The Althea Long Show
An eclectic mix of Jazz, Soul, Lounge, Latin, Reggae and World music.
A highly popular program on Phoenix’s jazz station, KRDP, The Althea Long Show is now available nationally, free of charge.
Hosted by Arizona radio veteran and the “First Lady of Jazz Radio”, Althea Long presents a “music mind walk” featuring an eclectic mix of Jazz, Soul, Lounge, Latin, Reggae and World music; artists like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Hartman, Gregory Porter, Nat King Cole, Anita Baker, Sarah Vaughan, Cesária Évora, Cassandra Wilson and more!
LENGTH: 1 hour
COST: FREE
For more information, visit https://althealong.com/
The show is produced by CelestineDream Media, LLC and KRDP Community Radio in Phoenix.
Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?
In the new Trump administration, Elon Musk was named a special government employee and co-head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which seeks to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse within federal agencies. However, DOGE has taken on a contentious role within its own government by requesting sensitive data from multiple agencies like the Treasury, enacting mass layoffs and restructurings affecting thousands of federal workers, and hiring amateur programmers for these tasks. With the number of lawsuits DOGE faces rising, many ask if this is legal. Those who question DOGE’s legality argue it is overstepping constitutional boundaries and undermining the separation of powers by bypassing legislative oversight and accountability. They are also concerned about Musk’s conflicts of interest since his companies regularly compete for government contracts. But those supporting DOGE’s actions claim that the department is operating under strict federal oversight and, thus far, is fulfilling its mandate by exposing inefficiency and corruption.
As its actions continue, we debate the question: Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?
Arguing Yes: Laurence Tribe, University Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School
Arguing No: Michael W. McConnell, Former Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; Law Professor and Director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School
Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates
The Da Camera Society Spring Season 2025
The Da Camera Society of Mount Saint Mary’s University, announces spring concerts featuring superb chamber music in culturally significant sites across LA.
Proceeds from the Feb 28 and Mar 1 concerts support Los Angeles Conservancy, a nonprofit working to assess the impacts of the LA fires on historic sites and guide resources and technical assistance to them.
Spring concerts include:
BENEFIT CONCERTS FEATURING TRIO CÉLESTE
Two concerts featuring Trio Céleste benefit historic sites affected by the LA fires. Proceeds from each will be donated to the L.A. Conservancy. Trio Céleste are a dynamic ensemble whose performances have garnered critical acclaim in the US and abroad. Program includes works by Ukrainian and Russian composers.
Fri, Feb 28 – 7:30pm – Chamber Music | OC, Orange County
Sat, March 1 – 2pm – Doheny Mansion, downtown LA
19th-century women composers – Hannah Murray and Nick Galinaitis
Sat, Mar 15 at 7pm – Stimson House
Violinist Hannah Murray and pianist Nick Galinaitis perform works by 19th-century women composers including Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Ethel Smyth.
Minetti Quartett – Haydn, Schubert, Shostakovich
Sun, April 6 at 4pm – Pasadena Conservatory
Viennese Minetti Quartett perform Schubert “Rosamunde” and Shostakovich No. 7. Concert in the intimate Barrett Hall.
Mother’s Day concert-brunch – Catherine Gregory and David Kaplan
Sun, May 11 at 11am
Mother’s Day brunch accompanied by music for flute and piano. Concert by flutist Catherine Gregory and pianist David Kaplan.
Ysaÿe’s secret violin concerto – Phillipe Graffin and Sunset Chamberfest
Fri, June 6 at 7:30pm – Pasadena Conservatory
Parisian violinist Phillipe Graffin performs works by Ysaÿe (and more!) at Barrett Hall. Accompanied by members of Sunset Chamberfest.
About Da Camera Society:
The Da Camera Society offers superb musical performances in culturally significant sites, reaching out to audiences in Los Angeles and beyond through public concerts and educational programming.
Tickets and Information
For tickets and more information visit www.dacamerasociety.org/concerts/, or email dacamera@msmu.edu.
Cozy up this Winter
Sound Beat has grown steadily to become one of Public Radio’s most popular daily features A free, daily, 90 second feature, Sound Beat highlights the holdings of the Syracuse University Libraries’ Belfer Audio Archive, one of the largest sound archives in the United States.
Like a trip through the history of recorded sound, Sound Beat episodes feature rare and unique recordings from the Archive, and entertaining backstorys detailing their place in recording history.
For more information, visit: https://creativepr.org/project/sound-beat/
Searching For The First Rock and Roll Song
A two decade long staple on WWOZ in New Orleans, Searching For The First Rock and Roll Song features records coveted by collectors from the era when rock and roll was emerging but hadn’t yet settled on a definition of itself.
On Searching For The First Rock and Roll Song, listeners will hear music
- from before rock and roll was domesticated into a commercial music industry.
- when country and western sounded like swing,
- when pop music sounded like rockabilly,
- when rockabilly sounded like rhythm and blues,
- when doo wop sounded like girl groups,
and all those musics sounded an awful lot like what we now call “rock and roll.”
Not a hits, oldies, or “history of” radio show. it’s all the songs that influenced our now-legendary musicians who are regularly featured in all those hits, oldies, and “history of” radio shows.
P.S. We never find the first rock and roll song. Just like our journey through life, the search is the joy. Finding the final destination in life or music is something to continually delay until after next week’s episode.
Available FREE on PRX & Download