Wick’s Picks

Tuesdays 10 - 11 AM CST

Hosted by Kentucky based journalist Matt Wickstrom, Wick’s Picks highlights the best storytellers from Appalachia and beyond through a mix of music and conversation that hits all the right notes. Past guests have included Lost Dog Street Band’s Benjamin Tod, Canadian cowgirl Noeline Hofmann, Colorado bluegrass troupe Big Richard, The Wooks and Tyler Childers’ guitarist C.J. Cain; Nicholas Jamerson, Justin Wells and Abby Hamilton, among others.

Launched in April 2024, the show is originally broadcast every Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET on Hound FM in Lexington, KY. Additionally, Wickstrom also hosts a Substack newsletter by the same name as well.

Matt Wickstrom is a Kentucky-based freelance journalist and 2017 graduate of the University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Media who covers everything from music and other performance arts to food, bourbon and more.