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Caption: Agustin Barrios and as Nitsuga Mangoré
In honor of the 139th anniversary of his birth, this week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a tribute to singularly extraordinary Parag...

Bought by WABE, KTTZ, KCME, KENW, KETR-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
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The song “I Fought the Law” by the Bobby Fuller Four reached number 9 on the Billboard Charts in the week of March 12, 1966. Just months later, Bob...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 42:01
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One Sunday afternoon, a man named William Mumler decided to take a self portrait. He said he was alone in the photography studio, but as the photog...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 36:51
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On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls took command of a Confederate ship and liberated himself and his family from enslavement. His great-great-grandson, ...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:27
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In May 1991, a bank robber walked into a bank in Irving, Texas, and without speaking handed the teller a note that read, “This is a bank robbery. G...

  • Added: May 19, 2020
  • Length: 31:54
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“The police had surrounded the house. They had been there for quite a while. They didn’t want to try to rush the house because they thought he migh...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:07
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In 1930, a Cuban woman named Elena de Hoyos went to the hospital in Key West, Florida. She had a bad cough, and her family was afraid she had Tuber...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 18:24
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Ted Gioia, author of book The Birth (and Death) of the Cool, (who's also the author of The History of Jazz and West Coast Jazz), joins us on this e...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
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HOUR 2 of a 2 hour public radio special from award-winning producer Paul Ingles called "Got Blues If You Want It! A Rolling Stones Special". The pr...

Bought by KFSK, WRVO Public Media, KUPR low power FM, KSJE, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 31, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: Penny Lane, San Francisco, CA 7/9/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Penny Lane talks conspiracies, manipulation, and the nature of reality.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2016
  • Length: 21:43
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For the first week of March (3/1): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at an eager student of music who went on to mentor many...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
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In this series, we examine various aspects of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, in both modern and historical context. From the players themselves...

Bought by WDAV Classical Public Radio and WETS


  • Added: Jan 24, 2008
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 2