Play Public List
Information about plays
list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID
GET /v2/plays/?format=api&offset=5040&ordering=-airdate
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The #2, or HB, grade is considered the \"Goldilocks\" choice – not too soft to smudge, not too hard to read, and perfectly suited for filling in bubbles completely while still being erasable.", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3548300, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3548300/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-03T05:54:30-07:00", "show": 64461, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64461/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia800806.us.archive.org/11/items/mbid-b49747d3-59e9-3d8f-826c-8e3838884db6/mbid-b49747d3-59e9-3d8f-826c-8e3838884db6-4774497813_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia600806.us.archive.org/11/items/mbid-b49747d3-59e9-3d8f-826c-8e3838884db6/mbid-b49747d3-59e9-3d8f-826c-8e3838884db6-4774497813_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Teacher, Teacher", "track_id": "8da269a1-17d7-3096-92c5-3dfca621fdde", "recording_id": "91479adc-2875-474c-8374-2ec39125de47", "artist": "Slick Rick", "artist_ids": [ "486af4f0-a79b-468f-be73-527cd4caf6ea" ], "album": "The Great Adventures of Slick Rick", "release_id": "b49747d3-59e9-3d8f-826c-8e3838884db6", "release_group_id": "5e1625ea-ae7a-3e8d-b77f-54f83be2c2e1", "labels": [ "Def Jam Recordings" ], "label_ids": [ "a92d1684-4edb-48aa-b913-30e9da213004" ], "release_date": "1995-05-02", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Slick Rick sampled Funkadelic's 1981 \"You'll Like It Too\" for \"Teacher, Teacher.\" Here's the music video for the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03M8f93GCfk", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3548299, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3548299/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-03T05:51:02-07:00", "show": 64461, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64461/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia903104.us.archive.org/27/items/mbid-910b950e-23a9-498f-b060-97482270292a/mbid-910b950e-23a9-498f-b060-97482270292a-24748166959_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia803104.us.archive.org/27/items/mbid-910b950e-23a9-498f-b060-97482270292a/mbid-910b950e-23a9-498f-b060-97482270292a-24748166959_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Teacher, Teacher", "track_id": "c885662e-c663-44a4-b9ab-e389121ce794", "recording_id": "c5550daa-d3db-4621-8e3e-640787a745ca", "artist": "Prince", "artist_ids": [ "070d193a-845c-479f-980e-bef15710653e" ], "album": "1999", "release_id": "910b950e-23a9-498f-b060-97482270292a", "release_group_id": "561be5b7-a39c-3866-859d-d86f30816ae7", "labels": [], "label_ids": [], "release_date": "2019-11-29", "rotation_status": null, "is_local": false, "is_request": false, "is_live": false, "comment": "Thanks to all the teachers out there! The frontline workers of our education system go above and beyond for our community, Your patience, creativity and dedication inspire us!", "location": 1, "location_name": "Default", "play_type": "trackplay" }, { "id": 3548298, "uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3548298/?format=api", "airdate": "2025-09-03T05:47:15-07:00", "show": 64461, "show_uri": "https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/64461/?format=api", "image_uri": "https://ia800508.us.archive.org/24/items/mbid-83afaba2-c706-4a43-b1c0-f4fa0225dfe8/mbid-83afaba2-c706-4a43-b1c0-f4fa0225dfe8-22719996511_thumb500.jpg", "thumbnail_uri": "https://ia600508.us.archive.org/24/items/mbid-83afaba2-c706-4a43-b1c0-f4fa0225dfe8/mbid-83afaba2-c706-4a43-b1c0-f4fa0225dfe8-22719996511_thumb250.jpg", "song": "Substitute", "track_id": "2844d250-a1a0-37a8-a0be-677247ca78a7", "recording_id": "7f1729bf-2683-41f4-ad80-f157a3eee2e8", "artist": "The Who", "artist_ids": [ "9fdaa16b-a6c4-4831-b87c-bc9ca8ce7eaa" ], "album": "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy", 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