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SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Taking Us Higher (An Appreciation)
From: Paul Ingles
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A celebration of some of the most irresistible music of the late 1960's and early '70's from group leader Sly Stone and the FAMILY STONE band - tha...

Bought by WDDE, WUTC, KTNA, KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #719 - The Hollywood Flames
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Hollywood Flames recorded for nearly 20 different record labels and had numerous personnel changes over their 18 year history, but they always ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KCSM, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
2024-02-09 Busted: The Newest Emission Cheaters
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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A settlement for the largest civil penalty resulting from the Clean Air Act has just been reached. The EPA, DOJ and the State of California have ag...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 9
240209: Busted: The Newest Emission Cheaters, 2/9/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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A settlement for the largest civil penalty resulting from the Clean Air Act has just been reached. The EPA, DOJ and the State of California have ag...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:57
NL 24-07: Suite History: Jazz Composers and the African-American Odyssey, 2/12/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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From the 1940s to the 1990s, several jazz composers undertook several large-scale orchestral compositions that portrayed the journey of black peopl...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:03
Black Love
From: The Stoop
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From our words, to dance, to the everyday sounds that surround us, we explore the special ways we express and feel the love..

Bought by KALW, WFSU, KVCR, WGBH Radio Boston, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 52:10
  • Purchases: 12
Merrie Melodies & Looney Tunes
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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Walking In The Sands with Mary Weiss & The Shangri-las, Peter Schickele as P.D.Q. Bach, Joyce Randolph as Trixie on the Honeymooners, Windy Craig a...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:53
Episode #718 - R&B Influences: Lionel Hampton
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Lionel Hampton's big band was a training ground for so many of the all-time great musicians: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Joe Mo...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KCSM, WHRV, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Buildings Speak: Stories of Pioneering Women Architects
From: The Kitchen Sisters
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Perfect for Women's History Month programming. "Buildings Speak: Stories of Pioneering Women Architects," a new special from The Kitchen Sisters, h...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM, WILL, KALW, WRGY, WKSU and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 54
2024-01-26 Indigenous Perspectives: What Makes a Just Transition?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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We often talk about a “just transition” from dirty to clean energy as if the term means the same thing to everyone. Indigenous people have seen the...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KALW, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
240126: Indigenous Perspectives: What Makes a Just Transition?, 1/26/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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We often talk about a “just transition” from dirty to clean energy as if the term means the same thing to everyone. Indigenous people have seen the...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
At The Crossroads
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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First looks at 2024 with a brand new mix, plus another glance back st the past year featuring tributes, celebrations and music from the cutting roo...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:45
Episode #716 - R&B Influences: Delta Rhythm Boys
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The "Juke In The Back" takes a deep look at The Delta Rhythm Boys, one of R&B's early influences. They never scored the hits like the Mills Brothe...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KJZX-Austin, WHRV, WOUB, KCSM and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
WITNESS THE GENIUS: RAY CHARLES (An Appreciation)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Ray Charles
A deep dive into the remarkable career of RAY CHARLES, one of the formative forces in 20th century music whose impact is still clearly felt today. ...

Bought by WJCT, KSJE, WABE, WNMU-FM, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Echoes of a Coup
From: Scene on Radio
Caption: Echoes of a Coup art, Credit: Zaire McPhearson
One-hour special (59:00 with 5-minute news hole), Echoes of a Coup, telling the story of the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history -- the 189...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WNYC, WUNC, WYPR, WFDD and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 25
UpFront Soul #2024.03-January 16-22, 2024-Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This week, we honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We'll hear excerpts of his sermons, speeches, and interviews, along with funk,...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KAAD-LP, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KZUM, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
It's Time! Max Roach In The 1960s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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A centennial tribute to Max Roach, who set the pace for modern jazz drumming and became an outspoken activist for civil rights.

Bought by WSKG, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WWNO, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUAT and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 1
Gerrymandering
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
How Secure Are Our Elections?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 1
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
Why Vote, And How To Do It
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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We vote for our leaders, and those leaders represent our interests, but the impact of your vote isn't always so clear. Here's why you should vote a...

Bought by WYPR, WKSU, KSKA, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 4
2023 All Mixed Up-The Outakes
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Bob Dylan & Bill Lee
Tributes, celebrations and music from 2023- Off the cutting room floor including Tommy Smothers, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Les McCann, George Winston, Youn...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:24
Episode #714 - 1954: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 2
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, the “Juke In The Back” transports you back 70 years. 1954 was a pivotal year for American Music. The lines between Rhythm & Blues and Po...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KSRQ, KJZX-Austin, KCSM and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Episode #713 - 1954: Jukebox Rhythm Review, Pt. 1
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
The Juke is taking you back 70 years! 1954 was a pivotal year for American Music. The lines between Rhythm & Blues and Pop were getting blurred as ...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WHRV, KJZX-Austin, KCSM, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9

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