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Will Rogers was a cowboy until the day he died. He visited ranches around the world to see that the cowboy way of life was still alive.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
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Will Rogers proposed we could look at political change like we look at Groundhog Day.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:17
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Even though he wasn't a great student, Will Rogers knew the value of a good education.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
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For as much as he poked fun at those who ran the nation, it was clear that Will loved America.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
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Will loved to joke about politicians at all levels and on both sides

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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How did we go from no green spaces in city neighborhoods to the perfectly manicured lawn that defines American suburbia? It all comes down to Frede...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Will Rogers could make the butt of his jokes laugh just as hard

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
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This episode discusses Will's relationship with animals, particularly horses and dogs

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Will Rogers knew how to balance work and life, something many people need more of today

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
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Will's jokes extended outside of politics to discuss other topics, like lawyers

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chet Baker
(Air Dates: Dec 22 - 28) On this weeks episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Chet Baker with our special guest Stan Kessler. Eb...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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Tuned to Yesterday #6 Sitcom Broadcasts include, "The Great Gildersleeve" and "Burns and Allen".

Bought by WMUU-LP and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Paul Robeson
Ah, summer, the shortest season of the year. Or, at least it seems that way. This show is devoted to a few really hot bands and vocalists who guar...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sam Lanin
Largely forgotten, bandleader Sam Lanin is possibly the most prolific recording artist of the 1920s. No one really knows just how many records he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Pee Wee Russell
Although he hailed from St. Louis, Charles Ellsworth “Pee Wee” Russell took his clarinet cues from New Orleans. Only now is he beginning to be reco...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of British Jazz 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket", "The Music Goes Round and Round" and "Run, Rabbit, Run" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 21st ed...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Sundays 10am MT Aspenpublicradio.org
Three radio-magazine articles: A survey of "Home Sweet Home" and its unknown backstory; The goofy provenance of "Kansas City Kitty;" Meet Solomon B...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: The Bluegrass With Mustard Show
Bluegrass, yes. Humor, why not. Alternate aural pathways to ultimate all-knowing truth, jeez I guess. Bluegrass you can listen to with your shades ...

Bought by KVNF and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 2