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Blacklisted Artists
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In the early years of the Cold War, a number of Hollywood directors and writers were blacklisted from the motion picture industry. One author says ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Mary Solberg
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this edition of Art Beat, KQAL's Brianna Klapperich visits a Winona artist who is accompanied by her faithful animal companion during the interv...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 17:33
A Conversation with Heritage Fellow, Judith McCulloh
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Awarded the 2010 Bess Lomax Hawes Award for the preservation of cultural heritage, Judith McCulloh talks about her extensive work as a folklorist a...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 24:05
A Conversation Honoring Merce Cunningham
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The archival voice of Merce himself defining the art of dance! Radiohead! Need we say more.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 22:53
  • Purchases: 1
Giving the House of Representatives a Human Face
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nicholas Longworth's gavel is among the treasures curated and conserved by the House of Representatives' very first curator., Credit: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Meet the very first curator of the U.S. House of Representatives collection... 4,000 artifacts strong.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 3
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
Zooming in on San Francisco photographer Eadward Muybridge
From: KALW
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Photography has become so easy that we can forget how, not long ago, we needed to master technical skills, such as film and shutter speeds, and be ...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:47
Art of The Dakota Women
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this edition of Culture Clique, we hear from Colette Hyman - a professor of history at Winona State University. Hyman will speak on six generati...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 32:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Larry Millet - MN Author and Architectural Critic
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on Art Beat we feature Murder Mystery Novelist and Architectural Writer Larry Millet of St. Paul Minnesota. Millet gave a reading and talk on...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 48:08
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
Winona as The Stained Glass Capitol of the World
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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In 1946 James E. Hauser saw a business opportunity for repairing stained glass windows during a rationing of materials due to World War II. Today t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 14:28
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
"Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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Producer Dred-Scott Keyes converses with photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker and her husband, writer Jeff Walker about their collaboration in producin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska and WGDR


  • Added: Nov 21, 2010
  • Length: 57:21
  • Purchases: 2
A Christmas Masterpiece
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Hallelujah Chorus, Credit: Paulo Ordoveza
An account of the life and works of George Frederick Handel, most notably the writing of "Messiah."

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 45:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Billy Curmano
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Billy Curmano: Performance Artist, Credit: BillyX.net
On this edition of Art Beat we visit with well known Minnesota artist Billy Curmano (also known as Billy X). Billy is a performance artist who has ...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2010
  • Length: 25:05
Visions of the Big Sky - Part I
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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In VISIONS OF THE BIG SKY, Dan Flores revisits the Northern Rockies artistic tradition to explore its diversity and richness. In his essays about t...

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


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
MN Author Duane Schwartz and "Calumet"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Local author Dwane Schwartz and his latest called "Calumet," a mystery set in Calumet that involves the Klan.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 08:42
Jack Nachbar and 'Miracle of Morgan's Creek'
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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KAXE Professor of Pop Culture and Film Studies, Jack Nachbar, talks about Miracle of Morgan's Creek, the classic movie being shown at the Edge Cent...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2010
  • Length: 14:26
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 Jim Hall
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Jim Hall on Spiritual Awakening; Technique vs. Ideas; Bill Kirchner; Nat Hentoff; Pat Metheny; and Meeting Sonny Rollins

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


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 7
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

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