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Views and Brews: The Elegance of Physics
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Steven Weinberg, Credit: Matt Valentine
Professor Steven Weinberg is a Nobel laureate in physics and a theoretical physicist who is an outspoken thinker on topics ranging from nuclear wea...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:20:04
The Last Man on the Mountain (Podcast)
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Radio Diaries Podcast
Caption: James Weekley, Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein
In West Virginia, people say that in the old days, communities turned into ghost towns when the coal ran out. Now they turn into ghost towns when t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
Above the Waves
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Photo by Lisa Wilkerson
Above the Waves, the third publication from photographer Lisa Wilkerson and British poet and author Jeremy Reed, is a continuation of their sensual...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 26:24
Diary of A Bad Year: A War Correspondent's Dilemma
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: The Transom Radio Specials
Caption: Kelly McEvers, Credit: Glen Carey
NPR's Kelly McEvers' unprecedented and intimate portrait of the sacrifices reporters and their families make to tell untold stories -- and the some...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, KSUT, RadioFreePalmer, WYSO and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:19
  • Purchases: 81
Episode # 27 - Castaway: Keith Powell Beyland
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Our 27th castaway on October 8, 2012 was Keith Powell Beyland. Keith serves as the Artistic Director/Founder of Dramatic Repertory Company in Port...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 01:23:43
YMP Parents and Teens
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by Phil Lucero
In this special Audio Revolution! broadcast, Youth Media Project teamed up with the spectacular SWAT Team at ATC. SWAT stands for the Student Welln...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 1
Latitude News Podcast #3 - Black in China
From: Latitude News
Caption: Jo Bai and her fellow English teachers in Yuyao, China.
Jo is African American. Jo lives in Yuyao, China. Jo gets a lot of attention.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 13:14
  • Purchases: 1
Life By The Drop: Drought, Water and the Future of Texas
From: KUT
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Life By the Drop is a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers on how the state c...

Bought by WZEN.org, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KUHF


  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Todd Barkan - Part I
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"In San Francisco…I had a jazz group of my own... and I went to a beer bar on Vallejo Street. And I said I want to really get my band in here. I ca...

Bought by KALW, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 13:06
  • Purchases: 4
Remembering Hondros
From: War News Radio
Caption: Chris Hondros in Libya, Credit: John Moore (Getty Images)
News and features on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 07:57
JazzStories: Regina Carter
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"Well, growing up in Detroit I was exposed to a lot of different music, a lot of different cultures at a very young age without ever having to leav...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
Jane Bown - a portrait
From: Jack King
Caption: Samuel Beckett, Credit: Jane Bown
A glimpse into the world of highly acclaimed photographer Jane Bown. Jane discusses balancing her career with her family, her two identities, Jane ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
Jazz at Lincoln Center: James Moody
From: Murray Street Productions
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Tom Pich
In memory of saxophonist and flutist James Moody, Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio offers its edition featuring Moody's 75th birthday celebration with ...

Bought by KMUW, WJSU, WEKU, WVRU, WNCU and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Rosanne Cash: The List
From: Joyride Media
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Rosanne Cash re-interprets some of the classics of American music.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WYEP and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Piece of My Heart: The Story of Janis Joplin
From: KUT
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Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by KCNP, Prairie Public, WRGY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 20
Carrie Rodriguez: Live & Circumstance
From: Joyride Media
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Alejandro Escovedo hosts an hour of live music and conversation with singer and songwriter Carrie Rodriguez.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Handsworth Evolution
From: Robin Valk
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Calypso, Reggae, Rap, Soul, Asian Rap and Sound Systems in Birmingham, England, in the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 50:12
  • Purchases: 1
Natural Child Birth: "Is the Plan still the Plan?"
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Experience Natural Child Birth
Caption: The new baby, Avery Arena, Credit: Katy Sewall
It is good to have a birth plan. The one problem? The birth of a child can be unpredictable. Radio Producer Katy Sewall brings us the story of on...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 11:56
Natalie Goldberg - on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Natalie Goldberg, the writer, painter and writing teacher, speaks with ThoughtCast in Santa Fe, NM!

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and WFIU


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Jeff Buckley: Grace Around the World
From: Joyride Media
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A look into the life and music of singer and songwriter Jeff Buckley.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WXXI Rochester, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Roy Orbison: Black & White Night
From: Joyride Media
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Roy Orbison was cool in color, even better in black & white.

Bought by Prairie Public, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KPIK-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Live from Austin: Joe Ely
From: KUT
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Americana Music legend Joe Ely, recorded live on the soundstage of Austin City Limits

Bought by Prairie Public, KZYX, North State Public Radio, The Texan Radio Network, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
"Marion the Librarian"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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...in Marion's own words, set to the song "Marian the Librarian" from "The Music Man"

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 1
Forward to Yesterday: Grazing Their Way to the Future
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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Modern grazing helps preserve the land and the farmer

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 09:08
Getting Raised (Hour long program with 5 or 3 min. newshole)
From: KUOW
Series: Curated Youth Radio Programs from KUOW and Generation PRX
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Teens tell us what it's like to live with parents...or without them

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KSFR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 19