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Too Soon? The First Family 60 Years On
From: Mike Flanagan
Caption: The First Family, Credit: Courtesy Cadence Records
A 60th Anniversary review of the funniest album of the Kennedy era. The Grammy Award winning Album of the Year that was ultimately withdrawn from c...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 57:17
220320 The Dating Game for Dogs and Oil Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Azzurri the Bachelorette
Hi, I'm Jim Lange and this is the Dating Game for dogs. In the post-WWII world, this music that was later called "Rock and Roll" was simply popula...

Bought by WQCS, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:45
  • Purchases: 6
220205 The First Rock and Roll Song and a Radio Musical
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Whyte Boots The Lori Burton and Pam Sawyer Fictitious Band
In the post World War II era a new music captured the imagination of people in the US and around the world. This music wasn't called rock and roll...

Bought by KFCF FM, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, and WQCS


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:57:02
  • Purchases: 5
Don Davis – A Story Teller at Work
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Don Davis, a story-teller from Okracoke, North Carolina and joins us in this archive edition first broadcast in July 1993, when Radio Curious was c...

  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Tony Fitzpatrick, Illinois Artist w/ Huffman + Alex Kime
From: Alex Kime
Series: Alex Kime
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Tony is best known for his collages, printmaking, paintings, and drawings. Edited by Alex Kime.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2018
  • Length: 14:00
Interview: Bob Minkin, legendary photgrapher
From: KISU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cory Daniels interview with Bob Minkin

Bought by KAAD-LP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 1
Dave's Picks Volume 24: Berkeley, CA, 8/25/72 | Grateful Dead
From: KISU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Dave's Picks Volume 24 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert recorded at the Berkeley Commu...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2017
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 4
The Friendship Triangle of Spock, Kirk and McCoy on Star Trek (1:55)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: William Shatner / Leonard Nimoy
David Gerrold, author of "The World of Star Trek" and screenwriter of the "Trouble with Tribbles" episode, tells Paul Ingles about the Spock-McCoy-...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KHNS, KREV-LP, and KVMR


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 4
Radio Retrospective: George Burns Loves Gracie Allen
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: George Burns and Gracie Allen
The famous duo of radio, television and film – George Burns and Gracie Allen – were married for 38 years. We look back at how their relationship a...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 11:51
  • Purchases: 3
Radio Retrospective: Radio at War
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia
Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Radio Retrospective: Rod Serling
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective
Caption: Rod Serling, Credit: Wikipedia
Rod Serling is know for his television series "The Twilight Zone," but he got his start writing radio dramas at WNYC in the summer of 1946. Listen ...

Bought by WMMT, KSUT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Troy Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 5
Fireworks (Version One) EXPANDED EDITION
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte (EXPANDED EDITION)
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This is the LONG version of the 10 Min Sound Byte - Songs about Fireworks

  • Added: Sep 20, 2014
  • Length: 25:22
Queueless: The Clueless Radio Play (Part 1)
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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We here at Radio K are proud to present The Clueless Radio Play, the first (as far as we know) radio reenactment of the sensational 1995 cult class...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 17 - The Comedy of Bob & Ray (including new interviews with Bob Elliott and Tom Lehrer)
From: Andy Moore
Series: Andy's Treasure Trove
Caption: Andy's Treasure Trove, Episode 17 - Bob & Ray, and Tom Lehrer
A salute to the pioneering comedy team of Bob & Ray, featuring a new interview with Bob Elliott, many excerpts from Bob & Ray recordings, and some ...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 48:44
Sonny Hopson
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
Caption: Former WHAT disc jockey Sonny Hopson, Credit: Yowei Shaw
For a time in the late ’60s, no one’s microphone in Philadelphia blazed hotter than Sonny Hopson. He was dynamic, exciting and wildly unpredictable...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUCB, WFHB, WDSE, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 6
Sam Reed
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
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In the late 50s and 60s, jazz musician Sam Reed was the house leader at the historic Uptown Theater in North Philadelphia. The Uptown was the Phill...

Bought by KTEP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, WDSE, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 5
Harvey Holiday
From: Mighty Writers
Series: "Going Black: The Legacy of Philly Soul Radio" Companion Pieces
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Harvey Holiday was one of the few white disc jockeys who made it big on Black radio in Philadelphia in the 70s. His highly-rated Sunday night “Holi...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 3
The Origins of RCA-Victor
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Victor ODJB 78 RPM
The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was one of the first major record labels, and arguably the best. They became a revolutionary force in the mu...

Bought by Radio New Zealand and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 2
Quick Queue 9-25-13: Game Time
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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Culture Queue's game show!

  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:37
Culture Queue 10-13-13: Bodies In Motion
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week on Culture Queue, we look at motion in three stages.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Queue 9-22-13: Group Project
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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In the 9-22-13 episode "Group Project" we discuss, student groups at the University of Minnesota.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 31:28
Culture Queue 9-08-13: "Verse and Converse"
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week on Culture Queue, we deal with rhymes and conversations.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Queue: 9-15-13 "Live from the Midtown Farmers Market"
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week on Culture Queue we decided to bust out of the studio and take in the fresh air, foods, and musical sounds of the Midtown Farmer's Market...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 27:44
  • Purchases: 1
CQ 07-21-13 "Do the Whirldwind"
From: Radio K
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This week we have a whirlwind of different stories to offer as the days get longer and winter starts to fade.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 31:21
Culture Queue 8-04-13: "Totally Gay"
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week, on Culture Queue, we focus on same-sex marriage in Minnesota.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 1