Thanksgiving Audio Sources – Archived & Seasonal Radio Broadcasts

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WRIR 97.3 FM - Richmond, VA

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Galaxy Girl – 20251127 – Happy Blendsgiving!​

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Annual​

I’m thankful for all of you wonderful listeners! Especially the folks who donated to WRIR’s Fund Drive, to our GoFundMe, or to WRIRCampaign.org. You are making WRIR’s future possible!

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- Begin 2026 Season -

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Songs of Thanks​

Join us for "Songs of Thanks," by Cantus. Through their signature narrative programming, the acclaimed octet will weave together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Featuring commissioned work from composer Damien Sneed to help build your Thanksgiving songbook.

One hour

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River Carry Me Home: Thanksgiving with the American Sound​

Rivers are special, many even considered sacred. They carry rain from fields and replenish the sea. They wander as watery conduits from one point to another, sometimes even between exile and home. Like rivers, our lives, too, are wandering—and as the 17th-century Japanese wandering poet Bashō wrote, the journey itself is home. As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving, enjoy an hour of music that reaches the heart of what it means to wander through the world like a river carving its course, and what it means to come home.

One hour

Broadcast Window: October 30, 2026 - November 30, 2026

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Turkey Confidential​

Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show. Francis Lam takes calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and dinner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year!

Two hours

Broadcast Window: November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026

 

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I know what you're saying, "What about the annual show "Giving Thanks" hosted by John Birge?"

John Birge has retired from his daily classical music show.

From an article about Birge on Your Classical Radio Show:

...Indeed, Birge is likely best known for the morning gig, but additional duties have included putting together Composers Datebook, billed as a daily snapshot of composers past and present, and holiday specials, most notably Giving Thanks.

The Thanksgiving staple had its roots in Birge’s WGUC days. “ ‘Giving Thanks’ was my passion project,” he says, “and it originally addressed practical aspects of Thanksgiving morning – what do you play? I was trying to come up with a playlist that would match the mood of the day. People are listening in the kitchen, while they’re putting turkey or pies in the oven, or in the car, on a three-hour drive to grandma’s.

“So I started assembling music that I felt addressed gratitude in some special way, or something that addressed things I felt thankful for – nature, especially, but also music about food, poems I liked about food.”

The special became nationally syndicated in 1999, giving Birge leeway to bring in special guests. Because he had incorporated the spoken word into the musical mix, he had an epiphany. “Why should I read a Billy Collins poem, when I could get Billy Collins on the show? That was the direction the show took. Every year a featured guest was brought in to talk about gratitude, like [actor] Stanley Tucci about his love for food and cooking. That’s how the show evolved, 25 years of it.”...

 

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Somewhat of a departure here

From PRX...

Audio is the below source.

Pigs

From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
Length: 03:55


Ahead of a Thanksgiving ham dinner at his father's Clarke County cabin, Cam traces Alabama's wild hog population back to pigs abandoned on islands by early explorers—then heads into the woods after the meal hoping to shoot a distant, ill-fated cousin of what he just ate.

This is about pigs. It’s timely since many of us pair Thanksgiving turkey with a ham.

Wild hogs roam the woods near my father’s camp in Clarke County — some possibly descendants of hogs early explorers left on islands as a future food source, later making their way to the mainland. Columbian pigs. Mayflower pigs.

Admiring wild hogs is taboo here — they’re hell on property. But they’re a remarkable species, surviving and propagating no matter the circumstances, dropping litters of up to ten piglets.

And they’re tasty. A blue cheese stuffed pork chop at K-Paul’s in New Orleans nearly made me faint in bliss.

Then there’s the Thanksgiving ham, magically cut in circles, iridescent in the light. Later that day, after a nap, I’ll step into the woods with a rifle, hoping to take down a distant cousin of the ham I just ate. It’s all a bit gross and weird and magical at the same time.

And that’s all I got to say about that.

