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Nowadays we’re very accustomed to recording and hearing the sound of our own voices. But in the 1930s many people were doing it for the first time....

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 11, 2018
  • Length: 10:50
  • Purchases: 4
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Airplanes in department stores? There was a time in U.S. History when people experienced this reality. But are we any closer today to realizing the...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 13:22
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Look around your daily life.  There's a little piece of Thomas Edison almost everywhere.

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, XRAY.fm, KMUZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 23:26
  • Purchases: 7
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This week on Culture Queue, we explain what exactly a "queue" is. Our show begins with a look at light painting from producer Marcheta Fornoff. New...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Lights, Camera, Paint!: Producer Marcheta Fornoff dives into the world of light painting, a process involving flashlights and long lens exposure. ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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An audio doodle about this phrase: "Humankind is preceded by forest, and followed by desert." Forest versus city / tree versus car / then versus now.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
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A first hand account of the dawn of aviation using re-discovered archival recordings of people who knew and worked with Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVSC, KXOT Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WYSO


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 16:33
  • Purchases: 5