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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 The Grammy Award winning Album of the Year that was ultimately withdrawn from c...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
AG 23-11: Ella On Decca, 3/13/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week on Afterglow, we celebrate the early years of the First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald, with a close look at her work for Decca Records, wh...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Monterey Pop Festival Revisited
From: Brandi Howell
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Long before there was Coachella, Outside Lands Festival, and the popular music gatherings of today, the Monterey Pop Festival was the first of its ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 31:44
The Best of The White Album Listening Party
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album. 11 of the best tunes ...

Bought by WSKG, WVPE, KUOW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 07, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The WHITE ALBUM Listening Party - Hour 3 - Paul Ingles Music Archive Showcase #32
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Part 3 of 3. Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by KFSK, KUPR low power FM, Maine Public Radio, and KSJE


  • Added: Aug 08, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
IN PRAISE OF RINGO: HIS BEATLES DRUMMING - Paul Ingles' Music Showcase #007
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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This special program explores Ringo Starr's drumming technique and style during his time with The Beatles. Includes a "Top Ten" of Ringo Drum Perfo...

Bought by KFSK, WPVM 103.7, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Your Tour Through Magical Mystery Tour (Extended Play Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatles documentarian Paul Ingles is joined by two super Beatles fans to provide an annotated tour through The Beatles chart-topping album, release...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and KMSU


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:26
  • Purchases: 2
Your Tour Through Magical Mystery Tour
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatles documentarian Paul Ingles is joined by two super Beatles fans to provide an annotated tour through The Beatles chart-topping album, release...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KBBI Alaska, KGLT, KSRQ, KMSU and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Untold Story of KVSC Radio's 50th Birthday Part 2
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack presents Part 2 of the Untold Sto...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 29:58
Why Monterey Pop Mattered
From: Paul Ingles
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An appreciation of the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival, generally recognized as the first pop or rock festival of all-time. It featured 3...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KUNM, KMUN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KSKA and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 23
Day the Earth Stood Still
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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The entire 1951 movie is narrated -- and commented on -- in this sound-rich radio show...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:36:58
Christopher Trumbo: Growing Up with the Blacklist
From: Donna Granata
Caption: Christopher and Dalton Trumbo, Credit: Focus on the Masters Archive, Christopher Trumbo Papers
The feature film Trumbo (2015), staring Bryan Cranston, is based on the true story of blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo. The Trumbo children, Nikola...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2016
  • Length: 05:33
50 Years of Paperback Writer and Rain: A Beatles Classic Single
From: Paul Ingles
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On or around May 20, 2016 (or for no other good reason), let your listeners into this deconstruction and history behind one of the Beatles greatest...

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 12:28
Isn't it Good: The Beatles' RUBBER SOUL (2 hour and 1 hour NEWSCAST FRIENDLY versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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To spotlight The Beatles' landmark album RUBBER SOUL, producer Paul Ingles presents another in his acclaimed series of specials on Beatles' history...

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, WVPE, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:47:58
  • Purchases: 11
Isn't it Good: The Beatles' RUBBER SOUL (2 hour and 1 hour NON-NEWSCAST versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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To spotlight The Beatles' landmark album RUBBER SOUL, producer Paul Ingles presents another in his acclaimed series of specials on Beatles' history...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KDUR, KAAD-LP, Prairie Public, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:57
  • Purchases: 34
Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl
From: Joyride Media
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Brand-new one hour special from Joyride Media takes in depth look at Roy Orbison's 1989 posthumous comeback album, "Mystery Girl."

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


  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Matthew Sweet on 20 Years of Girlfriend
From: Radio K
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It's not surprising to see a re-release or a fancy tour when an artist reaches a milestone with a classic record. For Matthew Sweet, the 20th anniv...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Joni Mitchell's "Blue"
From: Paul Ingles
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Musicians, music writers, fans and Joni Mitchell herself reflect on Joni Mitchell's most revered album, "Blue," released in 1971.

Bought by WJCT, KUHF, WRGY, KMSU, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: May 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 25
Roy Orbison 75 Modules
From: Joyride Media
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Ten 75-second modules to celebrate Roy Orbison's would-be 75th birthday in 2011 (birthday is 4/23/1936).

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Black History: Ossie Davis, February 4, 2005
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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One of our great actors. His mother called him by his initials R.C., but was mis-heard by the county clerk, so we knew him as Ossie.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Roger Arthur Peterson (Buddy Holly Pilot), February 3, 1959
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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The Buddy Holly pilot. Everybody knows how Roger Peterson died, but almost nobody knows who he was.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Granite City Days
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Summer in Minnesota means a few things: playing in the park, playing in the water and playing around at all the festivals scattered about Central M...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 29:19
The Beatles Finale: Let It Be (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: The Beatles: Let It Be, Credit: Apple Records
Music writers, musicians and fans offer a track-by-track assessment of the 12th and last official Beatles album, LET IT BE, released in May of 1970.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WORT, Prairie Public, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, MPR News Stations and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
The Last Year In The Life of The Beatles - 1969/1970
From: Paul Ingles
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A two-hour special that chronologically follows The Beatles through 1969 and 1970 as they record their final tracks, struggle with their company, s...

Bought by WCBE, KBBI Alaska, WYSO, KLCC, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 39
One Giant Leap: How We Saw It
From: Camille Dixon
Series: How We Saw It
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On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing (July 20, 2009) this one-hour documentary will celebrate the event through the eyes of those ...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 02:03