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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 KMXT, WGZS, KSJE, KFCF FM, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2024
  • Length: 28:31
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Jess speaks with Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird about one of Earth's most influential humans and his scientific and political legacies.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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We have been sick, and we need the medicine of the show. Campfire stories, tent revivals, Shakespeare in the Park, knife fights at the honky-tonk, ...

  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
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From last year's Brittfest, the world premiere of a piece by Kenji Bunch and more.

Bought by WCNY, KWAX, Rhythm & News Service, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 4
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From CMNW Summerfest, a new piece by Richard Danielpour and works by Mozart, and more.

Bought by WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Part 2 of our celebration of the Schubert Ensemble of London.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 10, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Easy and genuine is a mood that prevails our proceedings this episode, bassist Warren Jones of Grand Rapids bridges our journey to Helena Arkansas ...

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


  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Charlie Parker, the king of bebop
In this hour, it's the legendary story of how a Kansas City kid who didn’t like to practice became the king of bebop.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Caption: Jazz all-star Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by KMUW, WCPN, KHNS, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Caption: Cool jazz icon Chet Baker
Chet Baker's James Dean-like good looks and emotional trumpet playing represented everything that was cool about "cool jazz." But his life was the ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WFAE, KPIP-LP, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31