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NL 24-18: Nat King Cole: The Jazz Pianist, 4/29/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights

Though Nat King Cole is remembered today for his popular vocal recordings, this show celebrates his unsung prowess as a modernistic pianist.

Connie's Inn, Harlem

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller, Credit: CBS Studio

The nightlife that blossomed in Chicago and New York in the teens and ‘20s are the thread that laced together audience and music. In earlier years,...

Bought by KCBX

Now is the Month of Maying

From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials

Now is the month of Maying, and English madrigalists weren’t the only ones singing about it! This week on Harmonia, we’ve got music for that marvel...

Giving New Life to Ancient Easter Tunes

From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials

Join us for an Easter celebration this week on Harmonia! We’ll hear how composers from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods created new m...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)

NL 24-17: 1968, Riot: The Year in Jazz, 4/22/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights

The music of Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone and other jazz artists in a turbulent year of change.

AG 24-19: The Songs Of 1921, 5/6/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

This week, we’re continuing our exploration of songs from the Roaring 20s with a look at 1921, a year that spawned songs like “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “...

Literature and Art

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

“It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire,” Those words come from F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Bought by KCBX

HARM 24-17: Copenhagen’s Court, 4/22/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia

When Christian IV of Denmark visited his brother-in-law James Stuart in England, they threw some raucous, wild parties, so not surprisingly King Ch...

2417: What Would Kant Do?, 4/23/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Is it really possible to base your moral values on reason?

Music Archive Showcase #166 - Celebrating the Late Paul Buckmaster

From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase

Paul Ingles hosts a music mix special that elevates some of the finest examples or orchestrator and conductor Paul Buckmaster's contributions to so...

Bought by KSJE

NL 24-16: Henry Mancini, 4/15/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights

A centennial tribute to the composer focusing on the jazzy music that he wrote for films and TV shows such as Touch Of Evil and Peter Gunn.

10,000 GOOD SONGS - #356 (Artists Go Solo)

From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs

Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...

Bought by KMXT and KSRQ

10,000 GOOD SONGS - #355

From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs

Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...

Bought by KMXT and KSRQ

10,000 GOOD SONGS - #354 ("Time")

From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs

Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...

Bought by KMXT and KSRQ

An Influencial Foursome

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

It was a lengthy journey from obscurity to international popularity. No one will say it was easy. But, with steadfast perseverance and endless cre...

Bought by KCBX

New Brownies (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.”

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KIYU-FM, Kansas Public Radio, KVSC, KHNS and more

New Brownies (hour/no bb or bed)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.”

Bought by KECG and Royalton Community Radio

New Brownies (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WMUU-LP

New Brownies (promo)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo

Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.”

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM

Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Episode 24-14

From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio

First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KFCF FM, KMSU, WRFA-LP, WDSE, KSJE and more

2416: Shakespeare's Outsiders, 4/16/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

European Dance Bands

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

As traditional jazz evolved through the 1920s, audiences in Europe began gravitating toward larger dance bands. Live performances at dance halls an...

Bought by KCBX

United We Stand: The People's Tongue (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by KMUN, Kansas Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, WJCU and more

United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour/no bb or bed)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by KECG and Royalton Community Radio

United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY

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