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Merrie Melodies & Looney Tunes
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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Walking In The Sands with Mary Weiss & The Shangri-las, Peter Schickele as P.D.Q. Bach, Joyce Randolph as Trixie on the Honeymooners, Windy Craig a...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:53
Episode 4 - Misheard Lyrics
From: Joe Boehnlein
Series: A Blast from the Past: The Pod
Caption: A Blast from the Past Logo
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer

  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
An Age of Contradictions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bertha "Chippie" Hill
The 1920s propelled America into the 20th Century, marked by a stark division between the 'haves' and 'have-nots.' It was during this era that jazz...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
It's All Happening - Pharmizer (IAH 007)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
Caption: It's All Happening - Pharmizer, Credit: Artwork by Rachel Botting (@rachy1.0)
Episode #7 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
Episode 3 - Misheard Lyrics
From: Joe Boehnlein
Series: A Blast from the Past: The Pod
Caption: A Blast from the Past Logo
Tiny Dancer - Elton John

  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
NYC Style (or a Tale of Two Cities)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Chick Webb
As jazz moved from Chicago to the Northeast an innovative presence was heard. Still embedded in the roots of New Orleans, New York added an element...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
It's All Happening - War/Ukraine (IAH 006)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
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Episode #6 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live ...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
Episode 2 - Misheard Lyrics
From: Joe Boehnlein
Series: A Blast from the Past: The Pod
Caption: A Blast from the Past Logo
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
Meet the Creator and Host of American Routes: Nick Spitzer
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Nick Spitzer, Credit: Ricky Costanza
A conversation with folklife presenter, educator, creator, host and producer of American Routes, and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KMUN


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5
Motor City Breakdown
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Graystone playbill c.1929
Detroit played a significant role in the development and popularization of jazz during the 1920s. The city's vibrant music scene and cultural envir...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 1 - Misheard Lyrics
From: Joe Boehnlein
Series: A Blast from the Past: The Pod
Caption: A Blast from the Past Logo
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
From: National Endowment for the Arts
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An interview with the co-directors of the documentary Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes. The interview paints a comprehensive picture of Max Roach's...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
Melody & Rhythm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Johnny Dedroit's Band, Credit: c. 1926
In jazz of the 1920s, melody is defined by improvisation and the blue notes. Rhythm is characterized by syncopation and provided a dynamic foundati...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KCBX, and KWAX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
2023 All Mixed Up-The Outakes
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Bob Dylan & Bill Lee
Tributes, celebrations and music from 2023- Off the cutting room floor including Tommy Smothers, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Les McCann, George Winston, Youn...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:57:24
It's All Happening - Proud Mary (IAH 003)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
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Episode #3 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live ...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
The Three Tenors
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
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This is not about opera. Instead, it’s the early history of three pioneering saxophonists 1920s and ‘30s that had a major impact on the future of j...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
New Year's Eve in the Windy City
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Earl Hines
During the first half of the 1920s, Chicago took center stage in the world of jazz. This era proved to be a highly innovative time for young musici...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WDCB, and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
A Jazzy Christmas
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: British Biscuit Tin c.1920
Jazz and Christmas were not really considered well suited in the early 1920s. Eventually, as jazz became more popular, a perfect partnership evolve...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Blues I Love to Sing
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Victoria Spivey
The 1920s was a time when traditional gender roles were deeply ingrained in society. Women were expected to conform to certain standards of behavio...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Brandon Victor Dixon--Alicia Keys' Dad in "Hell's Kitchen"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Brandon Victor Dixon, Credit: Dario Calmese
Actor, singer, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon talks about his long and storied career on Broadway.

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 7
Schools Too
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Andy Kirk
On the previous program, the time was spent with the three primary “schools” of jazz: New Orleans, Chicago and New York. It’ now time to spend with...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Schools of Jazz
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Jelly Roll Morton
Although it’s understood that Jazz was born in New Orleans, its siblings did not stay in the Crescent City. First, they migrated to Chicago. Then i...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blues, Talk, & Plenty of Nothing
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Putting It Together
The Blues, Too Much Talk and other Things That Stop You Dreaming with music mixed into another blend of alternative reality and produced by Peter B...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:40

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