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The Speed of Sound: St. Vincent
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Ask me who the greatest artist to come out of the past decade and I’ll tell you St. Vincent without a doubt. She’s not only produced some of the mo...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, KHNS, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Sylvan Esso
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, Sylvan Esso came about as a fluke as much as necessity. Both of their previous bands, Mountain Man and Megafaun,...

Bought by KSUT, KUCB, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
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...

Bought by KCBX


  • 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.

Bought by KCBX


  • 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...

Bought by KCBX


  • 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...

Bought by KCBX


  • 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...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Rock Stars Who Wrote Soundtracks
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The title says it all! This week, we'll be taking a look at all the awesome rock stars who wrote soundtracks to many different movies.

Bought by WMTNradio and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Feminists: Intense Mothers?
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Feminist Mothers, Michelangelo in America, and Humor in the Workplace

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hounds of The Roundtable
From: WHJE
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3 high school students providing humorous insight into their everyday lives.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 20:11
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 ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Duquette's Revenge?
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Baltimorons
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Sam and Alan begin to maybe, possibly, almost come to terms with the fact that the Orioles might prolong their unlikely run of competence all the w...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 34:21
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...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • 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...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • 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
Super Fun Breakfast Blend Comics Pack!
From: enzo adimari
Series: The Monday Morning Breakfast Blend w/Enzo
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You butter believe I ain't muffin around this morning!

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:52:40
The Monday Morning Breakfast Blend Is…
From: enzo adimari
Series: The Monday Morning Breakfast Blend w/Enzo
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...the daisy that soothes the savage beast that is Monday morning!

  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:48:53
Giddy Ditties
From: enzo adimari
Series: The Monday Morning Breakfast Blend w/Enzo
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Monday morning be damned! Time to get giddy!

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:51:07
How I Feel This Morning
From: enzo adimari
Series: The Monday Morning Breakfast Blend w/Enzo
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After such a fantastic week of WRIR fund drive awesomeness, and hitting our ambitious goal (AND THEN SOME) with flying colors, and exceeding ALL e...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:51:27
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? ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • 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...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • 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...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • 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
Tales from the South 029: Tin Roof with Graham Gordy
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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Graham Gordy, playwright and screenwriter of "War Eagle, Arkansas" and "The Wreck", takes us back to his teenage years with a basketball, a Rebel f...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2