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The Decline of Football, Data and Reality
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In Part 3 of our series on the decline of football, we talk to experts, examine new studies and try to answer the question, will football survive, ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 37:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Decline of Football and Boxing
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In Part 2, we look at the rise and fall of boxing in America. At one time boxing rivaled baseball as the country's most popular sport, but then it ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 21:14
  • Purchases: 1
The John Sebastian Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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John Sebastian talks with Jake Feinberg about his mentors and teachers like Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin' Hopkins.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Poducer Profile: Willow Blythe
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Willow Blythe
A native of Plano, Texas, Willow Blythe (Muscogee-Creek) is a freelance multimedia creator for K.E.R.A. public media in Dallas, Texas. A member of ...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 13:05
Two Guys On Your Head: The Value of Failure
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Failure is a scary word that carries a very negative connotation. “I’m a failure.” “He’s a failure.” “I don’t want to be a failure.” The word ‘...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys On Your Head: School and Boredom
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Robert Duke talk about some of the historical and present day factors that contrib...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Warren Wolf
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I did a lot of practicing with my dad. We were practicing five days a week Monday through Friday for 90 minutes a day starting at the age of 3 up ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 14:23
  • Purchases: 3
Producer Profile: Elizabeth Weatherford
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Elizabeth Weatherford
Multimedia Intern Bekka Schlichting speaks with Elizabeth Weatherford, Director of the Film and Video Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 17:33
Producer Profile: Wil Meya
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Wil Meya
Multimedia Intern Bekka Schlichting speaks with Wil Meya Director of The Language Conservancy about the upcoming documentary Rising Voices

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 15:59
Native Sounds: Randall Warren Heavilin
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Randall Warren Heavilin
Production Assistant Landon Mattison speaks with Randall Warren Heavilin (Navajo), a classically trained cellist and composer from Austin, Texas.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 16:44
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Chris Potter
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"The music is not just the music. It's a reflection of how to live. I think I started out I just really liked the sound of the music and I had no i...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 20:34
  • Purchases: 3
Teen Summer Status
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: Teen Summer Status
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Makalah gives some tips on how to beat the heat! For Boredom Prevention she tests your memory with some fun trivia!

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 04:15
Preservation Hall Jazz Band - That's It!
From: Joyride Media
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Inside the making of Preservation Hall Jazz Band's new album, featuring interviews with the band and co-producer Jim James (My Morning Jacket)

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WDSE and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
JazzStories: Michael Cuscuna
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I guess it was about 3rd or 4th grade that I got hooked on R & B and early rock & roll. I just became a fanatical record collector even at that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 17:26
  • Purchases: 2
Producer Profile: Torsten Kjellstrand and Jamie Francis
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Torsten Kjellstrand
Vision Maker Media Assistant Director George Lee speaks with filmmakers Torsten Kjellstrand and Jamie Francis.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:04
Producer Profile: Julianna Brannum
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Julianna Brannum
Interactive Media Specialist Eric Martin speaks with Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum about her new biopic about LaDonna Harris.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:29
Producer Profile: Chris Eyre
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
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Growing Native Associate Producer Blue Tarpalechee speaks with renowned Native filmmaker Chris Eyre.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 11:27
JazzStories: Stefon Harris
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"When I started to play jazz... I started in the middle. I wanted to play Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and all of that stuff first... When I started c...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 4
JazzStories: Mary Halvorson
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I want to have clarity of ideas and I want to be able to execute ideas. So if I'm going to play something really sloppy, I want it to be sloppy on...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 18:32
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: The Three Cohens
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"We have a mixture of many elements from the world. The classical music from Europe- the sense of melody and deep harmonic sense- and on the other ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: Dr. Lonnie Smith
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Dr. Lonnie Smith
"They name it -- they just come up with all kinds of names..."'Funk'... 'jazz' or... 'acid jazz.' Or they named it 'boogaloo.' We don't know anyth...

Bought by Prairie Public, WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 10:19
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 27: White snow, RED paint
From: Cate Morrison
Series: The Beauty Salon
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Winter is here! The sights, sounds and smells of winter, with Mark Rothko on the stage.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Episode 32: Brontosaurus burgers
From: Cate Morrison
Series: The Beauty Salon
Caption: It's time for your appointment at the Beauty Salon, Credit: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
Dinosaurs, self-branding and an interview with "Classic Ron" Augustus

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
KUT's Views and Brews: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and The Art of Invisibility
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Rabbi Neil Blumofe joins KUT host Rebecca McInroy along with a live jazz sextet for an evening of discussion and live music to explore the unique r...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Many Voices of Bob Dylan
From: VoiceBox
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Bob Dylan’s voice has been compared to sandpaper and described as "a catarrhal death rattle." Blues music aficionado Devon Strolovitch discusses th...

Bought by WKMS


  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1

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