It’s a Throwback Thursday, but we start off with fresh 2026 releases from Jordan Rakei, Bruno Berle, GENA, Nightmares on Wax & Adrian Sherwood, and Ezra Collective with Greentea Peng. Throwbacks begin with Stevie Wonder at his most political, plus Dusty Springfield, Wings, The Temptations and The Clash.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for August 13, 2026

• “Enemies” — Jordan Rakei
• “Big Brother” — Stevie Wonder
• “Crystal Blue Persuasion” — Tommy James & The Shondells
• “Son of a Preacher Man” — Dusty Springfield
• “pawnshop” — Kara Jackson
• “Right Side of My Neck” — Faye Webster
• “Let ‘Em In” — Wings
• “Cool Cat” — Queen
• “Bennie and the Jets (2014 Remaster)” — Elton John
• “I Got the… (2006 Remastered Version)” — Labi Siffre
• “Amor Inteiro” — Bruno Berle
• “Please Go Easy With Me” — S.E. Rogie
• “Swing Lo Magellan” — Dirty Projectors
• “Douwannabwithastar” — GENA
• “Golden (edit)” — Jill Scott
• “Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong (Re-Work)” — Bugz In the Attic
• “Flippin’ Eck” — Nightmares On Wax & Adrian Sherwood
• “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)” — The Temptations
• “Hercules” — Aaron Neville
• “Helicopters” — Ezra Collective, Greentea Peng & War Child Records
• “Ghetto Defendant” — The Clash
• “Jimtastic Blues” — Greentea Peng
• “Rain Can’t Reach Us (feat. Tony Allen)” — Yannis & The Yaw
• “Run (feat. Andreya Triana) [Sofia Kourtesis Remix]” — Quantic
• “Beige Days” — SOYUZ
• “Midnight (Acoustic)” — Jessie Ware
• “Seventeen” — Sharon Van Etten
• “Returning To Myself” — Brandi Carlile
• “Wind” — John Carroll Kirby
• “That Girl” — Stevie Wonder
• “You Could Be More as You Are” — Saâda Bonaire
• “Penthouse Samba” — Marina Zispin
• “Feather” — Little Dragon
• “Schools of Eyes” — Wye Oak

Listen to In The Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Eleven-time Grammy Award-winning bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride joins us for a conversation ahead of his performance with Ursa Major at Orchestra Hall on Friday, June 5. Throughout the interview, McBride highlights some of the music and artists that have inspired him, including selections from Wynton Marsalis, Four Tops, Junior Walker, and The Temptations. 

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above. 

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for June 4, 2026 

• “OSAKA” – Athletic Progression 

• “Kneel” – Nilüfer Yanya 

• “Midnight Sun (king krule Remix)” – Nilüfer Yanya & King Krule 

• “Life Has Its Trials” – Dorothy Ashby 

• “T.R.O.Y.” – Heroes Of Limbo 

• “Little Child Runnin’ Wild” – Curtis Mayfield 

• “Life Is Beautiful” – Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist 

• “Make You Feel That Way” – Blackalicious 

• “Drifting? (Pts. 1-8)” – ThirdEyeBeats 

• “Home is Where The Hatred Is (feat. Lisa Fischer) [Main]” – Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Kenny Dope & Louie Vega 

• “People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul” – James Brown 

• “Autumn Leaves” – Wynton Marsalis 

• “More Is” – Christian McBride & Ursa Major 

• “Homecookin’” – Junior Walker 

• “Cloud Nine” – The Temptations 

• “Bernadette” – Four Tops 

• “Red Ashes” – Allen Dennard 

• “The Fool” – Brigid Dawson and The Mothers Network 

• “Anemone” – The Brian Jonestown Massacre 

• “Sketch for Summer” – The Durutti Column 

• “Planted A Thought” – Arthur Russell 

• “A Figure in the Surf” – Mount Kimbie 

• “I’LL BE YOUR FRIEND” – Ruti 

• “Dog Days Are Over” – Florence + the Machine 

• “Sleeping Ute (Nicolas Jaar Remix)” – Grizzly Bear 

• “Everybody’s Gotta Live” – Love 

• “Fire and Brimstone” – Link Wray 

• “Zoom 97” – Kurt Vile 

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.