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Caption: Fess Williams
In the decade of the1920s, jazz evolves into the heartbeat of America. The music is the catapult into a new era around the world. Looking back, it ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Those of us who use the internet are subject to the words and wisdom, or lack thereof, provided by the people and or machines that upload ideas and...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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This program was originally broadcast on June 19, 2007. Marijuana, some say, is on the lips of many people here in Mendocino County, California, a...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This program was originally broadcast May 7, 2007. The consequences of growing genetically modified alfalfa were deteremined by the United States ...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Omer Simeon
The story of early jazz clarinetists is a fascinating journey through the evolution of jazz. Not only did it play a crucial role in shaping the dis...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Originally Broadcast: March 15, 2007 Born Into Brothels “Born into Brothels” received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005. A t...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 26:23
Caption: Lil Armstrong
the 1920s the watchful eye of a moralist group of private citizens known as the Chicago Vigilance Committee delivered an urgent message to the pub...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Kl...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jenkin Lloyd Jones Press, All Souls' book publishing imprint, 2021 , Credit: Jenkin Lloyd Jones Press, All Souls' book publishing imprint, 2021
Tulsa Tri-City Collective leaders Carlos Moreno and Bracken Klar talk about the history of Greenwood, a Tulsa neighborhood founded by and for Black...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, and KALW


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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French Seduction: An American’s Encounter with France, Her Father, and the Holocaust. In a passionate blend of autobiography and cultural history,...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 23:35
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...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Dawn Powell wrote novels about people like herself: outsiders who’d come to New York City in the early twentieth century to make a name for themsel...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 22:02
  • Purchases: 1
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
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This program was originally broadcast on February 21, 2007. The Oregon Caves, located about 70 miles northeast of Crescent City, California in the...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Originally Broadcast: January 13, 2007 Revolutionary Heart, The Life of Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women’s Rights The life of...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
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Originally Broadcast: December 6, 2006 A Graceful Farewell: Putting Your Affairs in Order Putting your affairs in order before you die is the top...

Bought by KMUN and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Originally Broadcast: December 20, 2006 Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve you Health The alleviation of human an...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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