Bon Mot, a show of poetry, the spoken word and all things word-inspired, is hosted and produced by Rick Agran. We share the literary arts intertwined with topical music. Poets (live and recorded) feature most prominently. We love the work of audio documentarians, youth radio, sound experimenters, playwrights, and radio theater. We enjoy short story writers and novelists. Journalists, historians, social commentators, slammers, and storytellers… all keep us abreast of important cultural innovations and developments. We welcome comics, tricksters, and constructive troublemakers to join us on the air.
The program broadcasts live on WGDR Plainfield 91.1 fm and WGDH Hardwick 91.7 fm on Sunday evenings from 5 to 6 p.m. Bon Mot streams world-wide on WGDR.ORG and is archived for two weeks of on-demand listening enjoyment. WGDR Plainfield and WGDH Hardwick are Pacifica Radio affiliate stations. WGDR’s license from Goddard College was transferred to Central Vermont Community Radio, Corp. CVCR built a Board of Directors and established 501(C3) not-for-profit status. We rely upon the good graces of the surrounding community, local underwriters, community grantmakers, and dozens of volunteers to keep the airwaves full of amazing sound. We still broadcast from beautiful uptown Plainfield, Vermont.
WGDR’s mission statement has described itself in the past as a “small, but mighty station… the most rare and precious of resources in a media landscape overrun by corporatized, mainstream propaganda, and sensationalism. The preservation of this community station is a responsible action we can share here in Central Vermont, but also one we can share with the world.”
Follow Bon Mot on Bluesky: @bonmot.bsky.social or Twitter: @radiobonmot
Submit books, broadsides, and multimedia material (CDs, thumbdrives, LPs, tapes, etc.) for inclusion on the broadcast by sending them to our mailing address: Bon Mot at WGDR, 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT USA O5667.
Sound Files submitters can send download links for WAVs, MP3s, etc, and/or codes for BandCamp, Vimeo, or assorted sound files. Please write the program at RadioBonMot (at) gmail (dot) com. And thanks for sharing original material and for lending an ear. For information about broadcasts, to recommend a guest, or explore being one, my contact information is above and on the Contact page.
You can also help the station by underwriting programs, donating to WGDR & WGDH at the secure website, and mailing checks to the above address. It’s also totally punk rock to remember us in your will!
Where are WGDR’s studios? Find WGDR in the basement of the Eliot Pratt Library on the old Goddard campus in Plainfield, Vermont USA. Come in on Northwood Drive from Rte. 214 and follow the signs to WGDR and Pratt Library. WGDR is on the bottom floor.
On-Air Studio number: 8O2.454.7762 or toll-free 888.9l5.l329
