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07/08/2011

Journalist Stephen Glain explains the impact of the US military on American finances and the role it could play as the nation struggles to regain its footing.

Presenter David Willis talks to journalist Stephen Glain about his new book, State vs. Defense. The two discuss the impact of the US military on American finances and the role it could play as the nation struggles to regain its footing.

Author Mim Harrison explains how a common language divides much of the United States.

Musician Warren Wolf Jr. demonstrates what a vibraphone is all about. It takes more muscle then one might think.

And Grammy Award-winning music label Archeophone Records, digs out some of its favourite sounds from America's earliest recording days. Co-owners Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey share some of the nation's founding sounds.

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Sun 7 Aug 2011 19:15
大象传媒 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • US 3rd Marine Band

    Retreat

    • Holding the Flag.
    • Altissimo Records.
    • B0009A40Q6.

  • The Blind Boys of Alabama

    I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord

    • I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord.
    • The Right Stuff.
    • B0002A2VBY.

  • American Fife Ensemble

    Lady Hope's Reel

    • Birth of Liberty: Music of the American Revolution.
    • New World Records.
    • B0000030FQ.

  • Michael Holmes

    Arkansas traveller

    • Mandolin Instruction.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.
    • B00242VQKK.

  • Bert Williams

    Whistling Coon

    • Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922.
    • Archeophone records.
    • 听777215109025.

  • Sophie Tucker

    Everybody Shimmie Now

    • Sophie Tucker: Origins of the Red Hot Mama, 1910-1922.
    • Archeophone records.

  • L鈥橭rchestra Cinematique

    The Good the Bad and the Ugly

    • Western Film Themes.
    • Metro Music.
    • B000F3AHQ4.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Aug 2011 19:15
    大象传媒 Radio 4