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Caption: Bobby's Cover-Up
Bobby speaks with Jeremy Swan, an amazing and talented tattooer, and curator of Broken Art Tattoo in Los Angeles. This episode of the podcast was c...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2013
  • Length: 58:03
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A dreamlike trip inside the workshop of the French sculptor and musician Robert Hébrard.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:09
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Mose Allison. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about M...

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


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 16
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Susan Wasson was trapped in 9 to 5 jobs for decades. But after retiring, she transformed herself through a new career: making dolls out of trash.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 7
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Every thing deserves a second chance

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:29
Caption: Taxidermist Janet Messineo in her basement workshop, Credit: Emily Hsiao
Janet Messineo is a taxidermist on Martha's Vineyard. But you won't find any deer heads or bears in her workshop--just lots and lots of fish.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
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A look into the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) culture through an EDM producer.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
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Take a walk with us through the Sensory Path at the Indianapolis Art Center.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 1
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You might not know what foley is, but you know what it sounds like.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Giancarlo Calicchia's "Genesis," a 28-foot long, 2,000+ pound wooden sculpture., Credit: Dan Moulthrop
Cleveland’s Renaissance man hopes to rejuvenate the Rust Belt with art.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 12:52
  • Purchases: 1
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The art of songwriting was the focus of the Local Blend Coffee Shop's second annual Weekend of Songs songwriter festival. The three day festival o...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:50
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He's not just the Santa Claus-looking guy who walks his dog every day on my street--he's Larry Bauer: carpenter, man-of-letters.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Buck Dietz poses at an afternoon life drawing session at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable, MA. , Credit: Andrew Norton
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...

Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 7
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Steampunk among the steam trains: lifestyle/fashion event celebrates a past vision of the future. Amy Clark brings us a conversation with Richard R...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 2
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Snappy, Stretcho, and Criss-Cross are like brothers. Together they are The Suspenders Juggling Troupe from Falmouth, Massachusetts. The Suspenders ...

Bought by KUER and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 2
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Welcome to the Jazz Age. This lyrical portrait of The Great Gatsby features readings by actor Sam Waterston and commentary by Robert Redford, among...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:13
  • Purchases: 7
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In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack explores the local economics of the arts. With the Downtown St. Cloud Art Cra...

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jason Moran , Credit: Frank Stewart
Prolific pianist and composer Jason Moran fuses stride piano, avant-garde jazz and sampled sounds. Hear the 2010 MacArthur Fellow "a Texas computer...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Sam Rivers, Credit: Frank Stewart
Sam Rivers has sounded his horn across six decades of jazz with Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, and Dizzy Gillespie. Producer David Goren brings us an i...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 6
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In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack heads downstairs to the Paramount Theater studios to talk with Heidi Stedman f...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:46
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Have you ever wondered where the money raised by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment goes and how the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund is specifically af...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 29:15
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Set to the entire score of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Ballet, Vanessa White's The Slutcracker is a wholesome kind of raunchy...

Bought by WFHB, KUT, and KUT


  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 21:14
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Ben Steinbauer
Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer's breakout documentary Winnebago Man has met with critical acclaim. He sat down with producer Rebecca McInroy to talk abou...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:12
Caption: Truck Grille, Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Shipping is a big business in Pakistan. With new paved highways offering a fast track to Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, trucking is an importa...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Harvey Pekar, Credit: michaelz1 via FLICKR
Give your listeners a look at life's unpredictable pageant through the eyes of the engagingly grumpy comic book author Harvey Pekar.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 36:07
  • Purchases: 1