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By Changing Role, Landmark Theatre Stays on Center Stage
From: Matt Mitchell
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The sound-rich journey of an opulent movie palace's transition from working class fantasy land to revered community asset.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 07:00
CJL-208 The Petra van Nuis Quintet
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on Chicago Jazz Live we're throwing a dance party featuring the Petra van Nuis Quintet. Joining the band onstage were two fascinating swi...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: May 16, 2017
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
MEET THE PATELS -- Ravi and Geeta Patel Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Geeta and Ravi Patel talk avoiding cultural bias, listening to the world, and making everyone happy.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 24:01
An Impossible Enchantment
From: Rachel Liu
Series: Anthology
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Join us for the perfect bedtime story full of kings, queens, princes, princesses, fairies, merfolk, giant eagles, trained cats, magic, and lessons ...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:31
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE -- Mark Burton and Richard Starzak Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Mark Burton & Richard Starzak, San Francisco, CA 8/5/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak talk the comedic possibilities of sheep, the power of puns, and how to be funny without saying a word.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2015
  • Length: 19:17
Little Opera: Behind the scenes of a children’s theater company
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Little Opera is an after-school program that leads local children through the creation and performance of an original opera. This past year, the pr...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 09:35
The Beat of His Own Drum
From: Eric Drachman
Caption: Ryan and his djembe in his RV.
Cape Cod heating and air conditioning installer, Ryan Fletcher, discovers a creative outlet when he finds his way to his first drum circle.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
Handclapping Games
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Children have their own kind of oral history in the form of rhymes and handclapping games that are passed down from generation to generation. What ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
The Rolling Diamonds
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For most of us, the circus is a day of cotton candy and clowns.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 3
Teenaged Guitarists Tackle "El Gato Montes"
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Carlos and his quartet struggle with "El Gato Montes" in after school rehearsals.

Bought by The WFMT Radio Network, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, WEKU, and YouthCast


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 4
A Bosnian Christmas Carol
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN EuroQuest: Public Radio's Weekly European Journal
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Jonathan Groubert follows his Bosnian in laws up a mountain to take part in a Serbian Orthodox tradition and discovers the true mean of Christmas.

Bought by 'The Sea', KMXT, KZYX, WRNC-LP, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2005
  • Length: 13:37
  • Purchases: 11
Roadway Renaissance Man
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Toll booth operators are not what they appear to be.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast, WMPG, WUAL, and WVPE


  • Added: Feb 14, 2004
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 4