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SITPE # 1208
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: Something Else, Credit: The Kinks
Dylan, Davies and other songwriters.

Bought by KWMR, KPVL, KKRN, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Al "Dick" Perry for President
From: Sarah Bromer
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Al Perry, Tucson country singer, is running for president. His middle name is Richard, so he registered himself as Al "Dick" Perry on the Arizona R...

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 1
SITPE # 1204
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: In Search Of The Lost Chord, Credit: Moody Blues
It starts with a Human Monkey.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KHNS, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Levi Fuller on writing songs inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Levi Fuller, Credit: Mark Blasco
Songwriter Levi Fuller discusses his approach to writing songs inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. Written and perf...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
JazzStories: Nat Hentoff
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Since the 1960s, writer and producer Nat Hentoff has confronted the question "Is jazz black music.' He discusses the issue in a 2008 conversation w...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 6
Dayenu
From: Judith Sloan
Caption: Hagadah of Sloan's from her father., Credit: photo Warren Lehrer
Actress/Radio Producer Judith Sloan produces Dayenu, a story/commentary with music by Frank London and Judith Sloan. Sloan looks at the complexity ...

Bought by KVNF, KWMR, KZYX, WSLR, KZYX and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 6
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
Native Sounds: Gary Farmer
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Gary Farmer
Brendan McCauley speaks with Native American actor and musician Gary Farmer.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KRZA, KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSQM 91.5 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 11:12
  • Purchases: 6
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
Marching to the Beat of their Own Drums
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Marching bands from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon are bringing humor, politics, and a unique sound to the streets.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
Marching for Change: Street Bands in the U.S.
From: Making Contact
Caption: The Infernal Noise Brigade in downtown Seattle., Credit: http://www.andrewstern.net/
We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project -- Part 2
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Herbie Hancock
Hancock talks about his collaboration with African and Latin American stars.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 07:21
Ise Lyfe and Others Explore the Outlaw Image in Hip-Hop
From: Abbie Fentress Swanson
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In rap music, being tough is often a pre-requisite for success. Long jail time, stolen guns and cars, and other outlaw antics beef up the thug image.

  • Added: May 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:48
FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for Week of March 17, 2010
From: FuseBox Radio Broadcast
Series: FuseBox Radio Broadcast w/ DJ Fusion & Jon Judah
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Another 3 hour mixshow episode of Intelligent Hip-Hop Radio & 21st Century Black Radio of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & J...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2010
  • Length: 03:00:47
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
Grupos de reggae en El Salvador
From: Asociacion de Radios y Programas Participativos de El Salvador (ARPAS)
Series: Música de los pueblos salvadoreños
Caption: Anastacio y los del Monte
Música estilo Reggae, con letras que hablan de la historia del país o la sociedad salvadoreña en su mayoría.

  • Added: Nov 04, 2009
  • Length: 34:38
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 Ozomatli Volume-2
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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Another 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, WGDR, and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3
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
Peace Talks Radio: The Peace Work of John Lennon & Yoko Ono (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: John Lennon + Yoko Ono at Montreal Bed-in (1969), Credit: Ivor Sharp (c) Yoko Ono
In 1969, musician John Lennon and his wife, performance artist Yoko Ono, were among the most high profile peace advocates on the planet. We'll spot...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KVNF


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (Honest Profession)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Reality checks are healthy and provide valuable perspective. But they can also be shocking, surprising and really knock us off our feet. Violinis...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: :26