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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
Musicians' Memorial 2020 - Rock 'n' Roll Edition
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Eddie Van Halen / Neal Peart
Music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts 1 of 4 hours remembering musicians who passed away in 2020. This edition spotlights rock 'n' roll artists lo...

Bought by KSJE, Prairie Public, KMSU, Troy Public Radio, KGLT and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Peacebuilding When We Disagree
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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At the end of any election season, there's a lot of talk from winning candidates about opposing political sides trying to "talk" and "listen" to ea...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Spotlight on "Jimmy Carter-Rock 'n' Roll President" Documentary
From: Paul Ingles
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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 spo...

Bought by KDNK and KUCB


  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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
Independents
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What prevents someone from affiliating with a political party? What is the ideology of an independent? And how can these voters exist in a two part...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 19:21
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
The Writing Well: Fiction Writers Share Inspirations, Tips, and Techniques
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR's Classic Series continues with an anthology on fiction writing, going to "the writing well" to fill the creative spirit wit...

Bought by KMXT, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2019)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Our annual compendium of highlights from the programs of one season of PEACE TALKS RADIO - the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolu...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Hispanic Heritage Special: "Music of Baroque Mexico"
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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An hourlong program of baroque music of Mexico, including works by Gaspar Fernandes and Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, and more. Perfect of Hispanic He...

Bought by KUAT


  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Holiday special: Noel, Noel!
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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This hour, Harmonia explores the word "Noel" through music from the middle ages to the early baroque. Celebrate the season with this special, eclec...

Bought by KTTZ, KRPS, KRPS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUFT and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Starter Kit: Federalism
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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One big government and the fifty little governments that comprise it.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, and WFHB


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 24:20
  • Purchases: 3
The WFMT Radio Network Sampler
From: The WFMT Radio Network
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A sample of the WFMT Radio Network's current program offerings.

Bought by KMUZ


  • Added: Jul 12, 2019
  • Length: 03:13:46
  • Purchases: 1
Early Elton: An Elton John Appreciation (Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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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
Harvard's Seminar for New Presidents
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Looking for illumination!, Credit: Photo by Chuck Wolfe
Interview with Judy McLaughlin, Education Chair for Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. Judy is a friend and colleague who provides the history and...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2018
  • Length: 54:06
Emotion Revolution in the Workplace
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Learn how to change organization and individual behavior
Conversation with Andrew Faas about his work to change the way we all relate to one another. Andrew has an alliance with the Center for Emotional I...

  • Added: May 11, 2018
  • Length: 54:21
HIS BLUE HEAVEN: A FATS DOMINO APPRECIATION
From: Paul Ingles
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FATS DOMINO, the pioneering rock 'n' roll legend, passed away October 24, 2017 of natural causes at the age of 89. Music historian and documentari...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUW, WHRV, KUNM, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 19
Monday Music Special Crown Guitar Festival 2017 Part 1
From: John Floridis
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A Monday Music special highlighting the 2017 Crown Guitar Workshop and Festival set in Bigfork, Montana. This year’s lineup includes Jerry Douglas,...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Moment from Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5
From: Will Duchon
Series: Musical Moments
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A moment of transformation from the Passacaglia movement of Symphony No. 5 in D Major by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1938).

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 10:20
Thelonious Monk: From Myth to Man (Part 2)
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, presenting the second of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special gue...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Thelonious Monk: From Man to Myth (Part 1)
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hourlong program of classic jazz, presenting the first of a two-part program exploring the life and music of Thelonious Monk, with special guest...

Bought by KMUW, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3