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The Temperament of FDR
From: With Good Reason
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Scholars gathered recently at a conference in Virginia to explore the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The keynote address fell to a Stanford schol...

  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
Blue Dimensions B21: Bobby Rush and Ibrahim Maalouf
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from ageless bluesman Bobby Rush, and from Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf

Bought by KUOW, WSLR, WMHT, WOUB, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blue Dimensions B20: "Oh, Royston" what a Rhythm Section! - and Wayne Shorter rides Pegasus with Imani Winds
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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An upfront "Rhythm Section" with Linda Oh and Rudy Royston, and a wild ride with Wayne Shorter and Imani Winds

Bought by KSUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WOUB, WSLR and more


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions B19: Inspiring "Vocal Sides" from Carline Ray and her daughter Catherine Russell
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Mother & daughter Carline Ray and Catherine Russell make music together on a new album "Vocal Sides"

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WMHT, WOUB, WSLR and more


  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Honeybees Are Alright
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason news features
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For years, a mysterious “colony collapse disorder” has been killing honeybees across the nation. This year, commercial beekeepers have reported los...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions B18: Cécile McLorin Salvant, a new "standard bearer."
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant evokes the great singers of the past in her own original way

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WOUB, WSLR, WMHT and more


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Apps for Employees with Autism
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason news features
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As of January, there were over three quarters of a million apps available for our smartphones and iPods. Thanks to one occupational therapist, some...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions B17: Two-fers From Super Singers
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New releases by great singers including Molly Holm, Richard Lanham, and June Tabor

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WMHT, WSLR, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions B16: Blues of the late Jimmy Dawkins; new music from Christian McBride & Inside Straight
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music of the late Chicago bluesman Jimmy Dawkins, and new music from Christian McBride and Eldar Djangirov

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, WSLR and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions B15: Eldar Djangirov Releases Two New Albums
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Feature/interview with extraordinary pianist Eldar Djangirov, who has simultaneously released two albums, one jazz and one classical

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN, WOUB, WSLR, WMHT and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions B14: Otis Taylor and Jim Pepper, music with native-American themes
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music with native-American themes, from Otis Taylor and the late Jim Pepper

Bought by KKRN, WSLR, WOUB, WMHT, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions B13: Blues from the Morganfields, and Jazz from busy pianist Gerald Clayton
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New blues from a son of Muddy Waters - and jazz pianist Gerald Clayton is turning up almost everywhere

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WSLR, WOUB, KEOS and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Does Portland Oregon’s TriMet Unfairly Cut Service for the Poor?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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When you think of modern, green, public transportation, a city that likely comes to mind is Portland, Oregon. Portland has built a reputation worl...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 08:45
Blue Dimensions B12: Hendrix, Kendrick, and Hiromi
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Newly issued Hendrix, and new albums from Kendrick Scott and Hiromi Uehara

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WOUB, WSLR, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions B11: Roots of Acid Jazz; Molly Holm Gives Her Permission,
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Roots of the Acid Jazz label - singer Molly Holm's "Permission"

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WSLR, WOUB, KUOW and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions B10: Arthur Crudup's "Sunny Road"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Newly issued recordings of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Elvis's muse.

Bought by KKRN, WSLR, WOUB, KEOS, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions B09: Acid Jazz The 25th Anniversary Box Set
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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25th Anniversary of Acid Jazz Records

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WOUB, WSLR, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions 08: Molly Holm, Omar Sosa, and Rob Parton Big Band
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New versions of songs made famous by John Coltrane and Miles Davis

Bought by KKRN, KSRQ, WSLR, WMHT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Edna the Engineer and National Security
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason news features
Caption: Secretaries, housewives, waitresses, women from all over central Florida are getting into vocational schools to learn war work. Typical are these in the Daytona Beach branch of the Volusia county vocational school., Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
A recent science test showing that American girls are lagging behind boys has brought women in science back into the national conversation. More th...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions B07: Pat Metheny's Orchestrion Project; Terri Lyne Carrington's tribute to Duke.
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from man and machine with Pat Metheny's "The Orchestrion Project."

Bought by KKRN, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSRQ, WSLR, WMHT and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions B06: Uppity Blues Woman Ann Rabson; Terri Lyne Carrington's provocative "Money Jungle"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from the late "Uppity Blues Woman" Ann Rabson

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, WSLR, WMHT, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Blue Dimensions B05: Patricia Barber, Joan Watson-Jones, Pete Escovedo
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New music from Patricia Barber, Joan Watson-Jones, and Pete Escovedo

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WSLR, KSRQ, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
International Testing in Science and Math
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason news features
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In response to international tests that show American students lagging, a number of programs supporting the study of science, technology, engineeri...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions B04; Chris McNulty & Paul Bollenback
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The musical collaboration of Chris McNulty and Paul Bollenback

Bought by KSRQ, KKRN, WSLR, WMHT, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
The Republican Party has reached its peak in the South
From: With Good Reason
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Since the 1970s, Republicans have controlled Southern politics, but according to one researcher, the Republican Party has reached its peak in the S...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:28