Some Assembly Required is a sound collage radio program in the United States, produced in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
It is the first radio show known to focus exclusively on works of sample based music, and appropriation in audio art.
The nationally syndicated program features work by artists from a variety of genres, including plunderphonics, hip hop turntablism, musique concrète, noise, bastard pop, sound art and more.
Some Assembly Required has featured interviews with a number of influential sound collage artists including The Bran Flakes, Emergency Broadcast Network, The Evolution Control Committee, Omer Fast, DJ Food, The Freelance Hellraiser, Girl Talk, Go Home Productions, Christian Marclay, Negativland, John Oswald, People Like Us, DJ Qbert, DJ Spooky, Steinski, The Tape-beatles, Wayne Butane and many more.
Some Assembly Required is hosted by Jon Nelson[7][8] and produced at Post Consumer Productions.