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‘Disco Demolition Night’, the brainchild of 24 year-old shock jock Steve Dahl, caused mass hysteria at Comiskey Park, Chicago on 12th July, 1979 – ...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 09:43
Caption: The We Three Trio performing in a lounge at Cocoa Beach, Florida in the early 1960s, Credit: NBC News
During the early days of space exploration, a truck load of songs were written and recorded honoring not only the astronauts who ventured into the ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 12, 2022
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 2
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Toraigh is an Irish Gaelic word that means "seek" or "search." It's also the title of this week's Rough Draft Diaries as we meet a local band of t...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
Caption: Laurann Gilbertson, Chief Curator at Vesterheim, The National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center
On this episode of Culture Clique we’re talking about the power of silver, especially when it comes to traditional Norwegian brooches and jewelry. ...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 21:41
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Today on Art Beat we are with Blake and Jennifer to talk about the film Voices of the Winona Armory, which was one of the films shown at Frozen Riv...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 15:02
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This week's broadcast includes New Years folklore, this week's history lesson, celestial viewing, and a short story titled "Winter's Dreary Fog." ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 09:13
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In this Valentine's Days Special, we'll meet Jo and Harvey. Tune in and hear how they met and married 58 years ago in California.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:11
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These memorable moments in rock made musicians somewhat less memorable.

Bought by WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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The little town of Adamstown, PA boasts that it is the Antiques Capital of the USA. It backs up the claim with seven miles of antique stores, thous...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Western swing, cowboy songs and cowboy poetry, songs of inspiration, and western history.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of the funny side of 78 RPM Jazz, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM Jazz with sense of humor, including Cab Calloway, The Mills Brothers, and Coon Sanders.

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


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Dedicated to the late broadcaster, J.P. McCarthy—Detroit's #1 Irishman—here is a two-hour celebration for St. Patrick's Day. In song, poetry, and p...

Bought by KHEN-LP and KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:33:41
  • Purchases: 2
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about DC's Lincoln Theater and meeting Fats Waller

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:30
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about their first music teacher

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about encounters with Jelly Roll Morton & Lester Young

Bought by Radio Catskill and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:34