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In this edition of The OncoZine Brief, Peter Hofland, Ph.D and Sonia Portillo talk Sean McCarthy, D.Phil, President and Chief Executive Officer of ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2018
  • Length: 37:41
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In this edition of the OncoZine Brief, Peter Hofland, Ph.D and Sonia Portillo talk with Gisela Schwab, MD, President, Product Development and Medic...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2018
  • Length: 39:33
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Songs that seem like audio derivations of others. From Ellington and Chick Webb to the LIght Crust Dough Boys. From Ernie Vincent's Dap sound to ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 03:33:09
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Starting with Richard Berry Sound-Alikes and some of the lesser known Larry Williams songs with a stop for one of the more unusual Louisiana tra...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:54:41
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A Mardi Gras edition with songs you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. Also, songs about shoes other than "Blue Suede Shoes," a bl...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 03:26:20
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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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In this Edition of the OncoZine Brief, brought to you from the 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology held December 9-12, 2017 i...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2018
  • Length: 43:25
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There is a tremendous amount of current culture that we now call "Americana" that came from the 1950s to 70s era. Something fundamental to definin...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2018
  • Length: 03:57:17
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I need to update my brainware, I broke the station four times during the show. Ehhh. I think it worked out anyway.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 02:55:29
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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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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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I think this show worked as a deep dive into late Saturday night radio. Starting the night with the novelties of me juggling chopsticks and shoes ...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:50:33
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The burst of musical creativity from the 1950s to 70s and how the British band successfully marketed Americana to Americans.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 02:48:30
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An economic history of New Orleans doesn't involve military statues or big men to build a mythological story and capture the romantic's view of her...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:45:50
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Each year, 1.4 million people are diagnosed with lung cancer worldwide. The 5-year survival rate for these patients is only 15.9%. In this episod...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:51
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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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This episode we visit with Billy Curmano, a Minnesota artist who's works often deal with the environment and politics. We learn how Billy started h...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 30:54
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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
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. The roots of rock and roll from before "rock and roll" decayed into another commercia...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 03:50:15
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Louisiana musicians and songs you've never heard plus songs about monkeys! What else could anyone want? How about sound-a-like songs and a radio...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:41:39