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From Christmas to Kwanzaa to the New Year, WRKF helps make our holiday season complete with a selection of traditional music, storytelling, and theatrical programs.

This week on Eye 5, KLCC’s independent music program, after taking a full trip around the sun Khruangbin and Leon Bridges explore the vibes of the Texas Moon. We’ll also hear new music from indie titans Superchunk and the sprawling music collective Broken Social Scene dig up some true treasures from their vaults.

A good podcast is a great walking partner. Listen to these fascinating podcasts while walking to help you keep moving even after you’ve hit your step count.

As John & Yoko Ono Lennon’s paean for peace, “Imagine,” continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the iconic song has just been certified triple platinum by the RIAA for selling 3 million units in the U.S. The achievement comes on the eve of what would have been John’s 81st birthday this Saturday, October 9th.

/PRNewswire/ -- As John & Yoko Ono Lennons paean for peace, "Imagine," continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the iconic song has just been certified...

/PRNewswire/ -- As John & Yoko Ono Lennons paean for peace, "Imagine," continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the iconic song has just been certified...

The John Lennon Estate and Song Exploder have teamed up for a special, first-of-its kind episode about John Lennon’s classic song, “God,” from his transformational and influential masterpiece, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Lennon’s first post-Beatles solo album, released in 1970. “God” was recorded on Lennon’s 30th birthday, October 9th, 1970, 51 years ago this week.

The best things to watch this week - great shows and movies to stream on Netflix and beyond.

The acclaimed Dropout podcast returns to chronicle legal proceedings against the Theranos founder. Plus: good cops go bad in a new series with shades of The Wire

Inspired by the Song Exploder podcast, which digs into the history and making of a single song, we follow suit with a dissection of iconic local beer, Squatters Craft Beers’ Hop Rising. Hop Rising is a 9%-ABV double IPA which Utah Brewers Cooperative Operations Director Adam Curfew has been around for since its beginning, when he was Squatters’ Head Cellarman. Amid its balance as bold but drinkable, Curfew gives us a taste of why Hop Rising is a local legacy craft brew. Photos: bonnevi...