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Caption: Other Country Ensemble, Credit: Laurie Patton
Other Country Ensemble is just what it says: An American group that performs music traditions from other countries. Bouzouki player and mandocellis...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Other Country Ensemble, Credit: Laurie Patton
Other Country Ensemble is just what it says: An American group that performs music traditions from other countries. And you can catch the band the ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Diane Glancy
We continue Native American Heritage Month with Cherokee writers, Diane Glancy and Linda Rodriguez, who discuss co-editing the anthology THE WORLD ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:16
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: Jul 19, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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The kids learn about racism, being anti-racist, and they find out what a state Attorney General does.

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


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:53:03
Caption: Being Reasonable
The challenge of our time is that Americans do not agree on common sets of facts. This show questions the reliability of a belief (regardless of th...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
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
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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
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
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
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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
Caption: Gypsy Mania, Credit: Travis Anderson
Gypsy Mania plays the standards of Gypsy Jazz. But guitarist Glen Helgeson composes music that makes Gypsy Mania’s Gypsy jazz a singular contributi...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jesse Whitney, Credit: Olive Thoen
Jesse Whitney creates music on an electronic device known as a synthesizer. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Jesse told of his music creation a...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jesse Whitney, Credit: Olive Thoen
Jesse Whitney creates music on an electronic device known as a synthesizer. His next show is at the Kitty Kat Club in Minneapolis. In a conversatio...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Delphia Cello Quartet, Credit: Kate Wilson
The Delphia Cello Quartet at the Aster performs Sunday night at the Aster in Minneapolis from 8 till 10. The quartet is managed by Julia Floberg wh...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Orange Mighty Trio, Credit: Nik Powell
Three Great Groups that Combine Traditional Styles in New ways play at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Thurs January 16. They are Orang...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Ben Abrahamson, Credit: Cora Bernstein
Ben Abrahamson is a finger-style guitarist with a knack for integrating multiple world and personal styles into his own playing. In an interview wi...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
King Wilkie’s Dream plays new acoustic country music and strives for originality. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, fiddler Robbi Podrug and ma...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
King Wilkie’s Dream plays new acoustic country music and strives for originality. You can hear the group at the Hook and Ladder, Sunday March 12 fr...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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We take a look back at some of our favorite clips and music from 2019. We spoke with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, author Kwame Alexa...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund. It’s a string band influenced by bluegrass, Appalachian tradition, rock and blues. When Phil Nusbaum caught u...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund. It’s a string band influenced by bluegrass, Appalachian tradition, rock and blues. Catch the group’s act at t...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Orange Mighty Trio, Credit:  Nik Powell
The Orange Mighty Trio is an instrumental band with a stylistic breadth like no other. Some might view the mix as a great risk, but the mix seems p...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2019
  • Length: 08:00