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The Drum Takes the Lead
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week back in 1981, Rush released Tom Sawyer and all anyone could talk about was Neil Peart's drum work. For fun, I asked the internet for oth...

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, KECG, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Middle Aged Hip Hop Viral Sensation
From: Nicole Christina
Series: Zestful Aging Podcast
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She was uninspired, out of shape, and longing for the younger version of herself. She thought a hip hop dance class might solve some of her problems.

  • Added: Dec 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
Musician NIcknames
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Can you give yourself a nickname? Michael Jackson wrote a letter to Mtv this week in 1991 that asked them to call him The King of Pop. Some did m...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KECG and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Schooling
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
“Sounds Jewish” helps folks prepare to return to school with tunes from around the Jewish world about teachers, students, schools, and other places...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Rock Star Commercials
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Of course rock stars do commercials. Some believe it is selling out but you have pay the bills. This week is a long list of rock stars you might ...

Bought by WYAP, WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Musician Cameos
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Now and again, you will see a rock musician show up in a movie either as a performer or an extra. This week we have a long list of appearences.

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, Harford Community Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Rock and Bugs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Believe it or do not but there are scientists out there who have taken their life work and named their findings after rock star. I would probably ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Taylor Swift Eras Tour
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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If the predictions are correct, Swift's Eras tour is set to become the first tour, ever, break a billion dollars in gross sales. But how? How is...

Bought by WKPW, WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Music Fake News
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Here's some fun for the week. Often musicians will create a false story and the press will run with it. About a month ago, Diddy suggested he was...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KSRQ, KWIT and more


  • Added: May 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
How do fungi help combat climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Mycorrihizal root tip, Credit: Ellen Larsson
You’ve probably heard of fungi, whether it’s mold in your bathroom or mushrooms on your favorite hiking trail, but recently, I’ve been hearing that...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
Broadway on the Charts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, back in 1968, the Broadway musical Hair opens up. It will spawn multiple top 40 hits including a number one, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, WYAP, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Rick Roll
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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To Rick Roll someone is to offer one thing and then when he person clicks on it, he or she receives the video for Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give Y...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, WYAP, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Untold Story of the Great River Children's Museum with Cassie Miles
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Cassie Miles from the Great River Children’...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:31
Women Firsts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Back in 1981, The Go Gos album Beauty and the Beat hit number one making it the first time an all woman rock band topped the charts. To that end, ...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Interview - Richard Aquila
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, we will have a discussion with author Richard Aquila about his new book Rock & Roll in Kennedys America. A Cultural History of the Early...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Why are we seeing more floods in cities?
From: Possibly
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Last year, Kolya from our Possibly team I worked with the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center. Their job was to track flooding across the cit...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
Jeopardy Flute Rock
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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At the end of 2022, Jeopardy had a category titled Classic Flute Rock. The problem is that the category did not include the one band viewers felt ...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
AG 23-01: Schoolhouse Jazz!, 1/2/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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On January 6 1973, 50 years ago, Schoolhouse Rock first aired on television. Despite the name, many of the musicians involved—including Bob Dorough...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Thanksgiving 2022
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is our annual Thanksgiving show. This year we'll play artists who contributed recipes to the book Eat Like a Rock Star. We will also talk tu...

Bought by KHNS, KSRQ, KWIT, WOUB, KTRL and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Two World Records
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It came up on our bottom of the hour calendar that three world records were set this week so we began looking for other Musicians world records. T...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KTRL and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Musicians Who Became Politicians
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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With this week being the midterm elections, Let's talk about musicians who became politicians.

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Grave Robbers
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Elvis was not always buried on the Graceland property. After an attempted grave robbing, he was moved there. In fact, many musicians' graves have...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Summer Tours Are Back
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Pollstar has released their yearly mid year report on live music and the results are good. People are going out and spending money. The one downs...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KWIT, WOUB, KTRL and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Stadium Concerts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What was the first stadium concert? Beatles? Are you sure? Stadium concerts are becoming more common because of both financial decisions and an ...

Bought by WMTNradio, WKPW, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Mala Mujer in the Mules
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I’m pretty sure I first encountered the plant called mala mujer in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson around 30 years ago. I had 10 years of ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 04:30