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Ep. 221: Songs From Texas
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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From the Oklahoma border to the Gulf of Mexico this week on Dollar Country. Every record played this week was made in Texas.

Bought by KIYU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), KHNS, and KSTK


  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Red Hot Django Peppers New CD Contains the Expected and Unexpected
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Red Hot Django Peppers, Credit: Ryan Picone
The Red Hot Django Peppers has a new CD and is featuring it at all shows. The group plays music called jazz manouche or Hot Club jazz, and pulls mu...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Ep. 159: Songs About Jail
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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This week is all songs about jail.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
MN Reads: “Alphabet Jazz” by Paul Metsa
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Paul Metsa talks about his new book “Alphabet Jazz”

  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 19:26
Ep. 185: Two Sides To Everything
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Seventeen more great tracks from the forgotten history of country music. Locals, bar bands, and parents who played country on the side.

Bought by KSTK, GCR (Global Community Radio), WYAP, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
220429 Rock and Roll Songs That Young Arnold Schwarzenegger Heard
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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The bottomless pit of my music library includes a handful of songs from 1963 Austria that are indistinguishable from the best of American rock and ...

Bought by KFCF FM, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KPRG, Prairie Public, WQCS and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 02:56:57
  • Purchases: 6
The Grapes of Wrath
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A short book review

  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
220409 Radio as Art and Art as Civilization
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Bobby Page and the Riff Raffs
An inspired, heartfelt show. Based around an essay on radio as art and art as both a personal way of making a better life and civilization's savio...

Bought by KPRG, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WQCS, KPRG, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 04:55:05
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Inclusion
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Inclusion
We're gathering together our artists, our philosophers, our listeners, and our radio peeps... I guess we better include you too!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 168: Way High - Way Low
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Seventeen more interesting but hard to find country tunes from the 50s-70s. All from vinyl.

Bought by KHNS, KSTK, and KIYU-FM


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
#22-07 Rachel Barton Pine Pt. 2
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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This week, the second half of Rachel Barton Pine's November show, "American Traditions"

Bought by WNIJ, KPOV, Rhythm & News Service, RadioFreePalmer, WCNY and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
Red Hot Django Peppers Spices Up the Ice House in Minneapolis This Sunday
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Red Hot Django Peppers, Credit: Oscar Betanzos
The Red Hot Django Peppers plays the music of Django Reinhardt. The group performs at the Ice House in Minneapolis next Sunday from 11 AM till 2 PM...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Ep. 144: The Life And Songs Of Jimmy Driftwood
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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An hour sharing the story and music of Arkansas Folk legend Jimmy Driftwood.

Bought by KHNS, KIYU-FM, and KSTK


  • Added: Jul 28, 2021
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 3
Ep. 141: Government Cheese
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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18 country tracks from forgotten 45 rpm discs

Bought by KSTK, KHNS, KIYU-FM, and KSTK


  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 137: Midwestern Digging Tri 2021
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Playing some of the great stuff I found on my recent buying trip to to Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas

Bought by KIYU-FM, KSTK, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ep 129: Prisoner In Siberia
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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Seventeen more country tunes from the dusty corners of America. You will hear something you've never heard before.

Bought by KHNS, KIYU-FM, KSTK, and WYAP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 4
S2:E8 Those We Have Lost
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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A tribute to those who passed in 2020

  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 01:56:06
The Foxgloves Offers a Singular Direction in Americana String Music
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: The Foxgloves, Credit: Aaron Tinklenberg
Six Twin Cities women have come together to form the Foxgloves. The group features strong singing, playing and songwriting in both performance and ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Foxgloves Offers a Singular Direction in Americana String Music
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: The Foxgloves, Credit: Aaron Tinklenberg
Six Twin Cities women have come together to form the Foxgloves. The group just completed its first recording project together and features strong s...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Tony Lucca
From: Andru Bemis
Series: Chenango Sessions
Caption: Tony Lucca
Former Mouseketeer, *NSYNC opening act, and "The Voice" contestant, Tony Lucca shares songs from his home in Nashville.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Folktale of Challenge
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Challenge, Credit: Julia Meek
No one ever said it would be easy. We challenge you to see if this week's Folktale lives up to that fact'

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, KLCC, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Duty
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Duty, Credit: Julia Meek
Ya gotta do what ya gotta do, and it's your duty to listen carefully to this week's edition of WBOI's Folktales.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KLCC, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Accordo Plays String Ensemble Music with Passion and Virtuosity
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Accordo is a chamber music string ensemble composed of present and former members of the St Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. Members...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Stress
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Stress, Credit: Julia Meek
If life seems like a stress test lately and you're tired of failing it, this week's Folktale is dispensing a megadose of musical relief.

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', and WFIU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
#19-16 Venetian Vespers
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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The Ensemble of Oregon performs works from the Golden Age of Venetian music

Bought by KPOV, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 17, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4