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A trailer to an upcoming series of 3 - hour long programs featuring 7 top music writers picking Bruce Springsteen songs to do deep-dive commentary ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2020
  • Length: 10:00
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles presents an exploration and celebration of the music of rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis with music critics Joe Bonomo, ...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Celebrate Labor Day with our discussion on the history and culture of barbecue.

Bought by WVTF, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KTXK, KMXT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 54:46
  • Purchases: 7
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This Independence Day special explores how Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. viewed equality. We also learn about our first president,...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KUHF, Wyoming Public Radio, WUGA (part of GPB), KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2020
  • Length: 52:56
  • Purchases: 8
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This special Memorial Day episode brings you stories from the Civil War and both World Wars. These stories help us remember and appreciate the sacr...

Bought by KTXK, WVIA, KUHF, KALW, Morehead State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 56:58
  • Purchases: 18
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John Prine passed away Tuesday evening, April 7, 2020 from complications of the corona virus. This 1-Hour version of a documentary music special s...

Bought by KSFR, WNMU-FM, WRKF, Troy Public Radio, WHRV and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
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The 2-Hour version of a documentary music special spotlighting the early career and on-going musical journey of the beloved songwriter and performe...

Bought by WCBE, Morehead State Public Radio, WAMU, Kansas Public Radio, WHRV and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 28
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A program exploring and celebrating the career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, music writers and fans offer thoughtful commen...

Bought by North State Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, KGOU, KCUR, KUHF and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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A program exploring and celebrating the career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, music writers and fans offer thoughtful commen...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WUTC, WFHB and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:56:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Each year we lose more greats from the music world. Music historian Paul Ingles presents 2019's edition of the Musician's Memorial Special featurin...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Raven Radio, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Each year we lose more greats from the music world. Music historian Paul Ingles presents 2019's edition of the Musician's Memorial Special featu...

Bought by KZYX, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KRCB 104.9, KMSU, KSUT and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:00
  • Purchases: 16
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Optional Hour Two of the lively special spotlighting Elton John's early work from 8 remarkable albums released in three years from 1970- 1973. Spec...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KVMR


  • Added: May 26, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Some of the prominent popular musicians who passed away in 2017 are celebrated in a one-hour special hosted by public radio music historian Paul In...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WVAS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KDUR and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
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Produced the day after Leon Russell's death on November 13, 2016, music host Paul Ingles plays some spectacular Leon Russell performances and revie...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, WVPE, KMSU, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2016
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 19
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Another hour of Dylan's most literate work, hosted by Paul Ingles, to further mark his winning the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KAAD-LP, KMSU, KMUW, WRGY and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 10
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The Winona Human Rights Commission and Winona State University sponsored a community forum in response to the recent displays of the Confederate Fl...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 34:07
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Poet Mary Jo Bang explores the process of translating Dante Alighieri's Inferno, and professor Jessica Rosenfeld explains the origins of literature.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 20:23
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In this episode, Rebecca McInroy is joined by Dr. Coleman Hutchinson, Dr. Dina Berry, and Steve Wilson to discuss the some of the creative decision...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 59:03
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A celebration and exploration of "Blood on the Tracks," the Bob Dylan album voted his best in a Rolling Stone magazine fan survey. Music writers, ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WYSO, NPR Illinois, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:52:55
  • Purchases: 9
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Three key speeches of American civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Junior are excerpted and commented on by two lea...

Bought by KALW, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 33
Caption: Peace Talks Radio Hosts Carol Boss, Paul Ingles and Suzanne Kryder
The hosts of Peace Talks Radio present a special program counting down the Top 10 Peace Songs since the late 1960's.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WNMU-FM, Aspen Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Stan Getz
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dizzy Gillespie
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Karl Jenkins, Credit: www.karljenkins.com
A music historian tells stories about how classical composers have been influenced by the threat of war and the hope for peace in their works. Mus...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Producer Paul Ingles joins with Richard Goldman, an L.A. musician, writer and fan, to detail why Paul McCartney matters in this program of commenta...

Bought by KSUT, WCMU Michigan, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KGLT and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2007
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 11