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Ninja DJ Profile

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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Ninja's Playlists

12/15 - 9am hour
9:43am Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom Snow Is Falling in Manhattan A Peace of Us (Carpark)
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Cracker - Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective album artwork 9:37am Cracker Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) (Redux Version) Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective (Cooking Vinyl)
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Bully - Lucky For You album artwork 9:35am Bully Days Move Slow Lucky For You (Sub Pop)
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Bill Callahan - Apocalypse album artwork 9:30am Bill Callahan America! Apocalypse (Drag City)
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9:23am Drasii Local The Initiative Spirito Celeste (FPE)
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D 9:20am D'Angelo and The Vanguard Prayer Black Messiah (RCA)
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9:10am Keri Johnsrud & Shawn Maxwell Local Chaos C₈H₁₀N₄O₂ (self-released)
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The Replacements - Tim album artwork 9:06am The Replacements Swingin' Party Tim (Sire)
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The Smile - Wall Of Eyes album artwork 9:04am The Smile Under Our Pillows Wall Of Eyes (XL)
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12/1 - 11am hour
Phuture - Can You Jack? Chicago Acid And Experimental House 1985-95 album artwork 11:55am Phuture Local Phuture Jacks Can You Jack? Chicago Acid And Experimental House 1985-95 (Soul Jazz)
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Phuture - Can You Jack? Chicago Acid And Experimental House 1985-95 album artwork 11:55am Phuture Local Phuture Jacks Can You Jack? Chicago Acid And Experimental House 1985-95 (Soul Jazz)
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The English Beat - Wha 11:50am The English Beat All Out To Get You Wha'ppen? (IRS)
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TOPS - Like Someone I Know: A Celebration Of Margo Guryan album artwork 11:48am TOPS Sunday Morning Like Someone I Know: A Celebration Of Margo Guryan (Sub Pop)
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11:46am oui ennui Local Socializing (You See It) œurve d'isolement (self-released)
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King Pari - There It Goes album artwork 11:40am King Pari Better The Devil There It Goes (Stones Throw)
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11:37am Madlib Yeti Movie Rock Konducta (Madlib Invazion)
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Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer album artwork 11:33am Janelle Monae Take a Byte Dirty Computer (Wondaland)
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11:29am Amyl and The Sniffers Doing In Me Head Cartoon Darkness (B2B)
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Las Palabras - Fe album artwork 11:26am Las Palabras De Nuevo Otra Vez Fe (La Castanya)
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Robert Glasper - Fuck Yo Feelings album artwork 11:22am Robert Glasper Indulging In Such Fuck Yo Feelings (Loma Vista)
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11:17am Jen King & Medicine Ball Local Point of Departure Point of Departure (self)
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Daft Punk - Human After All album artwork 11:12am Daft Punk The Prime Time Of Your Life Human After All (Virgin)
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Friedberg - Hardcore Workout Queen album artwork 11:09am Friedberg So Dope Hardcore Workout Queen (Clouds Hill)
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J Mascis - What Do We Do Now album artwork 11:02am J Mascis Set Me Down What Do We Do Now (Sub Pop)
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12/1 - 10am hour
Bob Mould - Workbook 25 album artwork 10:57am Bob Mould See a Little Light Workbook 25 (Virgin)
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Funkrust Brass Band - Make a Little Spark album artwork 10:53am Funkrust Brass Band Make Me Run Make a Little Spark (self-released)
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10:50am Mavis Staples Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Soundtrack (Warner)
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Hide - Interior Terror album artwork 10:45am Hide Local Flag Interior Terror (Dais)
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Sofie Royer - Young-Girl Forever album artwork 10:41am Sofie Royer Babydoll Young-Girl Forever (Stones Throw)
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Gene Clark - No Other album artwork 10:36am Gene Clark No Other No Other (4AD)
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