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13 (4) 9/11 (a 10,000 GOOD SONGS SPECIAL)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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As a remembrance of all that was felt on September 11, 2001 - the day of coordinated terrorist hijacking attacks on the USA - we present 13 of the ...

Bought by KGLP and KRVS


  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
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“Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” We’ll catch an early music fright listening to scary sounds for Halloween…but...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
Labor Day Special - "Workin’: The Work Song in Jazz and Popular Music"
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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Jazz for the Labor Day holiday, with special guest jazz historian Ted Gioia (author of the book WORK SONGS). Featured artists include Duke Ellingt...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WRGY, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 40
It's Witchcraft: Songs For A Haunted Halloween (Special)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this episode, we explore some of the most haunting, bewitching, and eerie tunes from the Great American Songbook for the haunted holiday of Hall...

Bought by KCNP, Troy Public Radio, WVPE, Raven Radio, KCNP and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Black, Brown and Beige - Duke Ellington’s Historic Jazz Symphony
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In 1943, Duke Ellington debuted a landmark 43-minute musical portrayal of the African-American experience at Carnegie Hall. We'll hear music from i...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KMUW, WVIA, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 20
NL 22-36: Duke Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige, 8/29/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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In January 1943, bandleader and composer Duke Ellington took his orchestra into Carnegie Hall for the first time and chose to make his debut with a...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
Door to Suspense featuring Henry Morgan
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #14 featuring Henry Morgan in: Henry Morgan Show 6/4/47 ABC, Suspense “Dream Song” 11/6/47 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
Door to Suspense featuring Jim and Marian Jordan
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #13 featuring Jim and Marian Jordan in: Fibber McGee and Molly 1/9/46 NBC, Suspense “Backseat Driver” 2/22/51 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
A History of Live Radio
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: WBAI Staff, Credit: 1960s
In honor of radio pioneers Larry Josephson, Steve Post and Bob Fass, a look back at the early days of free form radio at Pacifica and WBAI in New Y...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:39
  • Purchases: 1
All Mixed Up:Tributes & Celebrations
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Black Power, Credit: Bill Russell RIP
A late-summer tribute mix of music, history and celebration featuring some of those who have left us--while striving to move the world towards a be...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:07
Door to Suspense featuring Bob Hope
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #12 featuring Bob Hope in: Bob Hope Show 3/21/50 NBC, Suspense “Death Has a Shadow” 5/5/49 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
In The Name of Love
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish for a global playlist of love songs plus topical comedy.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Door to Suspense featuring Paula Winslowe
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense featuring Paula Winslowe in: Life of Riley 5/4/51 NBC, Suspense “The Cellar Door” 1/24/56 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
A Look Back
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
The next “Sounds Jewish” marks Tisha B’Av, a day for mourning the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people on that day in history.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ebony Classics - Welcoming Spring
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
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"Welcoming Spring" is a classical music program featuring vocal classical music, piano classical music, and symphony orchestra music by musicians, ...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:45
  • Purchases: 1
Door to Suspense featuring Eddie Bracken
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #10 featuring Eddie Bracken in: Eddie Bracken Show 2/11/45 NBC, Suspense “Elwood” 3/6/47 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
Both Sides Now from both sides of a life: Essay by Paul Ingles
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Joni Mitchell at Newport Folk Festival - 2022
Joni Mitchell's re-emergence onto the stage at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival had music specials producer Paul Ingles joining the multitude of musi...

Bought by KGLP and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 30, 2022
  • Length: 17:08
  • Purchases: 2
Door to Suspense featuring Ginger Rogers
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #9 featuring Ginger Rogers in: Gulf Screen Guild Theater 4/6/41 CBS, Suspense “Vamp Till Dead” 1/11/51 CBS.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Forgotten Coup, January 6th & the Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Could a successful coup happen in the US? The ongoing Congressional hearings into the events of January 6 show that just a handful of election offi...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Door to Suspense featuring Lena Horne
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense featuring Lena Horne in: Jubliee (excerpt) 7/24/44 AFRS, Guest Star 9/4/47 Syndicated, Suspense “You Were Wonderful" 11/9/44 CBS.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
The Present and the Future
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
This will be our last episode for season three, which has focused on women in aviation. As we wind down this season, we want to take a look at the...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Best Moments
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In our last episode, we heard stories about some of the scariest moments our interviewees experienced in their time within the aviation community. ...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Door to Suspense featuring Frank Sinatra
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #6 featuring Frank Sinatra in: Songs By Sinatra 9/19/45 CBS, Suspense “To Find Help” 1/18/45 CBS.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Door to Suspense featuring Marie Wilson
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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Door to Suspense #5 featuring Marie Wilson in: My Friend Irma 2/23/48 CBS, Suspense “Star Over Hong Kong” 2/22/59 CBS.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Untold: Stories of a World War II Liberator
From: Dennis Parker
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There are historians within us all. The first-hand accounts in "Untold: Stories of a World War II Liberator" - written by Deborah Levine and direc...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:50

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