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240630 Early New Zealand Rock and Roll and "B" Sides
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Maori Troubadours
Where would the first rock and roll song emerge? The physical sciences' ideas of gradualism, law of inertia, and common sense says the first rock ...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Jun 23, 2024
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Global Village 6.28.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: Z is for Zither this time in the Global Village, as we highlight the zither from China (the ancient guqin), and similar instruments that e...

Bought by KEOS, North Country Public Radio, Raven Radio, KJZX-Austin, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 16
Global Village 6.27.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: In conjunction with the June Caribbean Heritage Month Feature, Global Village heads to the Caribbean to visit some of the less visited (mu...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 10
Global Village Madagascar/Gilbert Gil Double Special 6.26.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: It’s a double special this time in the Global Village. We’ll mark the Independence Day of Madagascar with music from Malagasy artists and ...

Bought by KEOS, WOMR, RadioFreePalmer, North Country Public Radio, KUGS Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 13
Global Village Mozambique Independence Day Special 6.25.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: Global Village marks the Independence Day of former Portuguese colony Mozambique with a show devoted to music from that nation. We’ll hear...

Bought by WOMR, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 15
Global Village at the Savannah Music Festival/June - Chouk Bwa Libète 6.24.24 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: The final Monday of every month, we present our award-winning concert series, Global Village at the Savannah Music Festival, featuring wor...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, KIYU-FM, Spokane Public Radio, 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 20
240623 Swamp Pop
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Billy Lee Riley
Of the many regional musics of rural south louisiana, swamp pop was most successful in reaching audiences outside of South Louisiana. It's rock a...

Bought by KFCF FM, Prairie Public, KPRG, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 03:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Global Village Take Your Dog to Work Day 6.21.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: It’s Take Your Dog to Work Day. In honor of the occasion, Global Village (and canine friends) will be howling along to songs from Jesse Wi...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, KRZA, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 24
Global Village Summer Special 6.20.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: A summer solstice special, as Global Village welcomes in the new season with songs of summer. We’ll hear some Caribbean sounds for the Jun...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, WHCP-LP Cambridge, RADIOLEX, KSKA, WFIU and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 22
Global Village Ernest Ranglin Birthday Special 6.19.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: In conjunction with the June Caribbean Heritage Month Feature, Global Village celebrates the birthday of Jamaican guitar great Ernest Rang...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, KKRN, RadioFreePalmer, WOMR, KUGS Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 14
Global Village Paul McCartney Birthday Special 6.18.24
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: It’s a Beatle Birthday Bash this time in the Global Village as we mark the birthday of Paul McCartney with a wide array of world music cov...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, WFIU, RadioFreePalmer, Raven Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 20
Global Village 6.17.24 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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In conjunction with the June Caribbean Heritage Month Feature, Monday’s Global Village highlights reggae covers – including music from Toots & the ...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, WESM 91.3 FM, Prairie Public, Spokane Public Radio, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 21
To Catch An Arsonist
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North
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It’s a dry spring – 1984 in Wisconsin – and all these suspicious fires are popping up. A conservation warden named Dave is pretty sure it’s arson, ...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 13:18
Notes from the Jazz Underground #268: Snarky Puppies, Kicked Cats and a Yellowjacket
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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This week, it's all about some modern fusion from Nate Smith & Kinfolk, Mark Guiliana's Beat Music, Snarky Puppy, The Yellowjackets and more!

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, KRSC, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2024
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6
240616 Songs About Mobile Alabama and Songs From The Gulf Coast
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Chaino from Jet Magazine. He and his manager pulled off a scam where he was a survivor of inter-tribal warfare in Africa rescued by missionaries (of course). His bongo playing hands were fast as lightening... you can imagine the hype. Turns out he was
A handful of songs about Mobile, Alabama and songs coming from the nearby Louisiana Gulf Coast. For that matter, plenty of songs which could have ...

Bought by KPRG, KFCF FM, Delmarva Public Media, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2024
  • Length: 02:58:58
  • Purchases: 7
Global Village 6.11.24 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: In conjunction with the June Caribbean Heritage Month Feature, Global Village devotes the show to roots reggae. We’ll hear music from Bob ...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, KIYU-FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KBBI Alaska, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 24
Science unscripted (DW) 06/04/2024
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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The vending machine experiment (or why you don’t live in a tree)

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Notes from the Jazz Underground #267
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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This week, a little of everything, with The Ginger Baker Trio, James Blood Ulmer, Sex Mob, Julian Lage and more!

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRCB 104.9, KRSC, KRPS and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2024
  • Length: 58:49
  • Purchases: 6
240608 The Primitive Sound and Wild Man Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Ramplers, Falcons, and Fabulous Playboys (Wilson Pickett passed through these bands)
By definition, the first rock and roll record was new and unheard so it couldn't have been popular much less well capitalized. It wouldn't have be...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Global Village June New Releases Show 6.7.24 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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It’s New Month/New Music time in the Global Village. Each month, Global Village devotes an entire show to the best of recently released and forthco...

Bought by 106.3 WQSV-LP FM, KBBI Alaska, KIYU-FM, KSKA, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 38
Notes from the Jazz Underground #266: A Dysfunctional Love Letter to Steve Albini
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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This week, how do you do a Jazz homage to a guy that was vocal about hating Jazz? I try to figure that out with music from The Denison/Kimball Trio...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, KRCB 104.9, KRSC, KRPS and more


  • Added: May 30, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Science unscripted (DW) 05/28/2024
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: What to do when your hair falls out

Bought by WFHB and Central Florida Public Media


  • Added: May 29, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
240601 Cees Klopp's White Label Records
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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In the post-WWII devastation of Europe, Dutchman Cees Klopp hears the hope, whimsey, and excitement of the new rock and roll music from America and...

Bought by KPRG, Prairie Public, KFCF FM, KSLU, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Survey Finds Strong Support from Americans for Early Voting & Election Day Holiday Reforms, but Also Restrictive Government-Issued ID Requirements
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Survey Finds Strong Support from Americans for Early Voting & Election Day Holiday Reforms, but Also Restrictive Government-Issued ID Requirements

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and WUTC


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
"The Disclosure", a short story about John Rabe (1882–1950) by Michael Henrik Wynn
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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The Second World War had been raging for some years in Asia, when Germany invaded the Sudentenland. One of the great heroes of the struggle against...

  • Added: May 25, 2024
  • Length: 13:11

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