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120828 Before They Were and Later on Decatur

From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: New Orleans Saturday Night on WWOZ

Ferrato's Later On Decatur and a round of "before they were."

From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast

In this episode we look at the modern power grid, which is on the brink of important changes. First, why the smart grid matters. Then, the critical...

The Lomax Archives

From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide

Caption: Records From Around the World, Credit: Willis Arnold

Step into the world of Alan Lomax, his archives, and his legacy - The Association of Cultural Equity. Featuring interviews with his daughter Anna ...

SITPE # 1319

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

Fab and Prefab

Bought by KPVL, KHNS, WOUB, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KEOS and more

Frank Zappa

From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive

His music was an amalgam of classical music, jazz, R&B, doowop, poetry and—sometimes—just plain noise. And Frank Zappa the man had even more to him...

Bought by WYSO, WRGY, KPVL, Prairie Public, WOUB and more

Distillations Episode 172: On Beauty

From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast

Caption: Want strong, shiny hair? Pick up a package of Superstrength Henna 'N' Placenta Conditioning Treatment at your local beauty store. It's just one of many beauty products containing decidedly icky ingredients., Credit: Jennifer Dionisio

In this episode we look at questionable appearance enhancers. First the Beauty Historian shares some shocking beauty rituals of yore. Then a look a...

Distillations Episode 171: Underground Worlds

From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast

Caption: Susan Warzek helps her fellow speleologists return Howe Caverns to its natural splendor., Credit: Amy Kraft

In this episode we investigate the science beneath our streets. First how a team of amateur speleologists are keeping Howe Caverns safe. Then a loo...

Gramophone Gods

From: VoiceBox

Singer and early vocal recordings champion Meredith Axelrod chats about the vocalists who pioneered recorded sound technologies in the early twenti...

Quick Queue: Tartan Day

From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue

by Marcheta Fornoff - Held April 6th of each year, Tartan Day is a celebration of the day the Declaration of Arbroath was signed and submitted to P...

SITPE # 1316

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

Caption: Living The Blues, Credit: Canned Heat

A Bit Shorter in the Back

Bought by KKRN, KPVL, WOUB, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSRQ and more

Distillations Episode 169: Neighborhood Preservation

From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast

Caption: Can this church be saved? Chemists and congregants alike say yes., Credit: Alex Lewis

In this episode we see old bones made new again. First the ongoing restoration of Philadelphia's 19th Street Baptist Church. Then a discussion abou...

My Chilean Pen Pal

From: Nathan Callahan

Monkey Fist from Tia Tooth

Bought by KUT

SITPE # 1311

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

First appearances, second chances and a whole lot of vinyl.

Bought by KKRN, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WOUB, KEOS and more

Tito Puente

From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive

Tito Puente is the undisputed king of Latin music in the hearts of most Americans. But beyond that public persona, he was also a prolific composer,...

Bought by WRGY, KCSM, 90.5 WSNC, KDRP Community Radio, WVAS and more

SITPE # 1310

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

Heavy focus

Bought by KKRN, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WOUB, WXXI and more

Duluth filmmaker Mike Scholtz on his award winning doc, "Wild Bill's Run"

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

WTIP's Buck Benson chatted recently with Mike Scholtz about his award-winning documentary, "Wild Bill's Run." Described as 'part Arctic adventure, ...

Bought by KSRQ

Tales from the South 113: Outsiders

From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Season 8, 2013 Spring Season

Caption: Judith Gardner reads on Tales from the South

This week's stories are all about being outsiders. Stories by Judith Gardner, Frank Fusco, and Alan Reese. True stories told by the Southerners who...

Distillations Episode 167: Cold War Chemistry

From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast

Caption: A relic of the infamous space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

During decades of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union over the course of the Cold War, both sides wielded science as a weapon. F...

Chapter 15 - A Turning Point

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York

Richard’s leadership of the Student League for Industrial Democracy on the Wooster campus has not gone unnoticed. On of Richard's professors confro...

Norwegian filmmakers seek to understand, document Norwegian-Americans

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

Norwegian filmmakers Kristian Balsrod & Anton Ligaarden stopped by WTIP's The Roadhouse Feb. 1 to update hosts Ann Possis & Buck Benson on their lo...

Bought by KSRQ

Distillations Episode 166: Alchemy After Dark

From: Chemical Heritage Foundation
Series: Distillations - The Chemistry Podcast

Caption: An engraving from Michael Maier's Symbola Aureae Mensae (1617) depicting an alchemical androgyne. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Also available in CHF's collections.

Just in time for Valentine's Day we explore the sexier side of alchemy. Historian Joel Klein explains how alchemists used passionate prose to disgu...