WVRU

Our Story Happens Here

Columbia, MO

Stand with the Facts

NCPR: North Country Public Radio

Each week, Nick Spitzer covers vast musical and cultural ground. Hear blues and jazz, roots rock and soul, Cajun and country, zydeco and Tejano... and beyond. Plus stories and conversations with musicians and everyday people, known and unknown.

Every week we delve behind the headlines to find out how news events affect people's everyday lives. Whatever the subject and wherever we're reporting from, our stories are of real human interest.

BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities.There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to...

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

Technological and digital news from around the world.

Explorations in the world of science.

eTown is an exciting weekly radio broadcast/podcast heard from coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience and features performances from many of today’s top musical artists as well as...

Health issues and medical breakthroughs from around the world.

The Health Show covers all aspects of modern health: prevention, treatment, research, administration and more. Each week The Health Show breaks the issues down so you can be a better informed patient or care-provider.

From the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock and Roll, it’s time for the best in Blues on Beale Street Caravan! Hosted by Pat Mitchell, Beale Street Caravan broadcasts live recordings of Memphis music, featuring seasoned veterans alongside up...

Dave Higgs brings listeners an emotionally-charged, heart-rending, paint-peeling, splinter-kicking one-hour bluegrass show, featuring scintillating conversation and live music with some of the best in bluegrass live from Nashville, Tenn.

"Up to date and down to earth"? Host Phil Nusbaum programs Bluegrass classics as well as the current wave. His commentary on style, lyrics or other musical features links the songs together.

Blues From the Red Rooster Lounge, Colorado's longest-running blues radio show, has attracted a cult following on Sunday nights on KBCO since April 1985. Your host the Red Rooster is a world-renowned authority on the blues and every week he cranks out...

A weekly program made up of some of Bob's favorite interviews from The Bob Edwards Show.

Join Linda in hearing some of the most celebrated writers, artists and thinkers of our day as they address comtemporary ideas and values, often discussing the creative process. These unique programs offer diverse perspectives on literature, criticism,...

Featuring The City Club of Cleveland's Friday Forum and other City Club events. Established to encourage new ideas and a free exchange of thought, this is the oldest continuous free speech forum in the country, renowned for its tradition of debate and...

A mix of live performances and interviews from WXPN Philadelphia's daily program, featuring important established and emerging artists.

London, United Kingdom

Jazz After Hours is a late night jazz radio show hosted by Jeff Hanley heard Friday and Saturday nights across the U.S. and parts of Canada. Like the last set at a jazz club, the mood is mellow but not without surprises. New and well-established jazz...

What inspires the people who inspire you? How do creative people create? World-renowned pianist Judy Carmichael explores these questions with her guests every week on her public radio show Judy Carmichael Inspired. Celebrated artists discuss their...

It is a one-hour show incorporating conversation, criticism, debate, recorded music, interviews, and occasional live performances from jazz venues around North America.

Show recorded before a live audience in Charleston, WV. Now in its 20th year,the show has established a long tradition of featuring national and international acts in almost every style of music.Show produces an average of 26 new shows a year. Most...

Rhythm Sweet & Hot is a musical variety program that entertains audiences by capturing the essence of musical culture from the 1920s to the 1940s. Listeners hear the well-known, big names of swing but are also able to discover the music of artists...

Each week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band salutes jazz pioneers in live performances and fascinating stories that bring to life remarkable moments in the history of jazz.

SOUNDPRINT is broadcast weekly on public radio stations nationwide, and is the longest-running documentary series on public radio. The SOUNDPRINT series provides a national vehicle for long-form non-fiction works by outstanding producers, while...

We're dedicated to keeping the big band sound alive and well. Big bands have been around since the 1920's, and the recent interest in swing music has rekindled the flame. New generations are thrilling to Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Tommy...

TechNation is a weekly Public Radio program focusing on the impact of Technology in our lives. TechNation presents interviews with people from every aspect of our lives -- from Internet entrepreneurs to scientists, from astronauts to media critics.

Humanities scholar and author, Clay S. Jenkinson, adopts the persona of Jefferson each week to comment on current events and answer questions you may have about Jefferson's thoughts on any and all topics. The goal of each of The Jefferson Hour...