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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12/3 - 10am hour
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10:50am
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The Replacements
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I Won't
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Don't Tell A Soul (Sire)
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10:48am
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BJ The Chicago Kid Local
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Never Change
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Gravy (RCA)
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10:40am
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Method Man & Redman
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Four Seasons (featuring LL Cool J & Ja Rule)
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Blackout (Def Jam)
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10:36am
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Charli XCX
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Stay Away
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True Romance (IAMSOUND)
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10:33am
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Pierce Crask Local
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Sparkle and Shine
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Rising River (self-released)
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10:33am
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Pierce Crask Local
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Sparkle and Shine
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Rising River (self-released)
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10:30am
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The Black Keys
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Money Maker
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El Camino (Nonesuch)
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Track Notes: Aragon Tue
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10:27am
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Madlib
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Offbeat (Groove)
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The Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes (Stones Throw)
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10:24am
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Jenn Champion
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Graves
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The Last Night of Sadness (Gay Forever)
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Track Notes: S and Carissa's Wierd
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10:19am
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Allo, Darlin
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S P A C E Christmas
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Merry Christmas from Allo, Darlin (self)
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Track Notes: 2008. Demo version was the first recording as Allo, Darlin
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Buy Allo, Darlin Merry Christmas from Allo, Darlin at Reckless Records
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10:14am
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Yo La Tengo (ft. Ira Glass & Eugene Mirman)
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Toymageddon
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2776: A Millennium of American Asskickery (Levinson Brothers & Rob Kutner)
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Track Notes: 2013. Album proceeds went to the charity OneKid OneWorld. Organized by a couple Tonight Show and Daily Show writers.
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Buy Yo La Tengo (ft. Ira Glass & Eugene Mirman) 2776: A Millennium of American Asskickery at Reckless Records
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10:12am
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Jonathan Coulton
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Chiron Beta Prime
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Thing a Week Two (self)
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10:06am
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The Serfs
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Mocking Laughter
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Half Eaten By Dogs (Trouble in Mind)
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10:02am
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Jockstrap
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Good Girl
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I<3UQTINVU (Rough Trade)
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12/3 - 9am hour
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9:59am
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Triple Fast Action Local
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Baby's Got a Brand New Satellite
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Triple Fast Action (Forge Again)
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9:55am
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Daft Punk
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Crescendolls
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Discovery (Virgin)
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9:52am
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Vince Clarke
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White Rabbit
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Songs of Silence (Mute Records)
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9:46am
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SZA
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Love Language
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SOS (Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA)
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9:44am
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Bob Mould
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It's Too Late
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Black Sheets Of Rain (Virgin)
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9:40am
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Guided by Voices
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Stabbing at Fractions
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Nowhere To Go But Up (GBV Inc)
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Buy Guided by Voices Nowhere To Go But Up at Reckless Records
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9:33am
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Giuliano Sorgini
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Sunny Day
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Music for Strange Situations (Four Flies)
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Track Notes: by request
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Buy Giuliano Sorgini Music for Strange Situations at Reckless Records
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9:29am
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Balkan Beat Box
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BBBeat
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Nu Med (Jdub)
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9:25am
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Aesop Rock
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Mindful Solutionism
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Integrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers)
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9:20am
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Suicide Machines
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Sometimes I Don't Mind
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The Suicide Machines (Hollywood)
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Track Notes: @ Bottom Lounge tonight
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Buy Suicide Machines The Suicide Machines at Reckless Records
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9:17am
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Japanese Breakfast
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Soft Sounds from Another Planet
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Soft Sounds from Another Planet (Dead Oceans)
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9:13am
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Call Super
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Sapling (featuring Eden Samara)
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Eulo Cramps (Can You Feel the Sun)
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Track Notes: Fourth album by London-based producer JR Seaton
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Buy Call Super Eulo Cramps at Reckless Records
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9:08am
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Bloc Party
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Uniform
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A Weekend In the City (Vice)
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Buy Bloc Party A Weekend In the City at Reckless Records
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9:01am
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Fontaines D.C.
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Nabokov
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Skinty Fia (Partisan)
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Buy Fontaines D.C. Skinty Fia at Reckless Records
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11/26 - 11am hour
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11:53am
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Grace Jones
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La Vie En Rose (12" Promo Only Version)
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A Tom Moulton Mix (Soul Jazz)
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Buy Grace Jones A Tom Moulton Mix at Reckless Records
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11:51am
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Com Truise
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Wasat
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Wave 1 (Ghostly International)
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Buy Com Truise Wave 1 at Reckless Records
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