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Our own voices with our own tongues
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: Paul Robeson in Othello, Act I Scene 4, Credit: Folger FSL Collection
Shakespeare in Black and White

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 30:55
Freedom, Hey-Day! Hey-Day, Freedom!
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: Ira Aldridge
African Americans and Shakespeare

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 32:22
Merry Montoos
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Montoo at the oven, Credit: Sandip Roy
It’s hardly Santaland but as Christmas approaches Montoo’s bakery, in a dingy lane in central Kolkata, is one of the city's hottest addresses.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Restoring a Lost Masterwork
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Satyajit Ray
It might take a village to raise a child. But it took three continents to raise one little village in Bengal from its ashes.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ask a loaded question
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
Carrots help you see in the dark
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Mar 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Call Your Mother!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy tries to call his mother, but it proves to be more challenging than one would expect.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:30
Chitresh Das remembered
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Chitresh Das
The restless boy is finally still. Khatak master Pandit Chitresh Das passed away on Jan. 4, 2015 in Northern California.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Diwali Crackers
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy tries to hear through the noise and get to the heart of Diwali.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Native Sounds: Louie Gonnie
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Louie Gonnie
Shirley Sneve speaks with Navajo singer Louie Gonnie.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 6
Fight Songs
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football Fight Song

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 12:01
  • Purchases: 2
Producer Profile: Valerie Red-Horse
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Valerie Red-Horse
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker, entrepreneur and investment banker Valerie Red-Horse, about her film Choctaw Code Talkers.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2010
  • Length: 15:18
Producer Profile: Sterlin Harjo
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Sterlin Harjo
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Sterlin Harjo about his feature film Barking Water.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2010
  • Length: 10:33
Producer Profile: Sean Hutchinson
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: For the Generations: Native Story and Performance
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with producer Sean Hutchinson about his work on the new documentary For the Generations: Native Story and Performance.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 12:58
Producer Profile: Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Mary Hager
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi about their work on the film For the Generations: Native Story and Perform...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 15:22
Producer Profile: Luke Griswold-Tergis and Cory Mann
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Luke Griswold-Tergis and Cory Mann
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Luke Griswold-Tergis and Cory Mann about their film Smokin' Fish.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 10:08
Native Sounds: Joy Harjo
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Joy Harjo
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with award winning musician, poet, author, and playwright Joy Harjo.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, WGDR, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 4
Native Sounds: Casper Lomayesva
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Casper Lomayesva
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Hopi/Diné reggae musician Casper Lomayesva.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 4
Producer Profile: Milt Lee
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Milt Lee
Reporter Nancy Kelsey speaks with multimedia producer Milt Lee about his most recent film, Video Letters from Prison.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 26:47
Producer Profile: Julianna Brannum
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Julianna Brannum
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Comanche filmmaker Julianna Brannum about her latest film, LaDonna Harris: Indian 101.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 12:41
A Musician's Life: Steve Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Steve Earle had a lot in common with his songwriting hero the late Townes Van Zandt. Both spent time in Houston, both played guitar and both had h...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Part 1 - the 18th Century
From: Richard Paul
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Classical music in the years before and just after the Revolution

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 15:02
  • Purchases: 1
Part 2 - the 19th Century
From: Richard Paul
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Classical music in American in the 19th Century

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 15:01
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Reich's Different Trains meets the Borromeo String Quartet -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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The Borromeo String Quartet tackles renowned composer Steve Reich's notoriously difficult "Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape" with stirr...

Bought by WBHM, WDAV Classical Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 14:00
  • Purchases: 3
"A Mathematical Valentine"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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Definitely timely and a breath of fresh air for the upcoming Valentines Day. - Joel Brussell, PRX

Bought by PRX Remix, Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, KRUA, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 10