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Rebecca Day
‘Carter Scratch’: The Transformative Guitar Technique
Maybelle Carter’s unique guitar rhythm influenced musicians across genres.
10/21/2025
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Rebecca Day
From Tokyo to Tennessee: Japan’s Love of Country Music
During World War II, Japanese people were introduced to the genre through the Armed Forces Radio Service.
10/20/2025
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Kenneth LaFave
Tune in Today: Chance Conspired to Create a Popular Composition
Composer-pianist Edward McDowell wrote “To a Wild Rose” with a little help from his wife.
10/17/2025
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Rebecca Day
The Archers’ 1st Release in Over 3 Decades
The sibling trio’s August 2025 record ‘Legacy Live’ features a compilation of their biggest hits and fan favorites.
10/15/2025
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Dustin Bass
Acclaimed History Professor Presents Brilliant Lectures in Book Form
Pulitzer-winning professor Walter A. McDougall surveys American history and its role in international relations through 12 engaging lectures.
10/13/2025
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Dustin Bass
Charles Farrar Browne: America’s First Stand-Up Comedian
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a printer’s devil, who becomes a messenger of mirth, and establishes a new industry in humor.
10/22/2025
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Rebecca Day
‘Carter Scratch’: The Transformative Guitar Technique
Maybelle Carter’s unique guitar rhythm influenced musicians across genres.
10/21/2025
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Trevor Phipps
Inventor Garrett Morgan: A Lifelong Wish to Save Lives
The inventor of the first gas mask and three-way traffic signal had a passion for learning how things worked.
10/21/2025
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Rebecca Day
From Tokyo to Tennessee: Japan’s Love of Country Music
During World War II, Japanese people were introduced to the genre through the Armed Forces Radio Service.
10/20/2025
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Dustin Bass
Astors, Vanderbilts, and the Battle for New York’s Opera Scene
In ‘This Week in History,’ when Alva Vanderbilt takes on the Astors to break into New York’s elite, it lays the groundwork for a much larger societal battle.
10/18/2025
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Kenneth LaFave
Tune in Today: Chance Conspired to Create a Popular Composition
Composer-pianist Edward McDowell wrote “To a Wild Rose” with a little help from his wife.
10/17/2025
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Brian D'Ambrosio
Orville Gibson: The Luthier Who Gave Music Its Modern Voice
The Gibson guitar is a symbol of dynamic sound in the popular music industry.
10/17/2025
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Brian D'Ambrosio
Rubber and a Good Doctor: Benjamin Franklin Goodrich
Civil War surgeon B.F. Goodrich indulged his entrepreneurial talent to found a great American company.
10/16/2025
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Rebecca Day
‘The Chambermaid’: Rediscovering the Huguenots’ Spiritual Life
Author Dorothy Fletcher’s connection to her novel deepened with discovered music.
10/15/2025
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The Archers’ 1st Release in Over 3 Decades
The sibling trio’s August 2025 record ‘Legacy Live’ features a compilation of their biggest hits and fan favorites.
10/15/2025
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