because tomorrow morning I go under the (tiny) knife for extensive oral surgery. Not sure how soon I'll be riding again; maybe I'll be surprised, pleasantly or otherwise. So I will very gladly welcome and appreciate any random acts of kindness. ❤️

If you woke up in 2001 in an alternate Terre Haute, this is the adult-alt radio a cool person like you would love. Fully-immersive 20hr broadcast written/mixed by hand. Jump in anywhere; any oh-wow songs for you? 1.1GB: drive.google.com/file/d/1HZxR... 20 1hr chunks: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Yay! A sequel to the brilliantly dark-comedy satires W1A and Twenty Twelve is coming this year. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/twenty-tw...

I finish 2025 with "only" 13,509 miles of cycling -- my lowest total since 2017. This year as The Horrors continued, cycling became an even more vital coping mechanism for me, but now in moderation because so many people out there have become totally unhinged and dangerous. Hoping for a better 2026.

From the ridewithchris Format Lab, the 2001 "staff" of Radio M has a message that, if we're stretching just a tiny bit, doubles as a New Year's Eve thank-you. It's also a nice little 2-minute intro to the Radio M Cinematic Universe, with all the "history" you need so that you can dive in anywhere.

In a surprise, the rain ended and it was sunny today -- and stupidly warm, with ride temps hitting 70F!! But with all that rain from overnight, there's some flooding going on ... and the waters were still rising while I was there.

Today was supposed to be a rain-out (and tomorrow definitely looks like one), but the rain held off long enough for me to do a "warm" (temps in the 50s!) pre-dawn ride on Christmas Eve. I'd forgotten how nice it is to not have to deal with the normies on the paths and roads!

Have a look back and a gander ahead as KTLA, Los Angeles' biggest news channel had a talk with Greg and Alex about 10 years of Taskmaster on Telly! #Taskmaster #10Years #15Years #HappyTaskmass youtu.be/TvwEW5Wj0CE?...

Reposting for the weekend crew. If you were there in 1985 (or just wish you were), enjoy this freshly remastered nugget o' fun from the ridewithchris archives. drive.google.com/file/d/1eJT7...

60 degrees ... in late December ... in Utah ... can't complain. 😎

40 years ago this weekend, I wrote, produced, and aired a deep 3-hour #collegeradio audio documentary about the new music of 1985. I've remastered it but kept everything the same as it was then, and I've added a new short intro. 158MB mp3. First four discs played: drive.google.com/file/d/1eJT7...

My BuzzerBlog friend @meplaysgamesyt.bsky.social has written another wonderfully nerdy piece about the theoretical maximum scores on many of the game shows we love. www.buzzerblog.com/2025/12/15/t...

From 40 years ago today, the 9pm-midnight #playlist on WISU Terre Haute for December 15, 1985. Of note: I was allowed to refer to The Jesus and Mary Chain on-air only as "the J&M Chain." (I guess that's because I made the mistake of asking first!)

With my big 20-hour alternate-reality radio project* in the can, finally got out there for a decent 40-mile ride today, helped by temps near 60F. Better yet, nothing bad happened, so my grumpys took the day off for a change ... which means you get an unspicy selfie. (* "Try it, you'll like it!")

Alternate media reality from the ridewithchris Format Lab: WSDM 2000, the small Indiana station that almost existed in 1985 jumps 15 years into an eclectic adult-alt format. Complete 20hr day (6am-2am), handcrafted. 1.1GB. drive.google.com/file/d/1tTCe... 1hr chunks: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

From 40 years ago tonight, here's the 9pm-midnight #playlist for New Wave 90 on WISU Terre Haute from December 8, 1985.

You haven't lived (and probably taken a nap partway through?) till you've rendered a nearly 20-hour audio file. As the file says partway through, "Stand by for awesome." 🎙️💽

The research I do! Trying to find the specific 12" mix of Strangelove that I once owned on vinyl and played on actual radio; apparently there are *145 releases* of it!? Finally found "my" version, but only buried in a 30-minute vinyl-to-mp3 copy of the whole 12-inch -- but that's good enough for me!

Champion of Champions IV arrives on Monday 22nd December on Channel 4 and YouTube. AND a double New Year Treat will air back-to-back on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd January, featuring Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis, all vying for new year glory.

It's a luxury loo only if it has a bacon dispenser. Otherwise, it's just a sparkling toilet.

Quite possibly the most legendary news theme of all time (and not just in Philadelphia!), "Move Closer to Your World" is available in its original vocal version on a new limited-edition *vinyl* with two unreleased versions on the B side. Also available digitally. alham.bandcamp.com/album/move-c...

Woke up to a wonderfully delightful shock/surprise: ABC AU have early-released the 2025 Christmas episode of ... yes ... Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee! Check your Usual Sources. 😉

Took advantage of the holiday to explore the long-awaited new road to Tech Ridge (former StG airport) and got a big surprise when I found it's now fully paved. Despite another crappy sleep night, this was a suitably robust *and fun* ride!

A new Guardian survey of "the best" dystopian TV dramas about AI gives some love to Years and Years, which has become uncomfortably prophetic in the years since RTD wrote it. An excellent miniseries that doesn't get nearly enough attention. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Almost got a perfect score for #2sday. M4d sK1llZ! 😁

New today, one of my Buzzerblog friends @meplaysgamesyt.bsky.social has written this entertaining and informative deep dive into game show history -- specifically, times when the shows have had to clean up the mess after judging and production errors. www.buzzerblog.com/2025/11/24/w...

With near-perfect cycling weather, had my "best" ride in many weeks. After the emotional rollercoaster of the past week (mostly self-inflicted, I might add), this weekend has had a "healing" vibe, and I can feel a new project starting to take shape in my weird (but cute and huggable!) head.

My humble contribution to today's #fcf Faaaaabulous Cyclist Friday.

For fans of student-produced TV news, and/or of SW Wisconsin history, here's the first 3 minutes from April 1987 of a local news broadcast on the TV station of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, covering the destructive fire at historic Rountree Hall.

Got out there today between the storms for 26 quick miles so I could chalk up at least one ride and, let's hope, at least one attention. 😇

Not linking to the FB post, because it’s revolting. AI shouldn’t be used to make disabled performers "do" things they never could, especially not Bill Cullen, whose entire career was shaped with deep care around his polio. As someone who grew up with Uncle Bill, this crosses a line you don’t cross.

I'm told these might be of interest to some. A visit to #4AD headquarters, London, summer 1987.

Republicans in 2025: "It's pedophilia only if it's from the Preteen region of Epstein Island. Otherwise, it's just sparkling young girls."

I'm told these might be of interest to some. Dead Can Dance, performing live at the Tower Ballroom in Birmingham, England, 6 August 1987.