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Rain
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Records from the 1950s and 1960s featuring rain in the title.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:00
Music Archive Showcase #165 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME: Bob Costas' Music Interviews on NBC's LATER (Part 3)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Bob Costas
With host Paul Ingles, veteran broadcaster Bob Costas re-visits some of his favorite interviews with music greats during his 6 years as host of NBC...

Bought by KUHF, KFSK, and KSJE


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Episode 24-14
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, KMSU, WRFA-LP, WDSE, KSJE and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Life of Riley (#1533)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, one chewy treat found in many a checkout lane is named after ...

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


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
PE 2415
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Gimme That Ol' Time...Radio?

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


  • Added: Apr 07, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 20
DC 2415
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Rockin' in the Days of Confusion
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Yet Another Amazing Journey

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


  • Added: Apr 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Spark Weekly 4.7.24: Finding Your Roots Special Guest Megan Robertson and Breastfeeding Advocate Norma Vasquez
From: WITF
Series: The Spark Weekly
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Coming up this week. A Cumberland County woman talks about her experience on PBS' Finding Your Roots with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., where she lea...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 46:23
2416: Shakespeare's Outsiders, 4/16/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Ep. 594 - Ray Pillow - Even When It's Bad It's Good!
From: Sean Hickey
Series: If That Ain't Country
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In this week's episode we're featuring an album from the wonderful Ray Pillow: "Even When It's Bad It's Good!" (1967). From Lynchburg, Virginia and...

Bought by KSRQ, KEOS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 02:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Program 195
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Kenneth Fuchs unites some artists, Miguel del Aguila tells of the fall of the Aztecs, Kerry Turner reveals the Ghosts of Dublin and more.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KWAX


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 58:15
  • Purchases: 2
In Good Faith - Book Club, Poetry by Rumi
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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In Good Faith welcomes two guests to discuss "Rumi: Studying the Sun".

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:28
  • Purchases: 1
European Dance Bands
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bert Ambrose
As traditional jazz evolved through the 1920s, audiences in Europe began gravitating toward larger dance bands. Live performances at dance halls an...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by KMUN, Kansas Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, WJCU and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KHEN-LP, KECG, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
At Sword's Point
From: New England Public Media
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The untold story of the Red Scare’s first true target – labor unions – and of the small town that against all expectations, fought back.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 51:58
Billie and Pres (Repeat of 2-16-2023)
From: WUCF
Series: Jazz and the American Spirit
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In this throwback episode of Jazz and the American Spirit, our host Jeff Rupert checks out the collaborative efforts between Billie Holiday and Les...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Delmarva Public Media, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Boise State Public Radio, and WCNY


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
'Sissy' as in Sister
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: A meeting at A Woman's Coffee House, Credit: Janet Dahlem
In the 1970s and 1980s, feminists redefined what it meant to be a woman in the United States. These activists didn’t always agree on how to reach t...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 46:02
Dinner Jazz with Zia the Cat 03-31-24
From: WBRH
Series: Dinner Jazz with Zia the Cat
Caption: Dinner Jazz
Dinner Jazz with Zia the Cat 03-31-24

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 58:38
Jazz on a Half Shell with Zia the Cat 03-31-24
From: WBRH
Series: Jazz on a Half Shell with Zia the Cat
Caption: Jazz on a Half Shell
Jazz on a Half Shell with Zia the Cat 03-31-24

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:50:14
  • Purchases: 1
Mid City Swing 03-31-24
From: WBRH
Series: Mid City Swing
Caption: Mid City Swing
Mid City Swing 03-31-24

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:02:33
Music on the Sunny Side with Gerald Lively 03-31-24
From: WBRH
Series: Music on the Sunny Side
Caption: Music on the Sunny Side
Music on the Sunny Side with Gerald Lively 03-31-24

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 02:55:28
The Beatles - April 4, 1964
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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An unprecedented week in pop music history.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:14
NL 24-15: The Jazz Monk: Thomas Merton, 4/8/2024
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Thomas Merton was one of the most influential spiritual writers of the 20th century—and he was also a passionate jazz fan. We’ll talk with jazz mu...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:02

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