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The Importance of Being Funny
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Al Gini
Political humorists are having a feeding frenzy. There seems to be more satire available than they can handle very day then they can handle.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Steve Miller Band Ultimate Hits - All Access
From: Dan Neer
Series: All Access World Premieres
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National radio special featuring Steve Miller interview with music from his new compilation "Ultimate Hits"

Bought by Prairie Public, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KGLT, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 4
Have You Heard That Cartoon?
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: A 1930s Cartoon Character
Jazz and cartoons were a perfect match made in ‘toon heaven in the early years of animation.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin takes a look back at the troubled, tragic, and wildly entertaining life of Carrie Fisher with the audio edi...

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WLPR


  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Reel Discovery: Dying Laughing
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin goes behind the scenes in the world of stand-up comedy with the documentary Dying Laughing.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KVNO, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Loud, Drunk & Angry - Episode 78
From: Robert Kern
Series: Loud, Drunk & Angry
Caption: Loud, Drunk & Angry Logo
This week on the show we have a special in-studio guest. Former American Dog guitarist Steve Theado stops by to talk about his new band Rat Bastard...

Bought by Bandon Community Radio, KSRQ, and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:39:40
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Things I Want to Punch in the Face by Jennifer Worick
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin looks for laughs in Jennifer Worick's blog-turned-audiobook, Things I Want to Punch in the Face.

Bought by KKRN, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Over The Back Fence: Upside Down and Inside Out
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Over The Back Fence
On this episode of "The Live Feed" we feature "Over The Back Fence", a community variety show that takes place the second Friday of every month fro...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:15:26
Helping callers with unemployment, perfectionism, procrastination, retirement
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Looking out for you
Quick moving show dealing with four callers all with clear needs and wanting help. The show has some humor and practical tips along with helping pe...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 52:48
TSR16-22 Blue Canvas Orchestra
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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The Blue Canvas Orchestra (BCO) is Chautauqua’s house band that, together with co-founder and Visuals Director Betty Ferris, provides the entertain...

Bought by KMXT, WTIP, KPIP-LP, KALH, KSJE and more


  • Added: May 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 10
The Dating Show - Charity Bachelor & Bachelorette Auction, Cooking Zesty Lemony Shrimp
From: Michelle Valentine
Series: The Dating Show (free, $0)
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Charity Bachelor & Bachelorette Auction, Cooking Zesty Lemony Shrimp

Bought by KXCR


  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 27:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: St. Vincent
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Ask me who the greatest artist to come out of the past decade and I’ll tell you St. Vincent without a doubt. She’s not only produced some of the mo...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, KHNS, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Sylvan Esso
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, Sylvan Esso came about as a fluke as much as necessity. Both of their previous bands, Mountain Man and Megafaun,...

Bought by KSUT, KUCB, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
Career Cruising Down Memory Lane
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2012
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On today's show hosts Caitlin and Farhan are hitting up Seattle's current job scene as they hear advice from KUOW journalists, childhood career dre...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 11:19
Suddenly Solo Show 103
From: WCWP
Series: Suddenly Solo
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Hal and Marc discuss issues concerning divorced and widowed men and women over 50.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 50:51
Suddenly Solo Show 104
From: WCWP
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Hal and Marc discuss issues concerning divorced and widowed men and women over 50.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 48:15
Bing's Business
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bing Crosby
Today’s image of Bing Crosby is that is was a Crooner, possibly one of the finest in American popular music, however, he was much more than that. P...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Folly of Fats part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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Here’s another look at the extraordinary talents of Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, with more humorous stories from behind the scenes.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 13, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Hidden Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Harlem dancers
A six square mile area of New York City became the hotspot for jazz in the late 1920s. Duke Ellington called it, “The world’s most glamorous atmos...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Uke
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cliff Edwards with Ukelele
The ukulele became as commonplace in the American parlor as the piano in the 1920s. Today we think of the tiny guitar as a Hawaiian instrument, whe...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Laughing in Rhythm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: John Held Jr.
Laughter is the best medicine. But, it feels that today's musicians may be taking themselves too seriously. Here are selections from the 1920s to t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Rock Stars Who Wrote Soundtracks
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The title says it all! This week, we'll be taking a look at all the awesome rock stars who wrote soundtracks to many different movies.

Bought by WMTNradio and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Feminists: Intense Mothers?
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Feminist Mothers, Michelangelo in America, and Humor in the Workplace

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hounds of The Roundtable
From: WHJE
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3 high school students providing humorous insight into their everyday lives.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 20:11
Pettis & his Pets
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jack Pettis
Saxophonist Jack Pettis was a pioneer in the introduction of the C-Melody in the early 1920s. According to tenor Bud Freeman, he was the king, and ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1