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Chicago Jazz Live: Holiday Special
From: Steve Rashid
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As an introduction to our weekly series, we are offering this Holiday Special! Chicago Jazz Live brings you small-group jazz from the City of Big S...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WICR, KRPS, KRPS, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 56:58
  • Purchases: 8
Reel Discovery: Love the Coopers
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin braces herself for another holiday season with Love the Coopers.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Diwali Bang Bang!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Diwali Sweets
It’s like saying "I don’t like Christmas." But Sandip Roy has never been particularly fond of Diwali.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Shelf Discovery: Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins the Halloween festivities of Donna Andrews's latest Meg Langslow mystery, Lord of the Wings.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
Shelf Discovery: Candy Corn Murder by Leslie Meier
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin gears up for Halloween with Lucy Stone in the audio edition of Leslie Meier's Candy Corn Murder.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Let's Go Fly a Kite
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy never learned how to fly a kite, and he regrets it every September.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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We give them everything we have, our homes, our beds, and sometimes even the shirts off our backs. Fortunately for you there isn't a Be Kind To The...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
The History Behind Easter Traditions
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Courtesy of T. Demand, Credit: (cc) <a href=" http://www.faunaflorawallpaper.com/viewer/wallpaper.php?/rabbit/31680/rabbit-easter-eggs-ccbysa-Gerbil">T. Demand</a>
The stories behind popular Easter traditions like the Easter Bunny and decorating eggs.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, 'The Sea', WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WYAP and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 7
The Nightfly #2015.07 - Mardi Gras Parade - Carnival Spectacular 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
It's Carnival Time! The Nightfly gives you a seat in the reviewing stand as the Mardi Gras parade rolls by. We'll bring you big noise from brass ba...

Bought by KZUM, KPIP-LP, KBYS 88.3 FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 4
War on Christmas
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Ho ho ho
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular: Holiday Pop Parade
From: Sound Opinions
Series: Sound Opinions Specials
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In this FREE one-hour program, Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by avid music collector Andy Cirzan for the annual Holida...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WUGA (part of GPB), KDUR, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 26
The Christmas That Almost Never Was
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A classic OTR from the voice of Yogi Bear!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A classic old time radio play by Daws Butler.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT, KRPS, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 4
Gifts for a Beer Buddy
From: One Tan Hand Productions
Series: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
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SUDS Episode – This show is a discussion of beer for the holidays, what would you give a beer buddy as a gift, and tips on cellaring beer.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:02:53
Shelf Discovery: The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin cozies up to The Nightingale Before Christmas by Donna Andrews.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Off-Ramp Presents: Another Fake Holiday War - Canadian v American Thanksgiving
From: john rabe
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Off-Ramp contributor Collin Friesen takes a humorour look at the differences between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
Chanukah, 1992
From: Dennis Funk
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A night of recollections, moments and new memories.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
On Being Thankful - with Cancer and a Cat
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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Cancer survivor and NY tImes bestselling author Susan Chernak McElroy recounts two related tales of giving thanks - one from her cancer recovery, a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #53: Halloween Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Halloween 78s., Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Joe Bev presents an hour of spooky 78 RPM records, including: Old Man Moze Is Dead - Louis Armstrong (1935), The Ghost of Old Man Mose - Harry Gol...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:34
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents "The String Ties"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Today on “The Live Feed” we take you back to Live at the Levee Holiday Edition, with the “String Ties Band.” The tight harmonies, powerful instrume...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 31:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Jazz-O-Rama Valentine
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
Caption: Love is in the Air on A Jazz-O-Rama Valentine!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A one hour Valentine's Day Special - vintage 78 RPM and vinyl record cuts about love, presented by Lorie Kellogg, filling in for host Joe Bev.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 1
"The Joe Bev Valentine Treat" (One Hour Special)
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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A charming hour of stories about love, hosted by Joe Bevilacqua

  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 59:31
A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A Jazz-O-Rama Christmas Special with Joe Bev, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour of Christmas themed remastered 78 RPM records and LP cuts, hosted by Joe Bev.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCBE, WVAS, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 4
Christmas Surprise
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Christmas is a time for surprises under the tree, and even in classical music circles, Christmas can really be a lot of fun. Especially if some of ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KTXK, and WUAL


  • Added: Dec 15, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
New Year's Mummers Day Parade
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Mummers Day Parade, Credit: Rebecca Moon
The Mummers Day Parade is as quintessentially South Philadelphia as Ben Franklin or Willy Penn, a Philly cheese steak or Italian water ice. It’s un...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 23:29

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