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Oppenheimer
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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One of the most memorable lines from Oppenheimer the film comes from the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita. Sandip explains our abiding cultural ...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Film on Paper
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Ray in his study on the cover of Krittibas magazine
While we know all directors through their films, the remarkable Indian director Satyajit Ray left so much more… on paper.

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
WRM42 - Will & Cowboys
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers was a cowboy until the day he died. He visited ranches around the world to see that the cowboy way of life was still alive.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
The Darkest Shadow
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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The long shadow of Sir Winston Churchill.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Victoria & Abdul
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Once the white man came to India to lift the natives out of their heathen darkness (and take their jute, iron and Kohinoor diamond). But in the fil...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
More stories please
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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A debate about whether Nolan’s Dunkirk whitewashes history is perfectly legitimate but seventy years after India’s Independence isn’t it also time ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Rediscover Inconspicuous Consumption: Simple Rediscovery #511
From: Teosson Wells
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While waiting for the sunlight of a bright new, less-needful day to wake all of us from our collective buying frenzy, there are a few steps we can ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
Rediscover Creative Cursing: Simple Rediscovery #504
From: Teosson Wells
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In the last few decades, the general belief that habitual, high-octane swearing should remain the domain of criminals, vagrants, and frustrated hou...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:35
Forever Jung! Rediscover Carl Jung: Simple Rediscovery #500
From: Teosson Wells
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Throughout the ages, humankind has gazed deeply within, searching for answers to the certain eternal questions: Who am I? Where do I belong? How do...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:09
Quiet In The House! Rediscover Silent Movies: Simple Rediscovery #514
From: Teosson Wells
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It’s generally agreed that the silent film era lasted from 1894 to 1929; however, the history of projected images is much longer. Beginning in the ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
Benny Goodman
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Benny Goodman
In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
EPISODE #104 “Joan of Arc!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Joan of Arc is a national heorine in France who led the French armies during the Hundred Years War. Did This Happen? takes you to the final moments...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
This Week In Texas Music History: Gene Autry
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the 5th week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texas singer who earned the first gold album in country music ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Blind Lemon Jefferson
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texan who performed in both churches and bordellos before b...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Milt Larkin
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of October: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recounts the story of a popular artist who stopped making records in order to prot...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: George Strait
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of May: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells us about a musician who was turned down by numerous nightclubs and record compan...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Milton Brown
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman introduces us to the 'other' King of Western Swing.

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Charline Arthur
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the first week of September (8/31): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who was born in a railroad boxcar but went on to ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Chelo Silva
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of August (8/24): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who began her career singing radio jingles before be...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Eddie Durham
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the third week of August (8/17): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who may have been the first jazz musician ever to rec...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
This Week In Texas Music History: Olga Samaroff
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the first week of August (8/3): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a German Texan who became a world famous pianist and a pioneer...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Charlie Christian
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the last week of July (7/27): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who revolutionized the world of jazz before his death at...

Bought by KCSM, The Texan Radio Network, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
This Week In Texas Music History: Santiago Almeida
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the third week of July (7/20): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a musician who used an obscure folk instrument to help redefine...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
This Week In Texas Music History: Antone's Nightclub
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of July (7/13): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a nightclub that helped resurrect the careers of several blues...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1