PRX - Pieces for Tone: Lighthearted
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Unhappy with contemporary America, Avery Thompson travels to Plymouth, Massachusetts to consult the man responsible for bringing his family to thes...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 15, 2018
- Length: 12:13
- Purchases: 1
When is it true love or unhinged obsession? Find out in this tongue in cheek guide to adolescent love that lets you know when you've become way to...
- Added: May 06, 2018
- Length: 24:12
The tale of Noam Osband, a rebellious boy raised in an Orthodox Jewish community who questions everything through poetry and song lyrics. The Morti...
- Added: Feb 18, 2018
- Length: 20:55
Frankie “Half-Pint” Jaxon was a leading exponent of the blend between Vaudeville and Jazz in the latter 1920s and early ‘30s.
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- Added: Dec 06, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
We love all things horror, but don't know why. We explore the many ways in which humans experience fear. We discuss people's greatest fears, and as...
- Added: Nov 30, 2017
- Length: 08:22
The first hurricane remote from an indoor radio studio.
- Added: Oct 09, 2017
- Length: :36
- Purchases: 2
1925 was an eventful year for record companies. The electrical process was introduced. Even then it took several record companies a couple of years...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Jul 14, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
“Ramadan: The Global Experience” by Safaa Magdy.
This audio feature focuses on one person's experience of Ramadan in a non-Muslim country.
- Added: Jun 06, 2017
- Length: 03:30
“Children and Ramadan” by Refan AbdelNabi.
This audio feature is a glimpse into how children experience Ramadan; the celebration and spirituality ...
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- Added: Jun 06, 2017
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 1
During Ramadan in Egypt, people will hang a lantern, but what does it mean? Learn about the history of the Ramadan lantern, the fanous.
- Added: Jun 05, 2017
- Length: 03:31
Music about being 16 years old. Not 15 or 17 or any other age. Just 16 years old. A segment from the 170527 broadcasts.
- Added: May 30, 2017
- Length: 39:12
Jazz and cartoons were a perfect match made in ‘toon heaven in the early years of animation.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: May 11, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Similar to a theatrical musical where the story is interrupted with a song, a radio musical has the songs interrupted by a story.
Tonight's radi...
- Added: Apr 17, 2017
- Length: 40:31
Helen Kane's name went up in lights in the in the 1920. She became one of the recording industries biggest stars.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Apr 13, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Forever Panting by Peter De Vries
- Added: Jan 15, 2017
- Length: 02:04
In this special Mother's Day episode of Palestinians Podcast you'll hear about Nadia Abuelezam's childhood and her love for her mother. Specificall...
- Added: Jan 04, 2017
- Length: 13:59
Here is a poem for the younger folks: Have you ever been to the old oak grove, When the autumn leaves are turning red? ...
- Added: Nov 02, 2016
- Length: 03:41
When you hear about composers of American popular music in the 1920s and early '30s, the names that are remembered are Cole Porter, George and Ira ...
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- Added: Oct 27, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Here's a little song about apple season: I planted an apple in the springtime / I wanted an apple tree to grow ...
- Added: Oct 19, 2016
- Length: 01:45
This bit of nonsense verse is inspired by the Maori hangi - a traditional method of cooking which is still very popular in New Zealand and elsewher...
- Added: Oct 19, 2016
- Length: :46
It too decades for jazz historians to recognize regional bands for their influence on the music.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Oct 05, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Long before Milt Gabler became a major record producer, he owned a very small music store in a tumble down building in New York City.
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 21, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
After performing together in small groups, both formed big bands in the late 1920s. Jack with his tasteful trombone, and Frankie with his distincti...
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- Added: Aug 25, 2016
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jul 21, 2016
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 1
This program can also be titled "Unusual Patterns in Jazz."
- Added: May 18, 2016
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 2
