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IMPROPER SUGGESTIONS
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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People make all kinds of suggestions in this madcap world of ours. Personal suggestions, constructive suggestions, subtle suggestions, unsolicited ...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
Jazz Etiquette #4 - Listeners (part I)
From: Clay Ryder
Series: Jazz Etiquette
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This episode (part I) is all about the etiquette of attending and appreciating a jazz gig.

Bought by WMOT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2015
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Etiquette #3 - Soloing part II
From: Clay Ryder
Series: Jazz Etiquette
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This episode (part II) is all about the etiquette when soloing during a jazz gig.

Bought by WMOT


  • Added: Mar 07, 2015
  • Length: 09:05
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Etiquette #2 - Soloing part I
From: Clay Ryder
Series: Jazz Etiquette
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This episode (part I) is all about the etiquette when soloing during a jazz gig.

Bought by WMOT


  • Added: Feb 22, 2015
  • Length: 15:29
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Etiquette #1 - Dressing for a Jazz Gig
From: Clay Ryder
Series: Jazz Etiquette
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This episode is all about the etiquette in dressing for a jazz gig.

Bought by WMOT


  • Added: Feb 15, 2015
  • Length: 14:22
  • Purchases: 1
TSR15-07 Yonder Mountain String Band
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Yonder Mountain String Band has always played music by its own set of rules. Bending bluegrass, rock and countless other influences, Yonder has pi...

Bought by KALH, KMSU, WRNC-LP, KSRQ, WUMB and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
PHOBIA WEEK
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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FDR: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." ME: "Isn't that enough for cryin' out loud?" Do you know how many different, weird phobias there ar...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
CAMPAIGN NIGHT 2014
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Had enough of all the campaigning? Tired of politicians pontificating and pundits prognosticating? (I'd be lost without alliteration. How about you...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
FEELING THE SPIRIT: A Turntable For One (Jazzy) Revival Meeting
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Do you feel lost? Alone? Adrift? Hopeless? Discouraged? Disillusioned? (Hey - whatever happened to "quiet desperation?") Ok, let me try to make it ...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 58:58
Sound Ideas #33 - Remembering Sunday Nite
From: Clay Ryder
Series: Sound Ideas (Jazz & Blues)
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Welcome to tip of the hat to times gone by. In this hour we pay homage to a radio show that ran in Northern California in the mid-1980s, namely KCH...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WMOT, WKCC, WOUB, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 56:29
  • Purchases: 6
Yes Memory
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
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I get to interview Progressive Rock guitar god Steve Howe, which musically transports me back to the 1970s when I first heard his band YES as a tee...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 06:53
BOTTOMS UP, FACE DOWN: Drinking Again
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Want to play a game? Every time I play a song, you take a drink. Wait, bad idea. You won't last the whole hour. Ok, how about this instead? Every t...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 230
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Actor Greg Sestero, Credit: Duane Bolland for Live Wire! Radio
Actor GREG SESTERO, author WILLIAM TODD SCHULTZ, and music by TWIN FORKS.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, KWMR and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 230 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Actor Greg Sestero, Credit: Duane Bolland for Live Wire! Radio
Actor GREG SESTERO, author WILLIAM TODD SCHULTZ, and music by TWIN FORKS.

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Oct 26, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Lots of singers are good at keeping time. This week I'm featuring about a dozen singers who were also great at doing time. They not only made recor...

Bought by WTJU and WMNR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 228 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Author T.C. Boyle, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Authors T.C. BOYLE, M.K. ASANTE, IAN DOESCHER, and music by TANYA DONELLY.

Bought by WCPN, KUT, KSRQ, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 5
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 228
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Author M.K. Asante , Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Authors T.C. BOYLE, M.K. ASANTE, IAN DOESCHER, and music by TANYA DONELLY.

Bought by KSRQ, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 7
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 224
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Author and musician James McBride, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author JAMES McBRIDE, Editor of Found magazine DAVY ROTHBART and musical guests WILD ONES

Bought by KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, KSRQ, 90.5 WESA, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 216 Encore NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Director of C.O.G., Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Director of C.O.G., a film based on the David Sedaris memoir, KYLE PATRICK ALVAREZ Poet and author of the recent Fall Ill Medicine, CARRI SEITSING...

Bought by WCPN, KUT, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 216 Encore
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Director of C.O.G., Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Director of C.O.G., a film based on the David Sedaris memoir, KYLE PATRICK ALVAREZ Poet and author of the recent Fall Ill Medicine, CARRI SEITSING...

Bought by KWMR, KSRQ, Rhythm & News Service, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
SECRETS AND SPIES: A Musical Tribute To The NSA
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Guess what I found in the Moscow airport? The official NSA iPod! So, before I’m renditioned, I’ll be playing some of the agency’s favorite son...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
WHO'S YOUR DADDY? A "Turntable For One" Game
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Yes, it’s a paternity test, but this one is especially fun because it doesn’t involve Charlie Sheen. I’ll play about a dozen jazz singers and ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
That Song
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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A show about songs and stories about songs. There is brave singing. There is blood and guitar solos. It’s an hour of music you’re sure to love and ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 30:40
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 217 Encore
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: NYTimes Best Selling Author Augusten Burroughs, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author of the NYT best seller "Running with Scissors", AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS The Oregonians musical editor, RYAN WHITE Musical Guests, RADIATION CITY

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KWMR, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Jul 05, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 217 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: NYTimes Best Selling Author Augusten Burroughs, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author of the NYT best seller "Running with Scissors", AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS The Oregonians musical editor, RYAN WHITE Musical Guests, RADIATION CITY

Bought by WBEZ, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: May 10, 2013
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 3