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Designer Manuel Cuevas crafted iconic outfits for Gram Parsons, Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. At StoryCorps, he tells his daughter Morelia about h...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WOUB, WGUC/ WVXU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: A Beast of a Pout! , Credit: North Country Guide Service
Some call it poor man’s lobster, others just call it ugly. At any rate, it’s usually a catch that leaves fishermen talking. The burbot, commonly...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 09:27
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The Uncle Nacho Show is an evolving podcast focused on intersections of diversity, oral history and artistry.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 16:46
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The Magic Castle in Hollywood has been a private club for magicians since 1963, and its walls are lined with portraits of magicians past and presen...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KHNS


  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 15:42
  • Purchases: 2
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Old friends reunite in The Jonathan Channel studios to rehash their strong feelings for the Great American Songbook.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Join Neil deGrasse Tyson as he goes where no scientist has boldly gone before - on an intergalactic exploration of the Great American Songbook!

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:29
  • Purchases: 3
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Zachary Quinto goes where no man has gone before - beaming into the first episode of The Naked American Songbook Season 2!

  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:30
Caption: Bird Cages, Credit: Thomas Quine
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian put "a little more mascara on" to go behind the scenes of the original cast recording of La Cage ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
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The Rough Draft Diaries is feeling the blues this week as we hang out with Aayan Naim, leader singer of the blues band, The Good, The Bad, and The ...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2016
  • Length: 06:04
Caption: Teeba Alkhudairi, hooping in Dubai desert
Horse whisperers, Muslim astronomers, hula hoopers find their spiritual and physical centers.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Jerry Smith co-founded the Bemidji Area Mountain Bikers, also known as BAMB. In a couple of weeks, BAMB will host their second annual fat bike rall...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 07:21
Caption: Hayley Quinn, with Olly Mann
Dating. In this age of Tinder, Grindr, no-strings sex and fourth-wave feminism, it's all got rather complicated. How do you find someone you want ...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 18:26
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The Rough Draft Diaries has never interviewed a band before, all that changes with this episode. Today The Rough Draft Diaries meets Toledo's local...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 06:07
Caption: Carol Miller (L) and Marge Klindera (R)
Marjorie Klindera and Carol Miller have spent the past 30 Thanksgivings answering phone calls about turkey troubles from panicked home cooks.

Bought by WTIP, WUTC, WHYY, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 4
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The messiness of English is the price of its success. It is the most widely spoken language in the world, geographically, being an official languag...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Embarrassment is a common emotion shared by all. In this audio piece, a team of highly qualified behavioral scientists unearth embarrassing storie...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 06:13
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Segment 1: Joyce Bender/Hidden Disabilities Segment 2: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor/Author Segment 3: Sherry Torkos/Beauty Tips Segment 4: Dr. Shawn ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Forget words for a moment; look at the spaces between the words.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 10:21
  • Purchases: 1
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Rebecca McInroy interviews The Intergalactic Nemesis creator Jason Neulander to discuss the production and progression of the series.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:13:40
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The University of Iowa’s “Food for Thought” project—its first ever theme semester—offers a platform for engagement on campus and throughout the sta...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 27:06
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Kiyan Williams (R) talks with friend Darnell Moore (L) about growing up queer in Newark,...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Blue Mountain Radio , and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 3
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"Anyone that dares begrudge what i have today, just better get off their duff and do something about it" - Liberace in 1968, as told to Jay Kent Ha...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Canadian Country Music Star Marshall Dane, Musician Karrie Pavish Anderson, and ...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 58:01
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Award Winning Musical Producer Michael Bihovksy, and the masterful conclusion of...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 58:14
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WTIP's Bob Carter chatted with Marc Abrahams, editor of "Annals of Improbable Research, " about the 2014 Ig Nobel prizes recently awarded at Harvar...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2014
  • Length: 21:18