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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1/31 - 6pm hour
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6:00pm
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Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen, & Dave Okumu
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Perfect Shade of Blue
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The Solution is Restless (Play It Again Sam)
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1/29 - 11am hour
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11:55am
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D'Angelo
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Untitled (How Does It Feel)
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Voodoo (Virgin)
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11:48am
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Wes Cunningham
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Car Wreck
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12 Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking (Warner Bros.)
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11:41am
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Big Audio Dynamite
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A Party
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This Is Big Audio Dynamite (Columbia)
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11:39am
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Yukon Blonde
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My Girl
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Tiger Talk (Dine Alone)
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11:35am
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PJ Harvey
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The Bay
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B-Sides, Demos & Rarities (UMe/Island)
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11:31am
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William Is Local
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Roadstar
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Roadstar (Aquariphone)
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11:26am
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Dua Saleh
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umbrellar
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ROSETTA (AGAINST GIANTS)
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11:22am
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Captain Planet
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BIG MAN (feat. Shungudzo)
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NO VISA (Bastard Jazz)
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11:16am
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Rose City Band
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Reno Shuffle
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Summerlong (Thrill Jockey)
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11:13am
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Weird Al Yankovic
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This is the Life
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Dare to Be Stupid (Volcano)
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11:07am
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Mavis Staples Local
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Wrote A Song For Everyone
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You Are Not Alone (ANTI-)
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Track Notes: @ Symphony Center Sat. Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy who produced this album
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11:05am
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Doom Flower Local
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Break Cycle
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Limestone Ritual ('Record Label')
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11:00am
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Warpaint
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Champion
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Radiate Like This (Virgin)
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1/29 - 10am hour
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10:56am
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Rozi Plain
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Help
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Prize (Memphis Industries)
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Track Notes: (Rosalind Leyden of This is the Kit)
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10:53am
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Marlody
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Change
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I'm Not Sure at All (Skep Wax)
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10:49am
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Johnny Cash
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Blistered
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Essential 1955-1983 Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy)
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10:47am
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The Clash
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London Calling
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London Calling (Epic)
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10:43am
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Anti-Flag
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LAUGH. CRY. SMILE. DIE. ft. Shane Told of Silverstein
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Lies They Tell Our Children (Spinefarm)
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10:38am
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Fitz & The Tantrums
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House on Fire
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More Than Just a Dream (Elektra)
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Track Notes: @ The Vic Thu
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10:34am
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Fixtures
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No One Calls Me Al
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Hollywood Dog (Bobo Integral / Naturally)
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Track Notes: Brooklyn sexte
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10:30am
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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I Don't Live Today
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Are You Experienced (Reprise)
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10:22am
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Kauan Marco
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Simpsons
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ULYSSA PRESENTS: 40% FODA / MANEIRÍSSIMO (Ulyssa)
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10:17am
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The Simpsons
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Do the Bart Man
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The Simpsons Sing the Blues (Geffen)
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10:13am
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the great Luke Ski
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88 Lines About 44 Simpsons
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Shadows of the Bunghole (self)
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10:08am
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9TooDeep
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Vagabonds that Sneer
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The Shameless Possessive EP (Voodoo Boys)
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10:04am
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We Are Scientists
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Turn It Up
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Lobes (100%)
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10:01am
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Röyksopp
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Breathe (featuring Astrid S)
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Profound Mysteries (Dog Triumph/PIAS)
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1/29 - 9am hour
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9:58am
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Guster
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Never Coming Down
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Simple Machine EP (Nettwerk/Ocho Mule)
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9:53am
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The C.I.A.
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Impersonator
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Surgery Channel (in the Red)
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