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Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller, Credit: CBS Studio
The nightlife that blossomed in Chicago and New York in the teens and ‘20s are the thread that laced together audience and music. In earlier years,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Winold Reiss
“It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire,” Those words come from F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Suzan-Lori Parks, Credit: Tam Shell
“Making the world, not just living in it”: Suzan-Lori Parks discusses her current play, “Sally and Tom.”

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KECG


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
It was a lengthy journey from obscurity to international popularity. No one will say it was easy. But, with steadfast perseverance and endless cre...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Episode #17 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
Caption: Bert Ambrose
As traditional jazz evolved through the 1920s, audiences in Europe began gravitating toward larger dance bands. Live performances at dance halls an...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hot Club of France
Between 1917 and the early ’30s there is a transformative era for jazz in Europe. While the music gets a foothold in America, it quickly spreads ac...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Episode #14 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
Caption: James P. Johnson
Jazz had to deal with a number of hurdles, in the 1920s, before it was eventually accepted by the American public. Even then, it was very limited a...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fess Williams
In the decade of the1920s, jazz evolves into the heartbeat of America. The music is the catapult into a new era around the world. Looking back, it ...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Storytellers Scotte and Toni Burns shine in 'Ladies First,' an inspiring episode of Love in America showcasing the strength and spirit of America's...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2024
  • Length: 40:53
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Females are without question the stars of Hollywood costume design, raking in Oscars in numbers that far outstrip the men. They get lots of well de...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 02:30
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Mat Johnson takes a satirical look at race and identity.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gary Bartz, Credit: Alan Nahigian
In this tuneful 59 minute podcast, 2024 NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Gary Bartz talks about his life and career, touching on his roots, influences, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Reggio McLaughlin, Credit: Reggio McLaughlin
Tap Dancer and 2021 National Heritage Fellow, Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin tap-dancing from Chicago’s subways to stages around the world.

Bought by WDCB, WMPG, RADIOLEX, Spokane Public Radio, and KZUM


  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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The untold and surprising behind-the-scenes history of Walt Disney's Lady and The Tramp.

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 18:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Omer Simeon
The story of early jazz clarinetists is a fascinating journey through the evolution of jazz. Not only did it play a crucial role in shaping the dis...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Mamma Mia Fiesta is a fusion of Latin music and Electronic brought to you by Golden Boy (Fospassin) the ultimate songwriter for the 21st century. H...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 03:46
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Get ready to elevate your soul with DJ Bella Scratch on Bella's SoulFRESH! Tune in for an eclectic mix of modern soul music, insightful artist inte...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:00
Caption: Lil Armstrong
the 1920s the watchful eye of a moralist group of private citizens known as the Chicago Vigilance Committee delivered an urgent message to the pub...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cord Jefferson, Credit: Dennis Gocer
Screenwriter and Director Cord Jefferson discusses his critically acclaimed film, “American Fiction” which is a satirical exploration of popular cu...

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KECG, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 8
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Walking In The Sands with Mary Weiss & The Shangri-las, Peter Schickele as P.D.Q. Bach, Joyce Randolph as Trixie on the Honeymooners, Windy Craig a...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:53