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Caption: Brunswick record label
With the public's thirst for jazz, the number of record producers increased very quickly in the 1920s. Sounds good. But most of those new comers we...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Brian, Credit: Brian Ziemniak
River is three women, Deb Brown, Sara Renner and Jana Anderson who present memorable songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simons. When Phi...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Prohibionists
The fixture of the 1920s and early ‘30s was a result of the Volstead Act that introduced America to prohibition, and fostered the nightclubs that s...

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  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of The Apple Seed we examine what makes up a great story. Is it a bit of adventure? Romance? Relatable characters? Perhaps the mark...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: 1920s Christmas
Secular Christmas music had been around for decades before jazz began to incorporate the season into their music. When they finally did in the mid ...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In this Christmas special, The Apple Seed shares holiday stories and memories.

Bought by WVPE, KTXK, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KSJE, KUHF and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Jazzy
In spite of their multiple talents, most jazz musicians in the 1920s didn’t travel to the major cities to record. Part of the reason was the limite...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Today’s collection of stories celebrates nature. Storytellers Jay O’Callahan, Glenda Bonin, Joseph Bruchac, Susan Reed, and Valentina Oritz take us...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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In today’s episode, we’ll hear about Donald Davis’s mother and her extraordinary adventures in driving. Nothing prepares her for the shock she rece...

Bought by KSJE


  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Join with us for an hour of stories performed by talented tellers. This episode includes a story about a hunter who dreams of becoming a diety.

Bought by KSJE


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 54:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: 1920s Decade
The 1920s was one of the most inventive periods in American history. On the one hand, jazz became an music art form that swept the world, on the ot...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Although Atlanta isn’t thought of as a hub for early jazz, nevertheless, it was a hive of musical activity in the 1920s. There were enough venues, ...

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  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Seasonal music by the legendary British band Jethro Tull, with humorous and thoughtful commentary by its founder, Ian Anderson.

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUHF, and KSJE


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 58:49
  • Purchases: 4
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome a vocal triple play. Singers Alyssa Allgood, Elaine Dame and Rose Colella team up to present a joyous eve...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 56:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Two Of A Kind in Sunspot Studio With The Children's Hour, Credit: Vanessa Vassar
Award winning children's duo Two Of A Kind play a mini concert for The Children's Hour

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 14, 2019
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Cafe Accordion Orchestra, Credit: Jim Dryden
Café Accordion Orchestra performs a show called Midnight in Paris, where the group performs some of it’s finest French music. The show frequently s...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Cafe Accordion Orchestra, Credit: Jim Dryden
Café Accordion Orchestra performs a show called Midnight in Paris, featuring the group’s finest French music. The show comes to Crooners in Fridley...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Molly Bernard
NON-ROMCOM features two short plays by young female playwrights. Both Patricia Cotter's RULES OF COMEDY and Chiara Atik's 52ND TO BOWERY TO COBBLE ...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
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"Round Robin" and "The Firebird"

  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 28:07
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Today there is a wave of interest in Ballroom Dance. Chino Latino gives these social dance specialists the music they need to dance to distinctive ...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2018
  • Length: 08:00
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"Billy Goats Gruff" and "Boots and the Glass Mountain"

  • Added: Mar 02, 2018
  • Length: 28:12
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"The Month Brothers"

  • Added: Jan 25, 2018
  • Length: 28:05
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"The Sneetches" and "Caps for Sale/Dinorella"

  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 28:06
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"Bremen Town Musicians" and "Puss in Boots"

  • Added: Jan 11, 2018
  • Length: 28:08
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"Heckedy Peg" and "Petrosinella"

  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 28:10