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if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
Black Grace - New Zealand Dance
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
Caption: New Zealand contemporary dance troupe Black Grace. (Artistic Direction: Neil Ieremia; , Credit: Photography: Duncan Cole
If you’ve ever seen New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, you know something about the Haka. It’s the traditional Maori warrior dance they use as a ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
Woodburn, The Most Diverse Town In Oregon
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Luis & Luisa Quintero of Luis' Tacqueria in Woodburn, OR, Credit: Photo by Richard Jensen
Throughout the West, historic discriminatory laws have excluded people of color from settling and owning property. Because of that, many Western st...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 2
Turning Teens Into Budget Experts
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: Students compare their budgets on iPads, Credit: jaorswwa.org
A look into a new state-of-the-art financial literacy program for teens.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:42
Horse Companions
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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When horses need social time they turn to everything from farm animals to spider monkeys.

Bought by KGUA and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 2
Regional de NY: Choro Music from Brazil
From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide
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Choro is a music of the people that can be found in Brazil’s bars and at barbecues. Band members of Regional de NY, a choro band from Brazil, the...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:05
Crossing Over
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Crossing the Rio Bravo.
At just sixteen Victor left his home in Guadalajara and crossed the river into Texas only to be picked up by immigration agents and returned to Mex...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:06
Moving Closer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Whitley Newman, also known as Nabintu, isn’t who you’d expect to be teaching a Rwandan dance class. She’s a small, blonde woman from the Midwest.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 2
For the Love of Chocolate!
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
Caption: Chocolate!, Credit: Sierra Ponthier
You may be surprised to find out that there is much more to chocolate than what Willy Wonka reveals! Sierra Ponthier takes you on a journey to fin...

Bought by Prairie Public, WTJU, and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 3
Storm Over the Mountain
From: Eileen McAdam
Caption: Storm King Mountain , Credit: Scenic Hudson Collection: Records Relating to the Storm King Case, 1963 - 1981, Marist College Archives & Special Collections, USA
Almost 50 years ago, a group of concerned citizens battled energy giant Consolidated Edison and launched the environmental movement.

Bought by KRZA and KUT


  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 16:41
  • Purchases: 2
Bon Appetit, Eh?
From: Marion Kane
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This is the second part of my Bon Appetit series celebrating the life and legacy of my friend and mentor Julia Child whose 100th birthday would hav...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 20:43
The film: Shift Change
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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jim justice talks about a new film, Shift Change: Putting Democracy to Work, with film producer Melissa Young of Moving Images associate producer ...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 26:56
NEA Jazz Moments with Eddie Palmieri
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, EDDIE PALMIERI. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 12
NEA Jazz Moments with Lou Donaldson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring alto saxophonist and 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Lou Donaldson. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Siriu...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
Sonic ID: Steel Drums
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producers at Gorzycki Middle School discover the steel drums.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 02:55
Beyond the Beats
From: Emile Greer
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A look into the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) culture through an EDM producer.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
From The Roots Came The Rapper (A Tribute to Joe Tex)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
Caption: Joe Tex "The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" 1966 45 rpm picture sleeve, Credit: Atlantic Records
Joseph Arrington, Jr. better known as "JOE TEX", was one of the greatest soul singers in history. His style was different from a James Brown, a Wil...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPIP-LP, Prairie Public, KPIP-LP, and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 54:54
  • Purchases: 5
A Day in the Life of a Greasy Spoon
From: Radio K
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Anyone who has ever spent time in a greasy spoon diner knows that feeling. It's a mixture of good food, conversation, and that certain... something...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:15
Sounds Familiar #7: Footsteps
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
Caption: Inside the studio at Footsteps
Foley artists are the unsung performers behind the Hollywood blockbusters. They design and perform the sounds you hear in the movies, from fistfigh...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 11:38
  • Purchases: 1
Las Hermanitas Garza
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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The story of one family and many generations of women in Conjunto music. Produced by Stories Summer Institute youth reporters Arlette Flores, Jenni...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KALW, PRX Remix, and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 4
Computer Talk Radio (July 21st-28th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting July 21st, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the guy with the glasses and toll free number,...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
Beat Pedaler
From: vanessa lowe
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Beat Pedaler is an in-depth exploration of rapper, inventor and educator Paul Freedman’s passion for bike culture.

Bought by KDNK, KUNM, KVSC, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 24
2011 NYC Pride Parade March
From: Cassidy Lerman
Caption: 2011 NYC Pride Parade, Credit: Cassidy Lerman
While walking with the Israeli delegation in the 2011 NYC Pride Parade I captured reactions from the crowd and others in the march about why they a...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 08:32
Aina - A Hawaiian Youth's Love for the Land
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Nainoa Kaiama, Credit: Richard Jensen
A teen combines new farming techniques with traditional foodways at one of Hawaii's remaining agricultural high schools to help his family's farm.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 1
Between A Rock and a Hard Place - David Dinnell
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark - True Stories
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A true story told live in London. David goes scuba diving off the coast of Sicily, and gets into troubled waters - involving an airport runway, uns...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 11:05
  • Purchases: 1

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