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The Jazz Phools
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Perry Bradford
When the aging jazz artist was hospitalized, his doctors thought they should get some background information on his life, and he told them that he ...

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Manuel Delgado, 3rd Generation Luthier
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Manuel Delgado, Credit: Delgado Guitars
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KFCF FM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Count
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Count Basie
He was one of the all-time greats in early jazz. Bandleader, composer, pianist, who got his start in vaudeville. He became the first African Americ...

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Tejano Legend--Joe Hernandez
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Joe Hernandez, Credit: Mark Del Castillo
Meet "Little Joe" Hernández: Tejano Music Performer and 2023 National Heritage Fellow who never left his roots with a career spanning almost 70 yea...

Bought by WDCB, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 5
Do You Remember
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Remembering Then
Remembering David McCallum and Larry Chance from The Earls with songs and music, combining memories of The 1964 World's Fair with "The Triumph of M...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:19
The Good Life
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: The Good Life, Credit: The Bones of J Jones
It's Dylan vs The Beatles & Bob Barker vs Happy Gilmore as the Good Times Roll on with music from Harry Nilsson, Blue Mother Tupelo, Eva Cassidy, J...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:33
All Mixed Up-Covers
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Richard Davis
Uncorking some sparkling covers of Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Tom Petty, Joe Jackson, Phil Ochs, Cyndi Lauper, The Butterfield Blues Band, Johnny Kidd ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:34
After the wildfires, what has life been like on Maui?
From: Possibly
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Lahaina, Maui has experienced the deadliest wildfire the country has seen in the last century. Reporter Emily Tom spoke with a survivor about the c...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
The Organ Maestro
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller
He was the first jazz organist. In many ways, it’s his alter ego. He wanted his legacy to be tied to his serious side. But, he was also the embodim...

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  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Could green spaces next to our roads help bees and other pollinators?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re talking about how the green spaces along our roadsides could be used to help pollinators. Meg Talikoff and Will Malloy are here to exp...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 2
Conversations with Wood: The Art of Luis Tapia
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Luis Tapia, Credit: Jack PArsons
Sculptor and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Luis Tapia discusses his career and his break with tradition.

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2023
  • Length: 29:12
  • Purchases: 8
The Saxophone Breakthrough
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Don Redman
At first it was thought of as an interesting musical toy. Not really suited to jazz or classical music. During the earliest decades in the formatio...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Why did we see so many beach closures this year?
From: Possibly
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Like any good Rhode Islander, I love to hang out at the beach in the summer. This year though, I’ve noticed that beaches have been closed more tha...

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
Meet Two People Who Make Performing Art Happen
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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What Inspires a philanthropist and an arts presenter? Interviews with philanthropist Adrienne Arsht and Debbie Shapiro--artistic director of the Ma...

Bought by KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4
1929
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Carlton Coon & Joe Sanders
1929: For the first ten months of the year, everything seemed to be riding high. It was a great year. That is until that fateful day in October, “T...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dr David Fakunle: Storytelling and Public Health
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dr. David Fakunle, Credit: Schaun Champion
Dr. David Fakunle believes storytelling is a crucial, and underutilized, component in public health.

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 8
The Collectors Corner part 3
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
By the late 1920s, jazz dominated popular music. Although there was still a call for the dance bands that toyed with the edges of jazz, a little bi...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
What’s happening to the world’s glaciers?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They keep seeing timelapse photos showing ice sheets shrinking faster and faste...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
How much energy does it take to run ChatGPT?
From: Possibly
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Everybody is talking about ChatGPT, the new machine-learning tool for answering questions. These giant computer models need a whole lot of computi...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
The Collectors Corner part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sol Hoopii
The first installment of this theme featured music written between 1920 and ’25. So, this edition moves into the following five years for those son...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Collectors Corner part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Adelaide Hall
All music has merit, but there are those that become classic. Whether it’s the composition, lyrics, solo, or the ensemble, the song stands out. Thi...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tailgate to Swing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: J.C. Higginbotham
In the earliest days of jazz, the trombone was a harmony and rhythm instrument. It was background for the trumpet, clarinet or other lead instrumen...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
What’s it like to own an electric car?
From: Possibly
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We did it. My family finally bought an electric car. What’s it like? Should you get one too? Here to help me explain is my husband, Ryan T Conaty.

Bought by PRX Remix, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Improvisation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Earl Hines
Invent your own composition on the fly, and keep it in a specific number of beats. That is a primary characteristic of jazz and the most demanding....

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1

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