International Women’s Day on WXPN

This International Women’s Day, WXPN is celebrating some of our favorite women in music from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Here’s a rundown of what’s in store throughout the day; tune in this Friday, March 8th, at 88.5 FM on your Philly radio, or streaming worldwide here at XPN.org.

The XPN Morning Show

6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. – A special all-women Friday Morning Mixtape of community-curated music.

7:30 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. – Kristen Kurtis chats with Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney and plays new music from the band.

8:00 a.m. – Playback begins for the Top 50 songs from last year’s 885 Greatest Songs By Women countdown.

The XPN Midday Show

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – The Top 50 songs from last year’s 885 Greatest Songs By Women countdown.

12:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – A playlist of women artists picks up after Free at Noon.

1:30 p.m. – Local Pick Live with Brittany Ann Tranbaugh debuting her new single in studio with Mike Vasilikos and playing some of her favorite women from the scene.

World Cafe

2 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Raina Douris hosts a show spotlighting iconic women artists, including an encore of the World Cafe interview with Melody Clinger of The Clingers, one of the first all-girl groups to play their own instruments and be signed to a major label.

XPN Friday Night

4 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Funky Friday with Dan Reed spotlights soul singers and female funkateers.

7 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Land of the Lost with DJ Robert Drake celebrates ladies of the ‘80s.

9 p.m. – 11 p.m. – What’s the Frequency? has guest DJ Wendy Rollins joining John Vettese as women of the ‘90s take over the show.