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AG 22-18: Come Dance With Me: Songs About Dancing, 4/25/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Put on your dancing shoes as we cut a rug with the American Songbook. This week, I’ll be featuring jazz standards meant for dancing, including “I C...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-14: Doris Day, Jazz Singer: A Centennial Celebration, 3/28/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Doris Day was a pop star and a film star, but this week on Afterglow, I’ll highlight the often overlooked aspect of her career: a jazz singer. We’l...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
More with Georgia Author Philip Lee Williams
From: New Letters on the Air
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Author of the 2022 book EDEN'S LAST HORIZON: POEMS FOR THE EARTH, Georgia nature writer and poet Philip Lee Williams discusses his earlier poetry b...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
AG 22-11: Lucky To Be Me: The Songs Comden and Green, 3/7/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we explore the musical partnership of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, two songwriters who contributed gems like “Just In Time” and “The P...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
The Two Williams: Spencer and Clarence (Black History Month Special)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this Afterglow special for Black History Month, we explore the songs of two unrelated black jazz composers from the early 20th century: Spencer ...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-05: How Do You Keep The Music Playing?: The Songs Of The Bergmans, 1/24/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week on Afterglow, we pay tribute to the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, who wrote lyrics to such memorable son...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
AG 22-04: Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Van Heusen, 1/17/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
Caption: Jimmy Van Heusen with Frank Sinatra in the 1950s. Van Heusen and Sinatra met in the 1930s and collaborated over the next 40 years, Credit: NPR
This week on the show, we’ll feature the many songs of songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, as performed by his good friend Frank Sinatra, including “Come ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
A Radio History - 2021 Holiday Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This year, the Rough Draft Diaries is taking a step back in time to learn about the history of the radio play. Tune in for this year's special but ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 1
2022 Anniversaries Part Two Early Upload
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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EARLY UPLOAD! THIS SHOW SHOULD BE USED THE WEEK OF 1/3 THROUGH 1/9. I CANNOT SCHEDULE MY UPLOADS. This is the second Anniversary show for 2022....

Bought by KSRQ, KWIT, KTRL, WOUB, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
AG 22-01: Bing Crosby Duets, 12/27/2021
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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As the elder statesman of jazz, Bing Crosby would often share the stage with many of the great singers of his day. This week on Afterglow, we’ll fe...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
The Merriest: A Swingin' Afterglow Christmas (Holiday Special)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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It’s the holiday season, and on this Afterglow special, we’re keeping things light and snappy this week as we dance along to some swinging holiday ...

Bought by WHRV, KCME, Maine Public Radio, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Let's Begin: A New Year Special
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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Ring in the New Year with Afterglow, as we explore songs and standards about new beginnings, including “Let’s Begin,” “Begin The Beguine,” and “I’m...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WHRV, Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
I Hear Music: Songs About Songwriting (Funder)
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On this fundraising episode of Afterglow, we get a little self-reflective, and explore songs from the Great American Songbook all about the art of ...

Bought by KRCU Public Radio and WDCB


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poet and Musician Ted Olson Discusses Appalachia
From: New Letters on the Air
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Ted Olson, a professor of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University, discusses how his writing has been impacted by the region's histo...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Posthumous Hits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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There's a trivia questions goes around asking, what is the first posthumous number one hit? The answer that is probably expected is Sittin on the ...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
168: The 442nd Infantry
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Once again we dive into a piece of history that should be explored in schools. Thousands of American born Japanese defied prejudice and hate to fig...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 2
Black Cowboys
From: Black Mountain Radio
Series: Black Mountain Radio
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Why is the cowboy, the most iconic of American settlers, so central to white masculine identity when Latinx vaqueros and Diasporic formerly enslave...

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 14:06
Wooden Heart
From: Black Mountain Radio
Series: Black Mountain Radio
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Elena Passarello discusses her relationship to Elvis and his tribute artists during the Coronavirus pandemic.

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 17:36
The Future of Jazz
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, we're talking to local jazz legend, Gene Parker. Gene has been a professional musician in the Toledo area for...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:06
RDD: Toraigh
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Toraigh is an Irish Gaelic word that means "seek" or "search." It's also the title of this week's Rough Draft Diaries as we meet a local band of t...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
149: History of Bandanas
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Originating in India, the western version of the red bandana began in 1800s England with the use of snuff. Over the years the pattern has changed s...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 04:55
Groupies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week in 1969, Rolling Stone made their cover story, Groupies and Other Girls. It is generally believed this is where the word came into commo...

Bought by WNYO, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, KWIT, and WOUB


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Lisa Show Presidents Day Special - Washington's Legacy, Lessons from the Founding Fathers, Talking to Kids about Politics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Washington's Legacy; Topic 2 - Morning Buzz - Lessons from the Founding Fathers; Topic 3 - Talking to Kids about Politics

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 52:48
  • Purchases: 1
141 Box Beds
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Tired of cold feet and longs nights huddled under not quite warm enough blankets? Maybe you need a box bed. Originating in medieval times, making a...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:45
50 Years of In Black America with John L. Hanson Jr.
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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For 50 years the nationally syndicated radio show, In Black America has given voice to people of color in America, and John L. Hanson Jr. has hoste...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 34:07

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