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GET /v2/plays/3628317/?format=api
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{
    "id": 3628317,
    "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3628317/?format=api",
    "airdate": "2026-03-13T05:24:42-07:00",
    "show": 66167,
    "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66167/?format=api",
    "image_uri": "",
    "thumbnail_uri": "",
    "song": "Paper Planes",
    "track_id": null,
    "recording_id": "09f03130-4b30-46d8-a2cd-81f8ef9bb97b",
    "artist": "M.I.A.",
    "artist_ids": [
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    ],
    "album": "Kala",
    "release_id": null,
    "release_group_id": "34243d5d-0a3b-4ba6-8c1e-13555322aad2",
    "labels": [],
    "label_ids": [],
    "release_date": "2002-01-01",
    "rotation_status": null,
    "is_local": false,
    "is_request": false,
    "is_live": false,
    "comment": "M.I.A., the daughter of Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants, spoke about the inspirations behind her hit track \"Paper Planes,\" as a way to push back against anti-immigrant rhetoric. \n\nKEXP's Dusty Henry dives deep into the history of the song, and the sample from The Clash's \"Straight To Hell.\" Read the essay here:\n\nhttps://www.kexp.org/read/2019/2/7/straight-hell-paper-plane-how-mias-clash-sampling-breakout-hit-became-generational-anthem/",
    "location": 1,
    "location_name": "Default",
    "play_type": "trackplay"
}