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They/Them
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: The Wind
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How gender neutral language is working for non-binary people, and how it’s developing in English, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Portuguese and Hebrew.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Happy Birthday :22
From: Paul Messing
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A strange and relaxing Happy Birthday phone message from an Eastern European woman.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: :21
NEA Jazz Master Moments with Vocalist, Dianne Reeves
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Dianne Reeves can effortlessly sing in whatever style she wants with her far-reaching range, whether it’s rhythm-and-blues, gospel, Latin or pop. B...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 13
Can We Make a Transporter?
From: Dr. Ainissa Ramirez
Series: Science Underground
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Will this Star Trek technology be a reality soon?

  • Added: Sep 02, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist, George Coleman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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2015 NEA Jazz Master George Coleman shares stories about playing with NEA Heritage Fellow, BB King, falling in love with Charlie Parker, and learni...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
How I left Saigon
From: Valerie Hamilton
Caption: Lawyer and newspaper publisher Dat Huy Phan at his desk at California's Nguoi Viet Daily News, Credit: Marcus Teply
California lawyer and newspaper publisher Dat Huy Phan was a 27-year-old high school teacher in Saigon when the city fell to North Vietnam in April...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 03:47
Open Source Song Writing
From: Fil Corbitt
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Billy Mack got a house, and then got 95 people to play a song about it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Moments with RICHARD DAVIS
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2014 NEA Jazz Master, Richard Davis. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about ...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, Harford Community Radio, KCSM and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 12
NEA Jazz Moments with Mose Allison [second installment]
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three more short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Mose Allison. In this batch, we learn about Mose's move from Mississippi to NYC, his gri...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
Buried Alive? Katy the Kollector
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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What separates a collector from a hoarder? What do our rooms, be they messy or neat, say about us and our experiences?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:20
Old Ashdown: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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Mentioning the Thirsty Ear Pub, which used to be in the basement of what was then the MIT graduate dorm Ashdown House, evokes a wide range of emoti...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:36
NEA Jazz Moments with Mose Allison
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Mose Allison. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about M...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 16
Episode 3: A Poet's Tree
From: Astoria Sojourner
Series: Handmade Radio
Caption: "Whispers" Tendrilic wires > Reaching for infinity > Connect me to you, Credit: Eric Bishop 2012
In celebration of National Poetry Month, 12 poets are featured with their original works. Stori Sojourner stitches the poems together to create the...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 25:10
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Master Wynton Marsalis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three Moments featuring trumpeter, bandleader, and 2011 NEA Jazz Master, Wynton Marsalis.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 9
The Duties of a Hospice Nurse
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A nurse must be kind and understanding

  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: :47
Two Bach Encounters
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Classical Music in 60 Seconds(tm)
Caption: J.S. Bach
For any format: Use this 59 second drop-in for Bach's birthday (March 21) or any day as a drop-in, promo or billboard. Cellist Matt Haimovitz and t...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2009
  • Length: :59
NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young on starting out.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young on his unique name and his start in music.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KBEM, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young gives advice to aspiring players
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young is still playing, after all these years.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young on the story behind Uptown Blues
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young discusses his craft and his solo in "Uptown Blues."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 7
Why We Wear Baggy Pants
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A vox pop of teen points of view about baggy pants.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 4
Teen Vox Pop: Trying to Act Grown
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Neckties, big bras, cigarettes: wouldn't it be nice if adult life was the way you imagined it when you were six?

Bought by WFUV and KOOP


  • Added: Apr 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 2