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Country Nation
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Country music has long been popular in the American South but is gaining popularity in the North, a place with more country roots than you may think.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 05:45
UnCommonCore Podcast Episode 21 | The New York Audio Show: Part I
From: Tom Howell
Series: The New York (High-End) Audio Show
Caption: Best Sounding Room: 707, Credit: T. Howell (Well Please Audio, Rethm Bhaava speakers, Linear Tube Audio, Aqua Audio, Anti Cables)
New York's (High-End) Audio Show : Part 1 | Season Premier | Featuring Electrocompaniet's new EC Living | Technics' legendary turntable returns wit...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2018
  • Length: 44:00
An Inside Look At "America's Most Hated Subculture"
From: Allie Wenner
Caption: Caden and Joe at an ICP show in Easton, Pa., Credit: Allie Wenner
Are fans of popular "horrorcore" band Insane Clown Posse as scary as they look? Allie Wenner talks to ICP fans (also known as "Juggalos") outside o...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2017
  • Length: 19:20
Icicles on the tiki bar -- winter on a Great Lakes island
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Ice fishing shanties sit on Lake Erie in 2011, Credit: Caroline Conrad
The town of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie’s South Bass Island is a popular vacation spot in the summer. But once winter hits, the island’s population dr...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WBFO and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 6
Episode 1533
From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio
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This week's program was recorded on the road, in Dayton, Ohio.

Bought by WSGE and WJSU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Leigh Kamman remembered
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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For six decades, radio announcer and jazz enthusiast Leigh Kamman guided listeners on a musical journey through the sounds he loved: Jazz. KFAI pro...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
Calliope's Runcles
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Everyone dreams of finding that holy grail of balance between work and family. One rock star couple is hot on the trail… as they adapt to life on t...

Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 3
Preparing for the SF International Hip Hop DanceFest
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Dance company, Mind Over Matter , Credit: Allan Frias
About 25 members of the dance company Mind Over Matter, mostly women, are finishing their warm up. Dressed in comfy street clothes, they stretch wh...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 03:29
Hip Hop in Virginia (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
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The history of hip hop usually centers on major cities, but a new archive is highlighting the rich history of hip hop in Virginia. Allison Quantz h...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Secret Awesome
From: Dylan Peers McCoy
Caption: A Surly Puppet
Secret Awesome defies categories. But if you press the founder, Zak Kirwin, he describes them as a D.I.Y. artists collective. They are definitely a...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:45
Opera in the Coalfields
From: With Good Reason
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One of America’s greatest composers was Aaron Copland, who wrote among other things, an opera called The Tender Land, which premiered at the New Yo...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 3
A Little Dinner Music
From: Radio K
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Of our five senses, sound and taste might not seem to have that much in common. But if you ever find yourself at a fast food joint that blasts the...

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
Soundtracking "The Descendants" With "Real" Hawaiian Music
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Gabby Pahinui (center), playing music in his backyard with Leland “Atta” Isaacs (left), and his sons – Phillip, Cyril and Martin Pahinui (from left to right). , Credit: Photo courtesy of the Pahinui Ohana.
The groundbreaking soundtrack of "The Descendants," marks the first time a Hollywood movie has ever been scored entirely with Hawaiian music. It fe...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 07:17
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

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


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Selling Texas Kitsch at SXSW
From: Michael Lee
Caption: Boots at Allen's Boots in South Austin, Credit: Nathan Bernier
Every year, thousands of people flock to Austin from all over the world for South by Southwest Music, which officially gets underway today. Many v...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Harmonic Healing
From: Diane Lee
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This is a sneak peek into the harmonica culture of senior citizens from Gulfport Senior Citizens' Harmonica Club.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Bassist Lyle Ritz: Father of Jazz Ukulele
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz "Father of Jazz Ukulele", Credit: Courtesy: Lyle Ritz
Ever since Lyle Ritz recorded the world's first jazz ukulele album in 1957, he earned the title, "Father of Jazz Ukulele." He was also a bass play...

Bought by PRX Remix, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 3