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Celebrating the Birthday of Lester Young
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Lester Young
(Air Dates: August 18 - 24) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Lester Young with our special guest, T...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jul 27, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
120: Play Doh
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1930, the Kutol company came up with a putty to clean coal dust off of walls. Impending bankruptcy forced them to shift gears to find new ways o...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
118: Trundling
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Trace follows a trail from shoving boulders downhill to the 18th century sport of hoop rolling. P.S. Trace mentions in the beginning of the episode...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Pat Metheny
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Pay Metheny
(Air Dates: August 11 - 17) On this week's archive edition of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny with our sp...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of George Shearing
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: George Shearing
(Air Dates: August 4 - 10) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of jazz pianist George Shearing with our o...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Louis Armstrong
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Louis Armstrong
(Air Dates: July 28 - August 3) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of jazz legend Louis Armstrong with s...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Celebrating the Birthday of Charlie Christian
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Charlie Christian
(Air Dates: July 21 - 27) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Charlie Christian, with our special gues...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
One Night Only: The Beatles in Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: The Beatles arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, August 1965, Credit: Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
August 21, 1965, the Beatles invaded Metropolitan Stadium for their first ever Minnesota concert, bringing together a high school photographer with...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 2
WRM16 - Will's Thoughts on Credit
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Accumulating credit and debt became more common in Will's life, so naturally he had a few things to say about the practice.

Bought by WYAP and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jul 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 2
Cheers to All the Years
From: New Letters on the Air
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After 43 years of broadcasting, 2020 budget cuts may bring us to an end. This compilation program features audio from four decades of our archives ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Will Loved Animals
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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This episode discusses Will's relationship with animals, particularly horses and dogs

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Carmell Jones
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Carmell Jones
(Air Dates: July 14 - 20) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Carmell Jones with our special guest Sta...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Lee Morgan
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Lee Morgan
(Air Dates: July 7 - 13) On this week's archive edition of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of jazz trumpet great Lee Morgan with our sp...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Pete Fountain
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Pete Fountain
(Air Dates: June 30 - July 6) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Dixieland jazz clarinetist, Pete Fou...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Big Bill Broonzy
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Big Bill Broonzy
(Air Dates: June 23 - 29) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of bluesman, Big Bill Broonzy, with our gue...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrating the Birthday of Helen Humes
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Helen Humes
(Air Dates: June 16 - 22) On this week's archive edition of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Helen Humes. We find out what gives 12SJ...

Bought by KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
WRM13 Will's Balance in Life
From: KRSC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will Rogers knew how to balance work and life, something many people need more of today

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
Will and Lawyers
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will's jokes extended outside of politics to discuss other topics, like lawyers

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Untold Story of the Stearns History Museum's Recording Stories Project with Carie Essig
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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You could be a part of the story that goes down in history as the Stearns History Museum is asking for your videos, photos, and other items that po...

  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 25:53
Ellis Marsalis: Jazz Patriarch
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Ellis Marsalis, Credit: Snug Harbor
Ellis Marsalis joins Gwen Thompkins for a wide-ranging talk about his life in music - from modern jazz pianist, to jazz educator, to father of four...

  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 51:58
Will and Big Business
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers had friends in big business, but that did not make them immune from his criticism.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
Rodney Dillard of the legendary Dillards joins Unreal Bluegrass for music and stories
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass, Credit: Steve Martin
Rodney Dillard , the last member of the Dillards has a new song and plenty of stories about the history of the band from the Ozarks to Hollywood.

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:01:13
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 6
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: Cutting The Stone', Credit: Hieronymus Bosch
This series explores the fables...the renaissance fables of four great authors. This show highlights the work of Leon Battista Alberti...a 'renais...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 4
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Venus And Organist And Little Dog', Credit: Titian
This program series has 76 shows each of 5 minutes in length. Four great authors of the Renaissance are explored. This program, through the spoken ...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 05:01
Quarantine 15
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Stuck in a house packed with snacks and limited ways to exercise? Tempted to turn to Ben and Jerry for sweet, sweet solace? Experts say this is nor...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1

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