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The Importance of Being Funny
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Al Gini
Political humorists are having a feeding frenzy. There seems to be more satire available than they can handle very day then they can handle.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Have You Heard That Cartoon?
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: A 1930s Cartoon Character
Jazz and cartoons were a perfect match made in ‘toon heaven in the early years of animation.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bing's Business
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bing Crosby
Today’s image of Bing Crosby is that is was a Crooner, possibly one of the finest in American popular music, however, he was much more than that. P...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Folly of Fats part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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Here’s another look at the extraordinary talents of Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, with more humorous stories from behind the scenes.

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Hidden Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Harlem dancers
A six square mile area of New York City became the hotspot for jazz in the late 1920s. Duke Ellington called it, “The world’s most glamorous atmos...

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Uke
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cliff Edwards with Ukelele
The ukulele became as commonplace in the American parlor as the piano in the 1920s. Today we think of the tiny guitar as a Hawaiian instrument, whe...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Pettis & his Pets
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jack Pettis
Saxophonist Jack Pettis was a pioneer in the introduction of the C-Melody in the early 1920s. According to tenor Bud Freeman, he was the king, and ...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/17/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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IN DECEMBER SEE HER NEST...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 11/26/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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DESPITE THEIR NAME...

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 11/19/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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FIRST I'M EMPTIED...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/15/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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OH TELL ME WHY HE BLINKS ONE EYE...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 9/17/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHERE DOES THE MOON GO? ...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 8/20/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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AT TIMES I KEEP WHAT'S INSIDE IN...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 8/13/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I BITE AND AFTER BITING...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 7/23/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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ROWS AROSE AND RECEDED...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 7/9/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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HE'S NAMED FOR HIS TOES THOUGH HE HAS NONE...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/25/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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A LANGUAGE SPOKEN...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/18/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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DOWN THE STAIRS RECOILING...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/11/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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NOW BLACKBIRDS PERCHED UPON THE HEAD...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/21/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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HOUSES MADE OF THESE WILL FALL...

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  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Kids' Money-Making Schemes
From: Mary Rose Madden
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This story takes you through the makeshift businesses kids invent when money matters are less complicated, less stressful, and MORE adventurous.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 3