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Reel Discovery: The Beach Boys
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin takes a look behind the scenes at the rise of an iconic American band in Disney+’s The Beach Boys.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WCNY


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Bees Knees & other slang
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Blossom Seeley
Almost as quickly as they arrived, they disappeared from lack of use. Slang from the 1920s and early ‘30s. During their heyday, they were flying ar...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Davina and the Vagabonds Features with New Recording
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Davina of Davina and the Vagabonds, Credit: Davina
Davina and the Vagabonds has a new CD and LP called Shoot for the Moon. The group displays a big stylistic footprint on the new recording. The sing...

  • Added: May 21, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Davina and the Vagabonds Features its New Recording in a Big Ordway Show in Saint Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Davina of Davina and the Vagabonds, Credit: Davina
Davina and the Vagabonds has a new CD and LP called Shoot for the Moon. The group highlights songs from the recording at its 7pm May 31show at the ...

  • Added: May 21, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Patriotic Pop!
From: Jim Raposa
Caption: Patriotic Pop!, Credit: (c) Raposa Media, LLC
A superb collection of hit songs, album tracks and Americana themed songs from stage and movie musicals. Celebrated artists include Neil Diamond, R...

  • Added: May 17, 2024
  • Length: 57:09
Culture Caravan (5/19/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring new music from South Korea's Peggy Goy, Tuareg band Tinariwen, Brazilian singer/songwriter Ceu w/ anaiis + more!

Bought by KWMR, Raven Radio, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Jungle Music
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cab Calloway Orchestra
No one truly knows when the term came into common use. The original intent was for it to be derogatory. Insult the band and the music by calling it...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Wayne Anthony Recreates Frank Sinatra Music in a 1940s Setting, Saturday May 24 in Saint Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Wayne Anthony, Credit: David Murphy
When Wayne Anthony does Sinatra with an 8-piece ensemble, the evening is what Wayne says it is: Ultimate Sinatra. Wayne plus ensemble brings an eve...

  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Summer Gold!
From: Jim Raposa
Caption: Summer Gold!, Credit: (c) Raposa Media, LLC
Host Jim Raposa presents a retrospective of some of the biggest and most memorable hit songs from summer's gone by. What a great way to celebrate t...

  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 57:09
Culture Caravan (5/12/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Swedish musician Goran Kajfes, London's Nubiyan Twist (feat. Mamani Keita), the Los Angeles group Reyna Tropical + more!

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: May 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Peggy Lee: Her 104th Birthday Tribute
From: Jim Raposa
Caption: Peggy Lee: Her 104th Birthday Tribute, Credit: (c) Raposa Media, LLC
As a performer, Peggy Lee reached amazing heights as a singer, songwriter, night club performer, actress, TV and Radio personality. Beyond her show...

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 56:36
A Sobering Reality
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Tiny Parham & Musicians
It’s not that one brought about the other. Rather, it was a melding of many factors, and during that time, jazz became incredibly popular, as did s...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Sugar Pie DeSanto and Jim Moore
From: StoryCorps
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Blues legend Sugar Pie DeSanto came to StoryCorps with Jim Moore, her manager of 50 years, to talk about her start on the stage and her legacy.

  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 02:53
Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra celebrates its Thirty-Year Anniversary
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Cafe Accordion Orchestra, Credit: Jim Dryden
Dan Newton’s Café Accordion Orchestra celebrates its Thirty-Year Anniversary this coming Thursday at Crooners Supper Club in Fridley. The show will...

  • Added: May 05, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Material Influence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Snowmask
Besides having the moniker of “The Roaring Twenties”, not everyone was partying. Creative minds were at a peak coming up with new inventions. Who n...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Caravan (5/5/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring new music from Kurdish singer Aynur, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar, two new collaborations featuring Chinese pipa player Gao Hong + more!

Bought by KMXT, KWMR, Raven Radio, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Kicking off Stevie Wonder Month!
From: KMUW
Series: Soulsations
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It’s Stevie Wonder Month on Soulsations! We celebrate the legendary musician who turns 74 on May 13th. We’ll enjoy his music and stories about him ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WGZS, RadioFreePalmer, KHNS, KSLU and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
Gaelic Storm | Episode 24-17
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMXT, KSJE, KFCF FM, KMSU, WDSE and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Culture Caravan (4/28/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Italian musician Maria Chiara Argiro, France's Christine & the Queens, Montreal singer/songwriter Myriam Gendron + more!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KWMR, Raven Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Connie's Inn, Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller, Credit: CBS Studio
The nightlife that blossomed in Chicago and New York in the teens and ‘20s are the thread that laced together audience and music. In earlier years,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
AG 24-19: The Songs Of 1921, 5/6/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we’re continuing our exploration of songs from the Roaring 20s with a look at 1921, a year that spawned songs like “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Culture Caravan (4/21/24)
From: Julian Booker
Series: Culture Caravan
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Featuring music from Congolese activists KOKOKO!, new music Pakistani singer/songwriter Arooj Aftab, British-American sitar player Anoushka Shankar...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KWMR, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Literature and Art
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Winold Reiss
“It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire,” Those words come from F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Influencial Foursome
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Joe "King" Oliver
It was a lengthy journey from obscurity to international popularity. No one will say it was easy. But, with steadfast perseverance and endless cre...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Singer Thomasina Petrus Sings with the Selby Avenue Big Band
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Thomasina Petrus and Tom Wells, Credit: Sue Kearns
Tom Wells is the leader of the Selby Avenue Brass Band. Tom has also taught up and coming players at North Community High School in Minneapolis, wh...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 08:00