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Wynton Marsalis - Swinging into the 21st
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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Wynton Marsalis looks back on music from throughout his career, from the straight jazz to his more classical compositions.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Pearl Jam Twenty
From: Joyride Media
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The official radio companion to Pearl Jam Twenty - a new documentary by Cameron Crowe in theatres Sep 2011, on PBS American Masters Oct 21, 2011.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KPVL, CBC Inside the Music, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:10:00
  • Purchases: 8
Tony Bennett Duets II
From: Joyride Media
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Tony Bennett and his duet partners (Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, John Mayer and more) discuss the art of collaboration on timeless ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WRFA-LP, Troy Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:28:00
  • Purchases: 19
"The War You Don’t See" A film by John Pilger
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: U.S. soldier at Tahwilla, Iraq in 2008., Credit: U.S. Army
Was mainstream media in cahoots with government forces in the lead up to the Iraq War? In his film, “The War You Don’t See,” Australian journalis...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
From the National Press Club: Sheila Bair
From: National Press Club
Caption: Sheila Bair, Credit: NPC
The outgoing FDIC commissioner gives her final speech at the National Press Club. She discusses the financial crisis that occured during her time a...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 53:57
The Maltese Falcon - A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Meet Sam Spade, detective, lady-killer. Before it became a classic film, it was first an incredible moral tale of crime and deception. Find out why.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Prairie Public, KZYX, KMUN, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 9
Amnesty At 50
From: Neil Gardner
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Amnesty has recently attracted criticism, sometimes from those who have been its most committed activists.  John Tusa asks if it has lost its way a...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 36:34
Program I: Origins
From: David Dunaway
Series: Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing?
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Program I: Origins How did a Harvard-educated boy become a radical, hitchhiking, banjo-playing, political activist? Program I explores Seeger’s you...

Bought by Prairie Public, KUNM, KZYX, KGLP, WOWD and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 52:40
  • Purchases: 27
Single Male with Strong Roots Searching For Fertile Ground to Plant Seed and Grow Together
From: SQRadio
Caption: Pando, Credit: Sheri Quinn
The Pando Aspen is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen (populus tremuloides) also known as the trembling giant because of its elliptical...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2011
  • Length: 27:33
Roy Orbison 75 Modules
From: Joyride Media
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Ten 75-second modules to celebrate Roy Orbison's would-be 75th birthday in 2011 (birthday is 4/23/1936).

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Afghanistan's Other War
From: Vermont Public
Caption: An Afghanistan National Police trainee., Credit: Steve Zind
A half-hour documentary that examines the challenging counter-insurgency mission of the National Guard and how the Guard is training the Afghan Pol...

Bought by WLPR , WGBH Radio Boston, KSFR, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Kennedy and the Peace Corps: Idealism on the Ground
From: Lester Graham
Caption: Kennedy challenging university students to serve the Third World., Credit: University of Michigan
This compelling documentary explains how a John F. Kennedy challenge to college students ultimately became the Peace Corps. It explores Kennedy's...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Interlochen Public Radio, Michigan Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WYSO and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 53:25
  • Purchases: 14
The geologic impacts of global warming.
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A scientific conference in London, England studied the geologic impacts of climate change by reviewing the records of previous warming periods. It...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
From the National Press Club: Dr. Edward Miller, Dean and CEO Johns Hopkins Medicine
From: National Press Club
Caption: Dr. Edward Miller, Credit: NPC
Dr. Miller addresses a National Press Club luncheon about health reform and caring for low income and Medicaid patients.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 54:51
Talk of the Town
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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This is a story about finding forgiveness and acceptance in a small town.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, PRX Remix, The Story, KUOW, and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 11:29
  • Purchases: 5
From the National Press Club with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
From: National Press Club
Caption: Kathleen Sebelius, Credit: NPC
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks about health care reform at the National Press Club.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 54:02
Animal Cruelty in Agriculture
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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[HOST INTRO] The ethical treatment of farm animals is a growing concern for many Americans. And that puts states with relatively few animal cruelt...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
No Brother of Mine
From: Todd Melby
Caption: Most sex offenders like Michael are released back into society. What then?, Credit: Diane Richard
“No Brother of Mine” offers an unflinching look at U.S. sex offender policy that reaches beyond the headlines and into the lives of real people. Re...

Bought by PRX Remix, WNIJ, WGBH Radio Boston, WNYC, Louisville Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 17
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
Independent Minds: At War in the Pacific
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Independent Minds
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A new perspective on the often-overlooked story of the Marines who fought in the brutal Pacific Campaign of World War II.

Bought by WVTF, WLPR , KUHF, WVTF, Angelica Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2009
  • Length: 55:54
  • Purchases: 60
From the National Press Club: Deborah Hersman
From: Sarah Williams
Caption: Deborah Hersman
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board discusses controversies at her agency.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
The Torchbearers of the Tidewater Gospel sound
From: With Good Reason
Series: Folklife FieldNotes
Caption: The Paschall Brothers onstage, Credit: Virginia Folklife Program
The Paschall Brothers of Chesapeake sing four-part harmony in a style with a storied tradition.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
Coal and Climate – We Shall Remain
From: Eric Mack
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Just in time for the global climate summit in Copenhagen and the debate on a climate and energy bill in Washington, this half hour special from Hig...

Bought by WFHB, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGNU Community Radio, KGLT and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
NEA Jazz Master Frank Wess
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Frank Wess On His Early Life, Mother's Influence, Audience Interaction, Bassie's Leadership, and Playing with the Basie Family.

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


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
John Fogerty Rides Again
From: Andy Cahn
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One-hour radio special from Tres Hombres set to premiere September 2009 celebrates the release of John Fogerty’s new album BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES...

Bought by Prairie Public, WGZS, Prairie Public, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KGLT and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 7

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