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"Colored Blues Singer" by Countee Cullen w/ Blind Willie Johnson
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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Countee Cullen (1903-1946) was a well known African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 30s. In this video I have set a r...

  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 03:06
Wordsworth & Jazz
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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A public domain reading of Wordsworth's "I wandered lonely as a cloud" set to public domain jazz. The result was surprisingly good.

  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 03:52
240518 "Congo" songs and Kit Records of Nashville
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Elroy Peace
We search for the first rock and roll record in songs referring to "Congo," the small but notable music catalog from Kit Records of Nashville, and ...

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


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 02:57:00
  • Purchases: 7
Global Village 5.16.26 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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In conjunction with the May AAPI Heritage Month Feature, Global Village highlights ‘Asian fusion,’ some smart blends of contemporary instrumental a...

Bought by KIYU-FM, WOMR, RadioFreePalmer, Prairie Public, KEOS and more


  • Added: May 11, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 20
Notes from the Jazz Underground #263: Jazz meets Metal?
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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This week, we'll hear Heavy Metal guitarists who have made Jazz albums, fusion bands that played with Metal ferocity and a new suite from Chicago b...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KRCB 104.9, KRPS, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KRSC and more


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 6
240511 Songs About Women's Socks
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Tino and the Revelons
Searching for socks lost in the dryer is like searching for the first rock and roll song. Both are mysteriously missing. Tonight's show focuses o...

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


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Funeral for a Raven
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we're talking ravens, fishes & loaves, and the soul-crushing indoor indoctrination of the Empire's State Religion. Sir James George Frazer,...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Global Village 5.7.24 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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SPECIAL: In this visit, Global Village highlights music from a wide array of Spanish performers. Among the highlights are music Cuban tres player R...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KBBI Alaska, KMXT, KSKA, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 27
Revelations from Crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Show How Reported – And Unreported -Money Funds Our Candidates
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Revelations from Crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Show How Reported – And Unreported -Money Funds Our Candidates

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Notes from the Jazz Underground #262 2024
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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This week, we check out releases from Tomeka Reid, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jeremy Pelt and more!

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


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 5
How NY, AZ & MN are Fighting Back Against the Influence of Anonymous Campaign Cash
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
How NY, AZ & MN are Fighting Back Against the Influence of Anonymous Campaign Cash

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, and Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Alondra Garza's modern, whimsical take on traditional charcoal drawings
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Alondra Garza creates art with hot cheetos, Credit: Sheila Regan
Minneapolis-based artist Alondra Garza has been adding a little crunch to her recent body of work. And that crunch comes in the form of hot cheetos.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 06:13
240504 Eanie Meanie Miney Mo Songs Plus Music From Texas
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Hi Lites
I quit counting after finding a dozen very good songs all titled "eenie meanie miney moe." Also songs from Texas that don't have a "Texas Sound" a...

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


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Notes from the Jazz Underground #261
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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A mix of old, new and otherwise with music from Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Christian McBride, Esperanza Spalding and more!

Bought by RADIOLEX, KRCB 104.9, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KRSC, KRPS and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6
U.S. Justice Department Revamps Site for Voting Rights Information, Violation Reporting
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Justice Department Revamps Site for Voting Rights Information, Violation Reporting

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, and Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
TSSAAPR240424 The Soul Show's regular eclectic brew
From: Mike Canton
Series: The Soul Show (3 hours, with soft ending after Hour 2))
Caption: Mike Canton, Host/Producer of The Soul Show
This is not your grandparents' soul show :)

Bought by KCHW


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 1
240428 Accordions In Rock Music
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Bobby and the Poe Kats
This week is a deep dive into the endless amount of bands who put out one or two 45 RPM record then disappeared. Depending on your definition of "...

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


  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 02:57:00
  • Purchases: 6
Notes from the Jazz Underground #260
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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this week, we check out brand new music from Mary Halvorson, Nicole Glover, Ada Rovatti, The Messthetics and more!

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


  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6
240421 Looking For Munsters, UFOs, and Rockets
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Clinton Ford Looking Like a Dandy
There isn't agreement on the definition of rock and roll much less the first rock and roll record. There isn't even agreement on the broad topics ...

Bought by KSLU, Raven Radio, KFCF FM, KPRG, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Global Village 4.19.24 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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This time in the Global Village, we highlight music from the French world swing group, Paris Combo - from their debut album through the final relea...

Bought by KRDP, KBRP Community Radio, KIYU-FM, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 32
Notes from the Jazz Underground #259: Remembering Casey Benjamin
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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This week, we remember Casey Benjamin, as we listen to him with The Robert Glasper Experiment, Stefon Harris + Blackout, and Ghost-Note.

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


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 6
240414 Music From The Aladdin, Imperial, and Kent Record Labels
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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We often present music based on it geographic region of origin. Another cut is by "record label" who also have an identifiable "sound" permeating ...

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


  • Added: Apr 07, 2024
  • Length: 02:54:01
  • Purchases: 7
Global Village 4.11.24 or floating date
From: KMUW
Series: Global Village with Chris Heim
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This time in the Global Village, in conjunction with our April Vox Humana Feature, we highlight music from the acclaimed South African vocal group,...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KRZA, KHNS, KRDP, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 21
Notes from the Jazz Underground #258
From: WDCB
Series: Notes from the Jazz Underground
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We begin with Ornette Coleman and end with tributes to Fred Anderson. In between, we'll get to some trip-hop and acid jazz, some chamber jazz, some...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, KRCB 104.9, and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 58:19
  • Purchases: 3
240409 Indiana and Louisiana Musics and Elevator Songs
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Boxing Writer Mike Marley with Kris Kristofferson
It was a time when music wasn't commoditized into national least-common denominator blandness because the country was more distinctly regionalized....

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


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 6

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