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Antsy McClain
From: Brian Bahouth
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Brian Bahouth chats with Antsy McClain, of Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours fame, about his artistic philosophy and latest recording,...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2013
  • Length: 16:30
The Porch Swing: Episode 102
From: WFHB
Series: The Porch Swing
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A basketball fan experiences a shocking loss off the court; High school seniors torment a freshman for no good reason; Mmmmmmm….sprinkler beer.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 21:18
JazzStories: The Three Cohens
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"We have a mixture of many elements from the world. The classical music from Europe- the sense of melody and deep harmonic sense- and on the other ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
VoiceBox: Vocal Music from the Indian Subcontinent
From: VoiceBox
Caption: Richard Michos, Riffat Sultana, and Sukhawat Ali Khan., Credit: Chloe Veltman
Vocalists Riffat Sultana and Sukhawat Ali Khan, siblings who come from a lauded lineage of Pakistani singers (their father is the Pakistani musical...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
There's An App For That
From: VoiceBox
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Prerna Gupta, a vocalist and the Chief Product Officer of Smule, a startup that creates digital tools for singers like Songify and AutoRap, talks a...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
Searching for Sasha Krizhanovsky
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Generation Putin
Caption: Sasha & Jessica, Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Armed with a letter from 1990, producer Jessica Partnow goes in search of her childhood Soviet pen pal.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 3
Love, Lust & Longing in the Ancient World
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Vicki Leon
Author Vicki Leon takes us for a ride through the ages of aphrodisiacs and anti-aphrodisiacs, contraception, nymphomania, bisexuality, cross-dressi...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 26, 2013
  • Length: 14:59
  • Purchases: 1
Playing with Knives: Portrait of a Young Violin Maker in Manhattan
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Caption: Giancarlo Arcieri., Credit: Renan Dario Arango.
This short audio doc about Giancarlo Arcieri, 35, a young violin maker based in Midtown Manhattan, was produced for WorkingNow.org.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
UnFictional: Skating in the Darkness
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Learning to navigate through the dark. Much like a radio listener, a blind person has to rely a lot on their sense of hearing. But once you learn t...

Bought by KMUN, Louisville Public Media, KOSU, PRX Remix, and Aspen Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
The Many Voices of Bob Dylan
From: VoiceBox
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Bob Dylan’s voice has been compared to sandpaper and described as "a catarrhal death rattle." Blues music aficionado Devon Strolovitch discusses th...

Bought by WKMS


  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: IWP: Writing the Stories of the World
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:55:25
The Beat: Charmaine Donovan - "Love In the Ticket Booth"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Charmaine Donovan makes her living as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the Brainerd area. She's a member of numerous regional and national writer...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:03
Episode # 25 - Castaway: Michael Townsend
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On September 24, 2012 Michael Townsend became the 25th castaway to visit our mythical island. Michael is a long time member of the WMPG radio fami...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:20:56
Culturology: "The Fall of Alice K." by Jim Heynen
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Caption: "The Fall of Alice K." by Jim Heynen
In this Real Good Words interview, Heidi Holtan talks with Jim Heynen about his new book "The Fall of Alice K."

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 17:17
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Northome, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 09:41
  • Purchases: 3
Episode # 11 - Castaway: Tim Sample
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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In March of 2012 Tim Sample was our castaway on "Desert Island Discs". Tim is widely acknowledged to be New England's premier native humorist. Nov...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 177
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Best-selling Author, Joshua Foer, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Best selling author, JOSHUA FOER. Author and advocate for tall women, Arianne Cohen. Indie-psych folk ensemble, THE PARSON RED HEADS.

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 176
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Acclaimed Author, Patrick deWitt, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Acclaimed author and screen writer, PATRICK DEWITT. Songwriter and musician, MICHAEL HURLEY. Portland Essayist, MARTHA GROVER.

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Jan Phillips
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this news feature, Arts and Cultural Heritage producer Jeff Carmack has an interview with writer, photographer, and teacher Jan Phillips who is ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2012
  • Length: 29:41
Live Wire! Radio Episode 163 - NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Caption: Silas Weir Mitchell from GRIMM, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
SILAS WEIR MITCHELL and BITSIE TULLOCH from NBC's new series filming in Portland, GRIMM. DAVID GUTERSON, acclaimed author of SNOW FALLING ON CEDAR...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 55:03
Live Wire! Radio Episode 163
From: Live Wire! Radio
Caption: Silas Weir Mitchell from GRIMM, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
SILAS WEIR MITCHELL and BITSIE TULLOCH from NBC's new series filming in Portland, GRIMM. DAVID GUTERSON, acclaimed author of SNOW FALLING ON CEDAR...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WNJR, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Live Wire! Radio Episode 159
From: Live Wire! Radio
Caption: Rob Forbes & Tinker Hatfield, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Rob Forbes, founder of Design Within Reach. Tinker Hatfield, creator of the Air Jordan Shoe. Stand-up Comic, Dwight Slade. Musical Guests, On The R...

Bought by WNJR, Rhythm & News Service, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 58:38
  • Purchases: 3
Tales from the South 48: Through the Eyes of a Child
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Summer Season 2011
Caption: Montgomery Trucking playing at Tales
True stories by Southerners in front of a live audience. This week's stories show us the innocence, imagination, and skewed logic of a child's mind...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Ledward Kaapana
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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2011 National Heritage Fellow and slack key guitar master Led Kaapana talks about making music the Hawaiian way.

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 1
Igor's Halloween Jazz Party
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
Caption: Philly Joe Jones - Blues for Dracula , Credit: Fantasy Records
Hey! It's Halloween, it's Jazz and it's a party! Join Igor as he presents Halloween Jazz classics from John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Lambert Hendrick...

Bought by KHNS, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, Delmarva Public Media, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2011
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 12

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