ðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm bɪɡˈæn æz ɐ stɹˈiːmɪŋ ˈɑːnlaɪn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ʃˈoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾəz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən kjˈuːəm, ænd kwˈɪkli bɪkˌeɪm ɐ fˈiːtʃɚɹ ɔnðə stˈeɪʃənz bɹˈɔːdkæst skˈɛdʒuːl.
The program began as a streaming online radio show in 1999, at the University of Minnesota's college radio station (KUOM), and quickly became a feature on the station's broadcast schedule.