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Caption: Washington National Opera's production of "Fidelio", Credit: Courtesy of Washington National Opera
Beethoven wrote one opera, Fidelio. A 2003 production so captivated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she wrote a letter to the director.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
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A special episode, created in partnership with Queens Memory and the online newspaper The CITY, on grief and mourning during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 23:17
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This moment in time is teaching us to find ways to be alone. That's what it's always been like for James.

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Tonight on The Sound we have Minnesota bluegrass band Barbaro with us to talk about their latest album, “Dressed in Roses”. Dressed in Roses was re...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 53:52
Caption: Rooted Earth by Deborah Foutch, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Deborah Foutch
Minneapolis artist Deborah Foutch creates rich and complex work with fiber and mixed media that expresses her love of the natural world. Her Soil H...

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2020
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Ghost towns are an icon of the American West. But they’re not just part of a sepia-toned past; ghost towns in the making today as rural communities...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2020
  • Length: 57:41
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Prepare for the Great Conjunction of 2020, which you can watch happen in real time, by watching Saturn and Jupiter grow ever closer together in our...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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When – in mid-April – Sivan Goren Arzony picked up her phone in Somerville, MA, she never imagined it was the start of her very own personal Via Do...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 17:33
Caption: The Sutjeska memorial in Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Credit: Veronica Tosetti
Veronica Tosetti takes us on a journey around the Spomeniks - a trail of statues commemorating former Yugoslavia, and the people who died in conflict.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2020
  • Length: 06:13
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Even starting a piece that's 639 years long is an act of incredible optimism.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 07:54
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We're celebrating our 200th episode... 19 episodes late. A pandemic does get in the way of things, one of them being our 200th episode which aired ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 06:09
Caption: Friends for 30 years, Sam Dow (left) in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Josh Belser in Syracuse, N.Y., are both working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic., Credit: Josh Belser.
Longtime friends Josh Belser and Sam Dow, who are healthcare workers in different states, have a conversation to check in with each other during th...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Art is best experienced in person. But what happens when events get cancelled during a pandemic? Artists do what they do best: improvise.

  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 15:47
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On this episode of art beat, we go in studio with artist Rebecca VanAcker. We sat down to discuss her paintings, sketches and her work with Bloodto...

  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 22:30
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Have you heard the Good News about St. Minerva, patron goddess of the desert wilderness? Maybe she is Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, mother of Joshua Tree ...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Michael Benanav studies nomadic people as a writer and photographer. So when he was invited to accompany the Van Gujjar of northern India on their ...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:19
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An appropriate new hourlong episode for these interesting times we are cursed to live in. With guest Erik Davis, bestselling author of High Weirdne...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: The Rolling Stones in Minneapolis , Credit: Fred Case
“When the Stones Came to Town: Rock 'n' Roll Photos from the 1970s” is a book by Fred Case and Eric Dregni, published by the Minnesota Historical S...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Often as children, we believe in fairies, magical items, or powerful creatures that can make the world seem vibrant and colorful. To rekindle some ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 57:41
Caption: Human Library Banner
Redwood City Library Director Derek Wolfgram and Library Services Supervisor Jenny Barnes talk about the Redwood City Public Library's Human Librar...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
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Shig Yabu tells his grandson Evan about an unlikely friend he made as a Japanese American internee during World War II.

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 2
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Eddie Chang came to StoryCorps with his daughter Tria, to talk about how he met her mom, E.F, and what they miss most since her death.

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
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Topic 1: Museums are returning artifacts to their countries of origin, but maybe they shouldn't. Topic 2: California apologizes for helping with th...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2020
  • Length: 48:24
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Join Daisy Oz in this episode on how ABC news anchorman Dan Harris destressed and became happier by meditating. His answers are amazingly simple!

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
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Find out how simple meditation practices can make you happier!

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00