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This week, we’re looking at “book songs” from the songbook. Flip through the pages with Afterglow as we peruse songs about reading and writing, lik...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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On this Afterglow special, we’ll continue our tribute to the great Tony Bennett, who passed away at age 96 on July 21st. We'll feature recordings h...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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On this Afterglow special, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tony Bennett, who just passed away at age 96. We’ll explore the early artistry of his...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to the incomparable Tony Bennett, who just passed away at age 96. We’ll explore the early artistry of his ne...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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What are the characteristics of a musical rhapsody? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to some great examples including "Second Hungarian ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WKAR, Interlochen Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WRTI and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 17
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This week, we explore the songs of Dorothy Fields, a Tin Pan Alley songwriter whose work stretched from the 1920s through the 1970s. We’ll sample h...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This week, we’re sampling the songbook of composer and lyricist Frank Loesser, including songs from his musicals like "Guys And Dolls" and "How To ...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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In 1964, Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto went from unknown to superstar nearly overnight, with her crossover hit “The Girl from Ipanema.” This wee...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Listen to food related recordings from across the Jewish world while America celebrates national pickle month.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Afterglow, we explore the colorful spectrum of the Great American Songbook, from “Red Sails In The Sunset” to “Deep Purple.”

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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We’re taking a look at what’s new in the world of vocal jazz, exploring some recent releases by the duo Rachael and Vilray, singer Rickie Lee Jones...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Original air date - January 20 2023 Paul Metsa is a lifelong musician, writer, poet, and artist at heart from Virginia, MN known for his band Cat...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 37:39
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Original Air Date - January 4 2023 Gregg McVicar is the longtime host of Undercurrents Radio, a national music program for public stations that f...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 22:39
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More from the 2022 CMNW Summerfest Concert series, including works by Ravel and Arensky

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KPOV, WCNY, KWAX, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
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This week, we’re celebrating the rich baritone voice of jazz singer Johnny Hartman, who would have turned 100 years old on July 3rd. We’ll explore ...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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There are no visitor facilities. Roads are mostly washed-out jeep tracks. There is no water. And there's no way out, unless you come back the way y...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Martha Lillard in an iron lung in the 1950s., Credit: Courtesy of Martha Lillard
Martha Lillard is one of the last two people in the United States who depend on an iron lung to breathe.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 12:41
  • Purchases: 2
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In the 1970s, singer Roberta Flack made a name for herself performing covers of songs by folk singers and other little-known artists, creating, in ...

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Marvin Gaye's 1964 album of standards "When I'm Alone I Cry"
Soul singer Marvin Gaye was a reluctant R&B star. Gaye wanted to be a ballad singer, and he recorded the music of the Great American songbook mostl...

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The children of Baptist preachers, raised in gospel music — Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke are two of the most venerated names in soul. This week, w...

  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Pavel Haas Quartet plays works by Dvorak and Suk.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KPOV, WCNY, KMXT, KWAX and more


  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 6
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Author Karen Fults Kaler talks about her new book "Eastcliff"

  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 08:52
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We’ll continue highlighting the work of the “Rat Pack” this week, with a focus on “Mr. Wonderful” himself, Sammy Davis Jr. We’ll chronicle his reco...

  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This week and next, we’ll celebrate two of the members of the so-called “Rat Pack.” This week, a close look at the life and music of “The King Of C...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Earth's temperature is rising and time is running out to change direction according to the IPCC. But veteran organizer/strategist Ben Jealous (...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and WNYE


  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5