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Computer Talk Radio (Back to School Computing)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for any week in 2011, as a special for "Back to School Computing". Benny Rockwell, who usually does a single ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
The Cavalier and Their Ponies: An Historical Allegory on Public Radio Managment
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The Ponies would act fast when funding was cut. , Credit: Susan Cook
Long ago, The Cavalier, horsemen who helped Charles I fight off The Roundheads, created "Dos and Don'ts" for choosing the Ponies to stand by them ...

  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:36
Royal Real Estate
From: Steve Webb
Series: Real Estate Today
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
Pinetop Perkins - Remembrance
From: WXPN
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Remembrance of the late great blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, a special report

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1
Coloring Outside the Lines
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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Legal art is commercial. There is no true "public" art. The most free art is illegal. A proposition in sound.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 03, 2011
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 1
Making Peace With Nature After Environmental Disasters: Peace Talks Radio (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Reflecting on the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, three people, who have placed their relationship with nature at the center of their lives, offer their thoug...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KGNU Community Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
11 (more) from John Lennon: An Appreciation (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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A second hour to celebrate the music of John Lennon. Writers, Reporters, Musicians and Beatle fans share their impressions of 11 more standout John...

Bought by KPIK-LP, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 15
11 from John Lennon: An Appreciation [Hour 1] (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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Writers, Reporters, Musicians and Beatle fans share their impressions of some standout John Lennon songs, recorded with The Beatles, between 1963 ...

Bought by KLCC, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu National Press Club Luncheon
From: National Press Club
Series: The National Press Club Luncheon Series
Caption: New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed The National Press Club on Thursday, August 19th at a Luncheon featuring Gulf Coast shrimp, Credit: Terry Hill
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon on Thursday August 19th in Washington, D.C. Noting the 5 year anniversary...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Chile's 9-11 (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Chilean wind ensemble "Grupo Raiz" in the early 1980s. , Credit: www.hollynear.com
In 1973 a military junta toppled Chilean president Salvador Allende. We tell the story of a group of Chilean exiles who transform their experience ...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Beatles Finale: Let It Be (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: The Beatles: Let It Be, Credit: Apple Records
Music writers, musicians and fans offer a track-by-track assessment of the 12th and last official Beatles album, LET IT BE, released in May of 1970.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WORT, Prairie Public, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, MPR News Stations and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 18
Practically Speaking: What's in a Name
From: Ayana Contreras
Series: Practically Speaking
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Are African-American parents that choose unique or African-sounding names putting their children at a disadvantage? Is society unduly prejudiced ag...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 10:22
  • Purchases: 1
Tribute to Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt
From: National Press Club
Series: From the National Press Club
Caption: Marc Wojno (standing) with (L to R); Dan Rather, Marvin Kalb, Bob Schieffer and Daniel Schorr., Credit: Michael Foley
Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Dan Schorr, and Moderator Marvin Kalb reflect on their personal and professional friendships with Walter Cronkite and Do...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2010
  • Length: 54:01
Radio and social media
From: Nathan Stitt
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Social media (and digital media as a whole) is changign the way media is delivered to the consumer. This piece examines the affect the digital revo...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 08:08
Can Anyone Do This?
From: Paul Messing
Series: For Kindred Spirits (and separate elements)
Caption: Brain chart
Animal communicator David Louis explains how, in theory, anyone can communicate with another being.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 2
Action Speaks! - What Now?: 1972 - Nixon visits People's Republic of China
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, Interlochen Public Radio, WRPI, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1932 -The Highlander Center opens its doors
From: Action Speaks Radio
Caption: Rosa Parks & Other Activists at Early Highlander
Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by WMMT, WRPI, WGBH Radio Boston, and WRIR


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 4
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1993: The creation of Hilary Clinton's Taskforce on Healthcare
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WRIR, KVNF, WRPI, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 6
Jazz Time Vol. 3 - The Best In Mainstream Jazz
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: Wes Montgomery
FREE PILOT VERSION One hour of main stream classic Jazz music with your host Howard Burchette.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WVAS


  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 57:22
  • Purchases: 2
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1961: JFK Calls for the Moon!
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KREV-LP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: May 26, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 3
Sexology -- Groks Science Show 2009-05-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Sharon Moalem discussed how sex works.

Bought by KPIP-LP and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2009
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 2
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1949: Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' First Produced
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KREV-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRNC-LP, WRVO Public Media, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 5
"What about Nicknames?"
From: Paul Messing
Series: Thoughts from an Animal Communicator
Caption: WiLSoN & Ball, Credit: Paul Messing
Animal communicator David Louis speaks extemporaneously about pets and their nicknames.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 3
Without Comment: The First 100 Days-Week Six"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "Without Comment:The First 100 Days"
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Without Comment is a 13 week series looking at the first 100 days of the Barack presidency.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 09:45
Camp Lovewave's 356th Show-Camp Lovewave "The Musical"
From: Terran Lovewave
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Joss Whedon waited six seasons until he did "Buffy-The Musical" and so did we. "Camp Lovewave-The Musical, Love and The Other Isn't What You Think...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 58:35

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