The Ear Opener

Hear musicians, producers, writers, and fans share the music that moves them, every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. on WCRS LP-FM, Columbus, Ohio. Featured episodes are linked on this site.

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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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