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Our discipline of eternal metaphysics, jazz is the lens thru which we view the world. Techno Cats are a 2023 grouping of above-average players with...

Bought by KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KECG, WOUB, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 6
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Let's hope that Chanukah has left folks with good memories and at least a few amazing gifts. Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish radio show for Jewis...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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I would really like to keep score on how many of these Lost Christmas Songs I have collected for you. At least the ones you actually recognize. Add...

Bought by KSRQ and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 2
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What are the characteristics of a musical rhapsody? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to some great examples including "Second Hungarian ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WKAR, Interlochen Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WRTI and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: The Sleigh, Credit: Daniel Logan
Told through the eyes of his twelve-year-old brother, the older boy makes a discovery that allows him to become a beloved symbol of giving througho...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 04:02
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Nelva Williamson came to StoryCorps with her son Timothy J. Harris to reflect on a life in the classroom and her commitment to shedding light on hi...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 02:53
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San Miguelito (Antigonon leptopus) is quite the Mexican native plant. I read that it’s found in habitat not only in Sonora and Chihuahua and southw...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: Troilo with his Orchestra
Music for a milonga, from the perspective of a Tango DJ.

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jul 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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I’ve told the story of the yucca moths and the soaptree yuccas many times. I love to tell it when I give talks and I’m not making this up, many yea...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 04:06
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On this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM a look at the legendary AMATEUR NIGHT IN HARLEM at the Apollo Theatre in NY with some great history, stories, ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
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On this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM - A band that the senior set listened to, listener emails, songs from some legendary British bandleaders.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:02
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This week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM looks at the origin of song names, songs that sound the same, movie and Broadway musicals, and songs from the l...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
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This week's BALLROOM takes a look at the unique Metronome All-Star Band

  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:03
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This week's BALLROOM looks at the Downbeat Magazine's favorite performers from 1936-1945

  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
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This week's edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM features a look at some of the Big Band theme songs from the era.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
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On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, we look at some bandleaders of the era who were popular but somewhat forgotten today.

  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
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This week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM looks at some of the reasons for the demise of the big band and swing era.

  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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On today's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM we look at the origins of Gold Records, the Your Hit Parade, and Billboard weekly song charts plus a trivia contes...

  • Added: May 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
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Join Jeff Bressler for another trip down memory lane to visit the musicians, their music, and wonderful stories.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 57:57
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Join Jeff Bressler for another trip down memory lane to visit the musicians, their music, and wonderful stories.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
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A sequel, by popular demand, to a show the Make Believe Ballroom did on VDISC, the records distributed to the troops during WWII.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
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This week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM features a special program about SOUNDIES. MTV did not invent the concepts of music videos. They were wildly popu...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
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Older, middle and younger generation guests discuss how dating may have changed over the decades.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 23:21
  • Purchases: 1
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This edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM takes a look at the music and stories of big band vocal ensemble groups.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:02
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Join us for another selection of hits from the 1930s and 1940s and the stories behind the records. Jeff Bressler hosts and follows the traditions o...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:00