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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM
- Added: Feb 09, 2015
- Length: 01:42
- Purchases: 1
The mystery over what the falcon really is, whether it even existed, and why it has any value has remained so compelling, in fact, that over the ye...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 05, 2015
- Length: 09:15
- Purchases: 1
In San Francisco’s Richmond District, where Geary Boulevard meets Park Presidio, there stands a bright, white, defunct Christian Science church. Th...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 04, 2015
- Length: 06:37
- Purchases: 2
Sandip Roy tries to call his mother, but it proves to be more challenging than one would expect.
- Added: Feb 02, 2015
- Length: 04:30
Today’s show is all about performance. You’ll hear about IsleWilde, a circus group on Vashon Island. You’ll also hear about Awaaz, a south Asian a ...
Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 19:09
- Purchases: 1
The end of year issues all over magazine stands in India all carry photo spreads of the icons we lost. Famous people from the world of politics and...
- Added: Jan 13, 2015
- Length: 06:00
About 25 members of the dance company Mind Over Matter, mostly women, are finishing their warm up. Dressed in comfy street clothes, they stretch wh...
- Added: Jan 07, 2015
- Length: 03:29
Turn on the television at any hour, and you're bound to find a reality television show on. Many of these shows feature businesses - there are shows...
- Added: Jan 07, 2015
- Length: 07:39
Singer-songwriter Willie Nile discusses his latest album as well as other things in his career.
- Added: Jan 06, 2015
- Length: 01:02:27
I’m here at Pick-n-Pull to sell my beat-up 1998 Subaru Outback Legacy to the State of California under the Consumer Assistance Program, or CAP.
- Added: Dec 28, 2014
- Length: 12:51
Cellist Jeffrey Zeigler discusses working with other artists and his new recording Something of Life
- Added: Dec 01, 2014
- Length: 01:04:10
In August 2014, we lost a man who inspired laughter in the Bay Area and all around the world – Robin Williams. Robin Williams was a local, and actu...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 04:22
- Purchases: 2
San Francisco is a bike-friendly city, despite its famous hills. There are designated bike lanes on streets throughout town, and the number of ride...
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 04:59
Lovell is a fog harvester. He’s obsessed with the fog, and the water resources that are floating right over our heads. He points at a little white ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 08:45
- Purchases: 1
Composer-conductor Marie Incontrera discusses Fred Ho, The Eco-Music Big-Band and going forward as a composer.
- Added: Nov 17, 2014
- Length: 01:04:38
Molly Herron discusses New Music For New Instruments; Molly Thompson talks about her program featuring music from her song cycles at Spectrum.
- Added: Nov 11, 2014
- Length: 01:17:04
Rahul Richard Verma would be the first Indian American to be Ambassador to India. Sandip Roy channels the thoughts of ohh about a billion Indians.
- Added: Nov 11, 2014
- Length: 04:30
TX-based singer-songwriter discusses his newest release There's No Way Out of Here.
- Added: Nov 10, 2014
- Length: 40:14
The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!!
Featuring the Kevin Lucas Orchestra, Author Francina Lucas, and the New York Times Bestsel...
- Added: Nov 05, 2014
- Length: 58:01
Organizing the Maine Lobstering Union
- Added: Aug 19, 2014
- Length: 06:59
- Purchases: 2
World Cup fever has infected the entire world... including Kolkata, India!
- Added: Jul 08, 2014
- Length: 04:30
Author Ari Goldman reads from his charming book, "The Late Starters Orchestra." Just one of our daily readings for July. The Author's Corner on Pub...
- Added: Jul 03, 2014
- Length: 01:40
The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!!
Featuring Actor Lt. Ricky Ryba, the HEAR Now Festival, and Robert Heinlein’s crowning achi...
- Added: Jun 19, 2014
- Length: 57:01
When you hear a really good speech, it’s easy to assume that the speaker has some inherent talent for it. But in fact, it’s a skill, and one organi...
- Added: May 20, 2014
- Length: 06:08
It’s not just you. The morning commute is getting longer and longer. As the local economy picks up steam more and more people are getting in their ...
- Added: May 20, 2014
- Length: 06:35
