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Passover: People of the Cookbook: Jewish Cooking with Claudia Roden

From: Nahanni Rous
Series: Can We Talk?

A visit, a cooking lesson and lunch with the celebrated chef Claudia Roden. Claudia discussed lost Jewish communities through their cuisines. Inc...

Bought by KWMR and PRX Remix

Added: Mar 22, 2017
Length: 14:46
Purchases: 2

NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist Archie Shepp

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

As a composer and a horn player, Archie Shepp is a consummate innovator, never ceasing to push music forward.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more

Added: Jul 06, 2016
Length: 02:57
Purchases: 12

At Sea

From: Peter Bresnan

Caption: Sam Bellamy in front of his home in Long Island, NY., Credit: Peter Alexander Bresnan

From the moment you see Sam Bellamy, you know that there’s something different about him. He dresses differently from most people. He carries himse...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: May 26, 2016
Length: 12:23
Purchases: 1

An Airplane for Everyone

From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself

Airplanes in department stores? There was a time in U.S. History when people experienced this reality. But are we any closer today to realizing the...

Added: Nov 14, 2015
Length: 13:22

Football: Soon to be History?

From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself

In this episode we break down the factors that will influence the fate of football in the United States. Is football doomed or is it immune to the ...

Added: Nov 04, 2015
Length: 34:39

FALL POEMS: "To Autumn" by John Keats

From: The Poetry Foundation

This classic poem, by Romantic poet John Keats, celebrates the beauty of the season.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio

Added: Sep 24, 2015
Length: 02:16
Purchases: 1

Episode 1: Landscapes are inhabited even when they're empty

From: Don Hill
Series: Insight Treks > 3D SOUND

3D audio trips to 'special places' on the land; supernatural spots with unusual acoustics and extraordinary sounds.

Added: Feb 12, 2015
Length: 11:02

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Ep. 12)

From: Jeff Haas

His unrivaled ability for playing many instruments at once made him one of the most unique jazz musicians of all time. But Rahsaan Roland Kirk's ba...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCPN, KHNS, WCPN and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 30

John Coltrane (Ep. 10)

From: Jeff Haas

In this hour, it's the life and legend of John Coltrane—from his rural North Carolina roots to his place as one of jazz's most spiritual men and mu...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KZYX, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 34

Jazz and the Visual Arts (Ep. 9)

From: Jeff Haas

Caption: "Out Chorus" by jazz painter Romare Bearden, 1979-1980.

You can't listen to a painting or see a song. But that doesn't mean there aren't really interesting places where the worlds of jazz and art overlap...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCPN, KHNS and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 27

Louis Armstrong (Ep. 4)

From: Jeff Haas

In this hour, it's a look at the life and music of Louis Armstrong with the good people of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, located in Louis' form...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KMUN, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 40

Charlie Parker (Ep. 19)

From: Jeff Haas

Caption: Charlie Parker, the king of bebop

In this hour, it's the legendary story of how a Kansas City kid who didn’t like to practice became the king of bebop.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WNMU-FM, KHNS and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 30

Thelonious Monk (Ep. 24)

From: Jeff Haas

Thelonious Monk was one of the most original voices to emerge from the world of mid-century jazz. But it took decades for the world to realize it.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCQS, KMUW and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 32

Remembering Dave Brubeck (Ep. 14)

From: Jeff Haas

In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by KMUW, WCPN, KHNS, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 30

Jazz Abroad (Ep. 23)

From: Jeff Haas

Caption: Anat Cohen is one of a growing number of Israeli jazz stars

Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found a home. This week, we go in search of th...

Bought by WCPN, KHNS, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KMUN, KCPW Salt Lake City and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 24

Alan Lomax (Ep. 18)

From: Jeff Haas

In this hour, it's the life and legacy of American folklorist Alan Lomax and how his calling to record the world changed the course of twentieth ce...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KHNS, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Added: Feb 09, 2015
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 29

Character of a Carpenter

From: Justine Paradis

Caption: Michael Burrey's yard and timberframe workshop in Plymouth, Massachusetts., Credit: Justine Paradis

Restoration carpenter Michael Burrey uses traditional techniques to preserve historic buildings. Sometimes, he struggles with living and working in...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: May 27, 2014
Length: 04:46
Purchases: 1

On speaking vs writing

From: Veronica Simmonds

What is the nature of speech? Why did we start writing stuff down? And which of these lasts longer?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Apr 03, 2014
Length: 03:55
Purchases: 2

A Conversation with Pete Seeger [about Woody Guthrie]

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Pete Seeger remembers his friend, Woody Guthrie. [21:13]

Bought by KPIP-LP

Added: Feb 11, 2014
Length: 21:18
Purchases: 1

Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Cold - "I Don't Recall Such Humorously Cynical Philosophy Embedded In Didactic Film Strips When I Was Young."

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories

Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Feb 03, 2014
Length: 01:28
Purchases: 1

Centerstage Minnesota: Charlie Parr talks with Charlie Pulkrabek

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota

Caption: Charlie Parr at the Park Rapids Armory Square, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 9/19/13

Charlie Parr is a singular musician. Given his refreshingly humble nature, you'll never hear that from Charlie Parr himself. But it's simply true. ...

Bought by WTIP

Added: Dec 31, 2013
Length: 58:48
Purchases: 1

Silence

From: Conor Gillies
Series: Stylus

Is there such a thing as true silence?

Bought by KALW, WZEN.org, WRIR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., HowSound and more

Added: Jul 10, 2013
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 6

Amnon Weinstein's Violins of Hope - Live in Charlotte

From: Sam Van Hallgren

Caption: Amnon Weinstein, with a Violin of Hope, Credit: Ken Lambla

Master violin maker Amnon Weinstein has spent the past two decades finding and restoring violins that survived the Holocaust. In April, 2012, he br...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio