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Brown & His Musical Brownies
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Milton Brown
“The Father of Western Swing” is the moniker tagged to Milton Brown. In 1932, he left the Light Crust Doughboy’s to form his own band: The Musical ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tell Us a Tale Episode 50
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"The Toll-Bridge Troll" and "The Frog Prince Cont..."

  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:08
Horror in the Hills
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With Halloween on the way, it’s scary movie season. That means isolated cabins, psychopathic hillbillies, and evil in the woods. One scholar believ...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and WLPR


  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 3
Astronomer Bob King talks meteors, the Orionids, night photography, and more
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Bob King of the Duluth News Tribune chatted with WTIP's Dave TerSteeg recently about meteors, meteor showers, how to take pictures of the night sky...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 19:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Early Mills Brothers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Mills Brothers
From winning an amateur contest at Piqua's May's Opera House in the 1920s to the rise of rock and roll in the early fifties and their number one hi...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ethel Waters
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ethel Waters
She was known for her terrific voice. Her ability to shift gears from playfully light to low down growl was unmatched. But Ethel Waters’ is also k...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Devils Goaltender Cory Schneider
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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Devils Training Camp Day 3

  • Added: Sep 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:00
Paddle Battle and Puppy Play (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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For coastal cities around the world, surf tourism brings huge revenue, but it can also bring conflict. Plus: With Good Reason goes to the dogs!

Bought by WJCT, 'The Sea', WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WMNF


  • Added: Sep 18, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Paddle Battle and Puppy Play (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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For coastal cities around the world, surf tourism brings huge revenue, but it can also bring conflict. Plus: With Good Reason goes to the dogs! And...

Bought by WCNY, Accessible Media Inc., Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Sep 18, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Radio Rascals
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Gene Kardos
The Gene Kardos Orchestra wasn't know for their hot jazz, but that's not what their bandleader/alto saxophonist had in mind when he brought his gro...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 09, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Tell Us A Tale Episode 43
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"Rabbi and the 29 Witches" and "Man Who Tricked a Ghost"

  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:07
The Jazz Wizards
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Chicago Prohibition
By the mid 1920s, Chicago had become, not only a hot bed of jazz, but the home of a thriving bootleg business. Hundreds of speakeasy’s sprung up ov...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Tell Us a Tale Episode 42
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"Legend of Slappy Hooper" and "Lazy Jack"

  • Added: Aug 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:09
The Orpheans
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Savoy Orpheans
To say that London was not known as a mecca for early jazz is an understatement, however, Britain adopted America’s music very quickly. The Savoy ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Work of Art, For Your Mouth
From: Meisa Salaita
Series: Small Matters
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You’ve probably heard of fusion restaurants that combine two different types of cuisine in their cooking. Well, this story’s about a restaurant th...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 3
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 -- Jay Baruchel, America Ferrara, Dean Deblois, and Bonnie Arnold Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Bonnie Arnold, Jay Baruchel, Dean Deblois & America Ferrara, San Francisco, CA, 6/2/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jay Baruchel, America Ferrara, Dean Deblois, and Bonnie Arnold talk falling objects, unlikely damsels in distress, and why it’s a three-year wait b...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2014
  • Length: 11:26
Tell Us a Tale Episode 40
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"Zzzng! Zzzng! Zzzng!" and "The Ants and the Grasshopper, Hey, Little Ant!"

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:07
My Mystery Magnum of Wine
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: Wine expert Narsi David, Credit: Reese Erlich 2014 (c)
Reese Erlich unravels a family tale and explores old wine making as he opens a mysterious magnum of Sebastiani Barbera.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Tell Us a Tale Episode 39
From: WTJU
Series: Tell Us A Tale
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"And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "Cinder Edna"

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:06
That's All
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Annette Hanshaw
She was known as “The Personality Girl,” with a singing style that crossed over between sweet and hot jazz-influenced presentations. Annette Hansha...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Hip Hop, You Don’t Stop (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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We trace hip hop’s roots, focusing on how it's expressed in different regions of our country, from California to New York, and even in Virginia. Pl...

Bought by WJCT, WABE, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WMNF


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Hip Hop, You Don’t Stop (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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American-invented hip hop music is now an international phenomenon with rappers in countries like Japan and Senegal. We trace hip hop’s roots, focu...

Bought by WEAA, WCNY, WXDU, and WTJU


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 4
Morris Code
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas Morris
Cornetist Thomas Morris is somewhat of an obscure artist from the 1920s, although he was certainly very active recording with Clarence Williams, Si...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN -- Producers Alex Schwartz and Denise Cascino
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Alex Scwartz & Denise Cascino Contemplate The Canteloupe, Credit: Andrea Chase
Producers Alex Schwartz and Denise Cascino talk serendipity, fulfilling expectations, and the physics of Mr. Peabody’s flippity-gibbet.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2014
  • Length: 13:36

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