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Turn on the Heat
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sam Lanin
Largely forgotten, bandleader Sam Lanin is possibly the most prolific recording artist of the 1920s. No one really knows just how many records he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Staccato Cello Fortress
From: Judlyne Lilly-Gibson
Caption: Cello Fortress Logo, Credit: Joost van Dongen
Cello Fortress us a video game with four players playing against a live Cellist improvising notes to defend the fortress.

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
Puttin' On the Ritz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Irving Berlin
Composer and lyricist Jerome Kern summed up the life and work of Israel Baline (Irving Berlin) when he said, “Irving Berlin has no place in America...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Odd Couple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow
Sidney Bechet was one of the early jazz virtuosos. Born in New Orleans, he began his professional career long before jazz was put to wax. Then the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Fud Livingston
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fud Livingston
Joseph Anthony Livingston, nicknamed “Fud,” played accordion and piano in his youth. But, in his teens, he found the saxophone more to his liking. ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Old Ashdown: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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Mentioning the Thirsty Ear Pub, which used to be in the basement of what was then the MIT graduate dorm Ashdown House, evokes a wide range of emoti...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:36
Chicago's Nightlife
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Dreamland Ballroom, Credit: 1923 poster
There is the Near South Side, The Loop, Uptown, and South Side. The hot spots for finding jazz clubs and speakeasies will to violate prohibition d...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 2/2/13
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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CELESTIAL BEING LAID TO REST...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 31, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Movies That Make Your Holidays
From: Spokane Public Radio
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SPR's Movies 101 film reviewers give their picks for their top holiday rentals, traditional and not-so-traditional.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WVPE, WRFA-LP, KVSC, WVPE and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Apex Club
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Apex Club
The Apex Club was raided by federal agents and closed for selling alcohol during Prohibition in 1930. Just before that fateful day, New Orleans nat...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
New Orleans Horns
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Canal Street, New Orleans
The legend of musician Buddy Bolden has stretched well beyond the city limits of New Orleans. Whether or not half of the stories are true, really d...

Bought by WRGY and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 09/22/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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BEDTIME, DRESSED IN ORANGE HE GOES...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 08/18/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MY NAME IS L, MY NAME IS E...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 08/11/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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MY SHINGLE IS A CANDY STICK...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 08/4/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MY FIRST CAN MAKE AN ARROW FLY...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 07/14/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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A CHOIR OF EIGHTY-EIGHT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 06/30/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I'M THE RULER OF THE KINGDOM...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Warren's Notes
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Harry Warren
In 1922 composer Harry Warren created his first hit, "Rose of the Rio Grande," with lyrics by Edgar Leslie. From that successful launch came a prod...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Riddles from the Border Regions, 03/24/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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ARRIVING LIKE KING OF THE JUNGLE...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Page Wilson: Into The Blue
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 55:45
Riddles from the Border Regions, 02/18/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MY GILLS DON'T FILTER WATER...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bert Ambrose and the Orchestra
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bert Ambrose
The music Ambrose performed and recorded through the late 1920s and early 1930s was meant for dancing. Although he didn't experiment with his arran...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
Jews & American Pop: A Tin Pan Alley Parade
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: George Gershwin
In recognition of Hanukkah, this show is dedicated to the Jews who catapulted popular music to stage and radio from the 1900 to the early 1930s.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KWIT, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Cobblestones: Going Gonzo for Jim Henson
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Dave Goelz on set, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Dave Goelz
A one hour special featuring performers, writers, and puppeteers who worked with Jim Henson from the beginning. The program includes interviews, o...

Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KWMR, WNIN, KZYX, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 6
Riddles from the Border Regions, 7/16/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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OUR CROWN AND GLORY SOMETIMES NEEDS...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 01:30