© 2024
Prairie Public NewsRoom
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Folk Alley
Sundays at 7pm CT

The Folk Alley playlist is created by senior host, Jim Blum, and Folk Alley Music Director Linda Fahey and features a distinctive blend of the best of singer/songwriter, Celtic, acoustic, Americana, traditional, and world sounds.

Latest Episodes
  • Maria Hinojosa talks to Mexican rock icon Alejandra Guzmán. Also, a mother and daughter sit down to talk about how seven months of ICE family separation, over a decade ago, can leave a life-long mark.
  • Maria Hinojosa talks to four people at the center of the "American Dirt" controversy. Also, following slow government response to environmental emergencies, Puerto Rico demands answers.
  • The U.S. officially outlawed cockfighting in Puerto Rico, late last year, for its cruelty. But locals say it's an integral part of their culture. Also, a new "How I Made It" segment with Jessie Reyez.
  • Latino USA visits the South Bronx and looks into the history of the fires that devastated the neighborhood in the 1970s. Also, an interview with Cristela Alonzo.
  • The story of Anthony Acevedo, the first registered Mexican-American Holocaust survivor. And an interview with Rubén Blades.
  • An interview with ranchera royalty Ángela Aguilar. Also our end of year music spectacular with some of our favorite "How I Made It" segments.
  • A look at a scandal that has haunted Colombia for over a decade. Also, a new "How I Made It" segment with Maná.
  • Latino USA dives into the world of heavy metal in Latin America. Also a "How I Made It" segment featuring lowrider and activist Rigoberto 'Rigo' Reyes.
  • Rigoberto Reyes, founder of Amigos Car Club in San Diego, California shares the story of how he became a lowrider and activist.
  • Grupo Fantasma, an Austin-based cumbia-funk group, explains the process behind their new song "The Wall."