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Episode 01: Perfume Investigation
From: American University of Sharjah
Series: 7eraff : UAE Craft
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Umm Bader’s story reflects that of the current state of traditional craft in the UAE. One cannot expect craft to exist today in the same manner as ...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 08:45
Honoring Jim Henson
From: KUNM
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Jim Henson would have been 80 years old on September 24, 2016. Learn the story of his career and short life.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2016
  • Length: 09:00
OUR DESIRED FUTURE
From: Sharlene Leurig
Series: Our Desired Future
Caption: Inspiring Texans to keep water flowing for future generations.
Our Desired Future is a 30 minute radio documentary designed for public radio to educate Texans on the interdependence of our groundwater, springs ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KWBU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 2
Blues Unlimited #277 - Studs & Big Bill, Part 2
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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Join us for part two of our special on the legendary interviews of Studs Terkel and Big Bill Broonzy. We’ll hear stories, conversation and song, al...

Bought by WJSU


  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Blues Unlimited #276 - Studs & Big Bill, Part 1
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
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Join us as we take an extended look at the legendary interviews of Studs Terkel and Big Bill Broonzy. We’ll hear stories, conversation and song, al...

Bought by WJSU


  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness
From: Untrammeled!
Series: Untrammeled!
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A hand-drawn map on a dining room table in a Colorado home was the main reason the spectacular Maroon-Bells Snowmass Wilderness was one of the firs...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 26:45
  • Purchases: 2
Still Rooted in Potatoes
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In Aroostook County, life still revolves around the potato harvest even though few family potato farms are left.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:16
Ya Basta
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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20 years after the founding of The Zapatistas, the group’s influence has spread far beyond Mexico’s border through music and art. Producer Alejand...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Living Fossil
From: Veronica Simmonds
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Every drug we take is tested with crab blood. And it all started with a walk on a beach.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 3
Governing the Occupation
From: Frances Harlow
Caption: The Occupy Maine encampment in Portland's Lincoln Park., Credit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://katrinaherzogphotography.com/" target="_blank">Katrina Herzog</a>, courtesy of the Salt archives.
Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 07:12
The Lost Odessa Tapes
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
Caption: The Flatlanders, Credit: Courtesy of New West Records
The rediscovery of recordings lost for 40 years in West Texas rewrites a chapter in American music history. In this hour long radio special "The L...

Bought by CBC Inside the Music, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 55:51
  • Purchases: 3
Into the World of Synesthesia
From: Alex Lewis
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Synesthesia is a rare neurological condition. It usually involves the involuntary coupling together of two unrelated sensory or cognitive experienc...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1
Wells to Wheels: Can shale gas power cars?
From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age
Caption: Making way for the Marcellus, Credit: Reid R. Frazier/Allegheny Front
We use natural gas to heat our homes and generate our power. Can we use it to fuel our cars? Big Gas thinks shale gas is the key to cleaning up our...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
History of music therapy
From: Adi Narayan
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This is the first of a 3-part documentary examining the history of music therapy and it's applications.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 07:54
They Emerge in the Dark
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Portland is Maine’s largest city and busiest hub for travel and immigration. However, in recent years it’s become a haven for a new visitor: the be...

Bought by SALTcast Podcast, WMPG, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 3
Skaneateles Chamber Music Festival
From: Mariel Fiedler
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This is a feature story documenting the performers and organizers of the 30th annual Skaneateles, NY chamber music festival.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 07:29
A Fresh Catch
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In recent decades, it’s gotten harder and harder for small fishermen and women to earn a living from the sea.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:35
Tibetan Uprising: The Meaning of March 10th
From: The Tibet Connection
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Documentary on the significance of March 10th for Tibetans

Bought by CKMO, KVMR, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 3
OTL: The Bloomingdale Trail
From: OTL HQ
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The Bloomingdale Trail proposed elevated greenway park in Chicago

  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
Condor Rescue
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A condor refuge recovers after a wildfire, and volunteers prepare for a dramatic release.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
Why Don't Kids Learn Science Anymore?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Despite high-tech hubs like Silicon Valley, California's science literacy is in steep decline.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Hayward Fault
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The big quake is coming

  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
How to ID a Bullet
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What if every bullet could tell you who fired it?

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 2
Waiting for California's High Speed Rail
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Getting from San Francisco to LA in two-and-a-half hours -- and a $10 billion ticket price

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 08:08
DIY Green Building
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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On the frontiers of green building

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1