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Episode #31 A Billie Holiday Holiday
From: Rebecca Glotfelty
Series: The Red Jacket Jamboree, an old time radio variety show
Caption: Jennifer Barnett, Credit: Second Sandbar Productions
Join host Lena Dorey, the cast of The Red Jacket Jamboree and guests for a Christmas episode which pays tribute to jazz singer Billie Holiday. In ...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, WNMU-FM, and Southern Branch Bluegrass


  • Added: Nov 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Sow A Heart Farm: Regeneration and Rethinking Food Systems - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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By increasing biodiversity through using cover crops, integrating wild and domesticated animals, and minimizing or eliminating tillage, Regenerativ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Ghuan Featherstone and Jordan Humphreys
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ghuan Featherstone and Jordan Humphreys at their StoryCorps interview in Los Angeles, California on December 15th, 2021., Credit: Maja Sazdic for StoryCorps
Ghuan Featherstone came to StoryCorps with his mentee Jordan Humphreys to talk about their shared love of horses and horseback riding.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #28: The Mom-and-Pop Store
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In the heart of Berlin, there is a small corner store, lovingly dubbed the “living room of the neighborhood.” Sadly, the shop’s owners are facing e...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #12: Hunting
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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There exists a strong tradition of hunting in both Germany and the U.S. However, the cultures surrounding this pastime differ more than you might t...

Bought by KMXT and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
Sorry, Wrong Number!
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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Who hasn’t inadvertently pocket dialed someone? Smartphones are ubiquitous, and so are the phone foibles of the digital age. Jocelyn Robinson tells...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 17:42
  • Purchases: 1
Heart Warrior Chosa KBFT Unexplained Series 2020
From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
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Bois Forte resident/elder, Heart Warrior Chosa talks of Unexplained Phenomenon.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2020
  • Length: 05:29
The Write Question - Kathryn Trueblood - 450
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Kathryn Trueblood discusses her novel, "Take Daily As Needed." She also reads a short excerpt.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:26
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Chad Dundas - 365
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Award-winning author, Chad Dundas discusses his childhood fascination with professional wrestling and how he came to write the graphic novel, "Unde...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
RDD's Halloween Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year which means it's time to celebrate this holiday on The Rough Draft Diaries. So we meet Ryan Ebright, an In...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2018
  • Length: 06:06
Walk Away Movement Commentary
From: Rasean Blyden
Series: Excerpts of Political Bomb Show
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This piece talks about the growing walk away movement.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2018
  • Length: 27:37
The Revolutionary Heart and Life of Clarina Nichols
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio curious revisits a conversation with Diane Eickhoff, who portrays early women's rights activist Clarina Nichols in this chautauquan style int...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Motorcycle Adventurer Lives By The Roll Of The Dice
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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He’s been travelling across two continents on a motorcycle for the past year. Bloomington native Isaac Simonelli moved to Southeast Asia, lost ever...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 08:06
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Wally Funk and Mary Holsenbeck
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Wally and Mary, circa 1993. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Mary Holsenbeck.
When Wally Funk was 8 years old, she jumped off the roof of her barn while wearing a Superman cape, hoping to fly. That desire never left her, and ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
David Lynch, Diving Deep with Transcendental Meditation
From: Interfaith Voices
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Where does David Lynch go to find the dreamscapes that mystify and unnerve us? The director of 'Twin Peaks' pulls back the veil with writer Mitch H...

Bought by 'The Sea', XRAY.fm, and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 16:36
  • Purchases: 3
St. Croix Radio Callaloo
From: Jason Klarl
Series: Travelogue Media Podcasts
Caption: St. Kitts Masqueraders at Agrifest 2017, St. Croix, Credit: J. Klarl
An audio mash-up from Agrifest 2017 featuring Kamani Tait (KT the Arch Degree), Duane Howell, St. Kitts Masqueraders, “Auntie Janice” Tutein, Carl ...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 13:31
  • Purchases: 1
A Betrothal by Lanford Wilson
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Lisa Emery
In A BETROTHAL by Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson, two middle-aged iris breeders bicker - and bond - at a flower breeders' competition. Perfor...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 36:09
Superstitions are Real
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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What she calls “real,” others may call superstition. Sarah Levai, a Romanian immigrant to the United States, came with hopes and dreams, but also w...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 1
Predictably Irrational: Dan Ariely #114
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Do we behave rationally? You might be surprised how often our decision-making deviates from what is in our best interest. Behavioral economist Dan ...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, WMUU-LP, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Musician's Spotlight - Max Hatt and Edda Glass - 608
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Guitarist Max Hatt and vocalist/lyricist Edda Glass discuss the method behind their unique blend of folk, jazz and bossa nova.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
All Well and Good: Two Short Plays by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Kelly Hutchinson
Two short plays by the master of the form, David Ives (Venus In Fur, All in the Timing). In David Ives’ ITS ALL GOOD, a Chicago native visits his h...

Bought by WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX, and KUNM


  • Added: Oct 14, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
THE COUNTRY SHOW
From: Mike Matthews
Series: Mike's Daily Podcast
Caption: MIKE AND BENITA, Credit: MIKE MATTHEWS
Today it’s the return of a segment that we have not had in OVER A YEAR! It’s called the CASSETTE CUBBYHOLE where I’ll be playing back a MATTHEWS IN...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 22:37
American Cougars
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Everything you didn't want to know about mountain lions!

  • Added: Aug 26, 2015
  • Length: 03:00:01
State of Jefferson
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
Caption: Seal of the State of Jefferson, Credit: wikipedia.com
"Keep It California" and the people who want to live in the "State of Jefferson" battled it out at the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meetin...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:21:46
Attack Squirrels, Zombies and a Park Ranger
From: Bryan Orr
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A sound rich narrative interview with former Washington state park ranger and storyteller Jody Maberry

  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 17:53