February 24, 2026

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Cuba Strikes Gold!

Blog Author:Matt Silver, Editorial Content/Promotions

Posted on:February 24, 2026

KSDS listeners declare CUBA favorite international jazz outpost.

The Cuban peso may be in freefall, but who needs stable fiat currency when you’ve got… gold?! That’s right, after weeks of hotly contested competition, the musically mighty island nation of Cuba has won the Gold Medal in the inaugural KSDS Jazz Olympiad.

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Canadian Silver: Just as Satisfying as the Second Best Kind of Bacon

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Blog Author:Matt Silver, Editorial Content/Promotions

Posted on:February 24, 2026

KSDS listeners agree: Canadian jazz pretty close to really good!

Don’t despair, Canada! Cherish this Silver Medal in the KSDS Jazz Olympiad and remember better days, like the one pictured above, when Diana Krall and Tony Bennett got together to sing duets!

It’s been a tough week at America’s higher latitudes. But cheer up, Canada! — our frighteningly friendly and irrepressibly cheerful neighbors to the north have earned the Silver medal in the inaugural KSDS Olympiad.

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