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Caption: Exterior of the Hans Herr House, Credit: Photo by Tonya Fitzpatrick
Sandwiched between its Amish countryside and hip food scene, Lancaster Pennsylvania combines the old and new in awe-inspiring ways. Join World Foo...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2018
  • Length: 59:55
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The songs, backstory and biography of the grand old-man of the American Theater: Stephen Sondheim

Bought by KAAD-LP, WVTF, and WRR


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Anita Monga, San Francisco, CA 6/10/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
San Francisco Silent Film Festival Artistic Director Anita Monga talks innovation, creativity, and why Hitchcock proved his genius in the first fra...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 24:10
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For the second week of February (2/9): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a performer who blended a variety of ethnic infl...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the forth week of June (6/22): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at two brothers whose musical skills help take a popula...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of May (5/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who managed to turn lemons into lemonade.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of November (11/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a talented drummer whose career was almost dera...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of November (11/13): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a tejana singer who began fronting bands at th...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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For the fourth week of October (10/27): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a night club where a Texas icon was born.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the first week of September (9/3): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer whose biggest hits were based on a most...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of June (6/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who narrowly escaped death before going on ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of April (4/21): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at how one of the states most famous songs is based on...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of April (4/12): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who rode the rails to international stard...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the last week of March (3/31): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a young singer whose promising career ended tragical...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the fourth week of March (3/24): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a musician who was nicknamed for his lively stage ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the first week of February (2/3): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a century music dj who wrote one of the most reco...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the fourth week of January (1/27): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneering trumpeter who performed with some o...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of January (1/16): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneering female R&B artist who is a triple th...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of July (7/17): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who had a minty fresh moniker.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of October (10/10): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a popular artist who stopped making records in ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:50
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For the last week of April (4/29): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who was itching to make it in the music bus...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the fourth week of November (11/22): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at an artist who could really sink his teeth into...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:41
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For the first week of February (2/7): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at Texas music royalty.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:32
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Have you ever wondered why we have Daylight Savings? Michael Downing joins Bryan Le Beau to answer this and other questions.

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Steven Watts discusses the life of Henry Ford, with host Bryan Le Beau. The program features commentary and our usual look at History in the News a...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2006
  • Length: 29:00