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With the recent induction of Al Kooper into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, “Sounds Jewish” celebrates Jewish Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers and othe...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s the 40th year of the Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands. It’s held at the Cabooze this Sunday starting at 12:40 PM, with a 4PM Saturday pre-p...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
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HOUR ONE: 'Jazz Migrations' - Jazz wasn't just born in America. There's an alternative history — a story of colonial empires, grassroots revolution...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
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Many personal favorites from past broadcasts have been re-assembled, narrowed down to less than an hour, to serve as a “best of” or “greatest hits”...

Bought by KRZA, WMOT, KJZX-Austin, WOUB, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
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Show starts with songs that you've heard before but they haven't gotten scooped up by the "oldies" or "hits" title so they're not over-played by ra...

  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 02:56:14
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In trying to edit and post four of these shows at the same time, I've already forgotten what this show was supposed to be about. Let's just call ...

  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 02:49:19
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Anna Merlan, author of Republic of Lies, joins us for a weird ride down the Conspiracy Highway, which is our main road out here in the desert.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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“The Sounds of Lunch,” by Ken Cormier

  • Added: Jan 28, 2019
  • Length: 03:04
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Spotlighting the best mellow music of today and yesterday: The Secret Spot!

  • Added: Jul 27, 2018
  • Length: 57:50
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We successfully broke the radio sound barrier by playing more than one song a minute for over one hour. (For no other reason that it's an after mi...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:01:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Starting off with answer songs done by New Orleans musicians then the roots songs covered by Commander Cody and Barrence Whitfield. The rest is my...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2018
  • Length: 03:11:08
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Contemporary Mardi Gras music and what it means to me.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2018
  • Length: 03:21:51
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Tonight featuring some of my all time favorite songs.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:52:42
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You're not alone. Even the music identifying application, Shazam, gets stumped on this show. Songs including knock offs of, "The Battle of New ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:06:27
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A broader range of music to explore the idea that music can be the abstract unspoken common bond in societies when the spoken bonds are fractured b...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2017
  • Length: 05:24:29

  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:31:41
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A couple songs about rocket ships from two women's groups and variations on the standard, Maybelline. Plus a handful of songs by Billy Lee Riley a...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:02:11
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Heartfelt feelings about radio surrounded by instrumental songs (on top of lyrics). A nice little set of that other regional music of the Pacific ...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:49:30
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"Smooth Jazz With a Touch of Soul From the Heart of the Green Mountains."

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:40
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A bunch of mini sets of music including girl groups (without that irritating Phil Spector sound) and girl groups from Detroit (without that pretent...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:51:01
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Why instrumental songs with any American Indian tribe other than "Cherokee" seem more authentic than songs with "Cherokee" in the song title. Plus...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:50:25
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A sci-fi television series that debuted ahead of Star Trek in 1966... and a settlement constructed by gold miners in 1850 in a brand new state, sti...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:22:46
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Broadening the Saturday night sound but keeping the connections to the theme of foundational music. Tonight including Sun Ra's doo wop phase, musi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:45:58
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Trying to find the roots of "Roots Music" by avoiding the overwhelming commercial aspects of music. It's an interesting exploration. Come along f...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:47:38