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The Lost City of Z
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Writer-director James Gray seems to be getting better and better with each film. His first five movies, starting with Little Odessa in 1994, all ta...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:43
Black Girl
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Ousmane Sembéne was a very important figure in the history of film. Born in Senegal, he attained prominence as a novelist in his 20s and 30s, but w...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:25
Graduation
From: KXCI
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Starting around 2005, a burst of creative energy in filmmaking emerged from an unexpected corner of the world: Romania. The Romanian new wave has g...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:09
Visages d'Enfants
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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One can view much of the silent era in movies as a process in which filmmakers gradually unearthed a narrative language appropriate to the new art ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 03:23
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1577 (Hour 1 & 2) - 04/20/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A great way to enjoy music on radio is to look forward to concert appearances. This is the case for touring musicians Lizz Wright, Marcia Ball, Ana...

Bought by WMOT, WJSU, WKAR, WVBI-LP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 19, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 5
Les Vampires
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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In the early years of the 20th century, a film genre was invented that became hugely popular: the adventure serial.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:59
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1576 (Hour 1 & 2) - 04/13/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We hit the road starting with guitarist John Scofield for a remote at radio sponsor & financial supporter “The Womack.” We interview many, beginnin...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 6
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1569 (Hour 1 & 2) - 02/23/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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The cool alto sax of East Coast Lee Konitz glides into a more bittersweet Charlie Parker tone, the pleasures of bebop continue with Buddy Rich play...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WKAR


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 5
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1564 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01/19/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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The Charlie Hunter Trio says come as you are, as it smells like teen spirit! Hunter was influenced by Roland Kirk, of whom we hear playing multiple...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 5
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1563 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01/12/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A traditional Panamanian dance interpretation Puerto Rican-style by Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe opens, intensity builds with the Geoff Keezer/Joe...

Bought by WMOT, WJSU, WVBI-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WKAR and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 6
A Food & Wine Industry Insider's View into Valentine's Day!
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: Valentine's Day
We discuss Valentine’s Day from a Food & Wine Industry Insider's Perspective. Expect to be Amazed and Wowed! An informational & mirthful show for a...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 59:42
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1561 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/29/2016
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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This episode we’re heavy on tropical rhythms, especially Brazilian. Canhoto da Paraiba doesn’t care about fame, just guitar. Reflective substantive...

Bought by WMOT, WJSU, WVBI-LP, WYAP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 6
Flowing Stream (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
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Here's where we meet the bend in the river. Our 1st hour stuck with very similar music styles. Now we reach the apex where the styles change but th...

Bought by WOUB and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:06
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1548 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/29/2016
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Herbie Mann rides again from the Village Gate, Charlie Mariano re-create the vibe you woulda heard on jazz radio in the ‘70s, an alternative to the...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WYAP, WVBI-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WJSU and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 6
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1539 (Hour 1 & 2) - 07/28/2016
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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The magnificent Machito in Grammy-award-winning form kicks in the downbeat, a three-quarter time signature by and for jazz men (Joe Henderson, Cal ...

Bought by WMOT, WJSU, WVBI-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WOUB and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 6
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1536 (Hour 1 & 2) - 07/07/2016
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Morning is our mantra except for mambo made by Moody, Johnny Nocturne's band jumps to an interlude. In the beginning instruments imitated voices, b...

Bought by WMOT, WVBI-LP, WJSU, WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1524 (Hour 1 & 2) - 04/14/2016
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Friend, pianist and collector John "Brazilian Gringo" Mueller is again guest for the first hour, our semi-regular ritual. We start like a bat out o...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP, WKAR, WOUB, WYAP and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 6
Little This & That (hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Variety is the key this time as I am serving a Little Of This & That with 2 hours of indie music in the singer-songwriter, funk, classic rock, Amer...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
LIttle This & That (hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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This time I’m serving a Little This & That from a myriad of indie artists, keying in on great albums to add to your record collection. It’s mostly ...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
The Speed of Sound: Moon Taxi
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The story of Moon Taxi is one of perseverance and belief that what they were doing would no doubt find its way into the collective consciousness of...

Bought by KUCB and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
151121 Live From The Theater District (of your mind)
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Faux live broadcast from a New Orleans music club featuring music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:55:13
Craft Music (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Indie Music is not only a trendy term, it's a confusing one for some folks. The notion of what is and what isn’t “indie” has many folks confused. S...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
151107 Fund Drive
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Songs sung by women named "Barbara." Short fund drive announcements that are tied into the music. The boring, droning, repetitive ones were cut...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 02:42:52
Sweet Smatterings (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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On a recent trip to a local record shop, D Grant Smith found a few golden nuggets that had been cast aside. Fortunately for him and now for you, it...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Indie Alternative Morsels (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Great music is great no matter when it is released. This week it's alternative music from indie, unsigned and a few mainstream acts from across the...

Bought by WSLR, WICR, KUPR low power FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 4