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bull & bear market
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Oct 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:26
Mozart Comes to America
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Caption: Mozart's own violin, in its case, Credit: Greg Shea
The violin and viola once owned by Mozart himself speak through the composer's music during the Boston Early Music Festival, thanks to the Salzburg...

Bought by WCNY, 'The Sea', 'The Sea', WVIA, WDPR and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
Jazz-O-Rama #26: "Early Western Swing"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: "Early Western Swing" 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Bob Wills, Bill Boyd and Al Dexter are among the country swing artists who's 78 RPM records are heard on the 26th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama ...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 59:15
  • Purchases: 4
A Jazz-O-Rama New Year
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: HAPPY, NEW or YEAR 78s on Jazz-O-Rama, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Happy Days Are Here Again", "I Found a New Baby" and "This Year's Kisses" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 25th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz...

Bought by WCBE, WVAS, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 3
Pee Wee
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Pee Wee Russell
Although he hailed from St. Louis, Charles Ellsworth “Pee Wee” Russell took his clarinet cues from New Orleans. Only now is he beginning to be reco...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz-O-Rama #21: "British Dance Bands"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of British Jazz 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket", "The Music Goes Round and Round" and "Run, Rabbit, Run" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 21st ed...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #20: "Kansas City Swing"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Kansas City swing 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Cherokee", "One O'clock Jump" and "Kansas City Farewell" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 20th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #19: "New Orleans Dixieland"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of 1920s New Orleans Jazz 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Twelfth Street Rag", "New Orleans Stomp" and "Willie the Weeper" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 19th edition of Joe Bev's Jazz-O-Rama Hour

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 3
Jazz-O-Rama #4: "Singing Siblings"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Boswell Sisters & Mills Brothers 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM records of The Mills Brothers & The Boswell Sisters:

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WEZU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 57:41
  • Purchases: 4
Found Footage Festival -- Nick Prueher Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL co-founder Nick Prueher talks context, unintended irony, and the video he thought might actually kill him.

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 22:10
  • Purchases: 1
Anything Goes
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Cole Porter
American icon Cole Porter learned piano and violin at age six. He became very good at both, but he disliked the violin's harsh sound and so his ene...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Obscurity
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s dancers
Remember Dick Powell the actor? How about Dick Powell the jazz banjo player? He’s just one of many obscure early jazz performers heard in this pro...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
Muggsy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Muggsy Spanier, Credit: photo by Charles Peterson
The origin of his nickname is disputed. Regardless of the reasons, Francis Joseph Julian Spanier was simply known as Muggsy. Before Bix Beiderbeck...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Tales from the South 080: Tin Roof Project with Chef Roland Mesnier
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
Caption: Chef Roland Mesnier
In this special 2-part Tin Roof Project, White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier tells stories of his White House years.

  • Added: May 05, 2012
  • Length: 57:59
A Conversation with Jazz Master, Benny Golson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Benny Golson's life is a who's who in jazz! [40:38]

Bought by KMUW and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 40:39
  • Purchases: 2
Satchmo
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong
There are three audible stages in the career of Louis Armstrong: The years prior to recording when he performed with Fate Marable, Oscar Celestin a...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
What is Hip?: Emilio Castillo & the Tower of Power Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Tower of Power , Credit: Amazon.com
The story of the great horn band THE TOWER OF POWER. A special interview with founder Emilio Castillo about the history of this legendary band.

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Tragedian of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Ted Lewis & his ubiquitous silk hat
He has one foot in vaudeville and one foot in jazz, and he was a show unto himself. Ted Lewis was the only popular bandleader who could show up wit...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Sid & Josephine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Josephine Baker
Sidney Bechet and Josephine Baker were the most recognizable expatriates on the Parisian seen in the 1920s. If you've seen the movie "Midnight in P...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/January 2012 Week 4
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Stones' mid-60's records are the focus with Slim Harpo on the Stones Roots segment, Cash Box Kings doing Off The Hook on the Double Shot, Ronni...

Bought by WOUB and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/2011 Year In Review
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the highlights of the Stones' activities during 2011.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/ Keith Richards Birthday Special
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An hour long look at Keith Richards' solo work as well as some of his best known work with the Stones.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:25
Hawaiian Steel
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Joseph Kekuku
The masters of the Hawaiian steel guitar

Bought by KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KMUW, KMUD, and KVMR


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
Chic Silber: Broadway's Magic Man
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Chic Silber, Credit: Courtesy: Andrew Hiller
West Side Story, Carousel, Man of La Mancha, Amadeus, Wicked-- You may not know Chic Silber, but you probably know at least some of the spectacles ...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 08:09
America America
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Steuben Parade Queens
This show's main topic is the part that German immigrants played in the formation of the United States. We hear about General von Stueben who kicke...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 30:00