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A Few Good Women -- in the French Pantheon At Last
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The French Pantheon was created in 1790 to honor those who have done great service to the country. The motto over the door reads "To great men, a g...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:58
EP153 Fenton Robinson (revisted)
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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The JSP Records label recently released a new album of unreleased material of Chicago's Bluesman Fenton Robinson which was recorded in England and ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:56
EP152 Dion DiMucci
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Dion has been in the music business for over 60 years. For the past decade he's turned his attention to the Blues and recently came out with a new ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:57
EP145 Byther Smith
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An experience nof hearing a blue musician in a real blues club in Chicago.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:42
EP137 Elmore James
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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The music of Elmore James is explored in this episode.

  • Added: May 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:25
EP129 Jody Williams
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An unsung guitar hero of the blues who made a BIG mark very few know about.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
EP30 The Boogie Man
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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John Lee Hooker

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 19, 2020
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 2
EP96 Harper and Midwest Kind
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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" World Blues" from Down and Under

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:41
EP98 Fenton Robinson
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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"I Hear Some Blues Downstairs" Mr Jack takes you on a musical Journey with Blues musician Fenton Robinson

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:02
EP101 William Clark
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Mr Jack takes you on a musical Journey with Blues musician (the Late) William Clarke.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:30
EP110 Robert Nighthawk on Maxwell Street
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Time travel today back to a time when a person could experience the raw sound and feel of early Chicago Blues on a Sunday afternoon in 1964 at the ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:10
From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks
From: Ian Ruskin
Caption: Harry Bridges at 1971 Press Conference
A 19-year-old Australian arrives in San Francisco and changes the American labor movement. This is the story of a visionary man who fought for demo...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 59:11
  • Purchases: 1
George Gershwin and The Art of America
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
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Rebecca McInroy and Rabbi Neil Blumofe discuss Gerwin's music and legacy.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:26:08
Project #9
From: Joanne DeVault
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This is a story of one city, one global company, one mother and one American dream.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 24:58
DJ Carl Sagan and His Golden Records
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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Before the launch of the Voyager probes, Carl Sagan was given the daunting task of assembling a guide to all things human. Something that would fit...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
The Remotest Inhabited Island in the World
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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A speck of land in the South Atlantic, Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world.

Bought by WXDU and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 2
Space Dives
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales explores space dives, an extreme jump that tests the limits of technology and the wills of dare devils.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Sound, Art and Enchantment
From: Isabel Theriot
Caption: The Music Box art and sound installation
This radio documentary is about the Music Box art and sound installation located in the Bywater Neighborhood of New Orleans. It blends the sounds o...

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
To Kill A Mockingbird: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Featuring commentary by actor Robert Duvall, playwright Horton Foote, NEA Jazz Master David Baker, and Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, among ot...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Prairie Public, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 19
NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef on Joining Dizzy's Big Band; Finding One's Voice; Lifetime Student; and Musical Beginnings.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard on Rejecting Categories; Chicago; Composing; Early Influences; Early Band; Founding AACM; and Listening Habits.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron on Hearing Coltrane Live; Improvisation; Yusef Lateef; and Moving to NYC.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master George Avakian
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master George Avakian on "Discovering this strange music"; Wrong Microphone incident; Most Important Accomplishment; Revolutionizing the L...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 7
NEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Cedar Walton on Mosaic; His Early Influences; Remembering Arriving in NYC and College Education.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master Dave Brubeck on India
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, NEA JAZZ MASTER DAVE BRUBECK HAS TRAVELED THE WORLD, FORGING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH MUSIC. HE’S BEEN ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10