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Animal Crackers (#1636)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Images of birds flutter inside lots of English words and phrases, from "nest egg" and "pecking order," to proverbs from around the world--including...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and Raven Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
TRAVELING ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL with author Ann Powers (2 of 2) - Music Archive Showcase #170
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Ann Powers, Author of TRAVELING ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL
EMBARGOED UNTIL JUNE 10, 2024 - THE DAY BEFORE THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE TO YOUR LISTENERS. PLEASE RESPECT THE EMBARGO DATE, BUT FEEL FRE...

  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
TRAVELING ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL with author Ann Powers (1 of 2) - Music Archive Showcase #169
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Ann Powers, Author of TRAVELING ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL
EMBARGOED UNTIL JUNE 10, 2024 - THE DAY BEFORE THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE TO YOUR LISTENERS. PLEASE RESPECT THE EMBARGO DATE, BUT FEEL FR...

  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Material Influence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s Snowmask
Besides having the moniker of “The Roaring Twenties”, not everyone was partying. Creative minds were at a peak coming up with new inventions. Who n...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Jeanne du Barry
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin moves into Versailles with a common woman who became the king’s favored mistress in Jeanne du Barry.

Bought by KKRN, WUTC, Spokane Public Radio, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Riding The Wind | Episode 24-18
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by WGZS, WTIP, WNMU-FM, and KMXT


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 4
John Prine | Episode 24-16
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by KFCF FM, WNMU-FM, WDSE, KMSU, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #360 ("DOUBLE DOWN - SOUL LIVE EDITION")
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #359 (DOUBLE DOWN EDITION)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #358
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #357
From: Paul Ingles
Series: 10,000 Good Songs
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Award-winning music documentarian Paul Ingles hosts this week's mix of tunes from his eclectic personal collection. It's a show where deep tracks a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Beside Myself (#1535)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The new Downton Abbey movie is a luscious treat for fans of the public-television period piece, but how accurate is the script when it comes to the...

Bought by WPCA-LP, WNIN, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
May 2024 Episosdes
From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
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Sound Beat episodes for the month of May 2024

Bought by KKRN, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, KRSC, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2024
  • Length: 34:31
  • Purchases: 13
Missing Music
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2024
  • Length: 28:31
Connie's Inn, Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas "Fats" Waller, Credit: CBS Studio
The nightlife that blossomed in Chicago and New York in the teens and ‘20s are the thread that laced together audience and music. In earlier years,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
NL 24-17: 1968, Riot: The Year in Jazz, 4/22/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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The music of Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone and other jazz artists in a turbulent year of change.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:05
Music Archive Showcase #168 - DICKEY BETTS: HEARING THAT HIGHWAY CALL (An Appreciation) [Optional Hour 2]
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Dickey Betts in 2008, Credit: Wikipedia
The importance of guitarist, songwriter, and singer Dickey Betts to the Allman Brothers Band is further assessed in this optional 2nd hour of a tri...

Bought by WCBE, KSJE, North State Public Radio, WUTC, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
AG 24-20: The Songs Of 1922, 5/13/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Our 1920s retrospective continues this week on Afterglow, as we dive into the year 1922, exploring songs that resonated with audiences and singers ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
AG 24-19: The Songs Of 1921, 5/6/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we’re continuing our exploration of songs from the Roaring 20s with a look at 1921, a year that spawned songs like “Ain’t We Got Fun,” “...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
OHR188: OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Will Gunselman & Ashtyn Barbaree, 5/13/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Will Gunselman
A special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring singer-songwriters Will Gunselman & Ashtyn Barbar...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
OHR202: OHR Presents: The Creek Rocks, 5/6/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: The Creek Rocks
Springfield, Missouri based Ozark original husband & wife duo The Creek Rocks recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, A...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
The Atomic Hour Episode 103- Ed? I Love You!
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Rock And Roll Revivalism, The Grown Ups' Table, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Skookum (#1534)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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So you've long dreamed of writing fiction, but don't know where to begin? There are lots of ways to get started -- creative writing classes, local ...

Bought by KTXK, KVSC, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Music Archive Showcase #167 - DICKEY BETTS: HEARING THAT HIGHWAY CALL (An Appreciation) [Single Hour]
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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The importance of guitarist, songwriter, and singer Dickey Betts to the Allman Brothers Band is assessed in the wake of his passing April 18, 2024 ...

Bought by KFSK, WCBE, KDNK, WUTC, WWNO and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
AG 24-18: The Songs of 1920, 4/29/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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On Afterglow, we’re spending the month of May turning back the clock to the Roaring Twenties, a time when the Great American Songbook was in its in...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00

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