TURNTABLE FOR ONE

Series produced by H. William Stine

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An hour of great jazz vocals, produced from a live broadcast on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org. Each show is organized around a different theme that reflects the wry sense of humor and idiosyncratic tastes of the host. Shows feature iconic singers of the past while spotlighting newer, younger jazz vocalists, as well. It's personality radio at its best - or, at least, its quirkiest.

TURNTABLE FOR ONE is a weekly, one-hour show of the best in jazz vocals, featuring classic singers who don't ever need last names – Ella, Tony, Frank, Sarah, Carmen, Nina – along with younger singers who are bringing fresh voices to the Great American Songbook but do still require actual last names. Some favorites these days include Sinne Eeg, Rigmor Gustafsson, Mark Jennett, Kat Edmonson, Mark Winkler, Nicole Herzog, Lucy Dixon, and The Hot Sardines.

Each show is organized around a different, usually light-hearted theme as the host tries to walk the non-existent line between the ironic and the unforgivable. So one week it might be an hour of Face Down, Bottoms Up: A Musical Tribute to Drinking (call your sponsor), the next week, a musical game show, Who's Your Daddy, or maybe a musical tribute to the Low Self-Esteem. One week it was "Stalker Week," because I'll take every listener I can get regardless of their hobbies. And if you're hoping for an all-singing jazz Battle Of The Sexes, well, you won’t be disappointed.

Just about every week there’s also a Mystery Vocalist, more often than not an obscure recording by someone who probably shouldn't have been allowed in a recording studio. But life isn’t always fair, is it?

TURNTABLE FOR ONE is produced from a live broadcast on WMNR Fine Arts Radio and wmnr.org. Look for a new show on PRX every week although that doesn't necessarily mean I'll put a new show up every week. (It'll give you something to do, even while I'm taking it easy - is that so wrong?)

H. William Stine is an author and an award-winning writer and video producer who has created print, digital, and electronic media for decades while managing, for the most part, to stay on the right side of the law. He’s had stints in the past hosting/producing jazz, folk, and classical music programs and a weekly radio comedy show. In 2010 TURNTABLE FOR ONE marked his return to the medium he loves best, radio, and the music he has collected his entire life, jazz.
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TURNTABLE FOR ONE is a weekly, one-hour show of the best in jazz vocals, featuring classic singers who don't ever need last names – Ella, Tony, Frank, Sarah, Carmen, Nina – along with younger singers who are bringing fresh voices to the Great American Songbook but do still require actual last names. Some favorites these days include Sinne Eeg, Rigmor Gustafsson, Mark Jennett, Kat Edmonson, Mark Winkler, Nicole Herzog, Lucy Dixon, and The Hot Sardines. Each show is organized around a different, usually light-hearted theme as the host tries to walk the non-existent line between the ironic and the unforgivable. So one week it might be an hour of Face Down, Bottoms Up: A Musical Tribute to Drinking (call your sponsor), the next week, a musical game show, Who's Your Daddy, or maybe a... Show full description


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I thought about the good old days this week, when I was smart and my phone was dumb, when a blue state was me having a bad day, and when Harvey was...

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
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During the last 8 years, this program has gone where no other radio program has gone before - probably because they know better. I've tackled the t...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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Are we coming together or going to pieces? Coming into greatness or going to hell in a handbasket? Do the people in your life come and go, talking ...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
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They say laughter is the best medicine - although how effective is it really against, say, a broken leg, snake bite, or poison ivy? But if you're l...

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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On Turntable For One I try my best every week to bring in new audiences, new listeners. But there is one audience I've overlooked, probably because...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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You can't get away from them - the so-called experts who want to tell you how to be happy, how to be successful, how to be your best self. Not work...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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Wish you had studied more and listened to the radio less? This week you can do both. It’s part of my “Make Grammar Great Again” series and I’v...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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Are things happening too fast? Is the world changing too fast? Am I coming to my point too fast? (Not likely) Sounds to me like you're ready to exp...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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You know me. I'm never afraid to jump into the middle of a controversial confrontation. (And if that's what you think, you don't really know me, do...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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I believe that all human history, all of our desires, decisions and disasters, can be summed up in one simple sentence - six small words! The Heart...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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The Haves and the Have Nots, a very serious subject, a very sensitive subject. But, of course, I don't plan to be either, not for a second. Instead...

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  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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This week I'm going on my favorite kind of trip - an Ego Trip. And look who's coming along: Sinatra, Shirley Horn, George Evans, Johnny Hartman, an...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2017
  • Length: 58:56
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I feel like breaking some rules this week...but which ones? Never ending a sentence with a preposition? Hey - some rules are still sacrosanct, okay...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
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Tired of all the arguments, all the fights and futile feuding? Uh-Oh. You should have told me sooner because this week I'm presenting the Battle of...

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
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Want to take a break from the babble of people who have answers for everything but solutions for nothing? How about an hour of great singers asking...

Bought by WTJU, WTIP, and WRGY


  • Added: Aug 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
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Ever thought about what people will say about you after you're gone? Are you thinking about it now? Would you like to have the last word, even thou...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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People of all shapes and sizes wearing hideous masks so you can't see who they really are, holding out their hands for treats to which they think t...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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The Great American Songbook abounds with songs about overcoming obstacles and never giving up. Anyone sick of them? Just me? Ok, but it's my show. ...

  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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I've been away for a few weeks on a special assignment - I've been attending Pundit Training Camp. No longer am I just a faceless voice behind a mi...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
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Lots of singers are good at keeping time. This week I'm featuring about a dozen singers who were also great at doing time. They not only made recor...

Bought by WTJU and WMNR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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