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Caption: Gas mask exercise, Scott Field, Illinois.1942. , Credit: Library of Congress
Chemical weapons have played a chilling role in human history ever since World War I. As accounts of recent uses permeate the news, we decided to f...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 44:21
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IN THIS EDITION OF THE CUTTING EDGE, WE BRING YOU A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HISTORIAN ERIC FONER AND SYLVIAN DIOUF, AUTHOR OF “SLAVERY’S EXILES: THE STORY...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:56
Caption: Mouth Of The Abyss, Credit: Lauren Gurney
An episode about appointments featuring Randall Jarrell, Tina the Tyrant, and Pillowman. Music by The Suitcase, Film Society for Nomads, Tumblewee...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 51:07
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Robert Jevne lives, works, and talks about himself in the third person in the greater Jacobson area. This manner of speaking is most likely an outg...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Robert Jevne lives, works, and talks about himself in the third person in the greater Jacobson area. This manner of speaking is most likely an outg...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Robert Jevne lives, works, and talks about himself in the third person in the greater Jacobson area. This manner of speaking is most likely an outg...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
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Dean Brooks graduated from Bemidji State University in 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He looks for inspiration in dusty corners, early mor...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:24
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Mark Maire is a retired reference and technical services librarian who's lived in Duluth for most of his adult life. His poems have been published ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
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Alyssa Joy is a student at Bemidji State University who is from North Minneapolis. Her poetry is an exploration of the painful struggle of human ex...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
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Patricia Kirkpatrick lives in St. Paul and teaches at Hamline University. She's won awards and fellowships from the McKnight, Jerome, Bush, and Wil...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: April 15th, 2013
April 15th came with an explosion this year at the Boston Marathon, this mix blends sounds from that afternoon with the ongoing bad history on that...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:47
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Songs and my rants about the heart and soul of New Orleans plus the usual (unusual?) music you never heard by musicians you've never heard of.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:40:52
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She was a small, dark-haired Polish Catholic who somehow managed to save 2500 Jewish children from the Nazis. How? Here's the tale. Also available...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Guys Like That." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:10
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As the Syrian revolution unfolded over the last year, Syrian-Americans have been glued to YouTube - the primary source of information from the war ...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Award-winning producer, Dred-Scott Keyes takes us through an audio journey of the events and issues which led to the death of Trayvon Martin, the 1...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 58:30
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This special edition of "The Cutting Edge", looks at the trial, resistance and execution of Troy Davis, who was convicted of the killing of an off-...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
  • Length: 56:30
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Nuclear waste will be with us for thousands of years. But the signs we use to warn people about its location will likely have to change.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 2
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Author T.J. English looks at NYC in the late 60's and 70's and the tense relationship created between the police and NYC's growing communities of c...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 52:09
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A walking tour of the famous, infamous, Millennium mystery series. Local guide walks us through the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo hotspots in Stockho...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
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A portrait inspired by a close relative’s ongoing struggle in life.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2010
  • Length: 06:31
Caption: Church at Port Arthur, Credit: Jake Warga
A night time ghost hunt through Port Arthur, Tasmania

Bought by KUT, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
How does one acclimate a populace to an inordinate amount of security?

  • Added: Feb 01, 2009
  • Length: :59
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Violinist Eugene Drucker reads an excerpt from his debut novel, THE SAVIOR (reissued in Paperback on July 8, 2008).

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Without question, the beauty and craftsmanship within Brahms "Variations on a Theme by Paganini" are substantial. 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Competiti...

Bought by WITF, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: :25
  • Purchases: 3