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Out of the gate we devote a quarter of the show to new 2021 releases, like Roxana Amed, and the John DePaola Quartet with leader on trumpet. Planet...

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


  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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We have been sick, and we need the medicine of the show. Campfire stories, tent revivals, Shakespeare in the Park, knife fights at the honky-tonk, ...

  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Brian Haughton's 'Haunted Spaces, Sacred Places, Credit: mysteriouspeople.com
Brian Haughton is an archeologist, researcher, and author on the subjects of supernatural folklore and ancient sacred places. When I contacted Bria...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 57:21
Caption: Philadelphia Haunts by Katharine Sarro, Credit: Schiffer
Kat Sarro visits The Paranormal Cafe to discuss her book, 'Philadelphia Haunts: Eastern State Penitentiary, Fort Mifflin, and other Ghostly Sites'....

  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 57:01
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Sax man Art Pepper did a session with the late pianist Stanley Cowell…Latin light might describe the track, so we follow with the George Shearing Q...

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


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 9
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Arachnophobes BEWARE! Imagine a spider that uses special silk to lift something that's 50 times bigger than itself. There is a video! You must wat...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:59
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What is that weird smell? It's called trimethylamine (TMA) and for most of us it stinks like rotten fish. For a small percentage of people it smell...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
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What if we burned calories the same way cars use gas for fuel? Amy fell down the comparison hole trying to figure out the "car calories" for humans...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:54
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Today on Art Beat we talk to Mary Farrell on her film Winona: Unmasked that was shown at this years Frozen River Film Festival. We talked about her...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 28:41
Caption: Folktale of Beacons, Credit: Julia Meek
We're shining a light on a world of musical storytelling this week.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), and WFIU


  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
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This week it's all about football! We tackle where we think Deshaun Watson is going to land since it's known he wants to leave Houston. Also, we'll...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:25
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An interview with Sandra Niemi, author of "Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira, Maila Nurmi." Niemi is Nurmi's niece and she ...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:08
Caption: Photo by David Shankbone CC BY 3.0
The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning poet, Laura Kasischke discusses her journey to writing fiction. Now the author of nine novels, she ...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
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A spectacular band backs singer Ms. Andy James for a Latin-arranged standard, a couple piano trios forge ahead beautifully with one nod to a hundre...

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


  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Brad Holden, Credit: Andrea Canter
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
Caption: Pi Bar proprietor Ty Yule and business partner Benny. , Credit: Kim Thompson
Pi Bar infused the Twin Cities with an ecstatic, high energy jolt of queerness for the year and a half it was open. The bar was dreamed up in 2006 ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week we talk about the NFC and AFC Championship games, the NFL coaching hires and more.

  • Added: Jan 24, 2021
  • Length: 57:59
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This week we analyze the NFL playoff games, and pick the winners. We also have a new video game edition of "The Name Game".

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
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
Caption: Charlie Parr, Credit: Shelly Mosman
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
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An interview with Bill Cassara, author of "Hollywood in Monterey: Chronicles of a Cop"

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 28:26
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An interview with Peter David, author of "Mr. Sulu Grabbed My Ass, and Other Highlights from a Life in Comics, Novels, Television, Films and Video ...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 27:50
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It is with good energy we greet classic saxophones Art Pepper and Zoot Sims. The mood is further set with 3/4 time Randy Weston and relaxed Diana K...

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


  • Added: Dec 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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On this episode of The Live Feed we take you to Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, WI for a performance from Feeding Leroy. Feeding Leroy is a someti...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 53:07
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Tonight on The Sound we hear from Winona rock band Rogue the Wolf. Earlier this year the band released an acoustic EP titled “In Stereo”. Tonight w...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 40:16