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180120 Substitute for Peggy Lou
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music referring to Africa plus Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sun Ra, Mingus and some others from my youth as an uninvited guest (more like a pest) at radio ...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 01:35:35
Gregg Allman - Southern Blood: All Access
From: Dan Neer
Series: All Access World Premieres
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Interview with Gregg Allman, Jackson Browne, producer Don Was and manager Michael Lehman on Gregg Allman's final studio album, "Southern Blood."

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLT, KSRQ, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:23
  • Purchases: 4
A Very Crooner Christmas!
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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An Afterglow Christmas special, featuring some familiar standards for Christmas, performed by some jazz and pop crooners, like Bing Crosby, Frank S...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KRPS, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Let's Fall In Love! (Valentine's Special!)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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An Afterglow show perfect for Valentine's Day! This week, we're saluting L-O-V-E with love songs from the Great American Songbook sung by Chet Bake...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Quiet Storm Independence Day Special (Week of June 26-July 2, 2017)
From: Skeeter Sanders
Series: The Quiet Storm
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"Smooth Jazz With a Touch of Soul From the Heart of the Green Mountains."

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jun 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:40
  • Purchases: 1
170304 Donna's Bar - Charlie Sims Memorial
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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It was a classic New Orleans ad hoc lunch at the corner bar, three hours of talk, laugh, drink, eat and repeat. Bar owner, Donna and Charlie plus ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:24:04
RDD: Holidays at the Manor House
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In this year's holiday special, The Rough Draft gets a behind-the-scenes look at Holidays at the Manor House-- a tradition that has been going on f...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2016
  • Length: 06:30
Episode 12: Lea DeLaria
From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook
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Lea DeLaria shows Julian that she knows a thing or two about the Songbook.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 1
Besties
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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How Moshe Dayan’s wife and Yasser Arafat’s mother-in-law became bosom buddies, and other tales of unlikely friendships.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 44:06
The State People Know Nothing About
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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This piece looks at the stereotypes and realities of the state of Vermont, as told by citizens and outsiders.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:25
Frank Sinatra: Happy Friggin 100th Birthday
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
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Frank Sinatra turns 100 on Dec 12. A tribute from a brainy broad who learned to love him, Her Way.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 03:20
Out to Eat with Steve Scher and Katy Sewall featuring Sherman Alexie
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Out to Eat with Steve Scher and Katy Sewall
Caption: Sherman Alexie (left) with Katy Sewall and Steve Scher, Credit: Joshua Diltz
Native American author, Sherman Alexie, joins Katy Sewall and Steve Scher live on stage to talk about urban animal encounters. The result is a hila...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:41:12
The Great American Songbook Memorial Day Special
From: WHQR
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Phil Furia brings you songs from the home front to the foxholes of World War II by some of America's greatest composers and lyricists. Produced at ...

Bought by WVIA, KSKA, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WNMU-FM, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 32
Shake it - a modern Polaroid love story
From: This Instant Productions
Caption: Shake it!, Credit: Oz Lang
A tender look at two modern photo technologies - Polaroid and digital photography - and the human and visual connections we make with them.

Bought by WYSO, WCBE, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KGOU, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Kelly Clarkson - Wrapped in Red
From: Joyride Media
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One hour special features Kelly Clarkson's holiday memories and stories about the songs on her new holiday music album, Wrapped in Red.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPVL, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode # 22 - Castaway: Ruby Simkoff
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On September 3rd our castaway was Ruby Simkoff, who since 1990 has been one of the most recognized voices on WMPG Radio in Portland, Maine. Ruby ho...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:22:44
Latin Love Songs
From: WFIU
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An hour-long program of Latin love songs and commentary, hosted by Grammy-winning soprano Sylvia McNair.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
The Life and Music of Thomas Talbert with Richard Hammergren, Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On this edition of Don't Cha Know, Richard Hammergren WSU jazz WSU professor and professional musician stops by to update us on The Black Tie Jazz ...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
My Dad's Favorites: A Greatest Generation Playlist [Extended Version w/ full-length songs]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey, John and Paul Ingles
[NOTE: Although this version may be broadcast, there are no breaks in it and is primarily intended for online listening. The 59:00 and 54:00 versi...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU and KCSM


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:17:45
  • Purchases: 2
Big Time Baseball in a Small Texas Town
From: Marfa Public Radio
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The real life version of "Field Of Dreams" takes place in Alpine, Texas in the 1940s and 50s. This is a story about a man, his baseball field and ...

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WNMU-FM, KMXT, and KUT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Mary the Kayak Lady
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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Mary talks about paddling all the lakes in Itasca County, all 1,007 of them.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 10:47
Bill Monroe Special
From: WAMU
Series: Special Programming
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Featuring Del McCoury [http://www.delmccouryband.com/], David Peterson of David Peterson and 1946 [http://www.1946band.com/], Phil Nusbaum [http://...

Bought by KHNS and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 2
Father's Day Special - Me & Dad
From: WAMU
Series: Special Programming
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WAMU's Bluegrass Country presents a Father's Day Special - Me & Dad

  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
  • Length: 23:00
An Evening with Little Feat Vol-1
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of Little Feat music recorded live at the Taos Solar Music festival, in Taos NM in 2001.

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jul 03, 2009
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 1
Cable Car Caroling - San Francisco Style
From: Sindya N. Bhanoo
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The story of a 21 year long San Francisco tradition - Cable Car Caroling.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1