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As the old year ends and a new year begins, the passage of time is on our minds. We check the time on cell phones, computer monitors, watches and w...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
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The Francis Little House in Deephaven, Minnesota, was designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The building and design took some time--l...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Peter Richardson lecturing about the legacy of the Grateful Dead., Credit: Jeremy Dalmas
Peter Richardson, a lecturer at San Francisco State, was teaching a course on the Grateful Dead at a school for adults over 50. A cultural history ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Baltimore's Lee-Jackson Monument, Credit: Stefanie Mavronis
Baltimore City is home to four Civil War monuments. Three are Confederate. We look at the history of how they got there and explore how people inte...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 11:32
Caption: Oscar Isaac, San Francisco, CA 12/5/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Oscar Isaac talks punctuated silence, suits of armor, and preparing for Star Wars, Episode VII.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 13:19
Caption: John Steinbeck's childhood home., Credit: Max Pringle
John Steinbeck, the author of such classics as “the Grapes of Wrath” and “Of Mice and Men” was born to a middle class family in a beautiful, turret...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:27
Caption: Yosemite National Park ranger Shelton Johnson in uniform as a "Buffalo Soldier."
Shelton Johnson is a ranger at Yosemite National Park. He’s part Cherokee, part African American, and part Seminole. And he’s used his background ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Judi Leff at her parents' grave in Colma , Credit: Melanie Young
When someone we love dies, how can a headstone express who they were? The answer begins with diamonds.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 07:32
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Some of all Parts, is a San Francisco rap group made up of old high school buddies Carlos Teasdale, Daniel Velarde, and Joe Truss. Truss is Assista...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Monte Rio Volunteer Fire Chief Steve Baxman ready for action, Credit: Rhian Miller
In Monte Rio, a rural community on the Russian River a few miles south of Guerneville, volunteer Fire Chief Steve Baxman is on-call 24 hours a day....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Candlestick fan Fernando Aguilar
As San Francisco bids farewell to Candlestick Park, we’re talking to people about their memories of this iconic San Francisco landmark. Today we he...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 02:24
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In August 2014, we lost a man who inspired laughter in the Bay Area and all around the world – Robin Williams. Robin Williams was a local, and actu...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
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We all have people in our lives who exist on the periphery of our everyday routines--people like the bus driver who takes us to work, or the cashie...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Rosie the Riveter smiles out from the side of a trashcan decorated by Daud Abdullah in front of Richmond’s City Hall., Credit: Sukey Lewis
Mosaic artist Daud Abdullah up-cycles pieces of trashed pottery, tile, mirror, and glass to make public art on garbage cans in Oakland and Richmond.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jesse Moss, San Francisco, CA 10/26/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jesse Moss talks recapturing cinematic freedom, finding common ground, and surrendering to the moment.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 16:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Damien Chazelle, San Francisco, CA 10/8/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Damien Chazelle talks primal myths, subjective reality, and making Miles Teller bleed.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 16:41
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kevin Gordon, San Francisco, CA 6/6/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Kevin Gordon talks risk, impatience, and why form must follow function.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 12:49
Caption:  Nadav Schirman, Gonen Ben Yitzak, and Mossab Hassan Yousef, San Francisco, CA 7/25/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nadav Schirman, Mossab Hassan Yousef, and Gonen Ben Yitzak talk hope, perspective, and first meetings.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2014
  • Length: 24:34
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Tom Dolby talks the anxiety of class guilt, the elegance of sound, and the importance of sunscreen.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2014
  • Length: 16:09
Caption: Ira Sachs, San Francisco, CA 8/11/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ira Sachs talks romance, self-discovery, and floating anxiety.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 22:06
Caption: Richard Linklater, San Francisco, CA 7/17/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Richard Linklater talks risks, rewards, and the world of ideas.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:44
Caption: Tia Lessin & Carl Deal, Credit: Andrea Chase
Carl Deal and Tia Lessin talk loopholes, dark money, and unexpected ironies.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2014
  • Length: 25:20
Caption: Rob Reiner, San Francisco, CA 6/20/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Rob Reiner talks redefining conservative, continuing education, and looking someone in the eye.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 11:41
Caption: Paul Haggis, San Francisco, CA 6/11/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Paul Haggis talks fiction as truth, discovering world cinema, and embracing imperfection.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 14:21
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David Michod talks cars in the desert, economic collapses, and how a haircut can speak volumes.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2014
  • Length: 07:53