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Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we head across the river, past Trapper Creek, and toward the Petersville mining district, where we find the Forks Roadhouse miles ...

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  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we’re headed to Curry, a place “up the tracks” from Talkeetna that has been the site of a luxury hotel, a thriving small town, and...

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  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we’re visiting one of the first buildings you see as you turn onto Talkeetna’s Main Street, Nagley’s General Store. Since it was b...

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  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
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On "Magic at the Vanguard-The Bill Evans Trio in performance, 1961," Grammy Award-winning pianist Bill Charlap talks with veteran jazz host and pro...

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  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Since being built by Frank Lee around 1916 and later moved to its current location, the Talkeetna Roadhouse has been a staple of local life. Today...

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
For more than eighty years, the territorial schoolhouse building has stood in Downtown Talkeetna, Alaska. It has served many purposes over the dec...

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
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UPDATED TO INCLUDE MENTIONS OF CHARLIE'S DEATH AUG 24, 2021... The late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is celebrated in Hour 2 of this 2-Hou...

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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UPDATED TO INCLUDE MENTIONS OF CHARLIE WATTS DEATH - AUG. 24, 2021. The late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is celebrated in Hour 1 of thi...

Bought by KDUR, WCMU Michigan, WUTC, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KMSU and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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The finalists' confidence begins to crack as they're faced with the reality of setting up demonstrations in just a few months. How do their challen...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 44:25
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We take a drive north across the Wyoming prairie to visit the research center that’s been dubbed a “glimmer of hope” for coal country. There, we me...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 47:52
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Coal is on its last legs. In the coal capital of the country, in the least-populated state in the union, leaders had to make a move. So, they turne...

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 35:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
The Fairview Inn is referred to by some as “Talkeetna’s living room.” On this episode of the Blue Tarp, we hear from people for whom the Fairview ...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
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There may be no other actor on the world’s stage whose life has been as heavily documented as Muhammad Ali's. Yet for all the ways the legendary at...

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 39
Caption: Samuel Adler and his wife Emily Freeman Brown, Credit: WGTE
Legendary composer Samuel Adler, now in his ninth decade, shares some of the music he's written for various performers during the global pandemic.

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Showpony (Laura Nygren)
Producer Mickey Emch shares performances from some of her favorite musicians, including double-bassist/singer/electronic musician Laura Nygren and ...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Anna Meredith, Credit: Gem Harris
We hear works that fuse genres, including Evan Zyporyn's pop/primal "War Chant" and his Gamelan-influenced "Kekambangan." Also, Inti Figgis-Vizuet...

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Composer Andrew Norman, Credit: Jessa Anderson
We hear a sampling of performances from recent New Music Festivals at Bowling Green State University, including Andrew Norman's high-octane octet G...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Kinds of Kings, Credit: KoK
We spend the hour with Kinds of Kings, a collective of US-based composers focused on amplifying and advocating for under-heard voices. Also, series...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Evan Williams, Credit: SnoStudios
Composer and conductor Evan Williams joins us to introduce his own music, plus music from other living composers of color.

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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Richard’s physical therapist Jennifer has saved his life…more than once! Jennifer keeps an eye on Richard and, with training, persistence, and inge...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2021
  • Length: 12:51
Caption: New Music Detroit, Credit: newmusicdetroit.com
We hear more of a concert from New Music Detroit, recorded live at the 40th annual New Music Festival at Bowling Green State University.

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: New Music Detroit, Credit: newmusicdetroit.com
We hear the first part of a concert from New Music Detroit, from the 40th annual New Music Festival at BGSU. Also, Jennifer Higdon introduces music...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Matthew Evan Taylor, Credit: Michelle Leftheris
We sample composer/saxophonist Matthew Evan Taylor's album "Say Their Names," a musical response to the 2020 protests against police brutality. Als...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Quince Ensemble, Credit: Karjaka Studios
We sample a new release from the Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble of David Lang's meditation on the Tristan and Isolde story, "love fail." Also, ...

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Composer Jennifer Higdon, Credit: J.D. Scott
Series curator and BGSU alumna Jennifer Higdon joins us to introduce her latest recordings.

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11