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4 in 1 Volume 1
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Artists in the rock'n'roll era who scored 4 or more top ten hits in the span of 12 or fewer months

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 01:55:53
Trying not to do damage: The Student Free Speech Movement with Bettina Aptheker
From: Suki Wessling
Series: Babblery Minibabbles
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In this short episode, feminist scholar Bettina Aptheker talks about the reasons for her iconic speech atop a police car and the impact of the Stud...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #724 - The Cleftones
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
This week, Matt The Cat looks at one of the greatest Doo Wop groups, The Cleftones, through an archival interview with the late Herbie Cox. Cox was...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KCSM, WHRV, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
You Gotta Have Heart!
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Valentine's Day - Heart records!

  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:00
60th Anniversary - The Beatles - February 9, 1964
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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60th anniversary of The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show!

  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:22
The Day the Music Died
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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65th anniversary of The Day The Music Died

  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 01:55:28
Class of 1962 Top 30 R&B Records
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Count 'em down--Top 30 R&B records from 1962.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:15
MOTOWN DETROIT: 1959-1972 (Can be tailored to your fundraiser)
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Magical music was born in a little bungalow in Detroit, Michigan by an incredible team of visionaries and talented musicians. That music changed th...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:35:59
Last Witness: The Kerner Commission
From: Joe Richman
Caption: The Kerner Commission, Credit: Fred Harris
Former Senator Fred Harris is the last surviving member of the 1968 Kerner Commission, which was tasked to solve the problem of riots spreading thr...

  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 07:52
The Almost Astronaut
From: Joe Richman
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The story of how Ed Dwight went from being an Air Force captain to almost becoming the first Black astronaut in the world.

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 16:36
The Mixtape Episode 149 - Progressive Soul
From: Patrick Brickson
Series: The Mixtape with Pat Brickson
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This week on the Mixtape, I feature the captivating sounds of the 60's and 70's with this set featuring the best of progressive soul. The era of S...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:25
  • Purchases: 1
#1 Both Sides of the Pond, Volume 1
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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#1 Hits in US and UK

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:09
Filmspotting 914 (03/31/23): John Wick: Chapter 4 -- Endurance Test or Series’ Best / Imitation of Life (1959)
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: 'John Wick: Chapter 4' - Endurance Test or Series’ Best
John Wick 4's 169-minute run time could be seen as a betrayal of its lean and mean origins, or a welcome embrace of its byzantine mythology and inc...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WMTNradio, KSRQ, KRSC, KTXK and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Class of 1969 - Top 30 Pop Records
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Top 30 pop records from 1969

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:55:11
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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"The whole world is watching."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 909 (02/24/23): Top 5 Films of 1973 / 1960s Madness Play-Ins
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Top 5 Films of 1973 / 1960s Madness Play-Ins
Coming on the heels of the era-defining “The Godfather” in ’72, the 1973 movie year had a lot to live up to. But if Adam and Josh’s Top 5 of 1973 i...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KRSC, WRST-FM Oshkosh, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Class of 1959 - Top 30 R&B Records
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Top 30 R&B records from 1959

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:55:58
  • Purchases: 1
Two Hits, One Song, Number 1, Volume 2
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Top 40 hits twice with one version peaking at #1!

  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 01:55:30
Space Oddities: Episode 5-Sputniks and Mutniks
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: The We Three Trio performing in a lounge at Cocoa Beach, Florida in the early 1960s, Credit: NBC News
During the early days of space exploration, a truck load of songs were written and recorded honoring not only the astronauts who ventured into the ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 12, 2022
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 2
Two Hits, One Song, Number 1
From: Mike Ficher
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Songs that hit Top 40 twice with one peaking at #1

  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:54:13
Two Hits, One Song, We Try Harder
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Two versions of same song with one peaking at #2 on the pop charts

  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:55:12
Crossover Kings and Queens
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Records that hit Top 10 on at least 3 of the 4 major charts

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 01:55:21
  • Purchases: 1
Class of 1968 - Top 30 Pop Records
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Top 30 Pop records from 1968

  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:54:47
American Bandstand
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Salute to the iconic TV dance show!

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:55:41
Two Hits, One Song, Top Ten
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Songs with at least two different versions peaking in pop top ten

  • Added: Jul 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:54:59