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b"(Produced by ) Get your dancin' shoes on.\\xa0 This piece from Minnesota producer Dave\\n Engen is a treat for your audio feet.\\xa0 We first met Dave a year ago at\\n a summer audio institute.\\xa0 He returned to Duke again this summer to produce this fine piece.\\xa0 We\\xe2re proud to run it.\\xa0 A little bit of trivia, Dave was partners with Big Shed alum at their first audio institute \\xe2 two peas in your iPod. Here\\xe2s what Dave had to say about this piece:\\n \\xe2The Bandwagon old-time TV music show is one of the country\\xe2s\\n longest-running local programs.\\xa0 It first aired in late 1960.\\xa0 As a\\n fairly new resident of Southern Minnesota, I found myself oddly\\n captivated by the polka dancers I\\xe2d occasionally see on our local \\n affiliate.\\xa0 To the untrained eye the program seemed, well, really\\n goofy.\\xa0 People danced, polka bands played, and the hosts talked about\\n upcoming events like Tuba Mania and the .\\xa0 The\\n more I watched, the more I noticed the hosts talking about the\\n audience\\xe2always wishing them well on birthdays and anniversaries.\\n Everybody on the show seemed to be having a great time.\\xa0 Old folks with\\n great calves were there dancing, high school kids would show up every\\n so often (maybe as a dare, but\\xe2), and mentally disabled people were\\n dancing and welcomed by all.\\xa0 I got to wondering if locally\\n produced TV is about as important as locally produced food.\\xa0 I had to\\n check it out\\xe2and this is what I found.\\xe2\\n Note: Photo by Kimberly Musser\\n Check out the"