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Carole King's Tapestry at 50: An Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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Hour-long radio program produced by top public radio music documentary producer Paul Ingles that offers a deep dive celebration of the 1971 Carole ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WJCT, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KNCT FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Carole King's TAPESTRY...and Then Some
From: Paul Ingles
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Two hour radio program produced by top public radio music documentary producer Paul Ingles that offers a deep dive celebration of the 1971 Carole K...

Bought by KLCC, WMTNradio, WDDE, Louisville Public Media, WGUC/ WVXU and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
A Phil Spector Playlist
From: Paul Ingles
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This is the PHIL SPECTOR PLAYLIST hosted by music historian and radio specials producer Paul Ingles. The program marks some recorded highlights o...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU, KGLT, KSJE, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUSF and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Whose Economy? An Equitable Economy For All
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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What is a citys economy for? New York Citys economy has been very good at piling up private wealth and building tall buildings but its done less we...

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


  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Mahler's First Symphony
From: Aaron Cohen
Series: Embrace Everything - The World of Gustav Mahler
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This episode focuses on Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D major (1888), taking listeners back to the work’s origins in the street songs, folk tunes and ...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU, WMNR, WGTE Public Media, Classic107.3, and WMNR


  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
YOU SHOULD KNOW JERRY JEFF WALKER
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Jerry Jeff Walker
A program celebrating the life and music of singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker...who died in October of 2020 at the age of 78. Paul Ingles hosts...

Bought by WUTC, KMSU, KUHF, and KWMR


  • Added: Nov 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Jimmy Carter-Rock 'n' Roll President Documentary
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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We talk with music documentary director Mary Wharton and writer Bill Flanagan. They’ve collaborated with others to create the documentary we’re sp...

Bought by WNCW, WHRV, WKMS, North State Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
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
TRAILER TO: The Wild Ride of Jerry Lee Lewis (Released Sept. 29)
From: Paul Ingles
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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
The Emergence of Janis Joplin (one-hour version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music documentarian Paul Ingles presents a 1-hour exploration and celebration of the music of rock legend Janis Joplin featuring author Holly Georg...

Bought by KUHF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KSUT, North State Public Radio, and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
YOU SHOULD KNOW JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE: An Appreciation (2 hour version)
From: Paul Ingles
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A deeper dive into the career of critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Justin Townes Earle, This program contains a thoughtful, heart-felt survey ...

Bought by Prairie Public, KLCC, and KWMR


  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
World in Progress 08/27/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Mekong dams turn off the tap for farmers and fish - The Mekong River flows 5,000 kilometers from China to Vietnam. China'...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
John Lewis: Profile in Peace (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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The late 17-term Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis is remembered in a special that includes the memorial ceremonies at the U.S. Capito...

Bought by KUNM, Wyoming Public Radio, WVPE, KUNM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
John Lewis: Profile in Peace
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The late 17-term Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis is remembered in a special that includes the memorial ceremonies at the U.S. Capito...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, KUHF, KETR-FM, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WUFT and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
EP142 Erja Lyytinen
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A trip to Finland to hear one of the Country's premier Blues artists.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:53
The Unintentional Development of Plastic
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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The plastics we rely so heavily on today weren’t a single discovery. In fact, they weren’t even all discovered on purpose! Tune in to find out more.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 16:42
  • Purchases: 1
Reset (episode 7)
From: Growing Old Project
Series: Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy
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Explore what it looks like to fragment a forest, to drain a river, and to make a city unsafe for the humans that live there. Travel from the Black ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 44:41
  • Purchases: 2
Stay for the Trees (episode 6)
From: Growing Old Project
Series: Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy
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Meet five native Seattle trees and plants through the eyes of humans that care for them: The Western Red Cedar, Dougfir, Madrone, White Pine, and F...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 36:58
  • Purchases: 2
Reciprocity (episode 5)
From: Growing Old Project
Series: Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy
Caption: Growing Old
Explore the role that trees play in human health and urban climate resilience, particularly amid a pandemic. Talk with City of Seattle urban forest...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 32:31
  • Purchases: 2
When The State Stopped
From: WITF
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Documenting the first two months of unprecedented events due to the coronavirus pandemic in Pennsylvania.

Bought by 90.5 WESA and WLVT


  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 52:27
  • Purchases: 2
Sing the Old Songs: Part 2 (episode 4)
From: Growing Old Project
Series: Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy
Caption: Growing Old, Credit: Growing Old Project
Picture what it would look like for Seattle's housing and hospital infrastructure to reflect Coast Salish culture. Consider the role that forced st...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 26:51
  • Purchases: 2
Sing the Old Songs: Part 1 (episode 4)
From: Growing Old Project
Series: Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy
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Explore the systems of assimilation that aimed to eliminate Native culture in the United States, systems that began in Washington State. Travel to ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 34:44
  • Purchases: 3
Be the Hummingbird (episode 2)
From: Growing Old Project
Series: Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy
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Go to the heart of Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood, where an immigrant family and thousands of volunteers turned 20 acres into a Japanese gard...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KVSC


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 29:47
  • Purchases: 3

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