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Twin Cities Jazz Guitarist Joel Shapira Releases Second Quartet CD
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Joel Shapira by JuliAnne Jonker, Credit: JuliAnne Jonker
Twin Cities Jazz Guitarist Joel Shapira celebrates his new Quartet CD, Sleepless Montage. The CD has 9 pieces, all composed by Shapira. Joel told P...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Twin Cities Jazz Guitarist Joel Shapira Releases Second Quartet CD at Berlin in Minneapolis, Thursday October 3
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Joel Shapira by Julianne Jonker, Credit: Julianne Jonker
Twin Cities Jazz Guitarist Joel Shapira celebrates his new Quartet CD, titled Sleepless Montage, at the Club, Berlin, in Minneapolis, next Thursday...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Top of Mind - Funny or Offensive? Why It's So Hard to Draw the Line in Humor.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We love to laugh, but navigating comedy can feel like a minefield. Who gets to decide what is funny or offensive?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 13, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - The Changing Ways We Decide Who Gets into College and Why it Matters.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Now that test score requirements are in flux and affirmative action is illegal, how do we decide who gets into college?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 30, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Peter Kogan’s jazz Includes Varied Influences
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Peter Kogan by Andrea Canter, Credit: Andrea Canter
Percussionist Peter Kogan’ musical biography includes work with the Minnesota Orchestra, backing blues legends such as Lightnin’ Hopkins and teachi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Peter Kogan Quintet performs at Jazz Central Studios this Friday Night
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Peter Kogan by Andrea Canter, Credit: Andrea Canter
Percussionist Peter Kogan’ musical biography includes work with the Minnesota Orchestra, backing blues legends such as Lightnin’ Hopkins and teachi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
New Primitives Celebrates New CD with State Fair Shows
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The group known as the New Primitives has been playing its brand of American Reggae for over twenty years. It’s new CD is called Primitive Road, an...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2024
  • Length: 08:01
New Primitives Celebrates New CD with State Fair Shows
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The group known as the New Primitives has been playing its brand of American Reggae for over twenty years. It’s new CD is called Primitive Road, an...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Twin Cities Flamenco Collective Performs Next Sunday at Icehouse in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Cities Flamenco Collective, Credit: Acer C. Wang
A Flamenco performance includes music and dance and comes from Spain, but today is practiced globally. The Twin Cities Flamenco Collective will be ...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Bobby Schnitzer and Dan Neale Present Country and Blues Based Show
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Bobby Schnitzer and Dan Neale are combining talents for a blues and country based show. When Dan and Bobby got together with Phil Nusbaum, the conv...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Bobby Schnitzer and Dan Neale in Country and Blues Based Show Next Thursday Evening at Crooners
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Bobby Schnitzer and Dan Neale are combining talents for a blues and country based show at Crooners Supper Club in Fridley this Wednesday evening at...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Top of Mind - American roads are dangerous. How can we make them safer?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US has double the traffic deaths per capita of other wealthy nations. Why are American roads so dangerous and what would make them safer?

Bought by KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, and KOWS


  • Added: Aug 02, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield Debut New CD of Original Music at Crooners Friday August 3
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield, Credit: Terry Snider
Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield celebrate Splash, their second CD of original music, Friday August 3 at Crooners Supper Club in Fridley. Joan and Sue t...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Top of Mind - Inside the Changing Role of Fathers in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The role of fathers is changing in America. Dads are doing more housework and childcare. How are families navigating this shift?

Bought by WXDU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KKGX Palm Springs Community Broadcasting, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Nyttu Chongo’s Jazz Bantu
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Nyttu Chongo is a Minnesotan who performs a style called Jazz Bantu. The style combines music learned in Mozambique on African instruments with wes...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Nyttu Chongo Performs his Jazz Bantu at the Ordway in Saint Paul this Friday Evening
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Nyttu Chongo is a Minnesotan who performs a style called Jazz Bantu. The style combines music learned in Mozambique on African instruments with wes...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Top of Mind - Why America's Childcare Crisis is an Equation We Can't Seem to Balance
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We’re exploring why America's childcare crisis is an equation we can't seem to balance.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 03, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Is Our Perception of Crime in America Accurate?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Americans are obsessed with crime. But most of us are safer today than we’ve ever been. What’s driving the disconnect in our perception of crime?

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - The Pros and Cons of Treating Social Issues as Epidemics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What are the pros and cons of treating social issues - like violence, opioids, loneliness and obesity – as epidemics?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - What Does It Mean to Be White in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many Americans with white skin have begun to think explicitly about race and its consequences. What does it mean to be white in America?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Debbie Briggs Does Vintage Jazz and Uses Older Music as a Resource for Composing
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Debbie Briggs, Credit: Debbie Briggs
Debbie Briggs Vintage Jazz performs in many configurations. To Debbie, the different musical settings cause her to adapt her singing style. In a co...

  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Debbie Briggs’ Vintage Jazz Residency at the Velveteen Speakeasy in Stillwater Continues this Saturday
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Debbie Briggs, Credit: Debbie Briggs
Debbie Briggs’ Vintage Jazz Duo performs every Saturday night at the Velveteen Speakeasy in Stillwater, including this Saturday May 18, 8 till 10:3...

  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Living Space
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Living Space" by Michael E. Veal, which is a thorough and creative examination of John Coltrane's fr...

  • Added: May 05, 2024
  • Length: 28:27
Top of Mind - What Are the Effects of Marijuana Criminalization
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Our nation’s laws about marijuana are remarkably inconsistent. What are the effects of marijuana criminalization?

Bought by KZYX, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Facing the Rising Flood Problem in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Floods are the most destructive natural disasters in the United States. Their damage is also the most preventable.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4