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The Roadhouse PRX 038
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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This hour of The Roadhouse works to rectify an admitted deficit of female blues artists to male. Lauren Mitchell, Hurricane Ruth, Samantha Fish, Rh...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass, Blues and Sitting on Top of the World
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Sitting on top of the world has been around a long time. The song was written by Walter Vinson and Sam Chatmon, members of the blues group, the Mis...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 05:55
The Roadhouse PRX 030
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: The Roadhouse
If you're an old hand in The Roadhouse, you know the drill: an hour of great blues variety. If you're new, I think you might be in for a surprise o...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Jan 07, 2017
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 029
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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We're building a strong hour of blues in this edition of The Roadhouse. Jack Mack & the Heart Attack Horns, Lucky Peterson, Kenny Neal, Moreland & ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 027
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I've got Sugar Ray & The Bluetones, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Leavell, Rory Block, and Teresa James & the Rhythm Tra...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 025
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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This hour of The Roadhouse moves along like a train down the rails. Knickerbocker All-Stars, Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings, Johnny Nicholas, L...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 022
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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In this hour of The Roadhouse, I bounce back and forth between two real hot spots of blues: Chicago and San Francisco. I’ve got a lot of artists th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Roadhouse PRX 021
From: Tony Steidler-Dennison
Series: The Roadhouse
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This is another hour of The Roadhouse that just doesn’t slow down. And, it’s a little heavier than usual with some great female blues artists, to b...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WJAB


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
Farming Without Labels
From: Shizue Roche Adachi
Caption: Tom Truelove of Truelove Farms, Credit: Lindsay Rush
LEDE: “Organic,” “Locally-grown,” “Certified Humane,” “GMO-Free." We've all seen the labels stamped on packages of chicken breast at the grocery ...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 2
Gems of Bluegrass #1528. Patriotism, Bluegrass and the Fourth of July.
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2012 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
What’s patriotic about bluegrass music. Some of it is obvious. And some is just a little under the surface.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:52
Managing the System
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Salman Khan
One hot muggy afternoon last week I understood first hand a fact of life in India – the system never works for you unless you know someone with con...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Selma Slights More than LBJ
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
There’s been a lot of controversy over the movie Selma and the Academy Awards. Selma is rightfully centered on Dr. King, and has been rightfully cr...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Oscar is Still a Man
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The red carpet rolls out next Sunday – and hopefuls, hacks, and superstars alike will be chasing the most coveted prize in show business. But are w...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
Episode One - Fan Mail
From: Binnie Klein
Series: The Thread: Conversations with Arts and Culture Makers
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In the age of texts, twitter and email, do people still write fan letters? What compels us to do so?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:40
December is for Celebrating -- and Remembering
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
We celebrate a lot during the holiday season – family, faith, giving, shopping. But since 2012 in the U.S. the season is not all about celebrating.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Right on Target, So Direct: Bob Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" (2 hour and 1 hour NEWCAST FRIENDLY versions)
From: Paul Ingles
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A celebration and exploration of "Blood on the Tracks," the Bob Dylan album voted his best in a Rolling Stone magazine fan survey. Music writers, ...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WYSO, NPR Illinois, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:52:55
  • Purchases: 9
Obama: Say No to This "Partnership"
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
After a drubbing in the elections President Obama says he wants to work with the new Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Good News for Women – It’s an Election Year
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Love it or hate it, we're now in an election year. This is good news for women, because they are the majority of voters, and candidates know it.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Gems of Bluegrass #1324. Over the Hill to the Poorhouse
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Early Bluegrass is often viewed as a post WWII idiom reflecting great changes in the US. With that in mind, it makes sense that early bluegrass is ...

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 04:50
Bluegrass Review # 1324. Program for June 8-14, 2013
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/ 2013 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
We pack some recent bluegrass into the beginning of the show, including recent tributes to the Stanley Bros, Carter and Ralph. Carter died in 1966 ...

Bought by KSJD, WOUB, KKRN, KUCB, KRZA and more


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota" -by Stewart Van Cleve
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota" by Stewart Van Cleve
Dan Sinykin provides a comprehensive of the historically illuminating new book "Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota" by Stewart Van ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1250. The Wall of Sound
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman
Follow bluegrass and old time music for a while, and you realize that fans and players are tuned into the evolution of the music. The evolution has...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2012
  • Length: 06:23
Gems of Bluegrass 1126
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Old time fiddling in North America is different wherever you go. In some places in the southwest, old fiddlers play the waltzes and polkas that cam...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1123 Reflections
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan yun
You do something in the present and it has a consequence. Obviously. You cannot tell any kind of story without one event leading to another. Like i...

Bought by KUCB and WAMU


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Bluegrass Review #1123
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
After a selection from the new Russell Johnson CD, we play a couple of songs about war. One displays cruelty, the other kindness. The Gem of Bluegr...

Bought by WEZU, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KUCB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7