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1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

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They Might Be Giants – Nonagon

Ella Fitzgerald – A-Tisket, A-Tasket

Bonga & the Vodou Drums of Haiti – Activity

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Dan & Claudia Zanes – Let Love Be Your Guide (for John Lewis)

Ella Jenkins – Black Royalty

Ziggy Marley – Walk Tall

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Jon Hendricks – The Duck 

[WJFF – Kymberly Stewart – Betty Spaghetti

[KUTX – Baby Loves Jazz – Bouncin’ on the Bed

[WFNU – Jazzy Ash – Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

2nd set

Nina Simone – To Be Young, Gifted, and Black

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They Might Be Giants – Don’t Spare the Rock

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Sugar Free Allstars w/ Jack Forman & Shine – Gotta Get Up

Uncle Devin – Jump to the Beat Go-Go Remix

Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Down By The Riverside

Parliament – Mothership Connection

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3rd set

May & Them Pups feat. Bootsy Collins – Every Lyric Has a Home

Uncle Jumbo – Hit ‘Em With the Joy

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Wunmi – Rainbow

Sly & The Family Stone – Soul Clappin’

Rissi Palmer – Best Day Ever

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They Might Be Giants – 813 Mile Car Trip

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1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

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They Might Be Giants – Infinity

University of Ghana Post Office – Canceling Stamps

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Ray Charles – Hit the Road Jack

Red Yarn ft. Jazzy Ash – Did You Feed My Cow?

Okee Dokee Brothers feat. Hubby Jenkins from Carolina Chocolate Drops – Big Rock Candy Mountain

Nur-D – Still Here

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Mega Ran – That’s Okay (feat. Kadesh Flow)

[WJFF – Mega Ran – Recess

[KUTX – Baby Loves Jazz – ABC

[WFNU – Ella Jenkins – Shabbat Shalom

2nd set

Pierce Freelon – Attitude of Gratitude

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Prince- Starfish and Coffee

Ozomatli – Exercise

Divinity Roxx – World Wide Playdate

Honeydogs & Chastity Brown – Oh! You Pretty Things

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3rd set

Robbi K & Friends – Feel da Beat

Public Enemy – Brothers Gonna Work It Out

Run DMC – Reading Rainbow

Marvin Gaye – & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Riders Against the Storm – Holy Water

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They Might Be Giants – Even Numbers

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1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

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They Might Be Giants – Walking My Cat Named Dog

Haley Bonar – I Wanna Be Like You

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Bob Marley & the Wailers – 3 Little Birds

Lion Rock – Fire Up the Shoesaw

Dale Watson – Texas Armadillo (live in Studio 1A)

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Quincy Jones – Sanford and Son Theme

[WJFF – Mega Ran – The Library Jawn

[KUTX – Frances England – Blueberry Pancakes

[WFNU – Milkshake – Help You

2nd set

Spearhead – Hole in the Bucket

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Rush – The Spirit of Radio

The Not-Its! – Green Light, Go!

New Ps – Twin Cinema

Mike Park – Wigily Wigily Worm

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3rd set

Koo Koo – 200 Worms

Ratboy Jr. – Worms

Go Banana Go! – The Parts of a Worm (new)

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Michael Hearst ft. John Linnell – Tele-Tele-Telephone (new)

Mommie – Shadow

Fantastic Purple Spots – All Beings Happy and Free

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They Might Be Giants – Dr. Worm (Beast of Horns version)

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1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

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They Might Be Giants – Apartment Four

123 Andres feat. Rissi Palmer – Cooperation

Aaron Nigel Smith feat. Shine & the Moonbeams – March Together

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Pierce Freelon & Nnenna Freelon – AnceStars

Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin – Flight of the Bumblebee

Father Goose – Flying Machine

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A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It?

[WJFF – Big Bird – ABC-DEF-GHI

[KUTX – Sweet Honey in the Rock – Counting in Japanese

[WFNU – 

2nd set

John Legend – We’re a Family

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Fishbone – Everyday Sunshine

Living Colour – What’s Your Favorite Color?

DJ Willy Wow – Nothing Wrong with the Black Crayon

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3rd set

Steve Songs – All In This Together

SaulPaul feat. Fyutch – Bounce Back

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Roy Moye III – Black Lives Made STEM History

ESG – Tiny Sticks

Alphabet Rockers – Shine

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They Might Be Giants – I Am a Paleontologist

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This week, we’ll hear some snow day songs, including a new one from Cory McAtee, plus a new song from The Linda Lindas and music from Justin Roberts, Trip Shakespeare, Booker T and the MGs, Jeremy Messersmith, and more! It’s indie music for indie kids.

1st set

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock

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They Might Be Giants – James K. Polk

Gary McFarland – Bloop bleep

Papa Siama with Auntie Dallas – Ko Yimbi Ko

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Nic Clark – Got My Family And My Friends (new)

The Swingle Sisters – Cachapaya

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Mulatu Astatke – Yegelle Tezeta (My Own Memory)

[WJFF – Renee & Jeremy – BFF

[KUTX – Dean Jones w/ Felice Brothers – Rock Paper Scissors

[WFNU – Elizabeth Mitchell – Grassy Grass Grass

2nd set

Jeremy Messersmith – Snow Day

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UltraBomb – Stickman vs. Hangman

Cory McAtee – Snow Day (new)

Tacocat – Snow Day

Justin Roberts – Snow Day

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3rd set

Jack Fascinato – I Love To Sing

Booker T and the M.G.s – Green Onions

The Linda Lindas – Yo Me Estreso (new)

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Trip Shakespeare  – Snow Days

Peter Alsop – You Need a Good Listenin’ To

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They Might Be Giants – One Everything

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