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Caption: Shirley Witherspoon record cover, Credit: Catherine M. Wilson
Singer Shirley Witherspoon found inspiration in listening to Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith.

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Percy Hughes, Credit: Andrea Canter
Percy Hughes played saxophone, and considered Johnny Hodges his role model. Percy was able to meet Johnny and exchange music with him.

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Caption: Mike Elliott's Diffusion record cover, Credit: Joe Ketola
Mike Elliott was a guitarist who founded Natural Life in 1972, and became an important part of the jazz scene in the Twin Cities.

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 05:06
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Caption: Manfredo Fest, Credit: David Ewart
Manfredo Fest was a legally blind bossa nova and jazz pianist and keyboardist from Brazil. He was also a bandleader, and lived in Minnesota for a p...

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 05:06
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Caption: Jeanne Arland Peterson, Credit: Andrea Canter
Jeanne Arland Peterson is the matriarch of the Twin Cities' first family of jazz. Leigh Kamman interviews Jeanne in 1996.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:59
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Caption: Jack McDuff, Credit: Hemu Aggarwal
Leigh Kamman travels to the Artist's Quarter in St. Paul to interview organist Jack McDuff.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2018
  • Length: 05:03
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Caption: Irv Williams, Credit: Andrea Canter
Leigh Kamman interviews "Mr. Smooth", Irv Williams.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:58
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Caption: Eddie Berger's Album Bebop and Soda, Credit: Don Riggott
Eddie Berger was the "King of Bebop" in the Twin Cities Jazz scene. Leigh Kamman interviews Eddie, and features his music.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2018
  • Length: 05:03
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Caption: Bob Rockwell, Credit: Andrea Canter
Leigh speaks with tenor saxophone titan Bob Rockwell when Bob was visiting from his home in Copenhagen Denmark. He and Leigh talk about how he got...

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Movie Night at Once Upon A Vine, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Host Lede (Over a sound bed of In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry) 0:15 Summer is a time of rituals. Grilling out. Camping trips. Beach excursions...

  • Added: May 19, 2018
  • Length: 04:56
Caption: Atilano Bernardo David, Credit: Alden Bruce
A short Memorial Day affirmation from WWII veteran, Atilano Bernardo David, describes shares his wisdom on resilience after surviving war and the B...

  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 01:51
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Geologist Lori Dengler talks about NOAA's National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. This program provides and facilitates vital warning systems a...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
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Earthquakes occur on faults and fault ruptures many miles beneath the surface. Dr. Lori Dengler says we needn't worry about storms and surface wat...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
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On December 26, 2004, Tilly Smith was on vacation in Thailand with her family. Thanks to her school lessons, Tilly helped save many lives by recogn...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Following the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan, a small boat belonging to Takata High School in Rikuzentakata was swept o...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
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In the early morning hours of February 27, 2010, Martina Marturana felt a slight tremor that lasted a long time. The 12-year-old lived on Robinson...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
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On this segment of Shaky Ground, Geologist Lori Dengler takes on tales of earthquakes swallowing up hapless critters.

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:23
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How will we know a tsunami may be coming? Other than feeling the ground shake, we rely on tsunami warning centers to alert us about potential risk...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:49
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The next earthquake is likely to happen when you least expect it. Relatively infrequent events are hard to plan for. Geologist Lori Dengler advise...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:28
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Beautiful walks along the beach are possible any time of the year on the northcoast. Lori Dengler encourages us to be mindful of the unexpected "...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Lori Dengler gives us a primer for the science of tectonics.

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
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Big wave surfers are in a class of their own. But Geologist Lori Dengler encourages sticking with giant waves generated by big storms. On this segm...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:31
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From measuring the "size of the wiggle" to monitoring a "seismic moment", Geologist Lori Dengler discusses the scientific endeavor to quantify ear...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Abby Wutzler, from Wellington New Zealand, was vacationing in Samoa on September 29, 2009 when she noticed the ocean was withdrawing. She had also ...

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  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1