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When Jazz Was Immoral
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lil Armstrong
the 1920s the watchful eye of a moralist group of private citizens known as the Chicago Vigilance Committee delivered an urgent message to the pub...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Glenn Miller Orchestra | Episode 24-06
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KMSU, WRFA-LP, WNMU-FM, WTIP, WDSE and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Sweet Spot (#1630)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you're in a book club, how do you decide what books to read? There are lots of different ways, depending on your group's goals. And is it ever w...

Bought by WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
An Age of Contradictions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bertha "Chippie" Hill
The 1920s propelled America into the 20th Century, marked by a stark division between the 'haves' and 'have-nots.' It was during this era that jazz...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: The Promised Land
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a poor soldier on a quest to work the land in exchange for wealth and a noble title in the Danish dra...

Bought by WUTC and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
AG 24-07: Doo Wop Sings Standards, 2/12/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
Caption: The Platters
Jazz standards like “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” and “A Sunday Kind of Love” are not just for singers like Frank Sinatra. This week, we’ll hear the Gr...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
AG 24-06: The Dynamic Dakota Staton, 2/5/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week on Afterglow, we take a listen to the work of jazz vocalist Dakota Staton, famous for her work on Capitol Records in the 1950s, including...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Gift Horse (#1528)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The edge of the Grand Canyon. A remote mountaintop, or a medieval cathedral. Some places are so mystical you feel like you're close to another dime...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
NYC Style (or a Tale of Two Cities)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Chick Webb
As jazz moved from Chicago to the Northeast an innovative presence was heard. Still embedded in the roots of New Orleans, New York added an element...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: The Zone of Interest
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin follows the lives of an average family in 1940s Germany living in far from average circumstances in The Zone ...

Bought by WRMU, RadioStPete Florida, Harford Community Radio, and WUTC


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Had the Radish (#1527)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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This week on A Way with Words: Your first name is very personal, but what if you don't like it? For some people, changing their name works out grea...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Motor City Breakdown
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Graystone playbill c.1929
Detroit played a significant role in the development and popularization of jazz during the 1920s. The city's vibrant music scene and cultural envir...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Origin
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a journalist’s journey to explore racism and caste throughout history in Origin.

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
NL 24-04: Four And More: The Year In Jazz 1964, 1/22/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Lee Morgan's hardbop hit "The Sidewinder," the avant-garde October Revolution movement, and the impact of the Beatles are some of the highlights we...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
Orange Pigs (#1629)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different names, including section, wedge, and carpel. But they'...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Reel Discovery: Freud's Last Session
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin sits down with a pair of great thinkers for a debate about life in Freud’s Last Session.

Bought by WCNY, WRMU, RadioStPete Florida, Harford Community Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Melody & Rhythm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Johnny Dedroit's Band, Credit: c. 1926
In jazz of the 1920s, melody is defined by improvisation and the blue notes. Rhythm is characterized by syncopation and provided a dynamic foundati...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KCBX, and KWAX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Abso-Bloomin-Lutely (#1526)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The autocomplete function on your phone comes in handy, of course. But is it changing the way we write and how linguists study language? Also, supp...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTXK, Tri States Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Reel Discovery: Society of the Snow
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a rugby team’s fight to survive the elements after surviving a plane crash in the Andes Mountains in ...

Bought by WUTC, KKRN, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Three Tenors
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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This is not about opera. Instead, it’s the early history of three pioneering saxophonists 1920s and ‘30s that had a major impact on the future of j...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
AG 24-03: Starry Eyed, 1/15/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Stars have always been an inspiration for songwriters, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll explore those Stardust melodies written by Hoagy Carmichae...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Niblings and Nieflings (#1525)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How do actors bring Shakespeare's lines to life so that modern audiences immediately understand the text? One way is to emphasize the names of peop...

Bought by KUAR, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WPCA-LP, WNIN, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Book Moth (#1628)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you skip wearing underwear, you're said to be going commando. This bit of slang originated during the Vietnam War, when U.S. commandos had compe...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WPCA-LP, WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
New Year's Eve in the Windy City
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Earl Hines
During the first half of the 1920s, Chicago took center stage in the world of jazz. This era proved to be a highly innovative time for young musici...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WDCB, and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Reel Discovery: The Boys in the Boat
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin cheers on the University of Washington’s 1936 rowing team as they rise to greatness in The Boys in the Boat.

Bought by WRMU, Harford Community Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3