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Swearingen, Wesley – Illegal FBI Break-Ins, Told By a Former Agent
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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FBI Secrets: An Agent’s Expose Agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have a history of illegal break-ins to homes and offices and conducti...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Celebrating Black History Month with Poet Gwendolyn Brooks
From: New Letters on the Air
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The late Gwendolyn Brooks shaped countless writers following her long poetic career. This episode looks back on her life as the first African-Amer...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WDCB, WNMU-FM, KUNM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
170304 Donna's Bar - Charlie Sims Memorial
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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It was a classic New Orleans ad hoc lunch at the corner bar, three hours of talk, laugh, drink, eat and repeat. Bar owner, Donna and Charlie plus ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:24:04
When Your Hometown Leaves You - Racism
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: My Mentor, Mike Marley
When racism changes everything. A late night recitation on that teenage decision of what will be your identity in matter of your friend's racism...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 24, 2016
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Sally Ride on Dumb Questions, The Experimenters
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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“I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier.” - Sally Ride in 1983. Interviewed by Gloria Steinem.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, WLRH, KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 11:59
  • Purchases: 12
150829 Katrina, The River and Us
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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New Orleanians were not keen on last week's media-contangion to "regurgitate" their Hurricane Katrina stories on the ten-year anniversary of the st...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:52:13
Harry Nilsson Special Schmecial
From: Joyride Media
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Friends and family talk about the life and music of Harry Nilsson

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Fidel Castro 1959: the Lost Interview
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"If this Revolution falls, what we will have here in Cuba is a hell. Hell itself." - Fidel Castro in 1959. Havana.

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 2
The Mandela Tapes
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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In this special program, you'll hear Nelson Mandela as you've never heard him before. This program draws on 50 hours of recorded conversations with...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KUHF, 90.5 WSNC, WRPI, WCBE and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 36
The Needle Drop: 01-23-13
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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New music from Milo, Foxygen, Factory Floor, and more.

Bought by WTIP, WNJR, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 4
Elvis Presley: Prince From Another Planet
From: Joyride Media
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Highlights from Elvis' one and only appearance in New York City.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KMXT, KPVL and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
JazzStories: Gretchen Parlato
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Vocalist and songwriter Gretchen Parlato's music is introspective and crafted with a knowing touch. Winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocalis...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 4
JazzStories: George Wein
From: Murray Street Productions
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George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, has created countless festivals worldwide and can be connected to every important jazz musician ...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 15:27
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Barry Harris and Billy Higgins – The Majesty of Tap
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Barry Harris, Billy Higgins
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6
Remembering Eric Lowen of Lowen and Navarro
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Dan Navarro and Eric Lowen
Eric Lowen of the singing/songwriting duo Lowen and Navarro died March 23rd, 2012 at the age of 60 after an extended experience with Lou Gehrig's d...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2012
  • Length: 19:19
The Needle Drop 05-14-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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New music from Liturgy, Wild Beasts, and Jesu.

Bought by WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Father Peter O'Brien and Mary Lou Williams
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Father Peter O'Brien and Mary Lou Williams - Monterey Jazz Fest., 1971, Credit: Paul Slaughter Photos
“My father forced me to go to dancing school and take accordion lessons. I was a lousy dancer, couldn’t play, but there was this yearning for that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: Lee Konitz
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Lee Konitz , Credit: Frank Stewart
Widely admired for his original sound, the 83 year old alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is a master of improvisation who continues to travel the world s...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 11:01
  • Purchases: 6
The Needle Drop: 01-15-10
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from British Sea Power, Cake, and more.

Bought by KSJD, KISU, KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: James Moody's Mood for Love
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Frank Stewart
"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for James Moody, the song contains a bigger history.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: Randy Weston — From Brooklyn to the Berkshires and Back
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
Jazz at Lincoln Center: James Moody
From: Murray Street Productions
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Tom Pich
In memory of saxophonist and flutist James Moody, Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio offers its edition featuring Moody's 75th birthday celebration with ...

Bought by KMUW, WJSU, WEKU, WVRU, WNCU and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Si Se Puede
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Song/Story
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An oral history account of the successful workers' sit-in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago in December of 2008, the first Ameri...

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 21:57
  • Purchases: 2
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 1
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR - Episode 2
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00