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As we recognize Bud Powell as one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, we must also acknowledge how much of his greatness and...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 2
Homo sapien, human being. Homo mustus, human doing. How much of my life is defined by my doing rather than my being?
- Added: May 31, 2011
- Length: 05:31
I know my mother and my children, literally, from the inside out.
- Added: May 31, 2011
- Length: 05:20
On May Day, the first day of summer in the Celtic calendar, I celebrate the music of Turlough O'Carolan, the last great Irish composer and harpist.
- Added: May 31, 2011
- Length: 06:02
What catalyzes change in my life? Although fear and pain top the list, only inspiration is a sustainable fuel.
- Added: Apr 19, 2011
- Length: 05:36
When I first walked into the nursing home, I saw the residents as "living cadavers." Later I came to love them and celebrate their lives.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 17, 2011
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 1
Walking on a beach on Australia's east coast, I witnessed my birthday, and the birth of a new year.
- Added: Mar 17, 2011
- Length: 05:11
- Added: Dec 30, 2010
- Length: 01:14
- Added: Dec 12, 2010
- Length: 01:15
Police are looking for a 6 foot 2, 250 pound robber
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 11, 2010
- Length: 01:05
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Dec 09, 2010
- Length: :42
- Purchases: 1
Nothing lasts like a temporary repair
Bought by KUT
- Added: Dec 08, 2010
- Length: 01:54
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Dec 07, 2010
- Length: :43
- Purchases: 1
An ancient obese female doll may represent a mother goddess worshipped by Stone Age people
- Added: Dec 05, 2010
- Length: :54
Is there time for life after email?
- Added: Dec 02, 2010
- Length: 01:48
Their employees have different retirement programs
Bought by KMXT, WRVO Public Media, and KUT
- Added: Nov 28, 2010
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 3
In the US your chances of being shot are relatively high.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
You can learn things that will make you uncomfortable
- Added: Nov 25, 2010
- Length: 02:53
If I viewed my life as an experiment, a Petri dish of experience, what would I devote myself to?
- Added: Nov 23, 2010
- Length: 05:24
Imagine giving thanks for every aspect of Creation - how long would that take?
- Added: Nov 23, 2010
- Length: 05:52
- Added: Nov 22, 2010
- Length: 01:57
- Added: Nov 21, 2010
- Length: 01:41
- Purchases: 1
In a used bookstore, I recognize that I view beloved books as family, as paper-bound kin
- Added: Oct 29, 2010
- Length: 05:31
The mind is a vicious master, searching for absolute certainty, which in truth is an illusion.
- Added: Oct 29, 2010
- Length: 05:15
Like the ancient Celts, Halloween is a time for me to experiment with new forms and ways of being.
Bought by KUT
- Added: Oct 29, 2010
- Length: 05:12
- Purchases: 1