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Ethercast

846 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Ethercast is the companion podcast to Ether Game, a weekly music trivia show produced by WFIU Public Radio in Bloomington, Indiana. On each episode of Ethercast, host Christopher Burrus explores big questions in the world of classical music.

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Episodes

Double Take Podcast

January 04, 2017 20:53 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this doubled tune? Here's a hint: showcase for two...

Year In Review 2016

December 27, 2016 13:00 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust looks back at some big musical events in 2016!

Frostbite Podcast

December 14, 2016 20:42 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this chilly piece? Here's a hint: a powdery promenade...

Hungary For More Podcast

December 08, 2016 16:14 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this Hungarian tune?

Fiber Arts Podcast

December 01, 2016 15:54 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this stringed piece? Here's a hint: don't look back...

Science Fair Podcast

November 16, 2016 18:30 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this scientific tune? Here's a hint: big pharma...

The Numbers Game Podcast

November 09, 2016 20:44 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this numerical tune? Here's a hint: my hero zero...

Election 2016

November 02, 2016 16:35 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this political tune? Here's a hint: duck, dive, dodge...

Musical Criminals Podcast

October 26, 2016 20:00 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this criminal tune? Here's a hint: unlawful harmony...

Vox Populi Podcast

October 05, 2016 16:13 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this folksy tune? Here's a hint: giddy up...

Beauty Podcast

September 28, 2016 18:00 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this beautiful tune?

Musical Also-Rans Podcast

September 21, 2016 16:36 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this secondary tune? Here's a hint: Wolfie's foil...

Autumn Harvest Podcast

September 14, 2016 16:07 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this autumnal piece? Here's a hint: autumn on swan lake...

Chocolate Podcast

September 07, 2016 18:18 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this chocolaty piece? Here's a hint: like opera for chocolate...

Lucky Number 7 Podcast

September 01, 2016 17:56 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this numerical tune? Here's a hint: on a silver platter...

Medicinally Speaking Podcast

August 24, 2016 20:21 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this medicinal tune? Here's a hint: come, cordial and not poison...

Musical Southpaws

August 16, 2016 14:39 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this left-handed tune?

Heat Wave

August 02, 2016 19:18 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this sweltering tune?

Blame It On My Youth

July 26, 2016 14:20 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this youthful piece?

Island Living

July 19, 2016 20:13 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this insular piece?

Workaholics

July 05, 2016 18:53 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this hard-working tune? Here's a hint: crossing the Mediterranean...

I <3 Iberia

June 28, 2016 21:54 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this Spanish tune?

Long, Longer, Longest

June 21, 2016 18:35 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this expanded piece? Here's a hint: a storm is coming...

Musical Fathers

June 14, 2016 14:21 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this paternal tune?

War And Peace

June 07, 2016 15:14 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this belligerent tune? Here's a hint: here comes Brünnhilde...

What's In A Name?

May 31, 2016 20:31 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this location-based tune? Here's a hint: stay cool...

What's In A Name?

May 31, 2016 20:31 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this location-based tune? Here's a hint: stay cool...

This Week In Music History

May 24, 2016 16:52 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this historical piece? Here's a hint: swan songs...

Stormy Weather

May 17, 2016 15:48 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this stormy tune? Here's a hint: the isle is full of noises...

Early Influences

May 10, 2016 14:24 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this influenced piece? Here's a hint: the masked trickster...

How Green Was My Valley

April 26, 2016 16:16 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this earthly selection? Here's a hint: out of this world...

Down On The Farm

April 19, 2016 18:18 - 1 Byte

A bountiful selection of farm-friendly pieces on this week's show!

Bon Appétit!

April 05, 2016 15:12 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this appetizing tune? Here's a hint: play on...

Simply Shakespeare

March 29, 2016 15:55 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this Shakespearean tune?

Spring Has Sprung

March 22, 2016 19:53 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this temperate tune? Here's a hint: a symphony in love...

Spring Has Sprung

March 22, 2016 19:53 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this temperate tune? Here's a hint: a symphony in love...

45!

March 15, 2016 15:24 - 1 Byte

Happy 45th Birthday to musical fun and frustration on WFIU!

Musical Women

March 08, 2016 17:57 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this female composer?

Name That (Other) Tune

March 01, 2016 16:17 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name that borrowed tune?

Falsely Accused

February 23, 2016 19:01 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this accusatory piece?

American Presidents

February 16, 2016 14:33 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this presidential piece? Here's a hint: from Montana?

Mardi Gras

February 09, 2016 21:06 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this Shrovetide tune? Here's a hint: a festive menagerie...

Lullabies

February 02, 2016 17:31 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this bedtime piece? Here's a hint: schlafe, schlafe...

Colors: Hue Askew

January 26, 2016 17:23 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this colorful tune? Here's a hint: not red or yellow...

Colors: Black and White

January 19, 2016 20:32 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this monochromatic tune? Here's a hint: the devil in disguise...

Colors: Kind of Blue

January 12, 2016 16:34 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this cerulean piece?

Colors: Seeing Red

January 05, 2016 19:05 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this crimson piece? Here's a hint: Lost and Found...

The Year in Review: 2015

December 30, 2015 01:58 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this tune from 2015?

Cool Yule

December 23, 2015 01:57 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this yuletide tune? Here's a hint: a six-day performance...

Psalm Enchanted Evening

December 15, 2015 20:11 - 1 Byte

The Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this praiseworthy piece? Here's a hint: thus spake the prophet...