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Caption: Mysterious detail from the funk-cloning electron microgramatoscope, Credit: Dr. Schulmanstein
If James Brown was the Godfather of Soul, George Clinton remains the undisputed Crown Prince of Funk. Parliament-Funkadelic. Flashlight. The Mothe...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
Caption: Funch and Cheri
Producer Cheri Trusler's grandparents had a lot of cows to sell right around the time cattle prices in Montana were at their highest. That windfall...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:45
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Yonder Mountain String Band has always played music by its own set of rules. Bending bluegrass, rock and countless other influences, Yonder has pi...

Bought by KALH, KMSU, WRNC-LP, KSRQ, WUMB and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
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Andy Holliden's interest in Frank Zappa first manifested itself while he was in high school. Beyond listening to the music and poring over linear n...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 17:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Nick Flynn, author of Another Bullshit Job in Suck City, reads a poem about the late guitarist and songwriter Lou Reed.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Opening Second Line, Credit: Wikipedia Creative Commons
Joshua Sirotiak seeks out the history of Second Line Jazz culture in New Orleans. Along the way, he finds a few answers to questions about his own ...

Bought by WFHB and KALW


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Great Cissy Houston
Gospel Artist Great, Cissy Houston talks about her career, her children which included her daughter, the late great recording Artist Whitney Housto...

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:36
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer/songwriter and DIY...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 12:09
Caption: The 500 Club on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Credit: Ryan Khatam
Phyllis Dunham tells of her first experiences coming to New Orleans with her father...and his friends...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 05:41
Caption: Child with tambor
Ben Weisz discovers the vibrant street tradition of Candombe drumming, and explores its origins among Montevideo's Afro-Uruguayan community.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 08:28
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On December 24th BARNEY MARTIN became our 38th island castaway. Barney is someone who leads a life in duality with one foot in the white collar wor...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:26:23
Caption: "Forward/Return" by The Album Leaf
Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf talks about the band's EP "Forward/Return."

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:17
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An experimental narrative music piece for Radiolab/Longshot Radio's project exploring creativity, failure and revision.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:32
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Have you noticed? No matter what else is going on in the world...the cable news channels and the network evening news broadcasts always have time f...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
  • Length: 56:05
Caption: My Transistor Radio, Credit: Web file photo
My Transistor Radio is a retrospective spotlighting “Dance and Romance” teen music from 1950s and 60s A-M Radio. MTR is attempting to examine why ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
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As the Phish reunion tour wraps up, a Phish-head fan reflects on following the band before the internet. (3:30 version)

  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:33
Caption: Phish playing Hampton Coliseum in VA, Credit: http://yamar2001.wordpress.com
As Phish reunion tour wraps up, a Phish-head fan reflects on following the band before the internet.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Spencer Moore, Credit: Jon Lohman
A masterful songster recorded by two folklorists, fifty years apart.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTIP, and WAMU


  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 5