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Surviving The Bataan Death March (Narration by Jack Doepke)
From: Ronald Duffy
Caption: Ken Porwoll, Proud Veteran, Credit: Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN)
Veteran Ken Porwoll’s story recounts his inhumane treatment & riveting story of survival as one of 10,000 American & roughly 50,000 Filipino soldie...

Bought by KJZZ, KFAI Minneapolis, WRKF, WWNO, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 57:32
  • Purchases: 17
Living in America!
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month with an eclectic playlist of quintessentially Jewish American music.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Oh Haec: This is the day the Lord has made
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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There’s an antiphon that features in the masses for Easter Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Its words begin: “This is the day the Lord has made,” and e...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Memorial in Song with John Brancy and Peter Dugan
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Holiday Specials from WFMT
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A program for Memorial Day/Veteran’s Day to honor those whose lives have been forever changed by war, including songs written by composers and poet...

Bought by WVIA, KMFA, Troy Public Radio, KWAX, WGUC/ WVXU and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 26
A Shortcut 2021 Tribute Mix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Betty White
An extra hour of celebration of those who've left us this year, with music and events that broke too late to be included in A Shortcut Through 2021

Bought by KAAD-LP


  • Added: Dec 31, 2021
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 1
A Radio History - 2021 Holiday Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This year, the Rough Draft Diaries is taking a step back in time to learn about the history of the radio play. Tune in for this year's special but ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Merriest: A Swingin' Afterglow Christmas (Holiday Special)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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It’s the holiday season, and on this Afterglow special, we’re keeping things light and snappy this week as we dance along to some swinging holiday ...

Bought by WHRV, KCME, Maine Public Radio, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
All Is Calm: A Quiet Afterglow Christmas
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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At the end the year, relax with Afterglow, as I play some peaceful holiday songs to soothe your soul, sung by Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Frank...

Bought by KCNP, Radio Catskill, Troy Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, Maine Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
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
Let's Begin: A New Year Special
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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Ring in the New Year with Afterglow, as we explore songs and standards about new beginnings, including “Let’s Begin,” “Begin The Beguine,” and “I’m...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WHRV, Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
Shortcuts Back To Work
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: The Worker
Labor Day extended special with history of worker's daily struggles mixed with cultural and musical references

  • Added: Aug 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:07
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
Top of Mind - 4th of July Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Flags; Topic 2: US Senator Tammy Duckworth; Topic 3: Patriotism

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KETR-FM, KCLU, KRWG and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Songs That Won The War (Memorial Day Special)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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From 1939 to 1945, as World War II raged on, American Popular Music responded. On Afterglow’s Memorial Day special, we look at the songs of World W...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KRCB 104.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSKA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
The Lisa Show - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Conceptualizing Death to Children; Topic 2 - Oral Histories and the Military; Topic 3 - The History and Meaning of Memorial Day

Bought by KTXK and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 54:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Apple Seed - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Memorial Day can be filled with backyard barbeques and summer fun, but it can also be filled with remembrances that bring us closer to the ones we ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KRWG, KCNP, KRVS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
Constant Wonder - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Topic 1: General Patton; Topic 2: Race of Aces; Topic 3: Pacific Wrecks

Bought by KTNA, WYPL, RadioStPete Florida, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUHF and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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In this special episode marking Memorial Day, we learn about an effort to write the stories of every American service member who died in World War ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WLPR , WYPL, KRWG, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 51:36
  • Purchases: 18
Constant Wonder - President's Day
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Our President's Day special puts some focus on a woman who performed some of the functions of President of the United States. We'll learn about Edi...

Bought by KVMR, RadioStPete Florida, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Lisa Show Martin Luther King Jr. Day Special - “I Have a Dream” Speech Witness, Representation in Media, Being Anti-Racist
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Witness of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech; Topic 2 - Representation in Media; Topic 3 - Being Anti-Racist

Bought by KTXK, Radio Catskill, WLPR , WCPN, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2020
  • Length: 52:19
  • Purchases: 6
NL 20-52: Have Yourself A Very Quiet Christmas, 12/21/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Night Lights pays tribute to the holidays in the mellowest of moods, with music from Joe Pass, Dave Brubeck, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and more.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Top of Mind New Years Special - 2020 Almanac, Suffragists, Fat Man’s Quest
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - 2020 Was Something, Eh?; Topic 2 - Lessons from Suffragists on How to Change the World; Topic 3 - One Fat Man’s Quest to Get Smaller in a...

Bought by KSTK, WCPN, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
Sending Light Into a Dark World
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're meeting with Stephen Rothschild, the executive director of The Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, to c...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2020
  • Length: 06:18
HARM 20-52: There Were Shepherds, 12/21/2020
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia
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It may be nearing the Christmas season, but don’t pour the hot cocoa just yet! This week on Harmonia, we’re going outside-- not into the snow, but ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:59