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From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

Studs Terkel's classic look at working Americans, re-imagined as a musical.

Bought by KUNM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUIS, KUNM, KZYX and more

Bluegrass Review #1236 Program for Sept 1-7, 2012

From: Philip Nusbaum

Caption: Phil w/2012 Zeitfunk, Credit: Karen Van Norman

We begin this show playing recent bluegrass. The Gem of Bluegrass takes a look at bluegrass music and social class, and the Gem sets the tone for t...

Bought by WOUB, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM/FM-WLHV FM, KRZA, KUCB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more

Gems of Bluegrass #1236 A New Look at Social Class and Bluegrass. For regular users, piece for Sept 1-7, 2012. Others use anytime.

From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass

American ethos is that we’re all equal. We’re all middle class. But we know that there’s them’s that’s got. And them’s that not. In the old folk mu...

OCCUPY THIS HOUR

From: Joyride Media

Jackson Browne, David Crosby and Ani DiFranco and others discuss how Occupy and other movements inspire their socially conscious music. Hosted by ...

Bought by KWMR-FM, KSUT, WNIJ, WSLR, and KRCB-FM

Oh, Paperboy

From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land

When Matt O'Meilia was 10 years old, a rock star moved into his neighborhood. And not just any rock star. A hometown boy made good. The rock star...

Bought by KOSU and Public Radio Remix

Working: What a Waste

From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen

Even Broadway characters are under-employed and unsatisfied with their jobs.

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM/FM-WLHV FM and KKRN

Jonathan Cooper -- Violinmaker (Portland, ME)

From: Scott Bliss (wsblissjr)

Jonathan Cooper - Violinmaker and fiddle player (Portland, ME)

Bought by Public Radio Remix

The Life and Death of the Infernal Noise Brigade

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

The Infernal Noise Brigade debuted at the Seattle WTO protests in 1999. Jill Friedberg from KBCS in Seattle has their story.

Bought by WXDU

Marching for Change: Street Bands in the U.S.

From: Making Contact

Caption: The Infernal Noise Brigade in downtown Seattle., Credit: http://www.andrewstern.net/

We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.

Labor Day - White Collar vs Blue Collar

From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen

Laborious songs, including from the Stephen Schwartz musical Working

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM/FM-WLHV FM

Labor Day 2010 - The Labor of Movies 10-35

From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone

This week on The Score – The Labor of Movies – Music from films about working men and women.

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM

Labor Day "Concert In The Park"

From: WTIP

Enjoy a “concert in the park” wherever you are this Labor Day. This hour-long celebratory concert features U.S. Marine, Navy, Army, Air Force and C...

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM, KMSU, and KVSC

Gems of Bluegrass #1037 Here's to the Working Man

From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass

Caption: OPhil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun

The old bluegrass comes from people who did hard, manual labor such as mining coal and farming. In bluegrass songs you hear about the danger of the...

Bought by WAMU and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM/FM-WLHV FM

Story of a Song

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Our History

John Berquist of Eveleth has been telling stories and performing traditional music of Scandanavian-Americans for almost 40 years. Here’s a story fr...

Bought by KFAI and WTIP