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Author Sharon Chmielarz on "Calling" and "The Sky is Great the Sky is Blue"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Sharon Chmielarz has had poems published in several literary magazines including The Laurel Review, The Iowa Review, Water~Stone, Kalliope, Ascent,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 23:45
  • Purchases: 1
Funding For The Arts in Minnesota
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on Don't Cha Know we discuss a topic that is very much at the forefront these days. Funding for the arts in Minnesota. It's a panel discussio...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 01:07:25
Evidence for Fast Food 20,000 BC
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
An ancient obese female doll may represent a mother goddess worshipped by Stone Age people

  • Added: Dec 05, 2010
  • Length: :54
Castle in the Wilderness
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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The history of Hibbing High School with local historian Dan Bergen and photographer Larry Ryan.

Bought by KVSC and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 19:10
  • Purchases: 2
A Flash of Brilliance
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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Can sampling be considered a fine art? Hell... Emphatically... YES.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
Nathan Bergstedt Reviews "How To Steal A Car" by MN Author Pete Hautman
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Regular KAXE contributor Nathan Bergstedt reviews "How To Steal A Car" by MN author Pete Hautman

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 02:32
He Was As Good As The Kingston Trio
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Have you complimented your favorite artist today?

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
The Music of Roland Sebastian Faber
From: Iain Wilson
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Profiles the work of electronic artist Roland Sebastian Faber, with music from his latest release 'Gropiusstadt'.

  • Added: Jan 24, 2010
  • Length: 10:20
NEA Jazz Master Quincy Jones
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Quincy Jones on Jazz Family; Jazz Mentors; Hamps Band; Boulanger; Cultural Exchange and Jazz Ambassadors

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 9
NEA Jazz Master Rudy VanGelder
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Rudy VanGelder on Recording Start; Alfred Lion; Hackensack Home; Englewood Cliffs; and Rudy's Goal.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton on First Gig with Duke Ellington' First Gig; Dedication to the Music; Racism; and Al Jackson.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern on Remembering Fats Waller; Symphony Sid; Billy Holiday; Louis Armstrong and Arriving in the US.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 7
NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi on Forming a Big Band; His First Inspiration; Bud Powell; and Remembering the Old days.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Scott
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Scott on Vultures; Approach; and Radio.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master on His Nickname; Musician's Personality; Ballads; and Mainstream Music.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Marian McPartland on Jazz & Marriage
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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IN 1943, MCPARTLAND MET CORNETIST JIMMY MCPARTLAND AT A USO CAMP IN BELGIUM. SHE WAS THE PIANIST AND HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE BAND THAT PLAYED FOR ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, KMUW and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods on the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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IN 1956, 2007 NEA JAZZ MASTER PHIL WOODS TOOK A SEAT IN THE RENOWNED DIZZY GILLESPIE BIG BAND. IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A LONG FRIENDSHIP, WITH GI...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods on his Teacher's Influence
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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SOME YOUNG MUSICIANS STUMBLE UPON A TEACHER WHO COMPLETELY CHANGES THE COURSE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. 2007 NEA JAZZ MASTER PHIL WOODS WAS ONE OF THE...

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


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Abbey Lincoln on her early influences
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG, NEA JAZZ MASTER ABBEY LINCOLN HEARD HER PARENTS’ BEAUTIFUL VOICES SINGING AROUND THE HOUSE AND IN CHURCH. AT AGE FOURTEEN, HER ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2009
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 8
Musical Culture Separation
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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People group themselves based on music stereotypes.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 06:53
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb On Recording Porgy and Bess
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb lucked into recording Porgy and Bess.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb Remembering Making the Kind of Blue Album
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb remembers being in the amazing Miles Davis Band.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF and more


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 11
Recycled Yacht Trash
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Trash left in Maine by New Jersey visitors might be brought back to New Jersey

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
An Andrew Wyeth Christmas
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Even the rich find the sending of Christmas cards prohibitive

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:09
I Wonder Where My Glasses Go?
From: The humble Farmer
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A commentary on lost items

  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:17