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Culturology: Lyric Center for the Arts - Virginia, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Lyric Center for the Arts - Virginia, MN
As the 100th Anniversary of the Lyric Center for the Arts passes the Lyric Center celebrates new life and a bright future. Maddi Frick recently tou...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 09:19
  • Purchases: 1
Our Passover Seder
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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An introduction to the Seder table. Produced by students at Kealing Middle School for Stories From Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife.

Bought by KWMR and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Our History: Kaleva Hall - A history
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
Caption: Kaleva Hall
Aila Ivonen talks with Scott Hall about the history of Kaleva Hall, a temperance hall in Virginia built in 1906.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 08:56
  • Purchases: 2
The Lonely Crawlers
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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The pair of crawler-transporters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida have been delivering shuttles to their launch pad since the Apollo missions...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
Brian Miller: Minnesota Lumberjack Songs
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Brian Miller
Brian Miller talks with Travis Ryder about getting how his interest in Irish music led him to Minnesota lumberjack songs.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 10:39
  • Purchases: 2
More Than Mail - Rural Postal Service Threatened
From: WMMT
Caption: Blake White, outside the Burdine Post Office in Letcher County, KY, Credit: Mimi Pickering
As the U.S. Postal Service faces financial crisis, Central Appalachia and much of rural America may be hard hit by pending closures of post offices...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 21:19
Culturology: Central MN artist Rob Christensen does a lot with dots
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Stipple artist Rob Christensen talks about his progression toward settling on such a precise and time consuming style of drawing. Rob also discusse...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 2
Oliver and Gertie Juntenen and the History of Suomi.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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It’s not a town or township, but when Finnish-American families moved there 95 years ago it became a vibrant community that exists to this day. Ol...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 23:36
  • Purchases: 2
Words as the Way to Freedom: Jimmy Santiago Baca
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Jimmy Santiago Baca
He went from illiterate street kid, to world renowned poet. But it was in prison that Jimmy Santiago Baca connected with his Native American and C...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Presumed Guilty: American Muslims and Arabs (9-11 Encore Edition)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Noor Elashi, Daughter of Ghassan Elashi of the Holy Land 5, Credit: http://antiauthoritarian.net
10 years since 9-11…and 10 years of America’s homeland war on Muslims and Arabs. Racial profiling has happened in times of war before—how will it ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
110821 The Twist and Shout in Washington DC
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: The late Danny Gatton, a regular performer at the Twist
Marc Gretchel, the owner of the Twist and Shout music club drops in to recall the music and magic of his club.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 02:57:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Life and Music of Thomas Talbert with Richard Hammergren, Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On this edition of Don't Cha Know, Richard Hammergren WSU jazz WSU professor and professional musician stops by to update us on The Black Tie Jazz ...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
Baseball: Great American Pastime
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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“Whoever would understand the heart and mind of America had better learn the game of baseball...” As this quotation sums up our attitude toward the...

Bought by KZYX and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 2
Prison Doulas-Supporting Pregnant Women Behind Bars
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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For most women, the way their pregnancy, labor, and recuperation is handled by the correctional system has a lot to be desired. But there are some...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 2
The Historic Choate Building
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: The Historic Choate Building
Hannibal Choate was a pioneer in retail and was referred to as The Merchant Prince of South Eastern Minnesota. He founded a department store in his...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 24:03
He Loved Me Truly: Abraham Lincoln
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Chronicle
Caption: Abraham Lincoln, Credit: Matt Lemmon
Much has been written about the life, times and experiences of Abraham Lincoln, but perhaps the nicest part of the truth is the story of Lincoln an...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 12, 2011
  • Length: 50:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Hubbell House in Mantorville
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On this edition of Don’t Cha Know, we visit a restaurant that has had many famous visitors, including Horace Greely, Senator Alexander Ramsey, Mick...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 09:33
The Days After Christmas
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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An exploration of the days following December 25th, including their significance and some common household traditions. Also included are readings o...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WRNC-LP, KRPS, KUHF, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 47:59
  • Purchases: 6
Big Time Baseball in a Small Texas Town
From: Marfa Public Radio
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The real life version of "Field Of Dreams" takes place in Alpine, Texas in the 1940s and 50s. This is a story about a man, his baseball field and ...

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WNMU-FM, KMXT, and KUT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Nature or Nuture -- Groks Science Show 2010-10-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Wes Moore discussed the Other Wes Moore.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 29, 2010
  • Length: 27:18
  • Purchases: 2
Santa's Greatest Hits
From: Fred Flaxman
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Steve Jencks hosts this trip down Memory Lane featuring Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Eartha Kitt, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Tommy Dorsey, ...

Bought by KDUR, Wyoming Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KSLU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2010
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 40
Love and Attraction -- Groks Science Show 2010-02-10
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Helen Fisher discussed the science of love and attraction.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 31:02
  • Purchases: 1
Rhode Island Turkeys
From: William Bowling
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A trip to Baffoni's Poultry Farm in Johnston, Rhode Island reveals rich ambient sound and insight into the process of raising turkeys for Thanksgiv...

Bought by WKSU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2009
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
Bill Monroe Special
From: WAMU
Series: Special Programming
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Featuring Del McCoury [http://www.delmccouryband.com/], David Peterson of David Peterson and 1946 [http://www.1946band.com/], Phil Nusbaum [http://...

Bought by KHNS and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 2
Baseball Is...
From: Alexander Yellen
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A celebration of the game of baseball and its place in American Culture.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KCUR


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 2