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Honoring Jim Henson
From: KUNM
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Jim Henson would have been 80 years old on September 24, 2016. Learn the story of his career and short life.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2016
  • Length: 09:00
Charlie Parker (Ep. 19)
From: Jeff Haas
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
The Album Leaf look forward, and return to simplicity
From: Kimberly Haas
Caption: "Forward/Return" by The Album Leaf
Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf talks about the band's EP "Forward/Return."

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:17
Vintage Synths Enjoy a Renaissance
From: Kimberly Haas
Caption: The Album Leaf
A growing group of musicians are returning to old analog keyboards, sometimes refurbishing and playing instruments older than they are.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
New Orleans Horns
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Canal Street, New Orleans
The legend of musician Buddy Bolden has stretched well beyond the city limits of New Orleans. Whether or not half of the stories are true, really d...

Bought by WRGY and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 2
The Lost Odessa Tapes
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
Caption: The Flatlanders, Credit: Courtesy of New West Records
The rediscovery of recordings lost for 40 years in West Texas rewrites a chapter in American music history. In this hour long radio special "The L...

Bought by CBC Inside the Music, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 55:51
  • Purchases: 3
The Wizards of Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Apollo Theater, Chicago, 1920s
It’s Windy Hear! But, in the late 1920s and early ‘40s, much of that wind was coming from the great horns of musicians like Ruben Reeves and Louis...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Red Hot Mama's
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sophie Tucker in 1927
The use of the term Red Hot Mama’s supposedly emerged in the early 1920s. In 1929, songsters Jack Yellen and Milton Ager wrote, I’m the Last of the...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Extra Innings # 2 - The Luckiest Man On The Face Of The Earth
From: Thom Butler
Series: Extra Innings
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Lou Gehrig's retirement speech from baseball is one of the most poignant and meaningful moments in all of American sport.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:58
Three Blocks of Figuerola
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Walter Murch acceptance Speech, Credit: Connie Angland
Three blocks of South Figuerola Street show us three faces of California

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 11:42
Kronos Quartet: Four Decades of Breaking the String Quartet Rules
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Kronos Quartet, Credit: Michael Wilson
In the world of string quartets there is before and after Kronos, the ensemble that revolutionized the form, playing new music from Steve Reich to...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 04, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Skaneateles Chamber Music Festival
From: Mariel Fiedler
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This is a feature story documenting the performers and organizers of the 30th annual Skaneateles, NY chamber music festival.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 07:29
Cookus Interruptus IV: Cucumber Yogurt Topping (Jane Caters to No One)
From: KUOW
Series: Cookus Interruptus
Caption: Darrell, Credit: Brad Huskinson
Raita is on the menu for Cynthia. But, her husband Steve is using her kitchen tools to pick up extra cash.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 08:02
Why we love a good scare
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Why we love a good scare - a look at horror films since Psycho

Bought by KENW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WABE, Delta College Public Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 8
After the Weekend
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Past post mistress Anne Crotts sings at the 4th July. Postal workers in Ghana make music to make their work go smoother

  • Added: Jul 09, 2008
  • Length: 09:57
Girls Rock! A review of Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyers New CD, Schematics
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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A review of Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyers new CD, Schematics

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
Report on Famecast Music Competition
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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A report on the Famecast Music Competition, where bands compete against each other for $10,000 and national exposure

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 06:47
The Beat Goes On #110: "Xylophones, Vibes & Marimbas"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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A collection of handpicked songs exploring the sounds of three prominent members of the mallet family of percussive instruments - Xylophones, Vibes...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2008
  • Length: 58:55
The Beat Goes On #105: "Harmonicas 'R' Us"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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A collection of handpicked songs from a very wide range of musical styles demonstrating the versatility of the harmonica.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
The Beat Goes On #104: "Memphis: Tennessee's Other Music City"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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A collection of some of the best songs ever written about Memphis, Tennessee's other music city.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 58:52
The Beat Goes On #101: "Java Jive"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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Weekly eclectic music program: Great coffee songs from a wide variety of musical genres.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
The Namesake
From: Bilal Qureshi
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Mira Nair's Adaptation of The Namesake

  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
The Transdiffusion Story
From: Miranda Diboll
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A nostalgic trip through British television's idents and theme tunes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 14:48
Spices of Life: Needling Nina
From: Sue Schardt
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In this premiere episode of Spices of Life, Nina Simonds takes us for a visit to her Chinese acupuncturist, Dr. Zhu..

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
Buzz, Bands and the Biz: Why SXSW Matters
From: KUT
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How a Regional Music Conference Became a International Phenomenon

Bought by WMNF, KTNA, WXPN, NPR Illinois, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5