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Dr. Francis Adams – "Are We Still Racists?"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619 to 2000 “Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:21
  • Purchases: 1
EP218 "From the Cradle" Eric Clapton
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A look back at Eric Clapton's 1994 album "From the Cradle"

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 1
EP216 Hubert Sumlin
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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He was ranked as #43 in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. That is a great legacy to leave behind.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 1
221210 The First Rock and Roll Song - Early Canadian Instrumentals
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Gaylarks - a band Frank Zappa saw and swooned over while he was in high school.
The geographic assumption underlying the first rock and roll record was an origination in the Southern U.S. This assumption was superior to, and ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KFCF FM, Prairie Public, KPRG and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2022
  • Length: 04:22:10
  • Purchases: 6
EP213 Magic Slim
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Magic Slim and the Teardrops stayed true to the sound of Chicago Blues

Bought by WLPR and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 2
EP212 Luther Allison
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Luther Allison took Blues to a new level, yet stayed true to it's roots.

Bought by WLPR and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. David Ray Griffin– "Was this a Cause of the 9/11 Attacks?" Part 2
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11 The forces behind the disasters of September 11, 2001 are said to...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Dr. David Ray Griffin– "Was this a Cause of the 9/11 Attacks?"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11 The forces behind the disasters of September 11, 2001 are said to...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
EP209 Charlie Musselwhite "Mississippi Son"
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Charlie Musselwhite has been playing the blues for over 60 years. His latest project takes him back to his roots in Mississippi.

Bought by WLPR and WLPR


  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 2
Music of the Nuclear Age
From: David Dunaway
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Today's headlines include threats of nuclear war in Ukraine and the possibility of contamination from bombing off Ukraine's nuclear power plant. Th...

Bought by Prairie Public and KVCR


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
EP206 Jessie Mae Hemphill
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Jessie Mae Hemphill was a 4th generation Mississippi musician who learned how to play music from her granddaddy (as she called him).

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 1
EP205 A.C. Reed
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Aaron Corthen was more commonly known in the Blues music world as A.C. Reed and was heard on countless recordings as a contributing saxophone player.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 1
Viva Brother Nagi from Kerning Cultures
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Nagi Daifallah was a young farm worker from Yemen who participated in the 1973 Grape Strike along with the UFW until he was murdered by a Sheriff....

  • Added: Sep 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
A History of Live Radio
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: WBAI Staff, Credit: 1960s
In honor of radio pioneers Larry Josephson, Steve Post and Bob Fass, a look back at the early days of free form radio at Pacifica and WBAI in New Y...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:39
  • Purchases: 1
Spencer Wells– "The Peopling of the World"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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The Journey of Man, A Genetic Odyssey Around 60,000 years ago, a man – identical to us in all important genetic respects – lived in Africa. Every ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
EP203 Saffire The Uppity Blues Women
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Saffire The Uppity Blues Women- A look back at a very unique act consisting of three amazing musicians

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:33
  • Purchases: 1
EP202 Joe Louis Walker
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A performing artist for over 6 decades, Joe Louis Walker is one who is due some recognition.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:26
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Waldman– "The President Speaks"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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My Fellow Americans, The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush Michael Waldman, an expert on th...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
The Big Ponder #38: Cartoons
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Have you ever heard of the cartoonist Oliver Harrington? Probably not, but the artist played an instrumental role in German-American history. From ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
David Von Drehle– "The Fire That Changed America"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Triangle, the Fire That Changed America Until September 11, 2001, The Triangle Shirtwaste Fire on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest workplace disas...

  • Added: May 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
EP201 Reflecting Back
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A look back at the past 200 episodes of "Cruising the Blues With Mr. Jack".

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:28
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Dolores Hayden– "From City to Suburb"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820 to 2000 The development and the expansion of homes, where they are and why they came to be ...

  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
EP199 The 1991 Chicago Blues Fest P2
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Part 2 of the opening night of the 8th Annual Chicago Blues Fest held on Friday, June 14th, 1991.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
EP198 The 1991 Chicago Blues Fest P1
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A trip back in time to 1991 and the 8th Annual Chicago Blues Fest.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 1
EP196 Salute to Chicago Blues Masters
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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In the year 2000 Telarc Blues label released a 3-album salute to three Chicago Blues Masters.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Apr 30, 2022
  • Length: 57:29
  • Purchases: 1

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