Theft of the Dial®

Every once in a while, The Current has the opportunity to bring in someone who we admire and respect enough to hand over control of the airwaves to them. Welcome to Theft of the Dial -- where you get to hear some of your (and our) heroes take over 89.3 The Current, play some of the music they love, and talk about why they chose it.

Theft of the Dial: Michael Franti


I can think of no better musician to inaugurate our new feature, Theft of the Dial, than Michael Franti. A gentleman, a wellspring of generosity and positive energy, and also a very funny guy. Oh: and someone with great taste in music too, natch.

Cities, states hit hard by copper theft


Copper prices are booming, so thieves are boosting anything they can sell to scrap yards. Among other things they're tearing apart infrastructure, leaving cities and states with big repair bills when their budgets are already bleak. Jeff Tyler reports.