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Musicians' Memorial 4
From: Wind & Rhythm
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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we remember those talented musicians and composers who passed away in 2022. We hear music of Ned Rorem, Pharoah Sa...

Bought by WUAL, RadioStPete Florida, Interlochen Public Radio, KWAX, KUCO and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 11
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 23
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Prioritizing stories that don’t get a lot of attention.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 50:01
  • Purchases: 1
Full Moon Hacksaw #1874 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/29/2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Pianist Kenny Barron and his recent quintet are featured from a recent release, and no one sang like June Christy who we appreciate more with each ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WVBI-LP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:04
  • Purchases: 8
In Memoriam 2022
From: WBJB
Series: In Memoriam
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A look at the musicians we lost in 2022.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:03
2022 MUSICIANS MEMORIAL SPECIAL - (OPTIONAL) HOUR 2
From: Paul Ingles
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More names in music who passed away in 2022 are noted and celebrated in this optional second hour long special hosted by music historian and docume...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, North State Public Radio, KUHF, KSJE and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
THE 2022 MUSICIANS MEMORIAL SPECIAL - HOUR 1 (with an optional HOUR 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Christine McVie, Coolio, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn
Some of the top names in music who passed away in 2022 are noted and celebrated in this hour long special hosted by music historian and documentari...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KRCU Public Radio, KUGS Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 40
Veterans Appreciation Music Mix - Hour 2
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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For on or near VETERAN'S DAY or MEMORIAL DAY, or most any time, a second carefully curated hour of music for and about veterans, appreciating their...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WVIA, KUHF, KMSU, KXCV and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Veterans Appreciation Music Mix - Hour 1
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
Caption: Host Paul Ingles' father John S. Ingles, and grandfather Harry C. Ingles, 1944
For on or near VETERAN'S DAY or MEMORIAL DAY, or most any time, a carefully curated hour of music for and about veterans, appreciating their sacrif...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Desperation & Heartache Vol.2
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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Why is it that songs of sorrow & woe make for such good bluegrass & jazz music?

  • Added: Oct 30, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:55
Antonia's Homefront
From: Writers Guild at Bloomington
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The true, autobiographical story by Antonia (Steadman) Matthew told through the letters she exchanged with her father fighting in the Burma campaig...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 57:00
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 18
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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The fifth chapter of the series, Carbon Valley.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 49:09
  • Purchases: 1
13 (4) 9/11 (a 10,000 GOOD SONGS SPECIAL)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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As a remembrance of all that was felt on September 11, 2001 - the day of coordinated terrorist hijacking attacks on the USA - we present 13 of the ...

Bought by KGLP and KRVS


  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Considering the context of statistics about LGBTQ youth
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Isha
Statistics show that LGBTQ youth are at greatly increased risk of self-harm. But statistics are just numbers; what’s the real-world human cost?

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 1
22-45 500 Years of Popular Music, Interviews: Manuel Barrueco, Kaare Norge, Andrew Zohn, Mark Cruz
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Manuel Barrueco Plays Lennon/McCartney, Credit: EMI Records
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features 500 years of popular music from Renaissance to present day, and interviews with Manuel Barr...

Bought by Ohm Radio , KXIQ , WUAL, WMRA, WHRV and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 56
StoryCorps: Tom Sullivan and Terry Sullivan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Tom and Terry Sullivan at their StoryCorps interview in Centennial, CO on July 9, 2022., Credit: Annie Russell for StoryCorp
Tom and Terry Sullivan share how they honor their son Alex, one of twelve people a mass shooter killed in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colorad...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 1
Surviving Mom and Pop Art by Adam Scull
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Nearing 70, I’ve kept a large amount unsaid about my family. I felt it was time to let this out once and for all. There is much more to my story, b...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2022
  • Length: 23:11
Remembering John Mianowski on the Scenic Route
From: WTIP
Series: The Scenic Route
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John Mianowski was an accomplished bass guitar player who grew up in Grand Marais and was known throughout the community for his impressive musical...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 29:27
The Big Ponder #36: The Street
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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As a lifelong photographer and filmmaker, Harald Rumpf has spent decades exploring the cities that his subjects call home. In this retrospective of...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 1
Summer Road Construction Plans with Mike Doherty from MN DOT
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Summer Road Construction Plans with Mike Doherty from MN DOT

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 24:48
StoryCorps Griot: Christina Rogers and Vester Acoff
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Latasha Harlins as an early teen., Credit: Christina Rogers.
Christina Rogers and Vester Acoff sat down to remember the death of their sister, Latasha Harlins, whose killing over 30 years ago was one of the c...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 1
#22-17 PCO Classical Meets Jazz
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Ken Peplowski and Portland Chamber Orchestra play works by Copland and Stan Getz.

Bought by WNIJ, KPOV, WVTF, KMUW, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 10
6. Amplifier
From: Maria-Cristina Marras
Series: Micro
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Sometimes an object out of place becomes the only thing in place.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:00
Karate Camp 2021: The Shackletons
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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“It’s now 30 below and I can’t feel my toes… damn it’s great to be home”. Tonight on The Live Feed we bring it on home to Karate Camp 2021 for Minn...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 01:09:20
Poet Valzhyna Mort Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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In part one of this interview, Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort reads from her early books, including FACTORY OF TEARS, in both English and Belarusian...

Bought by WNJR and WJCU


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw #1831 (Hour 1 & 2) - 03-03-2022
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Covering decades from the 1960s to the 2020s, in the beginning we start with prime cuts. Like saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt, simmering i...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 10

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