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In the 1950s and 60s, as the Cold War & the civil-rights movement heated up, the U.S. State Department sent jazz musicians on goodwill tours around...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
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It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing unease and the youthful vitality...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Queen Elizabeth I playing the lute
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features great music that was created during times of political turmoil from the 16th Century to 20t...

Bought by KXIQ , WVIA, 'The Sea', WHQR, WUAL and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 50
Caption: Life During Wartime, Credit: by Josh Brown
A retrospective of the Second Decade of The 21st Century mixing the sounds and emotions of an incredibly dark and stormy decade into a three hour m...

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and KVMR


  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 02:57:47
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Queen Elizabeth I playing a lute
Think today’s political intrigues are unusual? Think again! This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a look at how political strife ...

Bought by KXIQ , KGHI, KTXK, WICR, WETS and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 40
Caption: Zero Boys
This is a special 90-minute program detailing some of the greatest rock bands of the last 50 years. We’ll travel from Indianapolis, Indiana to Lima...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:30:01
  • Purchases: 1
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This is a special 90-minute show, live from The Atlas Bar, featuring the music and protest politics of Fela Kuti, the Nigerian multi-instrumentalis...

  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:32:39
Caption: Phil Ochs
Interviews with Thomas Frank and Rasul Mowatt--Meritocracy dissected and the politics of popular protest songs: "Entertainment Inaction."

  • Added: Apr 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:29:36
Caption: Pepe Romero, Credit: Pepe Romero
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a look at how political events have shaped music history from the 16th Century to 20th Cent...

Bought by Ohm Radio , KXIQ , KTXK, KPRG, WETS and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2016
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 37
Caption: Thorsten Schütte, San Francisco, CA 6/17/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Thorsten Schütte talks unconventional English lessons, black market tickets, and being mesmerized by cacophony.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jun 30, 2016
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Ben Dumbauld explores Sunnyside, Queens and Muzica Populara, a Romanian genre where "the politics was never as important as the dancing."

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 12, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John & Yoko at Montreal Bed In 1969, Credit: Photo by Ivor Sharp/©Yoko Ono
In 1969, musician John Lennon and his wife, performance artist Yoko Ono, were among the most high profile peace advocates on the planet. We'll spot...

Bought by KUOW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUOW, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
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A Presidential look at misconduct, dirty politics and Impeachment

Bought by WUTC, KVMR, KZYX, KMUN, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 10