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Merrie Melodies & Looney Tunes
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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Walking In The Sands with Mary Weiss & The Shangri-las, Peter Schickele as P.D.Q. Bach, Joyce Randolph as Trixie on the Honeymooners, Windy Craig a...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:53
004 Helen Wheels
From: Tim Ayres
Series: Borderland Jukebox
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The life and music of Helen Wheels. Her band performed at CBGB's in New York during the height of the punk movement in the 70s, before her untimely...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
Girlie So Groovie -- May 3, 2021
From: Trevor Klundert
Series: Girlie So Groovie
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Girlie So Groovie dubs itself as, "The only show dedicated to the women who rock and to the listeners who love them!" This award-winning weekly rad...

  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:43
Sierra Hull joins Unreal Bluegrass to discuss her new CD 25 Trips and share some music
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Unreal Bluegrass
Award winning musician Sierra Hull has released a new CD , 25 Trips.

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:01:29
S03 Ep52: Humorous Music, 8/24/2019
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Who says classical music needs to be stuffy? This week, music with a sense of humor.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
S03 Ep30: On The Podium, 3/23/2019
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Conductor Anu Tali says, “If you have a calling and you’re different than other people are, … just go the way you feel is right, and you’ll probabl...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
60 Watts Interviews Mike McGinnis of Low Dose
From: Brian Babinec
Series: 60 Watts
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(For release week of 11 Feb 2019) Coming straight from the United States' grunge capital itself, 60 Watts is Public Radio's weekly underground and ...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2019
  • Length: 12:40
The Big Pond #09: A Singer’s Life
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Leigh Hamilton is a dramatic soprano who has been based in Germany for more than 17 years. This episode follows Leigh’s story, which takes her from...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 23:25
#18-33 The Claremont Trio Play Works by Women
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Three works by three women, including the Piano Trio by Fanny Mendelssohn

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WVIA, WCNY, 'The Sea', Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
NEA Jazz Master Moments with Vocalist, Dianne Reeves
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Dianne Reeves can effortlessly sing in whatever style she wants with her far-reaching range, whether it’s rhythm-and-blues, gospel, Latin or pop. B...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 13
Listening to Ladies: Pamela Z
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Pamela Z lets us know what a phonolog was, how great the Museum of Jurassic Technology is (about which she co-wrote an opera), and how to ...

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
161210 The Only Radio Musical
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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In a theatrical musical, a song springs up interrupting the narrative. In a radio musical, a narrative springs up interrupting the music. Okay, s...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 43:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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What doesn’t Wayne Coyne have his hand in these days? The Flaming Lips frontman is rarely out of the spotlight, whether it’s with his day job, side...

Bought by KUCB, WLPR , KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 19, 2016
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Matt Nathanson
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Matt Nathanson talks about his new record, Show Me Your Fangs, being part of Operation Smile and writing for a new feminist anthology, as well as b...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Sylvan Esso
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, Sylvan Esso came about as a fluke as much as necessity. Both of their previous bands, Mountain Man and Megafaun,...

Bought by KSUT, KUCB, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
Love Advice for the Young: Take Care of Your Teeth
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Bob Athearn
Bob Athearn's a cat who's played a lot of joints -- joints you wouldn't take your best girl to. But the best of what this journeyman musician has t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
Preparing for the SF International Hip Hop DanceFest
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Dance company, Mind Over Matter , Credit: Allan Frias
About 25 members of the dance company Mind Over Matter, mostly women, are finishing their warm up. Dressed in comfy street clothes, they stretch wh...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 03:29
Reclaimed Soul: Women Behind Megastars
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
Caption: Betty Davis, former wife of Miles Davis
This week, Ayana Contreras brings us vintage music from women whose careers were overshadowed by their associations with megastars. From the ex-wif...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 13:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 39: Lynette Williams, Anacron - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Martini (left); Bobby Pickles (center); Lynette Williams (right)
Bobby and Martini podcast from Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, to cover a monthly musical event called TINTR (This Is Not The Radio). The showcase is o...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:23
Madi Diaz - Maybe I Just Liked Making Noise
From: Cord Phillips
Series: Nashville Time Machine
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Artist Madi Diaz talks about the first time she got on stage.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 03:38
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 19
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Actress Kim Kopf and The Band Lost Maven.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
Jazz-O-Rama #7: "The Hutton Sisters"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "The Hutton Sisters, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM records of Marion & Betty Hutton.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WNMU-FM, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 55:54
  • Purchases: 4
Janis Joplin: The Pearl Sessions
From: Joyride Media
Series: The Milestone Series
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Janis Joplin's friends and family talk about her final album,"Pearl."

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMUN, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
JazzStories: Sweet Honey In The Rock
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“Their music affects your consciousness, it changes your DNA if you really, really let it settle into your soul; Odetta’s voice, Miriam’s energy an...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 12:33
  • Purchases: 3
The Vinyl Countdown -- album #115: LaVern Baker
From: Alexa Lim
Series: The Vinyl Countdown
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The Vinyl Countdown is a journey through a vinyl collection that spans 4,000 albums and would stand over 40 feet tall. It is our goal to listen to...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:02