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Kathak's Return Journey
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Photo courtesy the Chitresh Das Institute
Pandit Chitresh Das is credited with bringing the Indian classical dance of kathak to America. Now the Chitresh Das Institute takes it back on tour...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Blue Dimensions M07: Marius Van Den Brink's "New York Knock"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from pianist and composer Marius Van Den Brink, from his album "New York Knock."

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions L50: "Distance" from home shapes the debut album of Astghik Martirosyan
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The debut album of singer-songwriter Astghik Martirosyan, and new music from Myra Melford's Fire And Water Quintet.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Northwest Public Broadcasting, KMUN, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
Ain't No Mountain High Enough (A Marriage in Nepal)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey congratulated by the Home Minister of Nepal along with activist Sunil Babu Pant (on Right). , Credit: Facebook page of Sunil Babu Pant.
For 16 years Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey could not get married, but now they have the most important piece of paper in Nepal.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions L42: A visit to Hiromi's "Sonicwonderland"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from pianist/composer Hiromi from her album "Sonicwonderland"

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
A Pennsylvania man saw the true power of Atomic Annie
From: WITF
Caption: Tom Lambert
70 years ago, Tom Lambert witnessed the only time a nuclear device was fired from a cannon

  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 13:07
Poisonous Legacies
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Uranium mining in Niger: a filthy, toxic business. Fifty years after the end of America’s war on Vietnam, traces of US chemical weapons linger. And...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:38
Blue Dimensions L27: "The Sorrow Songs" of the Black British experience from Angeline Morrison
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience," music from folk singer Angeline Morrison about being black and growing up in and living...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 12
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Birtukan Kebede shows of wheat landrace grains, Credit: David Kattenburg
War is not healthy for children and other living things, so the Sixties saying went. It isn’t healthy for Planet Earth’s climate system either. The...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:16
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 10
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Thomas Donati, Credit: David Kattenburg
Turning tall cane stalks into small, supple reeds for woodwind instruments. Decarbonizing construction. Tons of carbon are embodied in buildings; t...

  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:49
2023 International Jazz Day Celebration
From: Rich Rector
Series: Rich Tones JAZZ
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Jazz from 6 of the 7 Continents to celebrate International Jazz Day, which is April 30, 2023.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 56:01
Fading Beauties: Streetcars of Desire Pt. 2
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Kolkata’s streets continue to clog with cars. The fate of an already established, cleaner transit option, teeters in the balance.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
The Fontwala
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Some of the typefaces designed by Rajeev Prakash for Indian scripts., Credit: Sandip Roy
Responsible for typefaces of all slants and bolds, Rajeev Prakash is India’s Fontwala!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Putin’s Folly: Russia, One Year After the Invasion of Ukraine
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Unpacking the psychology of Putin's war games and how it affects Russians fleeing conscription.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sound Ecology: Diablotin (Black-capped petrel)
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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A rare little seabird nests in the rugged mountains between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:45
Blue Dimensions L04: The Universe's Wildest Dream from Marcus Strickland
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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exciting new music from saxophonist/composer Marcus Strickland on the album "The Universe's Wildest Dream."

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
BD-L03: New music from singer Kari Kirkland and drummer Jonathan Mills
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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The new album "If (When You Go)" from singer Kari Kirkland and a debut album from drummer Jonathan Mills

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions L02: Lisa Hilton's "Paradise Cove"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from Lisa Hilton, Eddie Palmieri, Gilbert Castellanos, and the band Out To Dinner

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dimensions K48: A Soundtrack (For Nothing In Particular) from Jeremy Pelt
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from Jeremy Pelt's album "Soundtrack" and Boris Kozlov's "First Things First"

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, KKRN, WOUB, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
All Eyes on Sudan: Putin, Biden, and the Fight for Democracy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week's episode, we look at where Sudan stands three years after a revolution ousted longtime dictator Omar Al-Bashir.

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blue Dimensions K47: Henry Franklin's Jazz Is Dead Album And New Music From Art Hirahara
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from bassist Henry Franklin in the 14th album in the series "Jazz Is Dead," plus new music from pianist/composer Art Hirhara

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions K45: We're Not Out To Lunch — We're Out To Dinner, with "Episodes Of Grace"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Episodes Of Grace" the new album from the evolving collective Out To Dinner, and music for the seasons of the year from pianist Joey Alexander — a...

Bought by KMXT, KKRN, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions K41: Pharaoh Sanders' Most Classic Piece In Its 32+ Minute Entirety
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"The Creator Has A Master Plan" from the late Pharaoh Sanders, in its magnificent 32+-minute entirety.

Bought by KJZX-Austin, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, KMXT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Cryptomania: How Cryptocurrency Can Save—or Destabilize—a Country
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we take a deep dive into the global world of cryptocurrency.

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Boris Out, Liz In: The Global Impact of the British Election
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we break down the global implications of new British leadership and then travel to Northern Ireland, where the fate of a B...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6