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Caption: Singer/songwriter Susan Greenbaum. , Credit: Charles McGuigan
Live Art,sponsored by the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC), is the only program of its kind in the country. It’s the...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2015
  • Length: 25:54
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This audio-story provides a window into what the Halloween holiday can mean to different age groups.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 06:54
Caption: Students at Live Art., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Live Art, sponsored by the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC), is the only program of its kind in the country. It’s th...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 25:38
Caption: Soul Sound, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Live Art is the only program of its kind in the country, if not the world. It’s the brainchild of Erin Thomas Foley and what it manages to do is as...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 25:59
Caption: Mark Burton & Richard Starzak, San Francisco, CA 8/5/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak talk the comedic possibilities of sheep, the power of puns, and how to be funny without saying a word.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2015
  • Length: 19:17
Caption: Journey Under the Sea was the second book in the series.
We dig into the history of the beloved Choose Your Own Adventure series and the interactive stories kids are reading today.

Bought by WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 16:16
  • Purchases: 3
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins a pair of science-loving tweens on another treacherous adventure in Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampa...

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Luke Skywalker action figure, Credit: Eric Molinsky
What makes a great origin story -- for superheroes or regular people going on a job interview?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 15:21
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Amir Bar-Lev, San Francisco, CA 12/1/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Amir Bar-Lev talks projection, respecting the audience, and changing the world.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 21:04
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a mysterious summer camp for troubled kids with Bad Magic by Pseudonymous Bosch.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin hits the high seas with Oliver and the Seawigs by author Philip Reeve and illustrator Sarah McIntyre.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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: Bonnie Arnold, Jay Baruchel, Dean Deblois & America Ferrara, San Francisco, CA, 6/2/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jay Baruchel, America Ferrara, Dean Deblois, and Bonnie Arnold talk falling objects, unlikely damsels in distress, and why it’s a three-year wait b...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2014
  • Length: 11:26
Caption: Alex Scwartz & Denise Cascino Contemplate The Canteloupe, Credit: Andrea Chase
Producers Alex Schwartz and Denise Cascino talk serendipity, fulfilling expectations, and the physics of Mr. Peabody’s flippity-gibbet.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2014
  • Length: 13:36
Caption: Tiffany Ward & Rob Minkoff, San Francisco, CA 2/21/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Rob MInkoff and Tiffany Ward talk waking up in a cold sweat, restoring Mona Lisa’s eyebrows, and why the cantaloupe really is the lowest of the fru...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:50
Caption: Steve Lavigne in his shop, Shellback Artworks. Wells, Maine., Credit: Emma Morgenstern
In 1985, Steve Lavigne quit his job to help a friend draw an indie comic book. He never imagined that those comics, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:38
Caption: Marcus the Magician teaches a classic trick to one of his students, Credit: Tobin Low
This story is about Paul Marcus Earle, who for many years had a day job in Pathology, but on nights and weekends became Marcus the Magician.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jim Mickle, San Francisco, CA 9/30/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jim Mickle talks extreme reactions, the difference between a remake and a re-imagining, and why he wanted to make the prettiest cannibal movie ever.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2013
  • Length: 15:44
Caption: Brie Larson & Destin Cretton, San Francisco, CA 7/31/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Destin Cretton and Brie Larson talk the importance of humor, the power of super-soakers, and the joy of just being.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 14:29
Caption: Photo of Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) reading as Hugh Brannum (Mr. Green Jeans) comes with a surprise cake to announce the fifth anniversary of the television program Captain Kangaroo., Credit: CBS Television
A box of sound effects from the Captain Kangaroo show opens the door to a bygone era of live television production. Interviews with key players on ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Adrian Kulp is a daddy blogger. After leaving a successful career as a TV executive to become a stay-at-home dad to his two toddlers, Kulp parlayed...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:16
Caption: Scott McGehee, Onata Aprile, David Siegel, San Francisco CA 4/25/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Scott McGehee, David Siegel, and Onata Aprile talk framing shots, casting children, and climbing Alexander Skarsgard like a tree.

  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 10:32
Caption: Margaret Wise Brown
The story of Margaret Wise Brown's work, life, and tragic early death.

Bought by WABE and Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser)


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
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Dallas Crow's work has appeared in Tar River Poetry and Poet Lore. His book, "Small, Imperfect Paradise," is due out from Parallel Press this year....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
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In the age before television and the internet, traveling carnivals brought a glimpse of the exotic and the bizarre to the modest everyday lives of ...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 03:21