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Episode # 3 - Castaway: Karen Morgan
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Our castaway is comedienne Karen Morgan. Born in Athens, Georgia, Karen’s southern accent is somewhat of an anomaly in Maine, where she now resides...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:40
Episode # 1 - Castaway: Joe Duley
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
Caption: Joe Duley and Roger Daltry
"Desert Island Discs" inaugural show broadcast in February of 2012 on WMPG in Portland, Maine featuring an interview with popular radio personality...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 25:40
Janis Joplin: The Pearl Sessions
From: Joyride Media
Series: The Milestone Series
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Janis Joplin's friends and family talk about her final album,"Pearl."

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KMUN, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: The Half Brothers on S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: The Half Brothers
Songwriters John Ackermann, Rick Miller and Divid Nixon of The Half Brothers discuss their song inspired by S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Written a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
When do gooders are done wrong
From: Judy Goldberg
Series: Back Roads Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hear what happens when good intentions are met with unanticipated outcomes, if not down right lessons in what not to do the next time. This show fe...

Bought by KRZA and KVNF


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 2
Runners "Hi"
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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A ten year old summer camper runs and loses the race of his life. To hear Doc's show, click on the INTRO and 2 MIN links below. It takes a couple...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Galen Green discussing The Outsiders
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Galen Green
Songwriter Galen Green discusses his songs inspired by S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, written and performed for The Bushwick Book Club Seattle's mont...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
JazzStories: Henry Threadgill
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“You always have to have boundaries. If you don’t have boundaries, you don’t have art. There has to be controls and boundaries. Otherwise when does...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 12:15
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Wynton Marsalis
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Wynton Marsalis
"For me I always grew up watching my father and other jazz musicians, they never played for that many people, they were always struggling. They did...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 18:54
  • Purchases: 6
Jazz Talk
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producer Destry Hall talks about the importance of jazz music and teaching with his high school music teacher and mentor.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 05:02
Ozzy Osbourne: Looking Back
From: Joyride Media
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Ozzy Osbourne reflects on his first solo albums and working with pioneering guitarist Randy Rhoads.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, WCWP, KPVL and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Bobby Collins on the Lawn
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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What it takes to become a World Class entertainer!

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:44
JazzStories: Bobby McFerrin
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Bobby McFerrin has spent four decades breaking ground in jazz vocals – and his music always feels fresh. Hear how Miles Davis changed his life.

Bought by WMOT, CJRT-FM, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: Dianne Reeves
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Dianne Reeves
"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: Jason Moran
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Jason Moran , Credit: Frank Stewart
Prolific pianist and composer Jason Moran fuses stride piano, avant-garde jazz and sampled sounds. Hear the 2010 MacArthur Fellow "a Texas computer...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: Randy Weston — From Brooklyn to the Berkshires and Back
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
My Christmas Tale
From: Kai McMurtry
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story of growing up and into the true spirit of Christmas.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 17:04
The Moth: Unforgettable Thanksgiving
From: The Moth
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Most Thanksgiving dinner tables are where we hear fun family stories, some involving memorable holiday meals of the past. But for graphic designer ...

Bought by WNCW, Troy Public Radio, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 39
Balloon Art
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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What'll it be?

  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 02:28
One Last Word: Rural
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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Something seems afoot out there; a new movement where gay men are moving to the country. And becoming best-selling authors and reality TV show host...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2010
  • Length: 05:14
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
From: Joyride Media
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One hour special traces the creation and rise of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
A Christmas Gift For You
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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The original rock and roll Christmas album returns.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KUHB, RadioStPete Florida, KUAT, KPSQ-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 84
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part One)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Ron Banks (top left) and the Dramatics, Credit: http://www.myspace.com/therealdramatics
Interview with RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CLINTON, TH...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 55:14
  • Purchases: 1
Axl Rose: Dinosaur?
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Is Chinese Democracy the end of the album as we know it?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:43
Flat is the new black.
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:11