08/05/2011
University can be a hefty investment. Americana talks with education experts to learn the value, and risks, of a well-educated public in a debt-laden nation.
University of Risk
Americana examines the value of higher education in a debt laden nation. Education experts Claudia Dreifus and Peter Brooks debate the popularity of higher education in the US.
Self-Made Man
The pioneering spirit- that persevering, climb-to-the-top work ethic, is largely responsible for the nation's image of the "self-made man." Presenter Matt Frei talks to David Walker Howe about why pulling yourself up by your bootstraps continues to go in and out of fashion.
Barbara Carroll
Jazz pianist Barbara Carroll hasn't always enjoyed the fame and popularity she has today. She fought through the man's world of jazz to be heard and seen as a musician, and woman, of talent in her own right. She plays a few songs and shares her story with Americana.
A week for the history books
David Remnick reflects on the impact of the week's announcement that Osama Bin Laden was killed and what it means for future security and leadership of the United States.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pomp and Circumstance Marches
- Fantasia 2000.
- Walt Disney.
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The Nat King Cole Trio
You don't learn that in school
Original Release Date: June 24, 2008
- The complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat King Cole Trio.
- Capitol.
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Nat King Cole
I Like to Riff
Released in 2006
- Radio Day -- Music from the Golden Age.
- HHO licensing.
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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy Atmosphere
by Dizzy Gillespie,
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Barbara Carroll
Taking a Chance on Love
by Vernon Duke.
- Ladies of Jazz.
- Collectables Records.
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Barbara Carroll
How About You?
by Lane and Freed, live performance Algonquin Hotel
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Barbara Carroll - How Long Has this Been Going On?
by George and Ira Gershwin
Broadcast
- Sun 8 May 2011 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4