POP Goes The World

POP Goes The World Puking aural sunshine every Friday afternoon from 3-5p.m. on 97.3 WRIR Richmond Independent Radio, and streaming live at www.wrir.org

Enzo is a veteran dj of 40 years in clubs and radio. He's played everything from hole-in-the-wall punk clubs, to European style techno clubs, and everything in between. He's also done Top 40, Hot A.C., and Modern Rock commercial radio. Disillusioned by the homogenous wasteland the medium had become, he walked away from radio at the turn of the millennium, and never looked back. One night in 2006,

while walking home from the grocery store, quite by accident, he dropped his keys in front of 1621 W.Broad St. As he picked them back up, he noticed the small, hand written paper sign on the door that read "WRIR Richmond Independent Radio". He fondly likens that moment to being akin to discovering the holy grail. He immediately pulled out his phone, and called the number to see what he had to do to get a show, and remembers weeping openly when told he would have NO restrictions on what he could play. He giddily tested that freedom on one of his first shows by playing The Replacements "Kiss Me On The Bus", and following it up with Little Tony Defranco and The Defrano Family's "Heartbeat, It's A Love Beat". He claims he felt the knees of every radio programmer in the country buckle that morning. He has now made it his mission to use his acutely fine tuned pop aesthetic to save the world from mediocrity, and to bring joy and happiness to all the little boys and girls, and is happiest doing his show POP Goes The World! He equally enjoys talking about himself in the third person.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS  #1 RATED RADIO SHOW PODCAST FROM AMERICA'S FAVORITE DJ, ENZO, I'M TOLD IS A POST MODERN MUSICAL MA...
08/16/2025

YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS #1 RATED RADIO SHOW PODCAST FROM AMERICA'S FAVORITE DJ, ENZO, I'M TOLD IS A POST MODERN MUSICAL MASTERPIECE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO REPEATED LISTENINGS TO IT OVER THE NEXT WEEK!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!

Pere Ubu "Golden Surf II" from Carnival of Souls (2014) Pixies "Dead" from Doolittle (1989) Pinback "From Nothing To Nowhere" from Autumn of the Seraphs (2007) The Love Language "Calm Down" from Ruby Red (2013) ===================================================== Man Man "Top Drawer" from Rabbit Ha...

THIS AFTERNOONS POP Goes The World SHOW, THE  #1 RATED RADIO SHOW IN THE COUNTRY, I'M TOLD, SHOULD BE REQUIRED LISTENING...
08/15/2025

THIS AFTERNOONS POP Goes The World SHOW, THE #1 RATED RADIO SHOW IN THE COUNTRY, I'M TOLD, SHOULD BE REQUIRED LISTENING FOR AMERICANS EVERYWHERE!
3-5P.M.
WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!

Got your panties in a twist?Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcasts got you covered ..... so to speak.
08/09/2025

Got your panties in a twist?
Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcasts got you covered ..... so to speak.

Wipers "When It's Over" from Youth of America (1981) No Age "Cruise Control" from Snares Like a Haircut (2018) =================================================================== The Clash "Somebody Got Murdered" from Sandinista! (1980) Billy Bragg "Accident Waiting to Happen" from Don't Try This at...

Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcast will not go gentle into that good night.
08/02/2025

Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcast will not go gentle into that good night.

This afternoons POP Goes The World show will NOT stand down! Viva la Resistance! Half Man Half Biscuit "National Sh*te Day" from CSI: AMBLESIDE (2008) The Wombats "Let's Dance To Joy Division" from A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation (2007) The Rakes "The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfec...

This afternoons POP Goes The World show will NOT stand down!Viva la Resistance!WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio3-5p....
08/01/2025

This afternoons POP Goes The World show will NOT stand down!
Viva la Resistance!

WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio
3-5p.m.
97.3 on your FM dial in RVA
Streaming in stereo at wrir.org
Or command Alexa to play WRIR

Yesterday afternoonsYesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcast was full of the usual playfulness and joy you'v...
07/26/2025

Yesterday afternoonsYesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcast was full of the usual playfulness and joy you've come to expect it!

