Jenn Rourke (Ninja) has been a radio DJ since 2001. Ninja first became interested in radio at age 7, listening to Casey Kasem's countdown every Sunday. As a teenager, Ninja's radio obsession shifted to the Dr. Demento Show, Loveline, and several Chicago-based music shows.
The radio name Ninja dates back to 2004 while interning at a Chicago morning show, because at the time, Ninja also operated MidwestNinja - an automated streaming radio station that played only Midwestern artists.
In past lives, Ninja hosted lots of radio shows, including The 2 Blondes Coutdown (countdown show - check), The Dysfunctional Jukebox (comedy music show - check); wrote a column called Hell on Stilts (giving advice to strangers - check), and got fired from writing said column (everyone in radio gets fired at least once - check).
Listen to Ninja's two most recent shows below.
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11/26 - 10am hour
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10:10am
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Scream
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Somebody Love
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DC Special (Dischord)
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10:06am
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Kishi Bashi
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Summer of '42 (Orchestral Edition) (featuring Nu Deco Ensemble)
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Music from the Song Film: Omoiyari (Joyful Noise)
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10:01am
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Calvin Johnson
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Good and Crazy
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Gallows Wine (K)
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11/26 - 9am hour
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9:55am
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The Beatles
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You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
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Anthology 2 (Apple)
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9:51am
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H31R
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Shadow Self
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HeadSpace (Big Dada)
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9:47am
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Buddy Guy Local
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When My Day Comes
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The Blues Is Alive and Well (Silvertone/RCA)
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9:43am
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Destroy Boys
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Sweet Tooth
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Open Mouth, Open Heart (Hopeless)
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Track Notes: @ Aragon Thu & Fri w/ Pierce the Wall, LS Dunes and Dayseeker
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9:37am
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David Safran Local
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Muttering Continues
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The Little Recidivist (Lack of Options)
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Track Notes: bass provided by Jason Narducy, who is playing FitzGerald's Thu
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9:33am
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The New Pornographers
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Whiteout Conditions
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Whiteout Conditions (Concord Music Group)
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Track Notes: by request!
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9:29am
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Squeeze
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Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
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Argybargy (A&M)
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9:21am
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Muddy Waters Local
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Born With Nothing
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The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album (Chess)
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Track Notes: A 60 year old Muddy Waters was the first client to step foot in the Woodstock NY-based recording studio and production company, set up by the Band's Levon Helm.
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Buy Muddy Waters The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album at Reckless Records
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9:17am
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jess joy
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enough!
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SOURCEHEIRESS (Joyful Noise)
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9:13am
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Sunny War
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Whole
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Anarchist Gospel (New West)
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Track Notes: @ Judson & Moore Distillery Thu
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9:08am
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George Riley
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S e x (feat. Hudson Mohawke)
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Un/limited Love (Ninja Tune)
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9:04am
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Beyoncé
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CHURCH GIRL
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RENAISSANCE (Columbia/Parkwood)
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11/26 - 8am hour
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8:59am
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Ariel Zetina Local
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Gemstone (featuring Mia Arevalo)
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Cyclorama (Local Action)
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11/19 - 11am hour
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11:53am
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The Chemical Brothers
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Out Of Control
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Surrender (Astralwerks)
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Buy The Chemical Brothers Surrender at Reckless Records
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11:49am
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BassKase Local
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Rabbit Holes
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Rabbit Holes (Soundpoint)
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11:44am
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Quantic
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Unconditional (featuring Rationale)
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Dancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam)
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11:41am
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Nathan Graham Local
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Right One
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Saint of Second Chances (Pravda)
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11:40am
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Ramones
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Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think of You
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Subterranean Jungle (Sire)
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Track Notes: by request
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11:39am
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Tkay Maidza
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Won One
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Sweet Justice (4AD)
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11:33am
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Weird Al Yankovic
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Eat It
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The Food Album (Scotti Brothers)
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Track Notes: by request
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11:27am
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The Smashing Pumpkins Local
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Mayonaise
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Siamese Dream (Virgin)
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11:18am
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Speedy Ortiz
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Who's Afraid of the Bath
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Rabbit Rabbit (Wax Nine)
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Track Notes: @ Empty Bottle Tue
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11:14am
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
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Electric Ladyland (Reprise)
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11:10am
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Armand Hammer
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Empire BLVD (featuring Junglepussy & Curly Castro)
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We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (Fat Possum)
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11:04am
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De La Soul
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Oodles of O's
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De La Soul Is Dead (Tommy Boy)
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11:02am
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Imperial Teen
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Sweet Potato
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The Hair, the TV, the Baby & the Band (Merge)
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Track Notes: by request
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Buy Imperial Teen The Hair, the TV, the Baby & the Band at Reckless Records
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11/19 - 10am hour
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10:59am
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Constant Smiles
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Here and Gone
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Kenneth Anger (Sacred Bones)
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