You can listen below via the embedded player near the bottom of this post.
CKMS 102.7 FM, 11am EST – 12pm EST
Start Time
Title
Performer/Creator
GENRE
CANCON
11:00:00
BACK & FORTH
PROLIFIC TRICKS
(THEME, 9 sec)
Y
11:00:09
SHOW INTRO
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:00:49
BAD BAD NEWS
ZENON
R&B
Y
11:03:44
MAMA RAISED ME
SORBE
R&B
Y
11:06:30
TASTE
AMI CHEON
ALT POP
Y
11:08:55
AMBER
THE KOUNT & NOAM
R&B
Y
11:12:51
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:15:16
RETRO MERCURY
THE LIGHTNING STRUCK
ALT
Y
11:17:51
ALRIGHT FINE
RAINBOWS GOLD
ALT
Y
11:20:57
MIGHT SEE YOU THERE
WEIRD NIGHTMARE
ALT
Y
11:22:56
DRIVE
JULIAN TAYLOR
FOLK
Y
11:26:10
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:28:12
THE CIRCLE
PROLIFIC TRICKS
HIP HOP/REGGAE
Y
11:31:07
CAN’T GET AWAY
THE HUMAN RIGHTS
REGGAE
Y
11:34:45
SAVE THE WORLD
TRIBZ
REGGAE
Y
11:39:15
BE HERE WITH ME
THE GIANT STEPPAS
REGGAE
Y
11:42:50
KEEP IT MOVIN
SHAKURA SAIDA
R&B/SOUL
Y
11:46:07
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:48:32
SUMMER ENDS
VEE & THE INVISIBLE
INDIE/POP/ALT
Y
11:49:46
WOMAN
EDDIE BULLEN/BLK ORCHID/JI/LAYDEE VEE
R&B
Y
11:52:24
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:54:00
POPSTAR
MAGI MERLIN
R&B
Y
11:57:18
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
See you next time, Thursdays from 11am EST – 12pm EST!
Audio Salad is an eclectic mix of rock, hip hop, reggae, indie, alternative, and much more. Each week will be a new journey, with an emphasis on Canadian talent.
Audio Salad is hosted by Canadian recording artist Prolific Tricks aka Jason Patterson and airs on CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo, Thursdays from 11am EST to 12pm EST & on demand.
My debut album, Down to Earth (2026), and additional tracks are available at ProlificTricks.Bandcamp.com & all music platforms.
I can be reached at ProlificTrickery@Gmail.com or on Instagram @ProlificTrickery @AudioSaladCKMS and would love to hear from you!
Here’s the track list for the 9th episode of Audio Salad!
You can listen below via the embedded player near the bottom of this post.
CKMS 102.7 FM, 11am EST – 12pm EST
Start Time
Title
Performer/Creator
CANCON?
11:00:00
BACK & FORTH
PROLIFIC TRICKS
(theme, 9 sec)
11:00:09
SHOW INTRO
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:01:05
SHE STANDS FOR TRUTH & JUSTICE
BOBBI JO STARR
Y
11:05:21
JASPER
WESTWOOD THEORY
Y
11:10:08
GET UNIFIED
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:13:08
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:17:02
DJ SPIN THAT SONG AGAIN
PAULA LETANG
Y
11:20:47
EGO
REBECCA SICHON
Y
11:23:50
ZIG ZAG
STEINZ
Y
11:26:39
PAPER CUT
THE HAILEYS
Y
11:29:43
CRUSH(ED)
VICTORELLA
Y
11:33:41
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:36:30
BANANATYNE
SUNDAYCLUB
Y
11:39:26
HEY CHRISTINE
ROBINSON KIRBY
Y
11:42:01
FAMILYGUY
FIONAVAIR
Y
11:44:47
DREAMS
ELLA FORREST
Y
11:49:27
HERE AND NOW
AYSANABEE
Y
11:52:49
THIS SUMMER
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:55:22
DJ TALKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
See you next time, Thursdays from 11am EST – 12pm EST!
Audio Salad is an eclectic mix of rock, hip hop, reggae, indie, alternative, and much more. Each week will be a new journey, with an emphasis on Canadian talent.
Audio Salad is hosted by Canadian recording artist Prolific Tricks aka Jason Patterson and airs on CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo, Thursdays from 11am EST to 12pm EST & on demand.
My debut album, Down to Earth (2026), and additional tracks are available at ProlificTricks.Bandcamp.com & all music platforms.
