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Virginia Brackett
From: New Letters on the Air
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Virginia Brackett, the author of 15 books, discusses her 2019 family memoir, IN THE COMPANY OF PATRIOTS. She reveals how she used family stories, s...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Dec 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Musician's Spotlight - Chris Smither 2020 Mspot Part One - 766
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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An iconic guitarist and singer songwriter with a career spanning several decades, Chris Smither returns to Musician’s Spotlight to discuss his most...

Bought by WMUU-LP and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 2
Poet and Muralist José Faus
From: New Letters on the Air
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Poet and muralist Jose Faus was born in Bogota, Colombia but grew up in Kansas, just across the Missouri border. In this interview in front of an a...

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  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Musician's Spotlight - Bettye LaVette Mspot Part One - 760
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Three time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette is no mere singer. She is not a song writer, nor is she a "cover" artist. She is an interpreter of the hig...

Bought by WMUU-LP, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 5
Jon Dominguez Can’t Help But Reflect on Current Crises in His Songs
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jon Dominguez, Credit: Kelly Dominguez
Some call Jon Dominguez a Texas Songwriter despite that he lives in Minnesota. Well, it’s true because of Jon’s influences. And Jon also has a way ...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Poet Etheridge Knight: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Etheridge Knight
As protests continue across the US, we revisit our archive program with the late poet ETHERIDGE KNIGHT. Known for his powerful poems about prison ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KMUN, WNMU-FM, and WJCU


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Creation of Jimmi Langemo’s Blues Song Inspired by the George Floyd Killing
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jimmi and the Band of Souls, Credit: Gary Eckhart
Jimmi Langemo leads a Minneapolis blues band called Jimmi and the Band of Souls. The band performs songs that complain of everything from broken he...

Bought by KZYX and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Jun 13, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 13: 75th Birthday - Part 3
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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An encore presentation from Classic 1073.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:56:37
"It's quite interesting how life has altered."
From: Katie Semro
Series: Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19
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Voices from around the world on how the pandemic is affecting life. In this episode, among other things, we hear about noticing springtime, having ...

Bought by KGUA and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 12:42
  • Purchases: 2
Cave Canem Fellow Marcus Jackson
From: New Letters on the Air
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Our celebration of National Poetry Month continues with Marcus Jackson, a Cave Canem Fellow, who reads from his 2019 Ohioana Award-winning poetry b...

Bought by WNMU-FM and Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Reynold Philipsek’s Reflections on the Coronavirus Scene
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Reynold Philipsek, Credit: Tom Tremel
Minnesota Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Reynold has put his feelings into a new song for the Coronavirus era. In doing so, Reynold is taking a cue from Djan...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Apr 02, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Juliet Cutler - 410
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Juliet Cutler discusses her memoir "Among the Maasai." She also reads a short passage.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Eric Christopher and Anthony Ihrig Present their Fresh New Duet
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Anthony Ihrig and Eric Christopher, Credit: Anthony Ihrig
Eric Christopher and Anthony Ihrig have years of experience playing in the 5-piece High 48s bluegrass band. But lately they’ve been working togethe...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
  • Length: 07:59
Musician's Spotlight -Alicia Olatuja Mspot Part One- 718
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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“A singer with a strong, lustrous tone and an amiably regal presence onstage.” So says the New York Times of the acclaimed vocalist, composer and a...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KMXT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight -Bear's Den-Nick Spear Mspot Part One- 714
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones of the English folk rock outfit Bear’s Den swung by MTPR studios in the spring of 2019 before a show at Missoula’s Top...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KMXT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight -John Butler 2019 Part Two- 705
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Groundbreaking Australian-American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Butler returns to Musician’s Spotlight to visit with host John Floridi...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMXT, RadioFreePalmer, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight -John Butler 2019 Part Two- 704
From: John Floridis
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Groundbreaking Australian-American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Butler returns to Musician’s Spotlight to visit with host John Floridi...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 1
Musician's Spotlight -Ani DiFranco Part Two- 703
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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This is the introduction of the new hour long format for Musician’s Spotlight. For now over three decades Ani DiFranco has blazed trails musically,...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KMXT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2019
  • Length: 29:19
  • Purchases: 4
Pamela McNeill’s Contemporary Country Songs Reflect Experience
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Pamela McNeill is Contemporary singer and songwriter who sings and plays modern country music. When Pamela got together with Phil Nusbaum, the talk...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Pamela McNeill Celebrates Her New CD at Chanhassen Dinner Theater July 25
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Pamela McNeill is a Twin Cities singer and songwriter who records and performs contemporary country music. Pamela celebrates her new CD called Soli...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Musician's Spotlight -Russ Nasset - 700
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Missoula based singer songwriter and Montana honky tonk legend Russ Nasset returns to Musician’s Spotlight for a chat with host John Floridis. Whet...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMXT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 3
Great Scene for the Great American Songbook Twice Monthly at the Red Stag in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Red Stag Supper Club in Minneapolis hosts pianist Jon de Vaal’s piano bar, 9 till midnight, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month. Jon comes in ear...

  • Added: May 23, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Youth in Radio Podcast, No. 2, 5/9/19
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Youth in Radio Podcast
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In this Youth in Radio Podcast for KAXE/KBXE, Alex Morse and Nic Morse share their knowledge of Boy Scouts and talk about their adventures in scout...

  • Added: May 09, 2019
  • Length: 12:22
Common Ground Company Celebrates Release of Ground-Breaking CD
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: The Common Ground Company, Credit: Tim McG Photography
They’re modernistic, committed and value originality. The group is called the Common Ground Company and it celebrates its new CD Friday May 10 at 1...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Court’s In Session Debuts Thursday March 6 at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Courtney Burton, Credit: Tera Girardin
Singing in front of a big band is how jazz fans best know Courtney Burton. But she’s also got a combo now, with Eric Edwalds on the piano, sax man ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2019
  • Length: 08:00