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John Prine discusses his life and formation in music with Studs Terkel (1975) from the Studs Terkel Radio Archive
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: Conversations with John Prine from the Studs Terkel Radio Archive
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The opening song is a rebroadcast from a previous recording with Studs Terkel. John Prine talks about his family history in Paradise, Kentucky and ...

Bought by KSFR, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Prairie Public, KWTF community radio for Sonoma County, and WYAP


  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 54:21
  • Purchases: 5
Tony Arata Pt. 4
From: Ty Hager
Series: Nashville Songsmiths
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In the conclusion of his four-part interview with Tony Arata, Ty Hager talks with the hit songwriter ("The Dance") about the craft of songwriting a...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 08:44
Tony Arata Pt. 1
From: Ty Hager
Series: Nashville Songsmiths
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Songwriter and broadcaster Ty Hager's special interview with Tony Arata, songwriter of "The Dance." Part one of four.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 10:25
Mystery Monday
From: William Taylor
Series: Mystrey Monday
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Mystery Monday is a series of one hour program that features vintage radio mystery programs from the 1930's through the 1950's.

Bought by KMUN, WCNY, WWNO, and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 31, 2018
  • Length: 56:58
  • Purchases: 4
The Forgotten Superstar
From: Matt Mitchell
Series: The Forgotten Famous
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In a time when women couldn't even vote, she wielded incredible power, blazing her own trail to unrivaled fame and fortune. So why don't we remembe...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 14:33
Bricktop Part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bricktop
"I was always fascinated with saloons. As a kid on State Street in Chicago, I was always running under the swinging doors." - Bricktop

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Can You Dance to That?
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: John Held, Jr.
In the 1920s, the answer to that question was an important factor in the success of a song. Every few weeks a new dance was introduced, and fans lo...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 08, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
By Any Other Name
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Whoopee Makers
They were best known as The Whoopee Makers, but they had the habit of adopting new names at the drop of a hat. The Lumberjacks, Louisville Rhythm K...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dulcet Tones
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ethel Waters
Those beautiful female voicalists who became pioneers in the art of jazz voicing in the early 1920s.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Texas Music Hour of Power #1
From: Mal Thursday
Series: The Texas Music Hour of Power
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Originally transmitted May 16, 2105. Joe Nick Patoski spins more great Texas platters and provides his trademark brand of radio salvation.

  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 01:48:54
Harry Nilsson Special Schmecial
From: Joyride Media
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Friends and family talk about the life and music of Harry Nilsson

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Laughing in Rhythm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: John Held Jr.
Laughter is the best medicine. But, it feels that today's musicians may be taking themselves too seriously. Here are selections from the 1920s to t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Anything Goes
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cole Porter
American icon Cole Porter learned piano and violin at age six. He became very good at both, but he disliked the violin's harsh sound and so his ene...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Randy Weston — From Brooklyn to the Berkshires and Back
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
Kyle Schmid
From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk
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Talented young actor who plays the vampire lover, Henry Fitzroy to Christina Cox's Vicki Nelson, in the hit Lifetime series, Blood Ties.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2009
  • Length: 25:13
7 Dirty Words -GeorgeCarlin RIP
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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George Carlin's 7 Dirty Words - RIP Mixes (clean)

Bought by XRAY.fm, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KGLT, Marfa Public Radio, and KVMR


  • Added: Jun 23, 2008
  • Length: 21:02
  • Purchases: 5
Chicken In Every Pot
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: In Julia's Kitchen
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Julia Child Makes Chicken Soup

Bought by KUER, KPIK-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KERA, KBOO and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2003
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 9