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September 2nd, 2011
We think of the Great Lakes today as a great place to play on the beach, to swim, to go fishing. But those huge, beautiful lakes are changing. The ...
Bought by Louisville Public Media
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 53:30
- Purchases: 1
Families that play music together stay together. The Joyce family on Swan's Island made their own entertainment.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:45
Swan’s Islanders share their childhood memories of growing up on the island.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:15
- Purchases: 1
Author Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special encore presentation of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stor...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Celebrate America's independence the Island way, with pranks, potato-spoon races, and pie eating. But remember, cheaters never prosper here.
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WEZU, and Delta College Public Radio
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 02:47
- Purchases: 3
Of course ice cream is a treat at any time for anyone, but it was awfully difficult to stock in any island store in the 1930’s. Marguerite Staples...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 01:31
Every town has its troublemaker. But Normie Burns is not a troublemaker. Normie wouldn’t hurt a fly. But he does like to stir things up once in a w...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 01:37
Stories show us that with every ending, there follows a beginning...whether we want either to happen or not. Kate Knable watches her brother get st...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 29:00
This is the 87th show in the series and features live recordings from songwriters Edwin McCain, Susan Werner, Malcolm Holcombe, Kitty Snyder, David...
Bought by WRNC-LP, WRNC-LP, WMNF, KFOK-LPFM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 8
This is the 86th show in the series and features live recordings from songwriters Flook, Chuck Prophet, Josh Joplin, Jim Lauderdale, Karla Bonoff, ...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
The battle between a kid’s fun and her parents.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 03:31
The softball players on Swan's Island were more than a team. They were a family.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:41
Two United States Vietnam Veterans talk about their journeys back to Vietnam to meet their former enemies and try to heal themselves of Post Trauma...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 3
When it’s berry time on the trees and shrubs, it’s also time for waxwings. WTIPs Jay Andersen spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about cedar w...
Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 07:24
- Purchases: 2
Take a moment from your lunch break to appreciate the sense that makes your meal truly enjoyable: taste. On this episode we take a close look at yo...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 12:59
- Purchases: 1
As Elvis and Chubby Checker came into American homes Swan’s Island teenagers were jiving along, too. Gwen May remembers the record hops she went to...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:15
A decade on from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Chatham House experts explore the significance of the events, and several articles co...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 43:11
A third-generation tobacco auctioneer reflects on the end of live auctioneering in Durham, North Carolina. Co-produced by Kate Waters and Mara Zepe...
Bought by HowSound
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 1
Probably the biggest musical feature of Swan’s Island history were the dances at the Odd Fellows Hall. Marion Stinson was there adding her own flai...
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 03:27
A true island character here. Clyde Torrey. Fire and homelessness could not dampen his spirit or his music.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:42
