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    November 2, 2016
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    THE IMPOSTER
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    We Just Need Some More Grinders
    Aliya takes a trip to New York to talk to an Albertan running a radio station out of a shipping container.
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

    KPISS.fm is an internet radio station and podcast studio run out of a shipping container in Bushwick’s Punk Alley.

    The station’s founder Sheri Barclay talks about sticking it out through a period of mourning, being kicked off the air in Edmonton and fighting the urge to move on.

    To hear KPISS live and listen to the archives, go to kpiss.fm

    Songs on this episode:

    “Youngsters” by Renny Wilson, from his album Punk Explosion/Extention. Listen to more of Renny’s music here.

    “Brokedown Poor” by Old Reliable

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