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Caption: American Roots Review , Credit: Raquel Mendez
The American Roots Revue next performance at…..Larry Long told Phil Nusbaum that The American Roots Revue grew from a project done with J.D. Steele...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Robb Henry, Credit: Paul Lundgren
Veteran Twin Cities guitarist Robb Henry used the time during the Covid pandemic to both dig into his archives and create some new lines. The resul...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
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Internal medicine physician Natasha Spottiswoode reflects on her flying days from Oxford while teaching a green intern how to recognize whether pat...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2022
  • Length: 35:42
Caption: Chris Castino, Credit: David Jackson
Chris Castino is one of those rare musicians who thrives in multiple musical styles. In his case, the styles are rock and bluegrass. In a conversat...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Chris Castino by David Jackson, Credit: David Jackson
Chris Castino is one of those rare musicians who thrives in multiple styles. In his case, the styles are rock and bluegrass. Chris leads Chicken Wi...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Cody, Credit: Kyndal Johnson
The Sightless Quartet plays a forward leaning type of jazz. Cody Steinman is the guitarist and composes much of the group’s music. In a conversatio...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2022
  • Length: 08:01
Caption: Cody Steinman, Credit: Kyndal Johnson
The Sightless Quartet plays a forward leaning type of jazz. Check out the group at Jazz Central Studios this Saturday at 8PM. Cody Steinman is the ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2022
  • Length: 08:01
Caption: Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs Xmas 2021 by The Ant Experience, Credit: The Ant Expeience
Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs used to do a naughty Christmas Show at Crooners, and a nice one too. But this year, they combine naughty and nice in a si...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Guitarist Zacc Harris curates Monday nights this December at the Icehouse in Minneapolis. Doors open at 6 with music starting at 8PM. Each show is ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Ross Sutter, Credit: Mary Lofgren
Ross Sutter researches and performs traditional Swedish songs and tunes at Christmas and all-year round. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Ross ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Ross Sutter, Credit: Mary Lofgren
Ross Sutter researches and performs traditional Swedish songs and tunes. You can catch Ross with Art Bjorngjeld in a craft market setting, Saturday...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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Author Stephen Graham Jones talks about his new slasher-homage novel, "My Heart is a Chainsaw."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Author and wildlife biologist Doug Chadwick discusses his new book, "Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All."

Bought by KWMR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KVNF, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Jenny Klukken, Credit: Adrian Suarez
Jenny Klukken takes the marimba into unexpected musical places. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Jenny talked about her distinct musical path.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Barley jacks with Brian Wicklund mixes bluegrass and old-time string band styles with other idioms like no other band. The group has just relea...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Patty and the Buttons, Credit: Elizabeth Windsperger
Patty and the Buttons recently resumed playing their Sunday Swing Brunches at the Aster Care in Minneapolis. It’s on every week from 11 AM to 2 PM....

  • Added: Sep 25, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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HOUR ONE: 'Is War Ever Worth It?' - On the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, photographer James Nachtwey reflects on his life as a war photographer, a...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
Caption: Robert Waggoner's Lucid Dreaming, Credit: dreaminglucid.com
Robert Waggoner is encouraging folks to explore the unique state of Lucid Dreaming, wherein people dream and become aware of and an active particip...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2021
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sprig of That, Credit: AJ Williams
Sprig of That shares the bill with Anthony Ihrig at the Ice House in Minneapolis, Wednesday June 30 at 7:30. Sprig of that consists of violinist Is...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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Mandela Effect: Reality shift, alternative timelines or New Earth alien artificial simulation?

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:12:41
Caption: Sarah M. Greer, Credit: Brenna Greer
Sarah M Greer and other Minnesota artists and Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc present a program commemorating the 1920 lynching of three black...

  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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Spirit circles, graffiti, brothels, assassinations and Sony Bono are just a few of the backstories behind JoAnn Hill’s new book, Secret Washington ...

  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 33:36
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Poet Hoa Nguyen discusses her new poetry collection, "A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure."

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Amid national outrage over the police killing of George Floyd in May of 2020, and other police-shootings of Black people, the movement to "defund t...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Kat Perkins, Credit: Vaney Popey
Kat Perkins writes songs, leads a music camp for kids and delivers motivational talks. All those things play into her singing, and she’s been singi...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 08:00