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AN OPTIONAL SECOND HOUR HONORING MUSICIAN DAVID CROSBY, A TWO-TIME INDUCTEE INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, WHO DIED JAN. 18, 2023 AT 81. WHET...

Bought by WUTC, KSRQ, WUSF, WXXI Rochester, KLCC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: David Crosby - 2019 - Red Rocks / Denver
MUSICIAN DAVID CROSBY, A TWO-TIME INDUCTEE INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME HAS DIED AT 81. WHETHER AS A MEMBER OF THE BYRDS, CROSBY-STILLS- &...

Bought by WUTC, KBBI Alaska, KAAD-LP, KSUT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
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In the late 1960's and early 1970's, 4 African-American performers tossed records onto the American pop and R&B charts that would establish them as...

Bought by WJCT, KRVS, WXPR, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFSK and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Caption: Jeff Beck
This is an optional bonus hour of JEFF BECK: ESSENTIAL ARTIST – a remembrance of the multi-talented, multi-genre British guitar great JEFF BECK, wh...

Bought by WUTC, KUPR low power FM, WCBE, KSUT, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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JEFF BECK: ESSENTIAL ARTIST – a remembrance of the multi-talented, multi-genre British guitar great JEFF BECK, who passed away January 10, 2023 at ...

Bought by WUTC, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, KTNA, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
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HOUR 2 of 2. GEORGE HARRISON – BEST YEAR EVER celebrates two landmark events that rolled out from George Harrison in 197. In the first hour (alread...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KSJE, and KUHF


  • Added: Jan 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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In 2020, six diverse women run for president, and Nancy Pelosi takes the House. With experts Molly Ball, Kelly Dittmar, Ronnee Schreiber and Glynda...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 25:15
  • Purchases: 1
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From Eleanor Roosevelt to Shirley Chisholm, women begin to win control over their lives and bodies. With historians Susan Ware and Gina Luria Walke...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 38:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Harry Bridges at 1971 Press Conference
A 19-year-old Australian arrives in San Francisco and changes the American labor movement. This is the story of a visionary man who fought for demo...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 59:11
  • Purchases: 1
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An in depth look at MY FAIR LADY with back stories on its creation

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Nov 06, 2016
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Look back at the early years of Pink Floyd with an exclusive interview of Pink Floyd drummer, Nick Mason, plus rare tracks from the late '60s and e...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, WSKG, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
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Many Broadway composers loved the challenge of writing the big choral number. Some were better at it than others. Some fine examples in this progra...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KTXK, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: Jun 10, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 4
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Yip Harburg is remembered mostly for his lyrics to Harold Arlen's music in "The Wizard of Oz". But lets not forget "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" ...

Bought by KMUW, KUPR low power FM, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
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RENT, THE LION KING and RAGTIME are just a few of the highlights of the 1990's.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 3
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Pink Floyd founder and 2015 Newport Folk Festival headliner, Roger Waters, looks back on his solo recordings, reflects on the continued relevance t...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Baltimore's Lee-Jackson Monument, Credit: Stefanie Mavronis
Baltimore City is home to four Civil War monuments. Three are Confederate. We look at the history of how they got there and explore how people inte...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 11:32
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Inside the making of Preservation Hall Jazz Band's new album, featuring interviews with the band and co-producer Jim James (My Morning Jacket)

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: The Music Box art and sound installation
This radio documentary is about the Music Box art and sound installation located in the Bywater Neighborhood of New Orleans. It blends the sounds o...

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Rare, archival interviews with Simon & Garfunkel, newly released live recordings and exclusive comments from old friends tell the story of a legend...

Bought by WHRV, KPIP-LP, WMMT, KCLU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
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One-hour radio special takes you inside Folsom Prison for Johnny Cash's historic 1968 concert

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WKMS, Harford Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
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Carlos Santana explores his extensive catalog to highlight tracks that reflect his deep spirituality.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KRZA, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
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One-hour radio special looks back on Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's influence on the music and culture of Philadelphia

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, KGLT, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
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One-hour radio special looks back on the life of John Denver

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WMOT, WHRV, WBST, KPVL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 13
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Patti Smith hosts this hour of Bob Dylan music and conversation covering 1989 to the present

Bought by WMNR, KPSQ-LP, KFAI Minneapolis, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
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Patti Smith hosts this hour of Bob Dylan music and conversation covering 1974-1989

Bought by WMNR, KPSQ-LP, KMUW, Harford Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 34