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AG 24-34: Live Ella!, 8/19/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

From the 1950s on, Ella Fitzgerald became known around the world as one of the most renowned live performers in jazz. This week, we’ll sample from ...

AG 24-33: Lucky To Be Me: The Songs Comden and Green, 8/12/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

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...

AG 24-31: A Jazz Date with Chris Connor, 7/29/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

This week, we celebrate the smoky voice of jazz singer Chris Connor, who got her start with Claude Thornhill’s band in the 1940s, and went on to re...

AG 24-30: The Songs of Donaldson and Kahn, 7/22/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

Before Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, there was Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn. This week, we’ll explore the songs of these early songwriters, inc...

AG 24-29: Come Dance With Me: Songs About Dancing, 7/15/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

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...

AG 24-28: Songs In The French Style, 7/8/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

This week on Afterglow, for Bastille Day, we turn to the music of Paris to hear music written "dans la Mode française," performed by Madeleine Peyr...

AG 24-27: An All-American Road Trip, 7/1/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

This week on Afterglow, we celebrate the Fourth of July with an All-American Road Trip. We’ll hear Afterglow favorites like Ella Fitzgerald and Fra...

Baby Blues (#1542)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

A hundred years ago, suffragists lobbied to win women the right to vote. Linguistically speaking, though, suffrage isn't about "suffering." It's fr...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Tri States Public Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer, WUOT 91.9 FM and more

The Sunset Cafe

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

When mob boss Al Capone took control of the Sunset Café in Chicago in the mid 1920s, it was already considered to be one of the best performance sh...

Bought by KCBX

Sleeve Island (#1637)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Language from inside a monastery. A Benedictine monk in the Episcopal Church shares terms from his world: For example, corporate prayer refers to p...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTXK, WSLR, WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX and more

Barnacles

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Rivers throughout America were critical for commerce from the 17th through the early 20th century. Think of the iconic steamboat. Bales of hay and ...

Bought by KCBX

Walkie Talkie (#1541)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

One of the most powerful words you'll ever hear -- and one of the most poignant -- isn't in dictionaries yet. But it probably will be one day. The ...

Bought by KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more

The Normal Women of England: 900 Years of Making History: INTERVIEW WITH SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATE PHILIPPA GREGORY

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang

🚀✨ New Episode Alert! 📚🎙️ Dive into history with bestselling author Smithsonian Associate Philippa Gregory on The Not Old Better Show! 📜👑✨ Discover...

Electrified

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Imagine what traveling would be like if everyone followed different rules of the road. Total chaos. Well, that’s just about the story of the record...

Bought by KCBX

Tiger Tail (#1540)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

You may have a favorite word in English, but what about your favorite in another language? The Spanish term ojala is especially handy for expressin...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTXK, RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP and more

Smalls' Paradise

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Ed Smalls, an African American, had the longest running nightclub north of New York City. 1917 to the 1960s. The club Ed opened reached its zenith ...

Bought by KCBX

Clever Clogs (#1539)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Ribbon fall. Gallery forest. You won't find terms like these in most dictionaries, but they and hundreds like them are discussed by famous writers ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTXK, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more

The Bees Knees & other slang

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Almost as quickly as they arrived, they disappeared from lack of use. Slang from the 1920s and early ‘30s. During their heyday, they were flying ar...

Bought by KCBX

Wrapping up Stevie Wonder Month

From: KMUW
Series: Soulsations

We’ll wrap up Stevie Wonder Month on Soulsations! We celebrate the legendary musician who turned 74 on May 13th. Wonder’s childhood friend, John ...

Bought by WGZS, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer, KSLU, KHNS and more

Bug in Your Ear (#1537)

From: A Way with Words

Is there something inherent in English that makes it the linguistic equivalent of the Borg, dominating and consuming other languages in its path? N...

Bought by Tri States Public Radio, KECG, and RadioFreePalmer

Pride Anthems | Episode 24-19

From: Tent Show Radio
Series: 2024 Episodes | Tent Show Radio

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 KSJE, WRFA-LP, KFCF FM, KMSU, WNMU-FM and more

Jungle Music

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

No one truly knows when the term came into common use. The original intent was for it to be derogatory. Insult the band and the music by calling it...

Bought by KCBX

AG 24-26: Let's Get Away From It All!, 6/24/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

We’re living life among the jet set this week on Afterglow, as we explore songs about traveling from the Great American Songbook, including “Come F...

AG 24-24: The American Songbook’s “I Want” Songs, 6/10/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

We explore wants and desires this week, hearing “I want” songs from the American Songbook, including “I Want To Be Happy,” “Whatever Lola Wants,” a...

AG 24-23: Judy At The Movies, 6/3/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow

2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the film studio MGM, so this week, we’re celebrating one of MGM’s biggest stars: Judy Garland! We’ll take a clo...

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