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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3/24 - 11am hour
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11:51am
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The Chemical Brothers
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The Sunshine Underground
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Surrender (Astralwerks)
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11:42am
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Roy Kinsey Local
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Great Aggin
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Blackie (FUTUREHOOD/fantastic sounds)
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11:39am
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The Hood Internet Local
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Do You Give Up Now? (featuring Donwill, My Gold Mask & Junior Pande)
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FEAT (Decon)
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11:32am
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Erika de Casier
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Ex-Girlfriend (featuring Shygirl)
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Still (4AD)
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Track Notes: @ Empty Bottle 4/3
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11:28am
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Washed Out
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Get Lost
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Mister Mellow (Stones Throw)
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11:24am
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Hot 8 Brass Band
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Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Take Cover (Tru Thoughts)
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11:18am
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JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Local
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Want More
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Want More (Bloodshot)
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11:16am
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IDLES
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Dancer
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TANGK (Partisan)
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11:06am
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Arrested Development
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Raining Revolution
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3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days In The Life Of... (Chrysalis)
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11:03am
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Brittany Howard
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I Don't
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What Now (Island)
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11:00am
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Genesis Owusu
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Balthazar
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STRUGGLER (Ourness/AWAL)
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3/24 - 10am hour
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10:58am
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Peter Gabriel
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Modern Love
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Peter Gabriel 1: Car (Charisma)
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10:57am
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Earl Sweatshirt
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Sasquatch (featuring Tyler, the Creator)
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Doris (Tan Cressida)
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10:53am
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Bleachers
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Alma Mater
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Bleachers (Dirty Hit)
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10:46am
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Priya Ragu
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Chicken Lemon Rice
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damnshestamil (Warner)
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Track Notes: Wed @ SbuT
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10:39am
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Yard Act
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Petroleum
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Where's My Utopia? (Republic)
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10:33am
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Alt-J
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In Cold Blood
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Relaxer (Canvasback/Atlantic)
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10:29am
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El Perro Del Mar
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Between You and Me Nothing
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Big Anonymous (City Slang)
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Track Notes: Mon @ OTS
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10:27am
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Alkaline Trio Local
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Broken Down in a Time Machine
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Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (Rise)
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10:21am
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Lou Reed
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Vicious
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Transformer (RCA)
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10:18am
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Howard Tate
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How Come My Bull Dog Don't Bark
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Ain't Going Home (single) (Verve)
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Track Notes: 1966. Adapted by Sam Bell and Lorraine Ellison, with credit to Prince Partridge.
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Buy Howard Tate Ain't Going Home (single) at Reckless Records
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10:16am
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Prince Partridge with Monroe Tucker Orchestra
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How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come 'Round)
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single (self)
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Track Notes: 1955. Covered most famously by Dr. John in 1992.
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Buy Prince Partridge with Monroe Tucker Orchestra single at Reckless Records
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10:08am
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Yellow Pills Local
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Boom Shaky Shaky
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47 Cowgirls (Mint 400)
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10:04am
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Vic Mensa Local
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Memories on 47th St.
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The Autobiography (Roc Nation)
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10:01am
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Jovan Landry Local
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Go Nutz ft. J Nolan
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Intellectual Frequencies (EP) (self-released)
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3/24 - 9am hour
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9:57am
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The Dandy Warhols
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Danzig with Myself (featuring Black Francis)
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ROCKMAKER (Sunset Blvd)
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9:54am
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The Rural Alberta Advantage
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10ft Tall
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The Rise (Paper Bag/Saddle Creek)
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9:43am
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Bee Gees
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Tragedy
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Spirits Having Flown (RSO)
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9:39am
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Boeckner
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Lose
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Boeckner! (Sub Pop)
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9:33am
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Fats Domino
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Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
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Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits (Capitol)
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Buy Fats Domino Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits at Reckless Records
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