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The Wild Ride of Jerry Lee Lewis (extended edition)
From: Paul Ingles
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An 89 minute version of THE WILD RIDE OF JERRY LEE LEWIS. (There is a 59:00 / 54:00 version at PRX as well - see link in station info). Music d...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:28:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Wild Ride of Jerry Lee Lewis
From: Paul Ingles
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles presents an exploration and celebration of the music and often times controversial story of rock legend Jerry Lee L...

Bought by KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KUPR low power FM, KRVS, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 17
The Liverpool to Hamburg Scene Before The Beatles
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Howie Casey Derry Wilkie and Band
There was the usual Liverpool music scene in Liverpool but there was a spectacular Liverpool musical scene that flourished in ... Hamburg, Germany....

Bought by Prairie Public and KFCF FM


  • Added: Sep 27, 2020
  • Length: 57:42
  • Purchases: 2
Cooperation and Cooperatives vs Authoritarianism in Spain
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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From the Basque region in the north, to Barcelona on the Mediterranean, Flanders speaks with contemporary co-op worker-owners who explain how the h...

Bought by KDNK, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
How We Got Here, Part 3: The Fight For Meaningful Work
From: Sam Harnett
Series: How We Got Here
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The final section of a 3-hour radio documentary about why Americans are so precarious and acceptable to crisis like the current pandemic. Part 3 lo...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
'The Stone Age Program' 249
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: "The Stone Age" with Dan Wargo
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This one hour program is part of a series that explores the finest electric music of the '60's and '70's.

Bought by WOUB, GCR (Global Community Radio), KEOS, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KGLT


  • Added: Aug 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Covid in the Country
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Is being rural a pre-existing vulnerability in this crisis? Equipped with a mask and a selfie stick, Laura Flanders reports (from a responsible dis...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
NL 20-25: The Juneteenth Jazz Jamboree, 6/15/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A jazz tribute to Juneteenth, the African-American holiday marking the end of slavery, with music from Paul Robeson and Count Basie, John Coltrane,...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Putting Public Safety in Public Hands: The Newark Model
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Move money and power from police to communities and invest in local control. In the face of ongoing police brutality against African Americans and ...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Ranger's Life
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What does it mean to be a ranger? It means you are married to the mission, a soldier for your planetary home, armed with a moral compass and a Smok...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
20 Artists That Shaped the Psychedelic Era
From: Stephen R Webb
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This a special standalone edition of Stuck in the Psychedelic Era celebrating the artists who made it all happen. It is also available as episode P...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Royalton Community Radio, WOMR, WFHB, and KKRN


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 5
'Renaissance Fable For The World' 14
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Touched By The Devil', Credit: Hieronymus Bosh
This spoken word program explores some of the timeless, and profound fables of Bartolomeo Scala. He was a true 'renaissance man', and his literatur...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 4
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Venus And Organist And Little Dog', Credit: Titian
This program series has 76 shows each of 5 minutes in length. Four great authors of the Renaissance are explored. This program, through the spoken ...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 05:01
The Emergence of John Prine (1 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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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
The Emergence of John Prine (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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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
The Emergence of James Taylor (2 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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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
The Emergence of James Taylor (3 Hour Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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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
The Emergence of James Taylor (1-hour version)
From: Paul Ingles
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A program exploring and celebrating the early career of singer/songwriting legend James Taylor. Musicians, music writers and fans offer thoughtful...

Bought by KGOU, KSUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KAAD-LP, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Lynching and Lunacy: Mab Segrest on the Racist Roots of American Psychiatry
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Acclaimed “Race Traitor” author, Mab Segrest, takes Laura through deep south to trace the racist roots of American psychiatry. They explore the inf...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Late Lady: Billie Holiday On Verve In The 1950s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In 1952 Billie Holiday began her last great period on record with a series of small-group sessions that capture the twilight glow of a jazz star. ...

Bought by KMUW, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KLCC, High Plains Public Radio, WKMS and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
NL 20-12: Late Lady: Billie Holiday On Verve In The 1950s, 3/16/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In 1952 Billie Holiday began her last great period on record with a series of small-group sessions that capture the twilight glow of a jazz star.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
The Man Behind the Projector
From: Out of the Blocks
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It was a good living. If you can stay in business 53 years, that says a lot.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
PE 1951
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Stuck with a hermit at Yuletide

Bought by KEOS, KSRQ, KWMR, WFHB, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
NL 19-51: A Cool Christmas, 12/16/2019
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Night Lights celebrates the holiday season with from Paul Bley, Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery, June Christy, and more.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 58:57
Becoming a U.S. Citizen
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Why is it a breeze for some and the doldrums for others?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:53
  • Purchases: 2

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