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SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Taking Us Higher (An Appreciation) [Optional Hour 2]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
An optional second hour with more of our celebration of some of the most irresistible music of the late 1960's and early '70's from Sly and the Fam...

Bought by WUTC, KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KUHF, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Taking Us Higher (An Appreciation)
From: Paul Ingles
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A celebration of some of the most irresistible music of the late 1960's and early '70's from group leader Sly Stone and the FAMILY STONE band - tha...

Bought by WDDE, WUTC, KTNA, KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Dawn Powell
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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Dawn Powell wrote novels about people like herself: outsiders who’d come to New York City in the early twentieth century to make a name for themsel...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 22:02
  • Purchases: 1
WITNESS THE GENIUS: RAY CHARLES (An Appreciation)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Ray Charles
A deep dive into the remarkable career of RAY CHARLES, one of the formative forces in 20th century music whose impact is still clearly felt today. ...

Bought by WJCT, KSJE, WABE, WNMU-FM, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Echoes of a Coup
From: Scene on Radio
Caption: Echoes of a Coup art, Credit: Zaire McPhearson
One-hour special (59:00 with 5-minute news hole), Echoes of a Coup, telling the story of the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history -- the 189...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WNYC, WUNC, WYPR, WFDD and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 25
Music Archive Showcase #159 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Fred Parnes & Peter Case on Peter Case Documentary
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Peter Case
Music Specials Producer Paul Ingles talks with Fred Parnes, the director of a film documentary about the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Pet...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUPR low power FM, KSJE, and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Music Archive Showcase #157 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Holly Gleason, editor, of PRINE ON PRINE (John Prine) [Optional Hour 2]
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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In this optional second hour, book editor Holly Gleason and 3 other contributors to the 2023 book release called PRINE ON PRINE: INTERVIEWS AND ENC...

Bought by WAMU, WRVO Public Media, KFSK, KSJE, KUHF and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
THE TRAILER TO: The Lasting Impact of ROBBIE ROBERTSON
From: Paul Ingles
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[please do not broadcast this unless you are also committing to broadcasting at least one hour of the full program at PRX ] TRAILER TO : THE LASTI...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 12:23
The Lasting Impact of Robbie Robertson (Optional Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Robbie Robertson, chief writer for the legendary and hugely influential rock group simply called The Band, has passed away at the age of 80. Music ...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, WXXI Rochester, KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
The Lasting Impact of Robbie Robertson
From: Paul Ingles
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Robbie Robertson, chief writer for the legendary and hugely influential rock group simply called The Band, has passed away at the age of 80. Music ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Morehead State Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KRCB 104.9, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 29
Millennial History
From: Andrea Voets
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In Millennial History, we relive recent history through the eyes of millennials who were there when it happened. The murder of anti-mafia judge Fal...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:39:06
AFVN: The GI's Companion
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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For ten years, the Armed Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) radio served as a lifeline to "home" for the millions who served in Vietnam and southeast Asia.

Bought by KSRQ, KFSK, WABE, WMNR, KCNP and more


  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 7
TINA TURNER: Simply the Best (A Tribute) [Optional Hour 2]
From: Paul Ingles
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In this second optional hour of a music special from producer Paul Ingles, listeners will hear more tracks from over 50 years of recording and perf...

Bought by Prairie Public, RadioStPete Florida, KSJE, WRVO Public Media, KUT and more


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
A Prayer for Salmon: Documentary Special Part 5 - The Return of Salmon (NPR Clock)
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge: A Prayer for Salmon
Caption: Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA—The granddaughter of Chief Caleen Sisk holds salmon eggs before dropping them into an incubator (the blue barrel) where they will hatch and juvenile salmon will swim out into the McCloud River. July 11, 2022. , Credit: Tom Levy/The Spiritual Edge
A Prayer for Salmon - The Return of Salmon. A War Dance held on top of Shasta Dam brought about a surprising discovery: the Winnemem Wintu's fish s...

Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
A Prayer for Salmon: Documentary Special Part 4 - Speaking for Salmon (NPR Clock)
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge: A Prayer for Salmon
Caption: McCloud, CA — A Winnemem Wintu man dances in ceremony for the salmon. , Credit: Tom Levy/The Spiritual Edge
A Prayer for Salmon - Speaking for Salmon. At a sacred spring high up on Mt. Shasta, the Winnemem Wintu recount the beginnings of the world when sa...

Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
A Prayer for Salmon: Documentary Special Part 3 - A Habitat Destroyed (NPR Clock)
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge: A Prayer for Salmon
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A Prayer for Salmon - A Habitat Destroyed. The Winnemem Wintu and supporters start a two-week Run4Salmon prayer to call salmon back to the waters a...

Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KALW, KVCR and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
A Prayer for Salmon: Documentary Special Part 2 - It's Illegal (NPR Clock)
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge: A Prayer for Salmon
Caption: "Shasta Reservoir, CA — Chief Caleen Sisk on the shoreline near where she says a Winnemem Wintu village site was flooded out by Shasta Dam. October 30, 2018. , Credit: Tom Levy/The Spiritual Edge
A Prayer for Salmon - It's Illegal. We go to Shasta Dam and learn about the history behind its construction in the late 1930s and early 1940s. We h...

Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
A Prayer for Salmon: Documentary Special Part 1 - A Protest at Shasta Dam (NPR Clock)
From: Judy Silber
Series: The Spiritual Edge: A Prayer for Salmon
Caption: Shasta Lake, CA — The Winnemem Wintu and allies protest the lack of information about the harm caused by Shasta Dam. September 25, 2019. , Credit: Tom Levy/The Spiritual Edge
A Prayer for Salmon - A Protest at Shasta Dam. In a peaceful protest, the Winnemem Wintu call out the U.S. government for its refusal to acknowledg...

Bought by KKRN, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KGLP, KFCF FM, KVCR and more


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Almost Astronaut
From: Joe Richman
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The story of how Ed Dwight went from being an Air Force captain to almost becoming the first Black astronaut in the world.

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 16:36
Calamity in Philadelphia
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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The faulty—and fatal—race logic of an 18th century yellow fever epidemic.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 40:50
EP223 Lightnin' Slim
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Otis Hicks was a somewhat unsung Louisiana blues man who was an inspiration to another Louisianan who would one day become world famous!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WLPR


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:00:08
  • Purchases: 2
EP221 Janis and Jorma 1964
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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An Historic early recording of Janis Joplin and Jorma Kaukonen

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 1
Music Archive Showcase #150 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Ed King & Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd [1 of 2]
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Lynyrd Skynyrd
On this MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE episode, it's the first of a two-part edition from our occasional series TALK MUSIC WITH ME. We dig back a few deca...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WHRV, WRVO Public Media, KUHF, and KSJE


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
EP220 Joe "Guitar" Hughes
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A great Blues musician who deserves recognition for his contribution to the genre.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:44
  • Purchases: 1
JEFF BECK: Essential Artist
From: Paul Ingles
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JEFF BECK: ESSENTIAL ARTIST – a remembrance of the multi-talented, multi-genre British guitar great JEFF BECK, who passed away January 10, 2023 at ...

Bought by WUTC, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, KTNA, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21

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