Marfa Public Radio

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The mission of Marfa Public Radio is to unite the community of Far West Texas with a focus on art, education, quality-of-life and the local economy. The KRTS studios - the tallest in Texas - are located in rural highlands of the Chihuahuan Desert. We serve the residents in the ranchlands of the Big Bend and Davis Mountains. We can be heard beyond the Transpecos at www.marfapublicradio.org.

Series

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39 Pieces

Nature Notes explores the natural world of the Chihuahuan Desert.

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The West Texas landscape is vast and remote, and with that comes this sense of freedom, like there’s endless possibilities, adventure down every road. But what you might not realize, looking out on these sweeping vistas or up at the big sky is that this place also comes with some real limitations. In the Big Bend, the idea of reproductive choice was complicated long before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Out here, you can’t legally get an abortion, but as recently as last year, you also might not be able to have a baby in a delivery room. So Far From Care is a podcast about how people decide when, or if to become parents in rural West Texas, where, in spite of the limitations, people find ways of making it work.

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Marfa Public Radio presents a radio documentary show about the strange things that happen in everyday life.


Latest Pieces

Caption: A triops in Big Bend Ranch State Park., Credit: Cathryn Hoyt
When rain falls in the desert, these tiny crustaceans seize the day.

Bought by KENW and KENW


  • Added: Oct 29, 2010
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2
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Short and sweet. Legendary rocker, Lou Reed, and famed art photographer, Ralph Gibson, collaborated on the film 'Red Shirley'. It premiered at the ...

  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 14:12
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How border closings affect economic life in both countries.

Bought by KUSP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The late artist Donald Judd remembered in Marfa, Texas.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
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A creative couple in Marfa, Texas, discuss their unique collaboration.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 28:52
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Who teaches teachers? Learning astronomy at the McDonald Observatory in Texas.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 09:45
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On the hunt of a rare spider into a little-known "geographic wonder."

Bought by XRAY.fm and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Musician Terry Allen celebrates his wedding anniversary in Marfa, Texas.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 58:02