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The Navigators Part 1
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: The Navigators
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The Navigators were ancient Polynesians who sailed the vast Pacific in search of new islands.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2015
  • Length: 04:26
An Airplane for Everyone
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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Airplanes in department stores? There was a time in U.S. History when people experienced this reality. But are we any closer today to realizing the...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 13:22
Zac Little Stops by WFHB
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Zac Little of the American Folk Rock band Saintseneca a talks about the relationship between a necker cube and songwriting on the new album Such Th...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 09:28
It Sounds Like Louie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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In the first decade of jazz, many trumpet players attempted to reach the level of musicianship set by Louis Armstrong. Two, in particular, were sta...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Naughty McKenzie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Flapper
Several of the songs heard in this program were never sold over the counter. If you knew the artist, you’d have to request it from the clerk, who w...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Studs Terkel in Conversation with Oliver Sacks
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Caption: Oliver Sacks
On December 4, 1985 Studs sat down with famed neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. Although the interview was supposed to center on his newest publ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KCMJ Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, KVNF and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 01:22:29
  • Purchases: 6
Real Country Time Episode 1
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Real Country Time
Caption: Real Country Time, Credit: Larry W Jones
Real Country Time is an uninterrupted selection of songs from the roots of country music.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2015
  • Length: 10:06
Black Music Month Radio Special (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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We are breaking down the barriers and showcasing truly powerful songs from some of the best African-American songwriters of all time. In our 2nd ho...

Bought by WJSU


  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Indie Influentials (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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When we hear the phrase "Under The Influence," there are bad connotations that follow. But what about when influence is good, because it sets our c...

Bought by KUPR low power FM


  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Napoleon's Charge
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Phil Napoleon
Phil Napoleon is considered a primary pioneer of jazz trumpet, and his playing profoundly affected Red Nichols and Bix Beiderbecke. He was one of t...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
By George part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: George Gershwin
The music of composer, pianist, and painter George Gershwin. This tribute features many of his songs from the 1920s and '30s, and comments of some ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1467 (Hour 1 & 2) - 03/12/2015
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A blistering Lee Morgan on trumpet sets the ambiance for singers Leah Natale, Cecile Hortensia and Mark Murphy, rhythm makers could be Charles Lewi...

Bought by KPVL, WVBI-LP, WOUB, and KVRZ


  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:56
  • Purchases: 4
1968 Bullock Museum
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
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Rebecca McInroy invites Kate Betts, Margaret Cook, Nancy Baker Jones, and Jean Heath to discuss The Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibit on...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 58:08
Gone With The Wind
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
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In this episode, Rebecca McInroy is joined by Dr. Coleman Hutchinson, Dr. Dina Berry, and Steve Wilson to discuss the some of the creative decision...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 59:03
Trying to Make it
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week we’re speaking with groups who are trying to make it, despite the obstacles. People who are aren’t in positions of power, who are taken a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 16, 2015
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 1
Technology Brings Long-Silent Voices Of 20th Century Poets Back To Life
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: A rendered image of the etched grooves of a record. IRENE software converts these squiggles to sound., Credit: Julie Martin/NEDCC Courtesy
A innovative technology to preserve endangered sound recordings without playing them (which would further damage them) is bringing the voices of po...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 4
From Bessie to Billie
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bessie Smith
The cornerstones for this program: Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday featuring several artists who benefited from the breakthrough recordings of Mami...

Bought by KMUW and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Chamizal: A Town Between Two Borders
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Audio History Project
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For more than a century, the Rio Grande has been the border between the U.S. and Mexico. But rivers can move.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 13:25
  • Purchases: 2
The Community Resources
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week, we’re relying on the Twin Cities community. The eclectic, exciting and energetic society that we’re fortunate to surround ourselves with...

Bought by KVSC and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 24:59
  • Purchases: 2
Media Through Time
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week, we’re answering big questions, like is there a place for vintage technology in our increasingly digitized world? How can we make the mod...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 1
Finishing What We Started
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week we’re all about conclusions. Aaron Bolton wraps up his historical account of Minneapolis Hip Hop, Katie Bolin pulls the breaks on her ser...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:08
  • Purchases: 1
Remember the Old Times
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week we’re reminiscing on what makes life in Minnesota – Minnesotan. We’re thinking about the toys we played with in elementary school, we’re ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:34
  • Purchases: 1
Windy City to the Big Apple: Early Black Big Bands
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Windy City 1920s
When we think of the Big Bands, it’s most often in terms of the Swing Era. Understandable, since those sweet and hot orchestra’s dominated the 1930...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Summer Stories
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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From now, the days are only going to get shorter, believe it or not. Winter is officially on its way, people, but… let’s not think about that. We h...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Learning on the Job
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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Tonight we say goodbye to a qualified member of Culture Queue while we welcome another. Nathan Gerdes sings his heart out for the last time and tal...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1

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