I can be reached at ProlificTrickery@Gmail.com or on Instagram @ProlificTrickery @AudioSaladCKMS and would love to hear from you!
Here’s the track list for the 8th episode of Audio Salad!
You can listen below via the embedded player near the bottom of this post.
CKMS 102.7 FM ,11am EST – 12pm EST
Start Time
Title
Performer/Creator
CANCON?
11:00:00
BACK & FORTH
PROLIFIC TRICKS
(Theme, 9 sec)
11:00:09
SHOW INTRO
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:00:59
EGO
REBECCA SICHON
Y
11:04:02
DON’T LIKE YOU ANYMORE
TANIKA CHARLES
Y
11:07:05
FOLLOW
TEA FANNIE
Y
11:10:22
POLITICS
PHOENIX PAGLIACCI FEAT CADENCE WEAPON
Y
11:14:17
UPSIDE DOWN
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:18:14
NATURALLY
MOKA ONLY
Y
11:20:51
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:21:57
RECIPE
ERIC SCHENKMAN
Y
11:26:32
RUNAWAY
HIPNOTIC
Y
11:30:07
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:30:48
LONG GAME
CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD
Y
11:35:44
THE PROCESS
ALANNAH MATTY
Y
11:39:04
NO PROBLEM
CANDICE B
Y
11:42:28
FALLING STARS
THE DELLA KIT
Y
11:45:46
PLAY NO GAME
RAEYA
Y
11:48:09
THIS SUMMER
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:50:41
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:53:45
BURY ME
ELINA FILICE
Y
11:57:08
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
See you next time, Thursdays from 11am EST – 12pm EST!
Audio Salad is an eclectic mix of rock, hip hop, reggae, indie, alternative, and much more. Each week will be a new journey, with an emphasis on Canadian talent.
Audio Salad is hosted by Canadian recording artist Prolific Tricks aka Jason Patterson and airs on CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo, Thursdays from 11am EST to 12pm EST & on demand.
My debut album, Down to Earth (2026), and additional tracks are available at ProlificTricks.Bandcamp.com & all music platforms.
I can be reached at ProlificTrickery@Gmail.com or on Instagram @ProlificTrickery @AudioSaladCKMS and would love to hear from you!
The Long Dash Festival is a free, two-day event running between July 25 and 26, exploring the creative intersections between art and science. Hosted at rare Charitable Research Reserve in Cambridge, Ontario, and co-presented by Musagetes, the festival takes its name from the Long Dash Skipper, a brown and orange butterfly found in grassy habitats, including at the site of the festival.
In this segment, I’ll be in conversation with Elwood Jimmy, Indigenous Programs Curator at Musagetes, who highlights how Indigenous knowledge systems and ways of relating to the land inform the approach to programming the festival, and how the festival being sited at rare Charitable Research Reserve has helped shape the experience of the festival over the last three years.
In this conversation, Jimmy mentions Elder Peter Schuler, Elder of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation of the Anishnaabek Peoples. His collection of literary works, “The Sound of the Homeland Drum” was launched at the ArtsEverywhere Festival in Guelph in May 2026 through the Indigenous Otherwise Program, and printed by Publication Studio Guelph, both supported by the Musagetes Foundation. Learn more at publicationstudio.biz/books/the-sound-of-the-homeland-drum/.
The Long Dash Festival is free to attend, and listeners can find the full schedule and learn more about the festival at longdashfestival.ca.
Photo Credit: Illustration by Cai Sepulis courtesy of the Long Dash Festival
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This program is a part of the Local Journalism Initiative and is funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, Heritage Canada, and the CKMS Newsroom.
You can access archived versions of this program at radiowaterloo.ca/news, and listen to all the Local Journalism Initiative content at frequencynews.ca
If you want to get in touch with comments, or ideas about stories to cover, email us at news@radiowaterloo.ca
The theme music on today’s show was “Polyvinyl” by Anemoia, courtesy of the Free Music Archive, under the Creative Commons Attribution License. You can find it at the Free Music Archive—freemusicarchive.org
Here’s the track list for the 6th episode of Audio Salad!
You can listen below via the embedded player near the bottom of this post.
CKMS FM 102.7 11am EST – 12pm EST
Start Time
Title
Performer/Creator
CC?
