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Caption: Banjo Ikey Robinson
Isaac L. “Banjo Ikey” Robinson was a multi instrumentalist jazz musician who specialized on banjo. Even when most musicians had stuffed their banjo...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The meeting of two rivers, Credit: Lesley Nase
An essay on how to unplug and gain balance during the holiday season by watching classic holiday films.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 12:26
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller
Thomas “Fats” Waller was known for his comedic style vocals, and his feverish motions of left hand creating a profound pattern of “Stride” piano, b...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Emotion Roadmap to Inspired Performance
Cancer, the word terrifies us. When we hear someone we love has cancer, we panic, feel angry and fearful. Having personally had skin cancer, and kn...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 44:44
Caption: Wolverines with Min Leibrook, sax
In the earliest jazz bands of the 1920s, the baritone and bass saxophones were relegated to the rhythm section, the bass line. But everything bega...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
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Playing for Change co-founder and Grammy award winning sound engineer Mark Johnson talks about the project he created to connect people all over th...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 19:58
Caption: Adrain Rollini
Adrian Rollini was a renaissance man of jazz. Besides being a multi-instrumentalist, he created new ways of performing on existing instruments, inv...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
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NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter, bassist/cellist/educator extraordinaire, talks about his career playing jazz and classical music.

Bought by KMUW and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 25:22
  • Purchases: 2
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Deb Scott, Award Winning Author, Certified Professional Coach and Motivational Speaker, drops in to share with CJ how she can help you change your ...

  • Added: May 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:23
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Nationally recognized horticulturist Charlie Nardozzi shares a brief history of Mother's Day and gives gardening gift advice.

Bought by KREV-LP, WMNR, and WMNR


  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Bare Root Trees, Credit: Courtesy esager via Flickr
Here's a straight forward approach to planting bare root trees and shrubs. Charlie provides some helpful hints to keep them hardy.

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
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On this edition we speak with young artists of diverse backgrounds who use their independent experiences and creative impulses to talk about race, ...

  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Things are going to the birds. Land that is. In the form of 1,500 land trusts in the U.S. that protect bird habitats.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Tips on singing with emotion from Jeanette Williams.

  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: :33
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Beth Stevens speaks with WAMU's Bluegrass Country about the importance of education.

  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 01:20
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Singing tips from Dale Ann Bradley.

  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 01:06
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Travel tips from from Cia Cherryholmes.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:05
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Bradley Walker speaks with WAMU's Bluegrass Country about song selection.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :49
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Tuning tips from from Mark Delaney.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :57
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Rebekah Weiler speaks with WAMU's Bluegrass Country about banjo shortcuts.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :45
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Tips on show preparation from Jeremy Garrett

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :45
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Tips on “going pro” from bassist Andy Moritz.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:13
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Health tips from Sandy Lee Cherryholmes.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:44
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Traveling tips from Marcy Marxer.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :25
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Bob Carlin speaks with WAMU's Bluegrass Country about the importance of borrowing from influences.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: :49