I’m Cam Marston and I’m just trying to Keep It Real. Happy Thanksgiving.

0n a personal note, wild hogs are in Northwest Alabama as well. When I encounter them walking on a nearby trail, they are very scary, looking and acting! They just stand and stare. The dogs don't even move to interact with the hogs!

 

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Minnesota Public Radio

Thanksgiving archived short audio stories.

Thanksgiving on the Farm​

• November 20, 1972 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow shares a poignant childhood memory of the sights, sounds, and smells on a rural farm during the harvest season.
  

  Thanksgiving Day readings​

  November 25, 1976 - A special Midday program presents a selection of readings for Thanksgiving Day.

• Ron Libertus on Indian studies and Thanksgiving​

  November 22, 1984 - MPR’s Doug Hamilton interviews Ron Libertus, of the Ojibwe Nation, on his thoughts on Indian studies and Thanksgiving. Libertus discusses the concept of “giving thanks.”

• A traditional Thanksgiving on the Eidem Farm​

  November 28, 1985 - MPR’s Bill Catlin reports on the many dishes and preparations of a traditional Thanksgiving event on the Eidem Farm in Brooklyn Park.

• A day in the life of Thanksgiving workers​

  November 28, 1991 - MPR’s John Biewen profiles the strange lot of folks that find themselves working on Thanksgiving. Biewen visits and interviews individuals at the airport, a restaurant, on a bus, an elder care facility, and a fire station.

• Indian Service: Thanksgiving and Native Americans​

  November 24, 1993 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with two Native Americans on their thoughts regarding a celebration of “giving of thanks” and their concept of joining for a mass service of various religious denominations.

• Karal Ann Marling on turkey tradition​

  November 27, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts interviews Karal Ann Marling, a local author and scholar of American popular culture and art. Marling discusses history of the holiday bird…the turkey.

• Lawrence Sutin on Thanksgiving through the years​

  November 11, 1995 - Minnesota author Lawrence Sutin comments on his life progression of Thanksgiving…from childhood memories and young adulthood, to the present day, where he is now the one carving the turkey.

• Thanksgiving dinner at Trocano's in Crosby​

  November 27, 1996 - MPR’s Leif Enger interviews Mary McGowan, owner of Trocano’s restaurant, about opening the doors to local community for Thanksgiving.

• Mud Pie chef Steven Meads on a vegetarian Thanksgiving​

  November 23, 2000 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer talks with Steven Meads, a chef at Mud Pie, who shares suggestions for folks who might want to make a quick, low fat vegetarian dish for Thanksgiving feast.

• Believe it or not, some people fear the turkey...or just don't like it​

  November 27, 2003 - It's Turkey Day -- a day for feasting on fowl. But what about people who don't eat turkey? MPR’s Chris Julin thought to find some alternatives at a co-op grocery store, so he paid a visit.

• Pumpkin lady has the recipe for your Thanksgiving pie​

  November 27, 2003 - MPR’s Dan Olson presents a profile of Marian Biersdorf, the person behind the Festal canned pumpkin pie recipe.

• Immigrant adult students, new to U.S., learn about Thanksgiving traditions​

  November 22, 2006 - What's a person to do if they're a new American and this is their first Thanksgiving? MPR’s Greta Cunningham spoke to some students at the Lincoln Adult Education Center in Minneapolis as they mark their first encounters with turkeys and pumpkin pies.

• Duluth couple hosts Thanksgiving dinner for Russian immigrants​

  November 23, 2006 - MPR’s Steven John talks with Edwin and Irina Haller of Duluth. Several Russian immigrants gathered this evening for a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner at their home, including Alexander Chohnuhshoff.

• Students from Africa experience Thanksgiving in America​

  November 27, 2008 - MPR’s Tim Post talks to four students at the College of St. Katherine in St. Paul to hear about their experiences with the Thanksgiving holiday, and what Americans might learn from their thoughts on giving thanks.