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Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began chiseling the rockface of Mount Rushmore on 4th October, 1927 - the start of a 14 year project to carve Presidents Wa...
- Added: Oct 24, 2023
- Length: :03
The world’s most famous adult magazine went ‘SFW’ on 12th October, 2015 – when Scott Flanders, then Playboy’s chief executive, announced that futur...
- Added: Oct 24, 2023
- Length: 09:59
The world’s most famous cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, opened its doors in Paris on 6th October, 1889. Founded by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, the ...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 10:02
Triggering a national and international outcry, the San Francisco school board issued an order on October 11th, 1906, requiring all Japanese and Ko...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 11:26
In this Sunday episode, exclusively for our CLUB RETROSPECTORS supporters on Patreon and Apple Podcasts, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate the st...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:51
The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the best loved video games of the point-and-click era, was released on the 15th October, 1990, without, it must...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:33
King Henry VIII’s third wife, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, died aged just 29 on 24th October, 1537 - 12 days after giving birth to their son, future...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 11:09
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. became the first African-American general in the US Army on 25th October, 1940 - despite facing opposition from those who sa...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 10:07
On October 18th, 1867, the United States formally took possession of Alaska, after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less t...
- Added: Oct 16, 2023
- Length: 10:04
Duluth singer/songwriter Mariana Rose joined us for a performance and conversation on Wednesday, October 19 at 2pm.
- Added: Apr 25, 2023
- Length: 24:21
The Loose Strings Band is an all women bluegrass quartet from Galax, VA. Comprised of Lindsey Nale (mandolin), Channing Combs (guitar), Grace Dav...
- Added: Dec 05, 2022
- Length: 59:29
One of Jeff Perry’s specialties is giving Jazz spins to pop music. Audiences get a big kick out of both the excellence of Jeff’s group, and also fi...
- Added: Jun 14, 2022
- Length: 08:00
One of Jeff Perry’s specialties is giving Jazz spins to pop music. Audiences get a big kick out of both the excellence of Jeff’s group, and also fi...
- Added: Jun 14, 2022
- Length: 08:00
On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin goes behind the scenes of a rough week for America’s favorite sitcom in Being the Ricardos.
Bought by RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KKRN, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Dec 10, 2021
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 4
On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin is stranded in a quirky town with a bunch of misfits and a werewolf in the horror comedy video game adaptatio...
Bought by KKRN
- Added: Jun 25, 2021
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 1
Acoustic Concussion Highlights Work of Select jazz Masters Streaming from Jazz Central Studios Feb 6
From: KBEMSeries: Twin Cities Weekend
The five members Acoustic Concussion, JT and Chris Bates, Brad Holden, Joe Mayo and Brian do a lot of things in jazz. But when they gather to perfo...
- Added: Jan 26, 2021
- Length: 08:00
The pandemic severely curtailed Raycurt Johnson’s music lessons, so he moved from Washington, D.C. to Minneapolis. Raycurt met guitarist Elgin Fost...
- Added: Dec 22, 2020
- Length: 08:00
Charlie Parr is the type of musician who is always refining past work while creating new work. So despite being limited by the pandemic, Charlie is...
- Added: Dec 21, 2020
- Length: 08:00
Mitch Treadwell is an avid paddler who kayaks a small creek in downtown Traverse City, Michigan, called Kid's Creek.
- Added: Oct 01, 2020
- Length: 04:20
Songwriter Ben Eaton focuses on what he thinks others are thinking of him. And with the layoff and isolation caused by Covid, Ben has plenty to thi...
- Added: Sep 23, 2020
- Length: 08:00
Mostly new releases by current jazz vocalists.
- Added: Mar 21, 2020
- Length: 01:00:02
The Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands has gotten so big now that it straddles the Twin Cities in two venues. Saturday afternoon February 8 at the...
- Added: Jan 08, 2020
- Length: 08:00
The annual Zeitgeist new Music Ensemble annual Hallowe’en event takes place Thursday October 31 through Sunday Nov 3 at Studio Z in St Paul. The ev...
Bought by WOUB
- Added: Oct 19, 2019
- Length: 08:00
- Purchases: 1
Thursday November 14 at 7:30, the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis presents Odd Measures Evening. The show brings to the public a group of seve...
Bought by WOUB
- Added: Oct 17, 2019
- Length: 08:00
- Purchases: 1
The Hula Peppers plays music from a mix of traditions, and all of it predates 1939. Catch the group at the Schooner Tavern in south Minneapolis, We...
- Added: Mar 22, 2019
- Length: 07:59
