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Caption: Steve James, San Francisco, CA 3/13/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Steve James talks gambles, subtlety, and having the right imprimatur.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 15:00
Caption: Kronick Quintet at Golden's Deli, Credit: George Tofoya
The Kronick Quintett plays frequently at the Public Kitchen and Bar, which faces the north side of Mears Park in Saint Paul. The group’s next perf...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
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There are plenty of good films out there, but I have to confess that the dominance of mediocre Hollywood pablum sometimes challenges my faith in ci...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:55
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Aquarius, a new film by Brazilian writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho, wants to make us comfortable before we enter its main story. In a prologue...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:23
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The Trump administration has moved quickly to reverse some of the previous administration’s energy and climate policies. But not all Republicans ar...

Bought by WCPN and WHYY


  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Feb 17, 2017
  • Length: 13:19
Caption: Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra, Credit: Diego Ramallo
A few years ago, Jeff Senn and Mac Santiago, experienced Minnesota jazz players, noticed a lack of a Latin Jazz Orchestra locally. So they recruite...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Thomas Page on oddball Civil War history

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:59
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Shakespeare by Bill Bryson.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:13
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Notable books by friends and colleagues of GetPublished! Radio

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:59
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The practice of hunting wild birds with trained birds — for fun — is called falconry. Though it came into its own almost 1,000 years ago in England...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 31:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Sentimentality can be tricky in a film. If a director lays it on too thick, it can seem manipulative. Well, there’s plenty of sentimentality in the...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:41
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The Queen of Katwe, a film by Mira Nair, is based on the true story of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl who, with very little formal education, became...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:39
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I’ve been on a music documentary binge lately. After Eight Days a Week, the Ron Howard film about The Beatles, which I loved, I saw another doc abo...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 04:29
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The Rubik's Cube was invented over 40 years ago.In 2009 it became the best selling toy of all time. How is it that such a simple item has continued...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:32
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Dizzy told us we ain’t heard nothin’ yet, then stood by his claim in ’46. The ever-present Blind Boys of Alabama bring in Koko Taylor, we need trom...

Bought by KMXT, WYAP, WJSU, WVBI-LP, WMOT and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, San Francisco, CA 10/5/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser talk close-calls, young brains, and waiting for a mustache to grow back.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 21:37
Caption: Lovers, Credit: The Joy Collective
A conversation with Minnesota artist Jessie Marianiello about her art, her life and the paths that lead her.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 11:09
Caption: Anastasia James
CJM Associate Curator Anastasia James talks ambiguity cultural influences, and being an outsider looking in.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2016
  • Length: 15:11
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Chris discusses Henry King's "The Gunfighter"

  • Added: Aug 07, 2016
  • Length: 03:33
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Chris discusses Andrew Haigh's 45 Years.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2016
  • Length: 03:46
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Chris discusses Michael Cutiz's Captain Blood.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
Caption: Tim Heptner, San Francisco, CA 7/1/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Tim Heptner talks aesthetics, creating narrative, and how A CLOCKWORK ORANGE affected him.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2016
  • Length: 16:33
Caption: By Courtesy of Cyprès, Credit:  Antoine Presles
Up-and-coming as well as well-known Francophone Singer/Songwriters treat us to their beautiful songs. You do not need French language skills to en...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2016
  • Length: 27:15
Caption: Edmunt Catlin on the drums with the group Hoaxer, Credit: Lee Tran
Edmund Catlin is a young Twin Cities drummer who, while still in college, plays in a variety of jazz bands. To Edmund, playing jazz requires a comb...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2016
  • Length: 06:53