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HARM 24-02: In Fair Verona, 1/8/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia
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“Two households, both alike in dignity (In fair Verona, where we lay our scene).” So begins Shakespeare’s well-loved tragedy Romeo and Juliet. On H...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
PE 2401
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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And now...back to our regularly scheduled program

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
DC 2401
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Rock Group vs. Orchestra in the Days of Confusion

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KRSC, KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
The Atomic Hour Episode 95- Prepare The Minimizer! Deep Joy!
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- Let's Talk About Television, Brand New Oldies, Goin' Up The Country and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Dec 29, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE -- Nicole Newnham Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: NIcole Newnham, San Francisco, CA 11/21/23, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nicole Newnham talks anger, synchronicity, and the 200-year battle.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 23:40
DC 2352
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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It's 1973!

Bought by KMXT, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRSC, KRZA, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
A Shortcut Through 2023
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: GW Bridge June 2023
A retrospective of the entire year, including the major political, cultural and emotional events, with music and celebrations of those who've left ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KSRQ, WJCT, KMSU, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 6
NL 24-01: From Spirituals To Swing, 1/1/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A look at the historic 1938 Carnegie Hall concert and its 1939 follow up, featuring performances by Count Basie, Benny Goodman, and others.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
NL 23-53: Nica’s Tempo: More Hipsters, Flipsters, And On-The-Scenesters, 12/25/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Pannonica de Koenigswarter, aka Nica or “The Jazz Baroness,” was a friend to Thelonious Monk and other jazz artists and inspired a slew of musical ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
PE 2351
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Having a Cool Yule with a hermit

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, KRZA, KEOS and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
DC 2351
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Rockin' the Holidays of Confusion

Bought by KMXT, KIYU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, KRSC and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
NL 23-52: Santa-O: A Very Hip Christmas, 12/18/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Swinging round the yule log with music from Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, violinist Eddie South, pianist Charles Brown, singer June Christy, and ot...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:02
855: Luminous: Is It The Drug Or The Trip? / 856: Original Sin, 12/16/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Luminous: Is It The Drug Or The Trip?" - Psychedelic therapy is poised to be the next big thing in mental health. But what if you want t...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
Too Much of Nothing
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Shane MacGowan, Credit: The Pogues
A Mockery Of Indo-China Eggplant Mix featuring Henry Kissinger, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, George Santos, Liz Cheney, JFK, Spencer Tracy, Monty ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:43
NL 23-51: McCoy Tyner: The Blue Note Years, 12/11/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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After leaving John Coltrane’s group at the end of 1965, pianist McCoy Tyner made an ambitious run of albums for the Blue Note label in the late 196...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
PE 2350
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Animals, Airplane, Stones, Cyrkle...and for some reason a whole lotta tunes from 1966.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KHNS, WFHB, KRZA, KEOS and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 22
DC 2350
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Along the twisted path

Bought by KIYU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), KRSC, KRZA, KDUR and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Holiday Rarities!
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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On Afterglow’s annual winter holiday show, we’ll explore some less familiar holiday gems from classic singers, including “Santa Claus Got Stuck In ...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
PE 2349
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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The Big Squeeze

Bought by KHNS, WFHB, KEOS, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
DC 2349
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Growing Blues

Bought by KIYU-FM, KRSC, KRZA, KSLU, KDUR and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
PE 2348
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Laundry List

Bought by KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, KEOS, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 18
DC 2348
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Some Curiousities

Bought by KIYU-FM, KRSC, KRZA, KSLU, KDUR and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Unveiling The Ancestors
From: Anne Hoffman
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Welcome to “Unveiling the Ancestors,” a radio special that sheds light on who we are today by looking at WHO came before us. I'm your host, Anne Ho...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2023
  • Length: 53:10
NL 23-49: Birth of the Cool, Birth of the School: Indiana and the Rise of Jazz Education, 11/27/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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An exploration of Indiana jazz artists in the 1950s cool and West Coast jazz scene, and a look at the pioneering role of David Baker and Jamey Aebe...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
PE 2347
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Be thankful it's not another Thanksgiving show!

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, KZUM and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 20

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