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Caption: George McGovern
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama completely mixed up in a special "Election Shortcut". The first Shortcut was broadcast in November of 1972 in reaction...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2012
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Canzioniere
A musician and a restauranteur from Liverpool visit a festival of performances with traditional roots in Catalonia in North East Spain. They meet m...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 33:33
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As the Rolling Stones prepare to mark their 50th anniversary this fall, we join the celebration by presenting a preview of a two-hour public radio ...

Bought by Louisville Public Media and KGLT


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 21:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Dave Matthews talks about returning to the studio, getting older and what music means to him 20 years into his career.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, WCWP, KBYS 88.3 FM, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: The Flatlanders, Credit: Courtesy of New West Records
The rediscovery of recordings lost for 40 years in West Texas rewrites a chapter in American music history. In this hour long radio special "The L...

Bought by CBC Inside the Music, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 55:51
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Monk and Coltrane
Available to all PRX stations! Remembering John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk.

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WMMT, Spokane Public Radio, KPVL, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:58
  • Purchases: 5
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Rodriguez was a music legend in South Africa, but it took 25 years for him to find out.

Bought by Prairie Public, WORT, Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
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Jackson Browne, David Crosby and Ani DiFranco and others discuss how Occupy and other movements inspire their socially conscious music. Hosted by ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KSUT and more


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Paul Simon recalls the creative sparks and controversies surrounding his landmark album, "Graceland"

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUKY and more


  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 14
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Joey Ramone's close friends and family salute him by rocking out and finishing the tracks Joey left behind when he died.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, WSKG, WTJU, KPVL and more


  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Bonnie Raitt
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and multiple Grammy-Award winner Bonnie Raitt is profiled in this two hour music and commentary special featuring an ex...

Bought by KZYX, KCUR, WUTC, WGUC/ WVXU, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 31
Caption: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

Bought by KWAX, WNMU-FM, WMNR, 'The Sea', KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Levon Helm
A one-hour music and commentary show about the late musician Levon Helm, drummer for the seminal Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Band, and a r...

Bought by Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Radio Catskill, Prairie Public, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 35
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The official radio companion to the MARLEY documentary film in theatres and homes on April 20, 2012.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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Janis Joplin's friends and family talk about her final album,"Pearl."

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


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Caption: Fats Domino in J&M Studios
New Orleans’ J&M recording studio birthed rhythm & blues in the late forties as well as proto-rock & roll. It had it’s own self-contained backing b...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tiny Dancer
Join us at the 'Irish In Birmingham Activity Centre' in England as we grab an insight into how one group of 'Yeehaa Grandmas' plan to cause a stir ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:16
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Langston Hughes, an enduring icon of the Harlem Renaissance, is best-known for his written work, which wedded his fierce dedication to social justi...

Bought by WVIK, WVPE, WXPR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 76
Caption: Sheet Music Cover
Walter Donaldson should be one of the most recognizable composers of the 20th century with songs like "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby," and "Love Me, Or ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Fletcher Henderson
Bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger Fletcher Henderson is little remembered today in spite of the fact he set the foundation for the corners...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: Signing Off - Album Artwork
UB40 went on to become one of the world's biggest reggae acts - but their debut album "Signing Off" still stands as one of their most influential r...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 49:05
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Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr look back on the year they almost broke up but decided put out a little album called "Achtung Bab...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUKY and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Holidays Moonwalk is the new release by Golden Boy (Fospassin) the ultimate songwriter for the 21st century.Are you ready for holidays?

  • Added: Nov 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
Caption: Susanna and Guy Clark, Credit: Music Road Records
Join a who's who of Texas Music, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willie Nelson and many, many more in a 70th birthday celebration o...

Bought by KSUT, Prairie Public, Marfa Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2011
  • Length: 53:47
  • Purchases: 5
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Wynton Marsalis looks back on music from throughout his career, from the straight jazz to his more classical compositions.

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


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15