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We’re once again turning back the clock to the Roaring Twenties on Afterglow, to hear the songs from last century that have stuck around. We’ll foc...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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
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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
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation recorded a goldmine of local music in the 1960s and 70s, but the tapes were neglected and close to ruined when ...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01

  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 22
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A little early 70s free-form for ya.

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


  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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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
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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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In this week's episode we're featuring one of the finest collections of straight-ahead honky tonk music that I've ever heard: "Honky Tonkin' With C...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Winold Reiss
“It was an age of miracles, it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire,” Those words come from F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve discusses the history of LDS converts in Turkey, starting with 19th century Armenians.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Candice Millard tells intimate stories of great leaders, digging into their most vulnerable moments to reveal their true character. She is the auth...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 30:42
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Jazz and the American Spirit, our host Jeff Rupert features exciting jazz solos that are just off the cuff!

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Front Porch
A special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring Eureka Springs hard-driving folk quartet, Front P...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Howlin' Brothers
Unconventional folk-blues-Americana-bluegrass trio “The Howlin’ Brothers” recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkan...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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John Steinbeck's masterpiece of hard times and hope in 1930's America.

Bought by KCHW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 37
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When Christian IV of Denmark visited his brother-in-law James Stuart in England, they threw some raucous, wild parties, so not surprisingly King Ch...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: A tule elk in Point Reyes in 2015., Credit: Austlee via Wikimedia Commons, under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed license. Image is unaltered.
On today's encore episode, dive into the history of Point Reyes National Seashore, an area in northern California known for rugged sweeping beaches...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WUWM, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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When an international team of scientists traveled to a research station in Antarctica for six months, the language they all shared was English. Aft...

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


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Dinner Jazz
Dinner Jazz with Zia the Cat 04-14-24

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 57:12