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Old Sayings - In Songs. (Vol.2)
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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We hear and read ‘Old Sayings’ all the time. It occurred to me that many have been put into song, some verbatim and some just referred to. Here are...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 03:44
The BBC's Halloween Hoax
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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‘Ghostwatch’, a Halloween drama in the style of a documentary, reached 11 million viewers on its first and only UK broadcast on BBC 1, on 31st Octo...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 09:36
Full Moon Hacksaw #1910 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/07/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We hit the ground running with recent music by sax man Corey Weeds, who also produces a lot of great recorded jazz by various musicians today. From...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KMXT and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
601: Episode 601: Susanna Hoffs, Atsuko Okatsuka, Kevin Wilson, 5/5/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: BETA
Caption: Atsuko Okatsuka, Credit: Courtesy HBO
Bangles co-founder, Susanna Hoffs, joins us to talk about writing her debut novel and recording a new album. Also, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka intrude...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
Appalachian Vibes featuring The Loose Strings Band
From: WNCW
Series: Appalachian Vibes
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The Loose Strings Band is an all women bluegrass quartet from Galax, VA. Comprised of Lindsey Nale (mandolin), Channing Combs (guitar), Grace Dav...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:29
Full Moon Hacksaw #1866 (Hour 1 & 2) - 11/03/2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Our opening musician is no amateur, Lou Donaldson is today a 95-year old seasoned alto sax player! He is followed by Bobby Watson, also an alto sax...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WOUB, KHNS, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 8
Full Moon Hacksaw #1851 (Hour 1 & 2) - 07/21/2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Deep grooves and stimulating jams mark our age, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra feature soloists Gilbert Castellanos trumpet and George Bohanon...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KMXT, WMOT, KRZA, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
Jeff Perry’s Sonic Dream Reimagines Pop Songs in a Jazz Way
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
One of Jeff Perry’s specialties is giving Jazz spins to pop music. Audiences get a big kick out of both the excellence of Jeff’s group, and also fi...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Jeff Perry’s Sonic Dream Plays Reimagined Versions of Pop Songs Tuesday June 28
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
One of Jeff Perry’s specialties is giving Jazz spins to pop music. Audiences get a big kick out of both the excellence of Jeff’s group, and also fi...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Reel Discovery: Being the Ricardos
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin goes behind the scenes of a rough week for America’s favorite sitcom in Being the Ricardos.

Bought by RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KKRN, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Playing Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Board games about climate solutions inspire action. 4 game designers tell their stories.

Bought by WFHB, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KICI Iowa City, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Reel Discovery: Werewolves Within
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin is stranded in a quirky town with a bunch of misfits and a werewolf in the horror comedy video game adaptatio...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Jun 25, 2021
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Beacons
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: Folktale of Beacons, Credit: Julia Meek
We're shining a light on a world of musical storytelling this week.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), and WFIU


  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
Acoustic Concussion Highlights Work of Select jazz Masters Streaming from Jazz Central Studios Feb 6
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Brad Holden, Credit: Andrea Canter
The five members Acoustic Concussion, JT and Chris Bates, Brad Holden, Joe Mayo and Brian do a lot of things in jazz. But when they gather to perfo...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Violinist Raycurt Johnson and Guitarist Elgin Foster Have Broad Backgrounds and Broad Repertoire
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The pandemic severely curtailed Raycurt Johnson’s music lessons, so he moved from Washington, D.C. to Minneapolis. Raycurt met guitarist Elgin Fost...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Charlie Parr’s Virtual Residency from Minneapolis’ First Avenue is on Five January Sundays
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Charlie Parr, Credit: Shelly Mosman
Charlie Parr is the type of musician who is always refining past work while creating new work. So despite being limited by the pandemic, Charlie is...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Full Moon Hacksaw #1759 (Hour 1 & 2) - 10-15-2020
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Great piano and great taste from relative newcomer Isiah J. Thompson followed by historic Red Garland get us going, for saxophone may we introduce ...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WMOT, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
Ben Eaton’s Covid-Caused Isolation and Inactivity Spur Psychological Songwriting
From: KBEM
Caption: Ben Eaton, Credit: Ben Eaton
Songwriter Ben Eaton focuses on what he thinks others are thinking of him. And with the layoff and isolation caused by Covid, Ben has plenty to thi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Folktale of Ups & Downs
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Ups & Downs, Credit: Julia Meek
If the road is rocky & your personal 'auto-levelator' is on the blink, this week's Folktale will help you musically maneuver through those pesky up...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WFIU, KLCC, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of the Weather
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of the Weather, Credit: Julia Meek
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays this folktale from the swift completion of it's radio broadcast!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KLCC, and WFIU


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
Fire
From: Doug Hillyard
Series: Doug the Jitterbug's Audio Collage
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As we meander through the disaster of pandemic, what better time to bring up another nemesis: Fire! This is an aircheck of a radio show on 3/26/20 ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:02:39
Full Moon Hacksaw #1719 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01-09-2020
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We borrow influence from the classical and pop sides for our jazz and blues this episode, as one album title aptly states "variety is the spice." F...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, and WMOT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 4
Jug Band Battle is a Quirky Mid-Winter Minneapolis Musical Highlight
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands has gotten so big now that it straddles the Twin Cities in two venues. Saturday afternoon February 8 at the...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Radio 586 AZ Roots 11-27 to 12-03-19 Show 328
From: KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA
Series: Radio 586 AZ Roots
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It is our usual mix of local Arizona artists with the globe, drummer Luis Santos represents Brazil and New York; Young Sounds the desert southwest,...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2019
  • Length: 58:01
Zeitgeist New Music’s Hallowe’en is Scary Stuff
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble, Credit: Zoe Prinds-Flash
The annual Zeitgeist new Music Ensemble annual Hallowe’en event takes place Thursday October 31 through Sunday Nov 3 at Studio Z in St Paul. The ev...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 19, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1