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Joshua Redman - the influence of eastern music
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: Joshua Redman
Saxophonist Joshua Redman explains how each type of sax creates a different musical mood.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 07:43
The Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center in Jupiter, Florida is a place for education and community, forever changing the lives and futures of their underprivileged.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center in Jupiter, Florida is a place for education and community, forever changing the lives and futures of their und...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 27:23
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Happy Birthday Dr. King)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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This one hour musical program commemorates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the music is rare and this would a splendid program t...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KUCB, WORT, Spokane Public Radio, WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2016
  • Length: 01:02:29
  • Purchases: 27
Ginger Commodore Leads a Stevie Wonder Tribute Concert at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Ginger Commodore, Credit: Tom Wallace
Ginger Commodore loves singing, and loves the songs of Stevie Wonder. It'll be two evenings filled with superlatives Feb 12-13, 2016 when she leads...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
WoodSongs 830: Bobby Rush and Jericho Woods
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Caption: Blues legend Bobby Rush!
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes blues legend Bobby Rush plus Kentucky roots rock band Jericho Woods.

Bought by KENW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KJJF, RadioFreePalmer, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 7
The Ties that Bind a Community
From: Sharayah Lane
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Story about the 23rd and Cherry Fellowship Hall in Seattle's Central District neighborhood. The story follows Nick, a recovering drug addict, on hi...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2015
  • Length: 05:08
The Speed of Sound: TV On the Radio
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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You’ve probably heard by now that TV On the Radio almost gave it all up before deciding to forge ahead, eventually resulting in last year’s Seeds, ...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 3
#28 MIW Susan Mernit - Executive Director of Hack the Hood
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Susan Mernit on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
On this episode of Making It Work we will chat with Susan Mernit about her latest non-profit organization, Hack the Hood, and how they are making a...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 24:25
Food, Double Standards, And Jet Planes?
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Max and Kendrick at Goodwill
Max and Kendrick host Tasty Wednesday and visit Portage Bay Cafe in the University District. Meron Fikru shares a story about the double standards ...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 14:21
Furious Love (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Nancy Schoenberger chronicles the tempestuous romance of Liz & Dick in her book Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of...

Bought by WJCT, WMNF, WLIW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4
A Day In The Life...Of Joel Washington
From: Lacy Scarmana
Caption: Joel Washington painted this portrait of jazz musician Wes Montgomery, which hangs in the Indiana Memorial Union., Credit: Lacy Scarmana
Some people drop everything to pursue a dream. Painter Joel Washington, however, keeps his day job to fuel his passion.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2014
  • Length: 05:34
A Burnable Book (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Murder, mystery, and poetry come together in medieval scholar Bruce Holsinger’s new novel set in Chaucer’s London.

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 3
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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When we think of early rock and roll most of us think of musicians like Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. But all these legends grew ...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, Radio Newark, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 4
The Apex Club
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: The Apex Club
The Apex Club was raided by federal agents and closed for selling alcohol during Prohibition in 1930. Just before that fateful day, New Orleans nat...

Bought by WDCB and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Bay Area Beats: Jazz legend Bobby Hutcherson tells his story
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
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For more than 40 years, Bobby Hutcherson has lived a life most artists can only dream about. After making his name in the 1960s in New York as one ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 09:57
In Bed Stuy, Brooklyn: Old buildings, new residents
From: Cassie Wagler
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There is an effort underway in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, to protect the old architecture by turning parts of the neighborhood into historic ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Spoken Soul: Black English in the Classroom
From: With Good Reason
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How do educators make sure students don’t suffer for the way they talk?

  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
Jazz Time Vol. 2 - The Best in Mainstream Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Rahsaan Roland Kirk
One hour of classic Jazz in three segments. The show is hosted by Howard Burchette. The sets include vocals and instrumentals.

Bought by WTIP, Spokane Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 58:20
  • Purchases: 3