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Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, ...

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bessie Smith
The speakeasy opened at the peak of the gangster era. Most of Chicago was controlled by the mob. The café boasted a number of top Black performers,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Freedom Singers with Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez, Credit: Dave Gahr
This award-winning 57 minute documentary evokes the history of the civil rights movement through its music and actuality. The late Bernice Reagon l...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Jazz Dance
The music that became known as jazz swept across America in the teens and early 1920s. To the older population, it appeared to be all elbow and kne...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Few people in Mendocino County who are not elected officials have created as much enmity and as many disruptive relationships as has Richard W. Joh...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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There is a lot of discussion about hope in this time of the pending election for president. Francis Moore Lappe, author of, “Diet for a Small Plane...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Joe "Wingy" Mannone
It’s rumored to be the oldest continuously running jazz club in the country. While the outside may be dark and unassuming, stepping inside is somet...

Bought by WNMU-FM and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jessica Pavone
The composer and violist in conversation with examples from a variety of projects recorded at Roulette including string and orchestral ensembles.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: J.G. Thirlwell
Composer J.G. Thirlwell aka Foetus, Clint Ruin, Manorexia, Steroid Maximus, and Xordox, walks us thought his musical journey.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Mary Halvorson
The composer/guitarist and MacArthur “genius” awardee discusses everything from guitar tech to string quartets, illustrated with musical excerpts f...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Lenny Pickett
Saxophonist Lenny Pickett discusses his career straddling popular culture and the avant-garde, from his work with David Bowie and Saturday Night Li...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Don Byron
The composer and clarinettist discusses his fascination, influences, and obstacles to film scoring and re-imagining 20th Century classics.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Shelley Hirsch
Equal parts composer, vocalist, and storyteller Shelley Hirsch is universally admired for an astounding gift firing off free association between wo...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Maria Chavez
Turntable, sound, and installation artist Maria Chavez, based in New York.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: 1920s Combo
In the early 1920s, a small collection of musicians was referred to as a combination rather than an orchestra. In America, though, there’s frequent...

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Can rural, local government actually run smoothly and meet the changing needs of the community? It is slow to happen in Mendocino County, Californi...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Angelica Sanchez
Composer, pianist, educator Angelica Sanchez in commentary .

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Mario Diaz de Leon, Credit: Ebru Yildiz
Composer/guitarist Mario Diaz de Leon, whose influences range from hardcore punk to Xenakis, and whose masterful integration of electronics with cl...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: William Hooker
The composer/drummer and activist/chronicler for creative social action, in excerpts from epic performances at Roulette from 1988-2021.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Yuka Honda, Credit: Sophie Caby
Composer and musician Yuka C. Honda reflects on a remarkable musical trajectory, serendipity, and new directions.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Adam O'Farrill
Composer and trumpet player Adam O’Farrill, discusses his illustrious jazz and classical lineage.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Ikue Mori
The atmospheric sounds of composer, drummer, electronic percussionist, and media artist Ikue Mori, an innovative and influential figure in the glob...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Miguel Frasconi
The music, sounds, and stories of composer Miguel Frasconi, known for work with instruments made from glass and also a master of analog electronic ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Anthony Coleman
Composer/keyboardist Anthony Coleman with stories and samples of his bands, solo work from improv to stride piano, projects for large and small ens...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Tomas Fujiwara
The drummer discusses origins, influences, and compositions with excerpts from his always collaborative projects.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00