11:00:00
BACK & FORTH
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Theme, 9 sec
11:00:09
SHOW INTRO
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:03:18
THIS IS RADIO CLASH
THE CLASH
N
11:07:26
MAYBE
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:10:08
I PRAY (CLEAN)
SKIP WAITERS
Y
11:12:27
TRYIN’ (CLEAN)
COMMON & PETE ROCK
N
11:15:37
SOAK
KARDINAL OFFISHALL FT. ROTIMI
Y
11:18:12
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:18:44
SUPER THRIFT
EARTH ANGEL
Y
11:22:34
THE GIRL FROM THE SUBWAY LINE
RED JACKET
Y
11:26:04
TULIP
BEAU NECTAR FT. VOX REA
Y
11:29:03
DJ SPEAKING (SHORT/ID)
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:29:03
POCKET
STRAWBERRY PUNCH
Y
11:31:52
EYES LIKE THE SUN
DARK BIRD
Y
11:35;22
DEEPER WATER
MELTT
Y
11:38:55
OVER IT
SLOW LEAVES
Y
11:41:58
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:45:19
THIS SUMMER
(WORLD PREMIERE)
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
11:47:05
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:49:16
TRIPLE TROUBLE (J WIZZLE REMIX)BEASTIE BOYS
N
11:52:08
LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME
BARENAKED LADIES
Y
11:56:05
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:56:05
WILD ONE
TEENAGE HEAD
Y
See you next time, Thursdays from 11am EST – 12pm EST!
Audio Salad is an eclectic mix of rock, hip hop, reggae, indie, alternative, and much more. Each week will be a new journey, with an emphasis on Canadian talent.
Audio Salad is hosted by Canadian recording artist Prolific Tricks aka Jason Patterson and airs on CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo, Thursdays from 11am EST to 12pm EST & on demand.
My debut album, Down to Earth (2026), and additional tracks are available at ProlificTricks.Bandcamp.com & all music platforms.
I can be reached at ProlificTrickery@Gmail.com or on Instagram @ProlificTrickery @AudioSaladCKMS and would love to hear from you!
Here’s the track list for the 5th episode of Audio Salad!
You can listen below via the embedded player near the bottom of this post.
CKMS FM 102.7 11am EST – 12pm EST
Start Time
Title
Artist
CC?
Genre
11:00:00
BACK & FORTH
BACK & FORTH
Y
THEME
11:00:09
SHOW INTRO
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:00:41
YELL FIRE
MICHEAL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
N
REGGAE, HIP HOP, ROCK
11:05:23
LEAVE IT ALONE
HUMAN RIGHTS
Y
REGGAE
11:09:49
THROW DOWN YOUR ARMS
SINEAD O’CONNOR
N
REGGAE
11:13:57
FRUSTRATION CORPORATION
THE STEADY REBELS
Y
REGGAE
11:18:09
THESE DAYS
PROLIFIC TRICKS
Y
HIP HOP / REGGAE
11:21:46
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:23:46
LIL BIT (CLEAN)
PHOENIX PAGLIACCI
Y
R&B
11:27:39
REASONS TO STAY
TANIKA CHARLES
Y
R&B
11:31:12
GIVING YOU MORE
PAULA LETANG
Y
R&B
11:34:38
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:35:37
9 TIMES OUT OF 10
THE GET ALONGS
Y
ROCK, ALT
11:39:00
MORNING LIGHT
ZUFFALO
Y
ROCK, PSYCHADELIC
11:42:27
PULL ME OUT OF THIS HOLE
ANDREA & ADAM ZONNIS
Y
FOLK
11:46:36
DJ SPEAKING (OVERLAP ID)
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:46:44
ONE MAYBE TWO MAYBE
SKYDIGGERS
Y
ROCK, ALT
11:50:41
HURTS LIKE HELL
CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD
Y
FOLK
11:54:28
DJ SPEAKING
JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS
11:54:52
ASTROGIRL
FLARA K
Y
POP, ALT
See you next time, Thursdays from 11am EST – 12pm EST!
Audio Salad is an eclectic mix of rock, hip hop, reggae, indie, alternative, and much more. Each week will be a new journey, with an emphasis on Canadian talent.
Audio Salad is hosted by Canadian recording artist Prolific Tricks aka Jason Patterson and airs on CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo, Thursdays from 11am EST to 12pm EST & on demand.
My debut album, Down to Earth (2026), and additional tracks are available at ProlificTricks.Bandcamp.com & all music platforms.
I can be reached at ProlificTrickery@Gmail.com or on Instagram @ProlificTrickery @AudioSaladCKMS and would love to hear from you!