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Caption: Gerry Swanberg, Credit: Jan Swanberg
Next Sunday there’s a free festival where everybody can enjoy performances by six of our area’s finest big bands. It’s the 25th annual Festival of ...

  • Added: May 15, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Charmin Michelle, Credit: JuliAnne Jonker
The key to a long-running big band dance is consistency and attention to details. That’s always been true of the Jerry O’Hagen Orchestra. Vocalist ...

  • Added: May 14, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
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From the discovery of a Chicken Pox vaccine to Louis Armstrong’s influence on music to the numerous ways that women have fought for equal rights ov...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:51
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Northern Minnesota is chock-full of talented artists, and the First Friday of each month is a great time to see some of their work. We heard this m...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 28:11
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Jerry Smith co-founded the Bemidji Area Mountain Bikers, also known as BAMB. In a couple of weeks, BAMB will host their second annual fat bike rall...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 07:21
Caption: R. Dwayne Betts of The Symphony Poets
The Symphony is a group of African-American poets originally comprised of John Murillo, R. Reginald Dwayne Betts, Randall Horton, and Marcus Jackso...

Bought by WNJR and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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You're looking for your perfect partner, but dating sites keep matching you with duds. So what do you do? Conduct an elaborate linguistic experimen...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2016
  • Length: 41:57
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Matt Pavelich talks about writing and reads from his collection of stories, 'Survivors Said.'

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, KSJD and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
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CONTENT WARNING: Be wary of listening to this episode around young children, as there may be life spoilers. Historian Greg Jenner traces the origin...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 25:35
  • Purchases: 1
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There’s a language which is said to be the smallest language in the world. It has around 123 words, five vowels, nine consonants, and apparently yo...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 20:24
  • Purchases: 1
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It's cathartic; it's a useful historical record; and it might help you behave better on public transport. Neil Katcher and Dave Nadelberg from Mort...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 18:58
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Segment 1: Jason Padgett/Struck By Genius Segment 2: Steven Rosenbush/hidden income in your home Segment 3: Jamie Merida/decorator Segment 4: David...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer from the podcast Criminal stop by to talk about the linguistic challenges of crime reporting. They also share their...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 23:05
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Naming something after yourself: a grand display of egomania, or the humble willingness to be overshadowed by your own product? Stationery expert J...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2015
  • Length: 17:56
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Promo for Musician's Spotlight with King Solomon Hicks

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: :29
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“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture” is a problematic statement: not just because nobody can agree on who came up with it, but ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 27:04
  • Purchases: 3
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The messiness of English is the price of its success. It is the most widely spoken language in the world, geographically, being an official languag...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Words are all over the place. So how do you turn them into fun games? Here to show the way is Leslie Scott, founder of Oxford Games and inventor of...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 27:35
  • Purchases: 2
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Tune in to learn about the upcoming screening of "Still Dreaming" taking place this weekend in Winona. Still dreaming is a documentary about a grou...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2015
  • Length: 42:23
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What messages dominate contemporary reggae? This episode explores some of the most popular themes from such artists as Ziggy Marley, Tribal Seeds, ...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:29
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Through a joy from everyday creativity found in various venues and over fifteen years as the editor-in-chief of Brainerd’s Lake Country Journal, Jo...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:38
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Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is known for graduating some of the best sports broadcasters in the industry. M...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:30
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Forget words for a moment; look at the spaces between the words.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 10:21
  • Purchases: 1
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Liz Carlisle talks about and reads from Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America

Bought by KGLT, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
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Sharma Shields talks about and reads from her debut novel 'The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac.'

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KSJD


  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 5