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Portraits In Black: Jazz Tributes To African-American Heroes
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
Caption: Jackie Robinson
Music tributes to African-American figures such as Paul Robeson and Joe Louis from Count Basie, Clifford Jordan, Charles Mingus, and others.

Bought by WLRH, KRCU Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WJSU, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
We Shall Overcome: Civil-Rights Jazz
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Black History Special A one-hour program of jazz music, exploring the connection between jazz and civil rights in 20th-century America.

Bought by KALW, WLRH, Morehead State Public Radio, KLCC, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 16
NL 22-06: Portraits In Black: Jazz Tributes To African-American Heroes, 1/31/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Music tributes to African-American figures such as Paul Robeson and Joe Louis from Count Basie, Clifford Jordan, Charles Mingus and others.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Mary Wharton on her Tom Petty Film
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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A 2021 documentary film about rocker Tom Petty's landmark WILDFLOWERS album is the focus of a conversation with the film's director Mary Wharton. A...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach, KGLT, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KRCU Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
In Praise of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to the next "Sounds Jewish" for Jewish music in praise of the late civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Bought by KFCF FM and WLPR


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ebony Classics - A Musical Movement
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Francis Johnson 1792 - 1844, Credit: University Archives University of Pennsylvania
"Ebony Classics - A Musical Movement," is a chapter in the important history of people of African descent in classical music. This segment include...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 55:19
  • Purchases: 1
2021 MUSICIANS MEMORIAL (Optional Second Hour)
From: Paul Ingles
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On this optional second hour of the 2021 Musicians Memorial Special, music host Paul Ingles remembers more of the artists, from multiple music genr...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KAAD-LP, KSJE, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
2021 MUSICIANS MEMORIAL (Single Hour)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Charlie Watts, Dusty Hill, Mary Wilson
On the 2021 Musicians Memorial Special, music host Paul Ingles remembers a partial list of some of the major artists, from multiple music genres, w...

Bought by KVMR, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Spokane Public Radio, KAAD-LP, KSJE and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 43
Welcome Hunukkah
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish welcomes Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with songs from around the Jewish world.

Bought by KBEM, WNIJ, KMXT, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
GEORGE HARRISON: Best Year Ever - 1971 (HOUR 2 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: All Thing Must Pass & The Concert for Bangladesh by George Harrison
HOUR 2 of 2. GEORGE HARRISON – BEST YEAR EVER celebrates two landmark events that rolled out from George Harrison in 197. In the first hour (alread...

Bought by WUTC, KUPR low power FM, KSJE, and KMSU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
TRAILER to "GEORGE HARRISON: BEST YEAR EVER 1970-1971"
From: Paul Ingles
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A preview of the upcoming public radio special GEORGE HARRISON: BEST YEAR EVER 1970-1971". Producer Paul Ingles talks with top music writers about...

Bought by North State Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 16:15
  • Purchases: 1
Miles & Wayne-Christmas Eve Classics
From: Daniel Polletta
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Longtime WCPN Cleveland/ideastream jazz programmer Dan Polletta has created the 58:30 segmented show “Miles & Wayne: Christmas Eve Classics.” The p...

Bought by WDCB and WCPN


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 2
Strange Enchantment: Jazz for Halloween
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Music for the holiday from Duke Ellington, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kay Starr, and others. We'll also hear comedian Lenny Bruce's impersonation of Drac...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #139a - Hour 1 of 2 - Richie Furay on Buffalo Springfield
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Paul Ingles talks with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Richie Furay about his music path which included being a charter member of the revered 1960's gr...

Bought by KFSK, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUHF, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
2021-09-10 Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Water is essential for life, and throughout history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new book, Wa...

Bought by KUHF, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WMUU-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Maine Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
210910: Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse, 9/10/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Water is essential for life, and throughout history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new book, Wa...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
NL 21-36: Glenn Miller Goes To War with the Army Air Force Band, 8/30/2021
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In 1942 Glenn Miller broke up his popular big band and joined the military, where he formed a new and even bigger orchestra that included strings, ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
THE EVERLY BROTHERS - Rockin' in Harmony (An Appreciation)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music history documentarian Paul Ingles hosts a deep dive exploration into the music of initial Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees THE EVERLY BRO...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WRGY, WSLR, KSUT, KMSU and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
YOU SHOULD KNOW NANCI GRIFFITH (Optional Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Nanci Griffith
An optional bonus hour in appreciation of the music and life of revered singer-songwriter NANCI GRIFFITH who died August 13, 2021 in Nashville at t...

Bought by WUTC, Spokane Public Radio, WMMT, KSJE, KSUT and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
YOU SHOULD KNOW NANCI GRIFFITH
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Nanci Griffith
A one-hour version of an appreciation of the music and life of revered singer-songwriter NANCI GRIFFITH who died August 13, 2021 in Nashville at th...

Bought by WUTC, KNCT FM, WNMU-FM, Spokane Public Radio, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 26
JACKSON BROWNE: A Guided Tour Through his "Downhill From Everywhere" Album (Hour 1 of 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
Caption: Jackson Browne - 2021
Hour 1 of 2. Revered singer/songwriter Jackson Browne talks with music host Paul Ingles about his career, his songwriting techniques, and the stor...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Civil Rights: Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Perhaps the most landmark of them all.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 30:56
  • Purchases: 2
The Chinese Exclusion Act
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Between 1882 and 1965, the vast majority of would-be Chinese immigrants were banned from the U.S..

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 26:40
  • Purchases: 2
A MEDITATION ON AMERICA Music Mix - Hour 3
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Great for on or near the Fourth of July...or other patriotic holidays. Third of 4 music mix hours featuring a host of performers expressing the c...

Bought by KHNS, KXCV, WXXI Rochester, WHYY, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Constant Wonder - 4th of July Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Topic 1: America the Beautiful: A Story in Photographs; Topic 2: Legendary Photographer, Steve McCurry

Bought by KETR-FM, KSTK, WPCA-LP, Troy Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2021
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 7

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