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Full Moon Hacksaw #1740 (Hour 1 & 2) - 06-04-2020
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Coming from a weird place this episode, edgy and perhaps capturing real emotion. Beginning with boogie spillover from the swing era, Freddie Slack ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, KMXT, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 11
Folktale of Mistakes
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Mistakes, Credit: Julia Meek
Beware of operator errors this week on Folktales & don't make the mistake of missing this show!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, Raven Radio, 'The Sea', WFIU and more


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 7
200523 Selling! Beer and Whiskey Product Placement Lyrics and Dance Instructional Songs.
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Mad Mike and the Maniacs
Not the jingles, not the advertising department's idea of music but songs that were written by the musician who's muse decided that a single produc...

Bought by Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester, and WYAP


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:58:03
  • Purchases: 3
200516 Music From New Orleans and Michigan
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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All the musicians and music you've never heard.

Bought by Prairie Public and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:00:46
  • Purchases: 2
Colleen Bertsch Digs Deep Into Her Romanian Research during Covid-19 Times
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Colleen Bertsch, Credit: Paula White
Colleen Bertsch performs eastern European music. Due to isolating in place, Colleen is staying home a lot now. So she has time to listen deeply to ...

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Mushrooms
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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We learn about mushrooms and fungi with mycology educator Peter McCoy.

Bought by WCNY, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: May 11, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 12
200509 Canadian Rock Bands
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of with a focus on a handful of Canadian rock bands.

Bought by Prairie Public and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: May 08, 2020
  • Length: 02:57:35
  • Purchases: 2
200503 You're Grounded Forever For Seeing UFOs and Robbing Banks
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of and plenty of songs about robbing banks and seeing UFOs. And that's why you're grounde...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 03:00:43
  • Purchases: 1
Covid-19 Inspires New Musical and Performance Directions for Versatile Bassist Liz Draper
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Liz Draper, Credit: Mike Madison
When the New Corona Virus came to Minnesota, it changed Liz Draper’s plans. Instead of playing and touring Liz is stuck like the rest of us at home...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Full Moon Hacksaw #1735 (Hour 1 & 2) - 04-30-2020
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Self-isolating with the radio, from down San Diego way come sax man Christopher Hollyday and his trumpeter Gilbert Castellenos. Up the coast Art Pe...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, WYAP, WEJP-LP 107.1, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 10
200425 Songs About Johnny
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Teenagers!
Oh the usual dreck followed by the last hour of songs about the most dreamy teenage boy ever!!!! Johnny, Johnny, Johnny!

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:00:13
  • Purchases: 2
Tim Sparks Shifts Gears to Complete a University of Wisconsin Guitar Residency Despite Covid-19
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Tim Sparks, Credit: Ali Hasbach
Tim Sparks is one of the most versatile guitarists you’ll ever meet. That’s why he was asked to be in residence in the Guitar program of the univer...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Notes from the Jazz Underground #69
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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This week, we'll listen to some funky music. We'll listen to some funky music on the edge, and we'll check out some great collaborative efforts fro...

Bought by KRPS, KLCC, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:20
  • Purchases: 3
Return of the Wild Things
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
Caption: DESERT ORACLE RADIO
An all-new quarantine episode of Desert Oracle Radio from our secure desert compound, where we are noting the return of the wildlife, the blue skie...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
200418 You're Still Grounded!
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: T. Valentine Bio
The "Your Grounded!" series, this is show #3 of ... oh gawd how many will it be.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:08:28
  • Purchases: 2
200410 You're Grounded!
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Screaming Joe Neal!!!
Everyone is grounded but you can frolic with your invisible friends on the radio. Tonight's show is the devil's bargain - working in public radio....

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:53:48
  • Purchases: 2
200404 Outer Space For Shut Ins
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Arthur Lee and Love (and some other guy)
Music of your youth listening to the radio after midnight. Plenty of UFO songs and all the songs are music you've never heard by musicians you've...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:04:25
  • Purchases: 2
Kids & Covid-19
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
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Kids take on Covid-19 through sharing their own feelings and thoughts, interviews, and music

Bought by WCNY, KQRU FM LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLRH, KTNA and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 16
Episode 2: Betsy
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad. She now has a name.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Mar 23, 2020
  • Length: 01:54:51
  • Purchases: 1
200314 Girl Group and Other Favorites
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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A bit of indulgence before the semi-quarantine. (I'll have the third hour published early next week.)

Bought by Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester, and WSLR


  • Added: Mar 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:54:27
  • Purchases: 3
History of Stereo Photography with Bob Taunt
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat we talk to local historian and stereo photography buff, Bob Taunt. Bob recently gave a presentation about the history o...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 29:06
Episode 1
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
Caption: Slatkin Shuffle, Credit: Classic 107.3
Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 01:56:13
  • Purchases: 1
200307 Music You've Never Heard
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Readymen
With Daylight Savings Time and gas service station songs. See, you never even thought there were songs about these topics.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:44:36
Notes from the Jazz Underground #63 - TRIBUTE TO McCOY TYNER
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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this week, we celebrate one of the finest pianists in the history of Jazz, with a look at some of his most fiery and exploratory moments, from his ...

Bought by KRPS and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 2
200307 Ghost With Rider
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Gene Vincent
The Writer takes over to program music and run the board.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:52:49

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