This afternoons POP Goes The World! show will be full of the usual playfulness and joy you've come to expect from POP Goes The World! The Works "The Chandelier" from Best Served Rare (2009) The Flaming Sideburns "Shake-In" from Save Rock 'n' Roll (2002) The Sights "Got What I Want" from Got What We....

This afternoons POP Goes The World show will be full of the usual playfulness and joy you've come to expect from POP Goe...
07/25/2025

This afternoons POP Goes The World show will be full of the usual playfulness and joy you've come to expect from POP Goes The World!

3-5p.m.
WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio
97.3 on your FM dial in RVA
Streaming in stereo at wrir.org
Or command Alexa to play WRIR

Ahhh....the lightness of cage free pop! Can there be anything more nutritious for your soul?Yesterday afternoons POP Goe...
07/19/2025

Ahhh....the lightness of cage free pop! Can there be anything more nutritious for your soul?

Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcast.....

The Only Ones "City of Fun" from Special View (1978) Buzzcocks "Sick City Sometimes" from Buzzocks (2003) Subculture "The Kids Don't Dance" from The Kids Don't Dance - Single (2019) The Maharajas "Don’t Wanna Loose You" from A Third Opinion (2005) ==================================================...

Cage Free POP on this afternoons POP Goes The World show!3-5p.m.WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio97.3 on your FM dial...
07/18/2025

Cage Free POP on this afternoons POP Goes The World show!

3-5p.m.
WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio
97.3 on your FM dial in RVA
Streaming in stereo at wrir.org
Or command Alexa to play WRIR

HEY.....GUESS WHAT???Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcast....THAT'S WHAT!!!
07/12/2025

HEY.....GUESS WHAT???
Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show podcast....THAT'S WHAT!!!

CHICKEN BUTT!!! Marvelous 3 "You're So Yesterday" from Hey! Album 1999 Wanderlust "Lou Reed" from Record Time 2012 Alejandro Escovedo "Chelsea Hotel '78" from Real Animal 2008 The Veras "Sevens & Nines" from Sevens & Nines - EP 2020 San Cisco "Fred Astaire" from San Cisco 2012 The Gaye Blade...

GUESS WHAT???This afternoons POP Goes The World show will put you and a friend on the WRIR guest list to see Mates of St...
07/11/2025

GUESS WHAT???

This afternoons POP Goes The World show will put you and a friend on the WRIR guest list to see Mates of State this Tues., 7/15, at Richmond Music Hall!

3-5p.m.
WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio

(BTW- if you get this, we can hang!)

Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show was a beast of a show!2 hours of post pop, as I like to call it.Melodic cac...
07/05/2025

Yesterday afternoons POP Goes The World show was a beast of a show!
2 hours of post pop, as I like to call it.
Melodic cacophony, if you will!

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For those of us who would like to celebrate this country without having to partake in the Great American Circle Jerk. This afternoon's POP Goes The World Show celebrates it's pop independence. Strangeways "All the Sounds of Fear" from Powerpop! (2004) Better Days "Facsination" from Eulogy - Original...

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Enzo is a veteran dj of over 35 years in clubs and radio. He's played everything from hole-in-the-wall punk clubs in the early 80s, to European style techno clubs in the late 90s, and everything in between. He's also done Top 40, Hot A.C., and Modern Rock commercial radio. Disillusioned by the homogenous wasteland the medium had become, he walked away from radio at the turn of the millennium, and never looked back. One night in 2006, while walking home from the grocery store, quite by accident, he dropped his keys in front of 1621 W.Broad St. As he picked them back up, he noticed the small, hand written paper sign on the door that read "WRIR Richmond Independent Radio". He fondly likens that moment to being akin to discovering the holy grail. He immediately pulled out his phone, and called the number to see what he had to do to get a show, and remembers weeping openly when told he would have NO restrictions on what he could play. He giddily tested that freedom on one of his first shows by playing The Replacements "Kiss Me On The Bus", and following it up with Little Tony Defranco and The Defrano Family's "Heartbeat, It's A Love Beat". He claims he felt the knees of every radio programmer in the country buckle that morning. He has now made it his mission to use his acutely fine tuned pop aesthetic to save the world from mediocrity, and to bring joy and happiness to all the good little boys and girls with pure hearts, and is happiest doing his show POP Goes The World! He equally enjoys talking about himself in the third person.