Saturday, March 28, 2026

Producers Series: Talking with Vibe about music, public radio, and podcasting (audio)

FM #1700 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1700 in the series. 


This session shares my conversation with David Butler, also known as “Vibe”. Vibe started with one show, Turntables (The Turntable Show), in conjunction with Pauly G, and now does a separate (podcast) show called “The Vibe”. You can listen to both at wfpr.fm or on Soundcloud. We had our discussion at the Franklin TV Studios on Thursday, March 12, 2026.

 

We talk about 

  • Creation of The Vibe experience

  • The fun place to explore and learn at Franklin Public Radio

  • Show development, how they come to be

  • If you have an interest reach out


If you are interested in doing a project in video or audio, contact the studio with your idea. Info@Franklin.tv or info@wfpr.fm 


The recording runs about 40 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Vibe.

Audio link -  https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1700-producer-series-the-vibe-03-12-26/


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Franklin Public Radio - https://wfpr.fm/ 

Franklin TV webpage - https://franklin.tv/ 


You can listen to one or more of The Vibe’s shows on Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/wfpr/sets/the-vibe


You can listen to The Turntable show on Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/wfpr/sets/the-turntable-show 


My intro to Rhiannon Giddens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbeekjZP-CI 



The mash up of Blackbird and Little Blue “Blackbird Blue”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-LVkm6g4gA 


Jacob Collier’s “Little Blue” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2zLSkhANSY


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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. 


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  • If you don't like something here, please let me know

  • And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach out. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do


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If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com


The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.


I hope you enjoy!

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