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Water is Life: Tradition and transition in the Navajo Nation
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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About 30% of residents of the Navajo Nation don't have access to running water, and even for those who do, much of the water is contaminated with u...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WDBM


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 21:55
  • Purchases: 2
How Streaming will Change the Film Industry
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime have changed the media landscape. Patrick Gunn looked at how streaming affects film making and whe...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
Why Do Taxonomists Write the Meanest Obituaries?
From: Bishop Sand
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Taxonomists are scientists (usually in museums) who classify life. They're field has open boundaries which creates tension for the Taxonomists and ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:08:52
Episode #1: "Who the F is that?"
From: Marcos Nájera
Series: ZETA PODCAST SERIES
Caption: Anita Acosta & daughter Stephanie at home in Northern California., Credit: Marcos Nájera
Host Marcos Nájera introduces us to the Zeta podcast series. Who is Oscar Zeta Acosta? If you know, you are way ahead of Nájera who admits the US p...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2018
  • Length: 13:29
Should activists run for Congress?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7th) and Baltimore activist Dominique Stevenson discuss activism, political involvement and why leaders...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: May 31, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Meet the 4th Grade Teacher Earning $70,000
From: KUER
Series: More To Say
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It’s hard to keep teachers in Utah's Monument Valley. It's beautiful there, sure, but you're hours away from a real grocery store or a movie theate...

  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 19:07
Music of Fantasia
From: Wind & Rhythm
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If you work at any of the Disney studios or theme parks, in any of their wide range of properties, you can say you work for the “Mouse.” In 1940 th...

Bought by WILL, KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Apr 30, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
Maiden Voyage: Herbie Hancock In The 1960s
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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In the 1960s Herbie Hancock seemed to be everywhere on the jazz scene, recording both as a leader for Blue Note and as a sideman with Miles Davis a...

Bought by WNMU-FM, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WMOT, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
NL 17-42: From Myth To Man: Thelonious Monk, Part 2, 10/9/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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We delve into the later years and music of the pianist's career with Monk biographer Robin D. G. Kelley.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
NL 17-41: From Man To Myth: Thelonious Monk, Part 1, 10/2/2017
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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A look at the pianist and composer's early life and career, including an interview with Monk biographer Robin D.G. Kelley.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
170914 The New Orleans to Los Angeles Music Connections of 1950s and 60s
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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After Fats Domino and Little Richard records completely changed the recording industry. New Orleans music was "gold" and the equivalent of the Cal...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:36:13
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Special! "Hughes' Blues: The Langston Hughes Songbook"
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program featuring performances of songs with lyrics by author Langston Hughes, including recordings by Nina Simone, June Christy, Jame...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KVNF, WCPN, WMOT, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
Savannah Music Festival LIVE - 901 - Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
From: Savannah Music Festival LIVE
Series: Savannah Music Festival LIVE - Season Nine
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Highlights from a 2016 lunchtime concert at the Charles H. Morris Center, the day after Hayes and Cahill performed at the Lucas Theatre for the Art...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 1
Hackademics 1
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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After years of unusual episodes dating back to her childhood, Anita went to the doctor and was told there was nothing medically wrong with her. "Sh...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2017
  • Length: 42:40
Ladies' Next Choice (vol. 2)
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The women of JazzGrass, volume 2.

Bought by Bandon Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 01:55:18
  • Purchases: 1
Motor Learning
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sport
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We improve our movements. This is called motor learning and it is a very subconscious activity. Hear about the subconscious subverting the consciou...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 15:54
Running With Springs
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sport
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Running hasn't always been popular and neither has its research. A small group of biomechanists rethought the way we use our bodies to run and it's...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 3
My Life as a Wild Turkey (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Thanksgiving Specials
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World-renowned naturalist Joe Hutto, subject of the Emmy winning BBC documentary "My Life As a Turkey", discusses how he became a wild turkey mothe...

Bought by WITF, WWNO, WGCU, Troy Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 61
James the Sixth Becomes James the First
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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How did the sixth James get first in line? It happened when his job description changed from Scottish king to monarch of all Britain...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:25:25
The Live Feed Presents: The Heavy Set
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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The band fronted by Winona native Jake Ilika and features 3 other familiar faces to the area, Jim Trouten (electric, lap steel guitar, vocals), Jam...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 30:39
Sport Fandom: Why we care about sports
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sport
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As sport fans, we subject ourselves to anxiety and depression nearly every week. Why do we do it? This episode explores the reasons why we care so ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 15:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Apollo Cobra at Midwest Music Fest
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we continue our coverage of Midwest Music Fest 2016. KQAL's Mohammed El-Roos visits with Minneapolis act, Apollo...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:04
The Live Feed Presents: Al Church at Midwest Music Fest
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed, KQAL’s Mohammad El-Rous talks with Minneapolis-based band, Al Church, as they discuss the highs and lows of a mus...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2016
  • Length: 31:44
SoundsLA - Operating a Crane at the Port 150 Feet High
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Frank Kostrencich has been working the night shift as a crane operator at the Port of Los Angeles for the past 26 years. Using his precision and ex...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 01:00