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Blue Dimensions K12: Great Blues Women, Diunna Greenleaf, Trudy Lynn, & Big Mama Thornton
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new blues from Houston, Texas singers Diunna Greenleaf and Trudy Lynn — and Big Mama Thornton in concert in 1979

Bought by KMUW, KKRN, WMOT, Royalton Community Radio, KRPS and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions K11: "Ghost Song" the new album from Cécile McLorin Salvant
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Ghost Song" the new album from singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, a new single from harpist Brandee Younger, and music from The Grace Fox Big Band, an...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WNMU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
21st Century Alliances
From: Mateo Schimpf
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California Congressman Ami Bera joined Ray Suarez to talk about countering aggression from Russia and China, why immigration is such an important p...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blue Dimensions K10: Catherine Russell sings with Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from singer Catherine Russell with Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra, and new music from singer and songwriter Eugenie Jo...

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  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
How to Stop a Civil War (Before It Starts)
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez interviews acclaimed author Barbara Walter about the risk factors than can contribute to the outbreak of violence and civil war.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Blue Dimensions K08: Remembering the soulful Brothers Syl and Jimmy Johnson
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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soul and blues music of brothers Syl and Jimmy Johnson, who died a week apart in early 2022, and the long track (26½ minutes) from Immanuel Wilkins...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions K07: Azar Lawrence's "New Sky"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music, and an older track, from saxophonist Azar Lawrence, music from saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins' album "The 7th Hand," and music from pianis...

Bought by WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Nothing About Ukraine Without Ukrainians
From: Mateo Schimpf
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We’re joined by Iryna Tsilyk, documentary filmmaker from Kyiv, and historians Katherine Younger and Emily Channell-Justice, to hear the story of mo...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blue Dimensions K06: "The 7th Hand" from Immanuel Wilkins, and Eric Gales claims his "Crown."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins from his second album "The 7th Hand," and hard-hitting new blues from Eric Gales, from his album "Crown."

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
An American Hostage Story
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we hear Jason Rezaian's story of being held hostage in Iran, and why he thinks it’s essential that the US government and me...

Bought by Classic107.3, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Blue Dimensions K05: Shorter Moments — a collection of Wayne Shorter compositions by different artists
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Shorter Moments - Exploring The World Of Wayne," artists performing Wayne Shorter pieces, guitarist Dave Stryker with a string quartet, and new mu...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
The Age of Waste
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Portugal coast , Credit: Tobia Tullius
This week we're discussing the consequence of consumption. We point to a recent exhibit entitled "Waste Age: What Can Design Do?" that highlights t...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2022
  • Length: 05:32
Where in the World Are All the Vaccines?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, talks with Ray Suarez about overcoming the challenges of vaccine distr...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Blue Dimensions K04: Smooth Free Jazz from Dave Sewelson
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Smooth Free Jazz from saxophonist Dave Sewelson, and Charged Particles and Tod Dickow celebrate the music of Michael Brecker

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Legacy Plastic
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Plastic pollution and juvenile fish, Credit: Naja Bertolt Jensen @naja_bertolt_jensen on Unsplash
This week on World Ocean Radio we're weighing in on the debate of water as food. Many are certain that it is not because it does not have the same ...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2022
  • Length: 05:17
How the Far Right is Changing World Politics
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, Ray Suarez talks with two domestic intelligence agents, one in Germany and the other in the United States. What have they learned ...

Bought by WLPR , Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blue Dimensions K03: Remembering Clive Zanda
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from the late Trinidadian jazz pianist Clive Zanda, and new music from saxophonist and band leader Remy Le Boeuf.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
The Return of the Strongmen
From: Mateo Schimpf
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One year after supporters of former President Donald Trump violently stormed the Capitol, how do we make sense of the January 6 insurrection?

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
War and Peace
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In an episode originally aired in April, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing… and don’t listen to the people you are ...

Bought by WKSU, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blue Dimensions K01: Members Of Coltrane's Classic Quartet Playing In Other Groups
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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members of John Coltrane's "classic quartet" in bands other than Coltrane's band, including The Elvin Jones / Jimmy Garrison Sextet (with McCoy Tyn...

Bought by WMOT, KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Blue Dimensions J49: Luke Carlos O'Reilly's "I Too Sing America: A Black Man's Diary," a hard-hitting commentary on racism
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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pianist Luke Carlos O'Reilly's "I Too Sing America: A Black Man's Diary," and strong, recent blues releases

Bought by KKRN, KMXT, Royalton Community Radio, KRPS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions J48: "Color In Motion" the debut album of marimba-player Jenny Klukken
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Color In Motion" the debut album of marimba player Jenny Klukken. Miles Davis in-concert recordings from 1991, previously unreleased. Alligator Re...

Bought by WMOT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
From Moscow to Monte Carlo
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we explore the layers of Russian state corruption revealed through the Pandora Papers and the work of Alexei Navalny.

Bought by KUOW, RADIOLEX, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Blue Dimensions J46: Two Bassists On Top, new music from Ben Tiberio and David Finck
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from two bassist-bandleaders, Ben Tiberio and David Finck

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions J45: "Pursuance" and "Psalm" from Coltrane's "A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle" and the debut of DeAndre Lettsome
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The last two parts of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle," new music from pianist Hiromi, and the debut of saxophonist DeAndre Lettsome

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WMOT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, WJSU and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14

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