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Anything Goes

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

American icon Cole Porter learned piano and violin at age six. He became very good at both, but he disliked the violin's harsh sound and so his ene...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Nov 02, 2012
Length: 58:57
Purchases: 1

Bet the Farm

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

In the last five years the world has seen two devastating spikes in the price of food, and according to journalist and professor Frederick Kaufman,...

Bought by KZYX and KCBX

Added: Nov 01, 2012
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 2

Episode #01: The Tide and the Seay

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

Explore the role of sound in art with Jesse Seay and her "Mechanical Tide."

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Added: Oct 31, 2012
Length: 12:28
Purchases: 1

Episode #00: An Introduction

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

Craig and George introduce the show and discuss sounds relating to their lives.

Added: Oct 31, 2012
Length: 07:50

John Coltrane

From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive

In this hour, it's the life and legend of John Coltrane—from his rural North Carolina roots to his place as one of jazz's most spiritual men and mu...

Bought by WRGY, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU, KZYX, KMUN and more

Added: Oct 29, 2012
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 10

THE SPANISH HOUR: FERNANDO SOR, BEETHOVEN OF THE GUITAR

From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree

Caption: Musician and his Family, French oil painting (Bibliothèque Marmottan, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris)

This week on The Spanish Hour, music by Fernando Sor, the Beethoven of the Guitar. We’ll hear some of Sor’s virtuosic works for guitar solo, guitar...

Added: Oct 29, 2012
Length: 58:31

Blues Unlimited #173 - In The Blues Quarters: Mid '60s Chicago Classics Part 1

From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited

Caption: Snow on the El tracks. Photo by Ann Charters.

Join us as we profile some mid-1960s Chicago Blues classics. We'll be hearing selections from "Chicago/The Blues/Today!," rare LP-only tracks off o...

Bought by WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, and WSLR

Added: Oct 28, 2012
Length: 01:59:01
Purchases: 3

The Moon in the Nautilus Shell

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

According to a recent Gallup Poll, 46 percent of Americans believe in creationism. Is this belief hurting our planet? In his new book, professor, ...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Oct 27, 2012
Length: 28:57
Purchases: 1

The Apex Club

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

The Apex Club was raided by federal agents and closed for selling alcohol during Prohibition in 1930. Just before that fateful day, New Orleans nat...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Oct 25, 2012
Length: 58:58
Purchases: 1

Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/27/12

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions

I SOUND BEST WHEN...

Bought by KRCB-FM

Added: Oct 25, 2012
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Clouds of Joy

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Bandleader Andy Kirk gave up his post office carrier in 1925 to try his hand in music. He showed talent on the saxophone and tuba, but it evolved t...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Oct 22, 2012
Length: 58:58
Purchases: 1

Jazz On The Radio

From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive

Caption: "Piano Jazz" host Marian McPartland with Mary Lou Williams back in 1953.

This week on the show, we'll explore the long and storied history of jazz on the radio—from the early crystal set pioneers to the jazz radio host w...

Bought by WRGY, WJSU, KSRQ, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more

Added: Oct 22, 2012
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 16

Tales from the South 104: Lost

From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Fall Season

In this week's show, our storytellers are all lost in the woods, and it takes more than a map to find their way back. Stories by Trey Moore, Russel...

Added: Oct 21, 2012
Length: 29:00

Blues Unlimited #172 - Playing With Food

From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited

Remember when you were growing up and your mom told you not to play with your food? Well, we're tossing that advice out the window, as we play with...

Bought by KHNS, WUIS, WSLR, 90.5 WSNC, and KEOS

Added: Oct 20, 2012
Length: 01:59:01
Purchases: 5

The Politics of Voter Suppression

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

In her new book, Tova Andrea Wang examines the history of how US election reforms have been manipulated for partisan advantage and establishes a ne...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Oct 19, 2012
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 1

Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/20/12

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions

SEVEN SISTERS, ARCH THEY MAKE...

Bought by KRCB-FM

Added: Oct 18, 2012
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Tales from the South 103: Tin Roof Project #25 Featuring Steve and Vicki Farrell

From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Fall Season

Tin Roof Project #25 featuring comic duo Steve and Vicki Farrell. The Tin Roof Project is once a month and features well-known Southerners bringing...

Added: Oct 17, 2012
Length: 29:00

California Here We Come

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy

Caption: Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders record label

California’s influence on early jazz is not a trifling matter. Several musicians emerged from the Golden State to lustrous careers.

Bought by KCBX

Added: Oct 16, 2012
Length: 58:56
Purchases: 1

Halloween Jazz

From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive

Caption: Satchmo gettin' spooked back in 1936

In this hour, it's our annual Halloween special with stories and sounds from jazz's spooky side.

Bought by WRGY, KWIS 88.3 FM, KZYX, KSQM 91.5 FM, Prairie Public and more

Added: Oct 15, 2012
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 13

The Big Squeeze

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Three years ago an influential panel of medical experts ignited a controversy when they recommended that most women should not begin routine mammog...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Oct 14, 2012
Length: 28:58
Purchases: 1

Blues Unlimited #171 - Motor City Blues Masters of the 1950s & '60s

From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited

We pick up where we left off last time, with more great Blues from Detroit. Classics from John Lee Hooker, Baby Boy Warren, Bobo Jenkins, Eddie Kir...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and WSLR

Added: Oct 14, 2012
Length: 01:59:01
Purchases: 2

Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/13/12

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions

RED IN THE HAND...

Bought by KRCB-FM

Added: Oct 11, 2012
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Tales from the South 102: Friends

From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Summer Season

This week, our stories are all about the power of friendship. Stories by George McLeod, Pat Gillum, and Susan Elder. True stories told by the South...

Added: Oct 07, 2012
Length: 29:00

Blues Unlimited #170 - Motor City Blues Masters of the 1940s & '50s

From: Steve Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited

Caption: One of Detroit's finest, Baby Boy Warren, Credit: Bill Greensmith

Detroit was home to a thriving Blues scene in the years immediately following World War II. On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we showcase some of...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC