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Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/8/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHEN THE BULL RANGES FREE...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Live! Wire Radio Episode 160
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Famed Author Chuck Palahniuk, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Famed Novelist Chuck Palahniuk, Author Lidia Yuknavitch, Indie rock band Blouse.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WNJR, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 3
Record Bin Roulette - The Jingle
From: John Kessler
Caption: Radio with Pictures
A weekly excavation of musical rarities, oddities and classics. This week, a look a the history of the advertising jingle, from Wheaties to Lucky S...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette-Money
From: John Kessler
Caption: money, honey, Credit: Tracy O
Weekly musical oddities, rarities and surprises. Just in time for fund drive, it's songs about money with Liza Minelli, the O'Jays, Elvis and Monty...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 9/24/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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UPON A LADDER I WILL CLIMB...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette-The Letter
From: John Kessler
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A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities--this week with songs and sounds about the mail, with The Beatles, The Marvelettes and Elvis.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 157
From: Live Wire! Radio
Caption: Blind Pilot, Credit: Jennie Baker
Musical guests Blind Pilot, Radio host Adam Klugman, Poetic force of nature Anis Mojgani.

Bought by KUOW and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette-Faces
From: John Kessler
Caption: The Face
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week a look at the human face, with the Beatles, the Monkees, Rex Harrison, and speci...

Bought by WTIP and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - Husbands and Wives
From: John Kessler
Caption: Desi & Lucy, Credit: elena-lu
Musical rarities, classics and oddities...this week husbands and wives making beautiful music together. We'll hear from Sonny & Cher, Desi & Lucy, ...

Bought by WTIP, PRX Remix, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Record Bin Roulette -Songs For Labor Day
From: John Kessler
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A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week, songs for Labor Day with Lee Dorsey, Dolly Parton and The Seven Dwarves.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2011
  • Length: 03:38
Record Bin Roulette - Workout Records
From: John Kessler
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A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week we work up a sweat with Jack La Lanne and Jane Fonda, while preparing for Olivia...

Bought by WTIP, WTIP, KSRQ, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 4
Record Bin Roulette - Singing Away the Recession
From: John Kessler
Caption: Please, sir, I want some more
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week, easing the pain of hard times, by listening to other folks sing about hard time...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - Show Me The Money
From: John Kessler
Caption: Paul and Michael, Credit: quicheisinsane@flickr
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities. This week the murky world of song royalties. "Happy Birthday To You" is worth a cool $2 mi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Liz Lerman, Part One
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Choreographer and author, Liz Lerman converses through dance on the stage and now the page.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 23:42
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette - Forces of Nature
From: John Kessler
Caption: Lego Zeus , Credit: Dunechaser/Flickr
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, showcasing peculiar moments from records, television and movies.

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Frank Stella
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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One of the most well-regarded postwar American artists still working, Frank Stella discusses his five-decade career in the visual arts, from painti...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2011
  • Length: 21:40
A Conversation with Writer, Unai Elloriaga
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Basque writer Unai Elorriaga and Amaia Gabantxo, translator of Elorriaga's novel Plants Don’t Drink Coffee, discuss the book as well as the art of ...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 25:51
Record Bin Roulette - Pop Music in Politics
From: John Kessler
Caption: Sarah Barracuda, Credit: Chuckumentary@flickriver.com
This week, a look at the many ways politicians have used the power of pop music to enhance their images. With Tom Petty and Michelle Bachman, Sarah...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Jul 24, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - Obsolete Technology
From: John Kessler
Caption: Dead Cassette, Credit: Moff/Flickr
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week obsolete technologies like the Theremin and the cassette tape are enjoying a res...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette - The Long Hot Summer
From: John Kessler
Caption: Life's a Beach, Credit: Klearchos Kapoutsis
A weekly musical excavation of rarities, classics & oddities, this week it's songs about Summertime with Marilyn Monroe, Janis Joplin, Baz Luhrman ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, Delta College Public Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 10
Tales from the South 36: Spring Season Finale
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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The 2011 Spring Finale is all about interesting animal encounters, some dangerous, some surprising, and all just a little bit strange. Velda Brothe...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Beatles: Every Little Thing - Episode 5
From: Andy Cahn
Series: The Beatles: Every Little Thing
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Includes a few demo recordings, a musical pair from 1974, and a thematic set of Beatles/solo music in which the only two Beatles on record are Paul...

Bought by WFSU and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Beatles: Every Little Thing - Episode 4
From: Andy Cahn
Series: The Beatles: Every Little Thing
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ELT 4 includes a "Songs Within Songs" set (songs with references to other Beatles songs in the lyrics,) plus a two-fer from a John Lennon collectio...

Bought by WFSU and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Beatles: Every Little Thing - Episode 3
From: Andy Cahn
Series: The Beatles: Every Little Thing
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ELT 3 includes a Beatles "Home"-themed set, and Ringo Starr discussing songs from his 2010 album "Y Not."

Bought by WFSU, KUT, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Beatles: Every Little Thing - Episode 2
From: Andy Cahn
Series: The Beatles: Every Little Thing
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This show includes a sampling of the Beatles' work with Eric Clapton, and a few songs from 2010 remasters from John and Paul.

Bought by KSRQ, WFSU, KUT, and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4

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