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NEA Jazz Master George Benson On Being A Child Prodigy
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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George Benson describes how he got a recording contract when he was nine years old.

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


  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master George Benson On His Pop Career
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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George Benson describes why he switched to the pop world.

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


  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master George Benson on Jazz vs. Pop
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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George Benson describes his favorite music.

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


  • Added: Apr 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 7
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
What happened to the truth?
From: Ted Magnuson
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The truth appears to be in short supply, especially when measured by the events of the past.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 18:35
  • Purchases: 1
Show 10: John Wesley Harding
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Released Dec. 1967
The JWH album traces Dylan's relationship with America and his spritual journey from outlaw to family man, from joker to thief.

Bought by KPIP-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WETS


  • Added: Aug 14, 2008
  • Length: 01:02:25
  • Purchases: 5
The Theme of Revival in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Literary Moments
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Novelist Alice Walker discusses the theme of revival in Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God."

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Crusts - Ed Reynolds - APL Project Manager
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Ed Reynolds - APL Project Manager

  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
Crusts - Peter Sharer- Orbital Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Peter Sharer - Orbital Engineer

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Crusts - Steven Dick - Historian
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Steven Dick - NASA Chief Historian

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:57
"Kill the Editor" by Kim Truong
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2007
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There is an editor within each of us, and sometimes that editor needs to be killed. This poet is a student at Maine East High School (Park Ridge,...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 02:26
This I Believe, Vermont
From: Vermont Public
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A series of five essays written by Vermonters for This I Believe, the national radio series exploring principles and values that guide our lives.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2007
  • Length: 18:55
What does "Looking Latino" mean?
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Next Generation student considers herself "Latina" but doesn't look the way she's "supposed to look."

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and KOOP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 2
Crusts - Francine Hasegawa - Police Officer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Career Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Francine Hasegawa - Police Officer - Detroit, Michigan, USA

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 25, 2006
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
Crusts - Rebecca Pearl - Pool Manager
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Career Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Rebecca Pearl - Pool Manager - Maryland, USA

  • Added: Jul 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:14
Crusts - Randy Barrett - Banjo Player
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Randy Barrett - Banjo Player - Randy Barrett and the Barrettones

  • Added: Jul 10, 2006
  • Length: 02:34
Crusts - Luke Becker - Quality Assurance Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Luke Becker - Lead Quality Assurance Engineer (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
Crusts - John Troll - Optical Alignment Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: John Troll - Optical Alignment Engineer (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

  • Added: Jun 16, 2006
  • Length: 02:22
Crusts - Ray Ohl - Optical Physicist
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Ray Ohl - Optical Physicist, NASA

  • Added: Jun 04, 2006
  • Length: 07:23
Crusts - Stuart Hill - Satellite Mechanical Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Stuart Hill - Satellite Mechanical Engineer - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (STE...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:58
Crusts - Sue Schafer - National Park Ranger
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Sue Schafer - Park Ranger (Shenandoah National Park)

  • Added: Jun 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:23
Crusts - Jim Adams - NASA (STEREO) Deputy Project Manager
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Jim Adams - NASA Project Manager (STEREO)

  • Added: May 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:43
Private Thompson
From: Talking History
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Laura Leedy Gansler joins Talking History's Linna Place in conversation about Sara Emma Edmundson, who disguised herself as a man, and joined the U...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 29:02
Spring Forward: Daylight Savings
From: Talking History
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Have you ever wondered why we have Daylight Savings? Michael Downing joins Bryan Le Beau to answer this and other questions.

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Teen About Autism
From: Teen Attitudes
Series: Teen Attitudes: Voices of Our Youth
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One teens' experience with his autistic sister. One-minute FREE spot.

Bought by WGXC and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: :58
  • Purchases: 2