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Coffee Break: I read the news today oh boy

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?Jon S, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

by Anna Reed

April 25, 2017

Jill Riley has the day off from Oake & Riley since she's preparing to broadcast live from Saint John's University, so we have a special treat today: Tom Weber from MPR News is Brian's co-host!

If you want to catch Jill live from Collegeville, tune in to 89.3 or thecurrent.org's web stream from 3-6 pm. And you can check out the full schedule of events in the meantime.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention the news or newspapers do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break theme? Submit your topic idea and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs played

Nude As The News - Cat Power
Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac
Bad News (Mono) - Johnny Cash
Yesterday's News - Whiskeytown
Sunday Papers - Joe Jackson
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
Turn On The News - Husker Du
The News - Carbon/Silicon