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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
An hour of some great favorites of the 30s and 40s with some wonderful stories about the records we play.
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 58:19
After several episodes of specials and tribute shows this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM is back with our usual potpourri of grand music and stories ...
- Added: Feb 22, 2021
- Length: 57:57
This week's show pays tribute to Jimmy Durante who would have celebrated his 127th birthday in February of 2021.
- Added: Feb 15, 2021
- Length: 58:00
Join Jeff Bressler for this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM as he pays tribute to RCA Victor's budget label, Bluebird records.
- Added: Feb 08, 2021
- Length: 58:04
This week, a very special 86th Anniversary Edition of the Make Believe Ballroom. Join Jeff Bressler as he takes us back to present the history of t...
- Added: Feb 02, 2021
- Length: 58:18
This week the program features records that highlight some of the great crooners, vocalists, and vocal groups of the 1930s and 1940s.
- Added: Jan 25, 2021
- Length: 58:10
A couple of Kings, music novelty, and many artists you might never have heard. The best of Big Band, Jazz, and Swing on this week's edition of the ...
- Added: Jan 18, 2021
- Length: 58:00
On this week’s MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM, heard on Public Broadcasting and Community Radio stations across the US and in the UK – A Philadelphia Cowbo...
- Added: Dec 27, 2020
- Length: 58:02
On this week's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM – A song that is child’s play, Oscar, Oscar, Oscar, two brothers from Akron, plus Alice Faye, Dorothy Lamour, ...
- Added: Dec 22, 2020
- Length: 58:00
The tent may be all tucked away in hibernation for winter, but the Blue Canvas Orchestra is brimming with the magic of Christmas. Hearken back on o...
- Added: Dec 17, 2020
- Length: 58:37
- Purchases: 2
A salute to the Holiday Season and the impact the music of the 1930s and 1940s has had in creating the beloved Christmas canon.
- Added: Dec 13, 2020
- Length: 58:00
On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM – A special birthday song, a records heartache, first time ever recording, from the top to the bottom,...
- Added: Dec 07, 2020
- Length: 58:04
On this edition of the MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM a great Helen O’Connell quote, jazz, swing and hillbilly all rolled into one, Tiny, Shorty and Big, th...
- Added: Nov 16, 2020
- Length: 57:58
A wonderful MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM this week as we visit Harry James and his lucky number, Les Brown and His Band of Renown seven decades of music, ...
- Added: Sep 28, 2020
- Length: 58:00
The Make Believe Ballroom is a one hour program that features the music of the 1930s, 1940s and also occasionally delves into the early 1950s. The ...
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 58:14
Poet Mark Gibbons discusses his collection, Mostly Cloudy. He also reads a few selections.
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Jun 03, 2020
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
Winn Elementary 5th grade students learned about podcasting and food waste during the Fall 2019 semester. Students interviewed Sustainable Food Cen...
- Added: Mar 02, 2020
- Length: 05:40
What are some of your favorite songs from the stage? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we feature melodies from Broadway. If you love musicals, you won...
Bought by Raven Radio, KAAD-LP, WUAL, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMFA and more
- Added: Jan 22, 2020
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 7
Artist profile of Larissa Akhmetova (Stephens). This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" created at Akins High School during ...
- Added: Dec 20, 2019
- Length: 04:54
Guest is Angela Keeter and Mariachi’s who don’t take themselves too seriously. Her Music Facebook site is: “Angela Violin Music.” Host is Carl Wima...
- Added: Apr 30, 2019
- Length: 58:00
The Boys and Girls Club of Toledo was nominated to be on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, but instead of heading back to Boys and Girls hea...
- Added: Mar 11, 2019
- Length: 06:17
Sandip Roy remembers his boyhood fascination with Hergé's famous comic, Tintin
- Added: Jan 22, 2019
- Length: 06:00
It's Cupid's bow pointing the way this week, and we're on a global quest for the very sweetest music for the occasion!
Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WNMU-FM and more
- Added: Dec 19, 2018
- Length: 59:59
- Purchases: 16
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
4th graders in Austin, Texas discuss what their hopes and dreams mean to them.
- Added: Dec 11, 2018
- Length: 02:49
