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A Musician's Life: Jayhawks co-founders Mark Olson & Gary Louris
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Mark Olson & Gary Louris. The two men co-founded the Jayhawks in 1985. A decad...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Life and Times of Bud Shank
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Flutist and saxophonist Bud Shank helped create the West Coast Jazz sound and fuse jazz with Brazilian music. He passed away Feb. 2, 2009.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, and KCUR


  • Added: Apr 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Something Beautiful
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Rich keeps doing graffiti, even though at age 34, he knows the consequences.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 1
The Devil's Violin
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of the birth of a violin.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 1
Dyana, Goddess Of The Moose Hunt
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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It all started out as a simple moose hunt...but a lot can go wrong.

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 08:53
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Matthew Sweet
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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In the early 1990's critics hailed Matthew Sweet a leader in the world of power pop. His 1991 album "Girlfriend" melded raw guitar sounds with cat...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Traveling Light
From: With Good Reason
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If you take a bus ride this holiday season, it's probably just to get where you need to go. But when Kath Weston travels on buses, it's usually pa...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
Recordar es Volver (Remembering is Returning)
From: Megan Martin
Series: Llegando de los Pueblos (Arriving from the Villages)
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A portrait of a farmer, his wife--the tortilla maker, and their life in Teposcolula, Oaxaca.

Bought by KDNA Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:24
  • Purchases: 1
A Young Birder's Field Guide
From: Gretta Cohn
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Luke Seitz is a 14-year-old birder with a lot on his mind- life lists, nemesis birds, and how to balance his secret passion with the confusing worl...

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Ben Taylor
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Ben Taylor resisted becoming a musician for a lot of reasons, beginning with the pressure of his lineage. Taylor is the son of James Taylor and Ca...

Bought by WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
Sparrow Quartet
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn talk about their music

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 1
Guerrilla Gardening in London
From: Kyle Boelte
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Under the cover of darkness, illicit gardeners work to beatify London.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Vocalo.org, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 04, 2008
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Martin Sexton
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Musician Martin Sexton is a pretty happy guy. After years of struggling, he seems to have it all.

Bought by WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Chip Taylor
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Chip Taylor has been a professional golfer, gambler and hit-making songwriter. He says some of his obsessions have served him well.

Bought by WGDR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: John Doe
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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John Doe is best known for his contributions to X, one of America's seminal punk rock bands. Nearly three decades after X's inception, John Doe is...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
A Musician's Life: Colin Hay
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay admits he hasn't had the most successful solo career. He's grateful the big bucks he earned with his old ban...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WMNF


  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Kaki King
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Kaki King amazes audiences with her wicked guitar. But don't call her a virtuoso!

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KMXT, and WMNF


  • Added: Apr 25, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Musician's Life: Francis Dunnery
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Meet Francis Dunnery. The British singer-songwriter also considers himself a comedian, preacher and psychologist.

Bought by KMXT, KXOT Public Radio, and WMNF


  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Uranium Bust Town May Boom Again
From: Addie Goss
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Some say rising uranium prices could revive a Wyoming ghosttown. But remaining residents don't buy it.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:28
The Great Alaska Earthquake: A Survivor's Tale
From: Rebecca Sheir
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On March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake ever to strike North America sparked tsunamis that destroyed a village. Paul Timothy Selanoff lived to te...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Mar 24, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
SXSW '08 Coverage - Girl in a Coma
From: KUT
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Profile of 2008 SXSW Artist: Girl in a Coma

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:18
From the Philippines to Upstate New York
From: WNYC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Filipino Musician Makes Border Crossing Music

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Water Walker
From: Seattle Globalist
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A day in the life of an Ethiopian woman who walks hours each day fetching water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 3
Steph Taylor
From: Charles Richards
Series: Turn On The Lights
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Interview with Steph Taylor, songwriter from various places on the East Coast.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 19:46
An Immigrant's Story in Four Generations
From: Melissa Townsend
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The great grandson of a Norwegian homesteader tells his family's story in five scenes.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1

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