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"HOW CAN YOU SATIRIZE A PARODY?...AND OTHER PARADOXES OF POLITICS AND JOURNALISM".....told through narration, music and soundbites
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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In this episode...if you want to get a straight answer from a politician, try asking a straight question. ( it probably won't work...but at least y...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 56:04
All Mixed Up: Autumn-The Flip Side
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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The first weekend of fall concludes with Ian Hunter, Richard Butler & The Psychedelic Furs dancing with the 1% and President Gas, while Alan Price ...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 55:58
The 47% Mixdown-Mitt's Mess
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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"The 47% Mix" with Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Ethel Waters, Ry Cooder, Menomena, The Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, Alan Price, a...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 19:31
  • Purchases: 1
"GOOFS..GAFFES..AND GLITCHES, GREAT AND small" ( a pivotal week in politics and journalism...told thru narration, music and soundbites)
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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Pre-October surprises test the mettle of the presidential candidates, the press and US foreign policy. Mitt Romney struggles with reaction to hi...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Length: 57:16
All Mixed Up: The Good, The Bad, The Empty
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Right Off The Air
The Good, The Bad, The Empty--A Conventional Mix featuring both the Democrats, the Republicans, the Cowboys, and first man on the moon in an incred...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 59:21
" I WANNA BE BOB DYLAN"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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This episode has NO "conventional" wisdom, but you'll hear music with more about life's realities than anything heard at both political convention...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 58:28
Episode # 8 - Castaway: Michele Arcand
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Our castaway is Michele Arcand. A poet, activist and one of the driving forces in the Portland independent music scene. Michele is sui generis. ...

  • Added: May 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:22:59
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 182
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Singer/Songwriter/Author Storm Large, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
STORM LARGE - Singer, songwriter, author SUSAN SALADOFF - Documentary filmmaker

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 182 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Singer/Songwriter/Author Storm Large, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
STORM LARGE - Singer, songwriter, author SUSAN SALADOFF - Documentary filmmaker

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Vital Topics: Paul Simon
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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There's a lot to say about Rhymin' Simon--and this episode covers almost all of it.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2012
  • Length: 21:17
Quite Early Morning: The Life, Times and Legacy of Pete Seeger
From: A World of Possibilities
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Legendary folksinger and social activist Pete Seeger is receiving long-delayed appreciation for his immense contribution to American music and cult...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KWIT, KHNS, 90.5 WSNC, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
From Pakistan to Tanglewood - Vazira Zamindar & Composers
From: Open Source
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Historian Vazira Zamindar talks about the "wound of partition" in today's Pakistan. Then, we meet three young composers - Cynthia Lee Wong, Jacob B...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
American Conversations with Andrew Bacevich & Vijay Iyer
From: Open Source
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This week we're talking with the soldier-turned-author of Washington Rules, Andrew Bacevich. Then we sit down at the piano with the jazz improv sta...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Street Bands Bring Protest to the Internet through Flash Mobs
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Some bands are getting creative about making a political spectacle, by becoming the protest themselves, and using the internet to make their messag...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 10:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Life and Death of the Infernal Noise Brigade
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The Infernal Noise Brigade debuted at the Seattle WTO protests in 1999. Jill Friedberg from KBCS in Seattle has their story.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 1
Sasha Abramsky: Inside Obama's Brain + Irreverent Holiday Music!
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Inside Obama's Brain by Sasha Abramsky, Credit: Sasha Abramsky
Award winning journalist Sasha Abramsky returns to Active Voice Radio to discuss his newest book Inside Obama's Brain. Also, irreverent holiday mus...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
An Evening with Steel Pulse
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of music and interviews with Reggae Greats, Steel Pulse recorded live in October of 2004, at the Historic Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, NM.

Bought by KZYX, WNCU, and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 3
An Evening with Ozomatli Volume-1
From: Southwest Stages
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An hour of high energy Latin and hip-hop music and interviews with Ozomatli, captured live in 2004 at the Paramount Nightclub in Santa Fe, NM

Bought by KAAD-LP, KGOU, WGDR, and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 4
An Evening with Burning Spear Vol-2
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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Southwest Stages finishes off it's Evening of Music and Interviews Legendary Reggae Icons Burning Spear, recorded live at the Historic El Rey Theat...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KHNS, and WNCU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 3
An Evening with Burning Spear Volume-1
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of Music and Interviews Legendary Reggae Icons Burning Spear, recorded live at the Historic El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, NM.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KZYX, WJAB, KHNS, and WNCU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 5
An Evening with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of music and interviews with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers recorded live at the Rialto Theater in Tucson Arizona in 2006

  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
What Ever Happened to the Buena Vista Social Club?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The "Buena Vista Social Club" CD and documentary film were hits, but may have created some myths about Cuba and the musicians themselves. Independe...

Bought by KQED, KRZA, WGBH Radio Boston, and KGLT


  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Conversation with singer/songwriter HOLLY NEAR
From: Out of Bounds
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Holly Near discusses her 35 year career in music and politics

  • Added: Sep 03, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
Kevin Phinney, author of 'Souled American'
From: KUOW
Series: Speaker's Forum
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Kevin Phinney looks at race relations, as seen through the prism of music.

Bought by KUHB


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 1
Dave Douglas
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Dave Douglas blasts his trumpet for great jazz and social justice

Bought by WEKU, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 3