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Gilded Age (#1633)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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In her sumptuous new memoir, Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair describes her escape from a difficult childhood ruled by her tyrannical father. For Si...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
ONE LIFE -- James Hawes Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: James Hawes, 3/13/24
James Hawes talks decency, resonance, and making a film that matters.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2024
  • Length: 08:50
Boosting Morale
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Fess Williams
In the decade of the1920s, jazz evolves into the heartbeat of America. The music is the catapult into a new era around the world. Looking back, it ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
OHR200: OHR Presents: Dale Ann Bradley, 3/25/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Dale Ann Bradley
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame member and six time International Bluegrass Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, Dale Ann Bradley, recorded l...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Reel Discovery: One Life
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a group of normal people as they accomplish the extraordinary in One Life.

Bought by WUTC and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Atomic Hour Episode 100- What The-?! (Special Episode)
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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The One Hundredth Atomic Hour! Featuring Musical Meme-smiths, Rock 'N Roll Robots, and More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
AG 24-14: When The Sun Comes Out, 4/1/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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With a total solar eclipse just days away, we’re looking up at the sun for inspiration. We’ll hear songs of sunshine from the songbook, including “...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Music Archive Showcase #162 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Author Peter Neff on the Late Singer/Songwriter Fred Neil
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Music specials host Paul Ingles talks with music author Peter Neff, whose 2019 biography of under-appreciated singer/songwriter Fred Neil, tells th...

Bought by KUHF, KSJE, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows three different women as they find safety in books in The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan.

Bought by WUTC, RADIOLEX, WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Loaded for Bear (#1531)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an ampersand, like Peach & Creature . . . or Rainstorm & Egg. A tong...

Bought by KTXK, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Trailblazing Women
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Joyann Parker: The Music of Patsy Cline | Episode 24-10
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 KMSU, WNMU-FM, WRFA-LP, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
OHR163: OHR Presents: Mary Parker & Sylamore Special, 3/18/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Sylamore Special
Ozark original and Mountain View, Arkansas based seventeen year old award winning fiddle prodigy Mary Parker and her band of rising bluegrass super...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #346
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 and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bronx Cheer (#1632)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What's the best thing to say to someone who is grieving? Choosing the right words is far less important than just showing up in the first place. Al...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTXK, KVSC, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Love in America - Ladies First!
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love in America
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Storytellers Scotte and Toni Burns shine in 'Ladies First,' an inspiring episode of Love in America showcasing the strength and spirit of America's...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2024
  • Length: 40:53
Pied Pipers of the Big Apple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Atomic Hour Episode 99- Oh-No, No, No, No, No...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Artist's Spotlight, Brand New Oldies, Fundamentally Instrumental, and Much More!

Bought by KSRQ and KECG


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
OHR197: OHR Presents: Voices, 3/11/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Aunt Ollie Gilbert, Credit: Susan Gilbert Kemp
Voices. A collection of contemporary folk singers with unique and authentic voices recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain V...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
AG 24-13: Sassy: Sarah Vaughan in the Late 1950s, 3/25/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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This week, we're celebrating the 100th birthday of the Divine One, Miss Sarah Vaughan, looking at some of her best recordings for Mercury Records, ...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
AG 24-12: Songs Of The Season: Spring, 3/18/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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Spring is here, and so this week on Afterglow, I’ll be saluting the arrival of fairer weather with a few Songs of the Season, like “April In Paris,...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
10,000 GOOD SONGS - #345
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 and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Music Archive Showcase #161 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Peter Case on THE MIDNIGHT BROADCAST Album
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Talk Music With Me
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Highly-regarded singer/songwriter Peter Case offers insight to the creative process of shaping his 2021 album called THE MIDNIGHT BROADCAST into wh...

Bought by KUHF, KSJE, North State Public Radio, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Mrs. Astor's Horse (#1530)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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"What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?" Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children's joke book has lots of these ...

Bought by KECG, WPCA-LP, WNIN, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
The Pied Pipers of Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1

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