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Caption: Ti-Roro, Master drummer from Haiti
THE TALKING DRUM, is a program which samples the rhythms of the descendants of African slaves brought to the new world of South America and the Car...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 51:29
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For the second week of December (12/14): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who used music to break down the barri...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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On this episode of Wordy Birds we interview Matt Paxton and Phaedra Hise on their book, The Secret Lives of Hoarders, and dispel the stereotypes of...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 55:57
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Reese Erlich brings us a special report from Libya on the chaos that remains in the wake of the overthrow of hated dictator Muammar Gaddafi. While ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: taraibune (Japanese tub boat), Credit: courtesy www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com
Vermont boat builder Douglas Brooks has spent years studying and apprenticing in Japan to learn the art of traditional Japanese boat building. He v...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 14:14
Caption: Noelle, Luke and Dan
Alternative economic strategies are growing--go Kickstart your Cash Mob into the TimeBank.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 28:35
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Historian Gerry Kangas on the origins and traditions of the Finnish Laskiainen Sliding Festival. The 75th Laskiainen Festival was held the weekend...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Barrett Pear tree dies
The New Year came riding in on a wind storm, killing old and young trees. The crew comes in to work their music and magic

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KWMR


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 09:11
  • Purchases: 2
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In this weeks edition of Weird News With Perry, Perry tells us about the Dunkin Duo, a pair of donut shop burglars recently apprehended.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: :45
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Leadership roles in a leaderless movement

  • Added: Dec 24, 2011
  • Length: 15:48
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The least examined of all foundation spending is what they spend and encourage on consultants.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2011
  • Length: 19:10
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Today on Don't Cha know we continue our coverage of The Big Muddy River Rendezvous that took place in Winona at Prairie Island campground in the mi...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 15:23
  • Purchases: 1
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Radio Curious asks 'why in meat eating cultures around the world, do they find the meat of some animals disgusting and why do they eat meat at all?...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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More of what listeners want to know about the British novelist who produced six classic novels in a lifespan of just 47 years. She's been dead for ...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
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A report by leading international scientists concludes that human activities are causing a much more rapid deterioration of the ocean than previous...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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The State of Minnesota is supposedly shutting down at least partially by July 1st. Does that affect you in any way? Do you work for the state? Ar...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:49:12
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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
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While he's not exactly a household name, with more than 400 patents to his credit, you know his work.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
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As more is revealed about the Federal Reserve's trillion dollar bailout of the financial system, the more scandalous it appears. Listen for so...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: The Pentagon is building a $12 million tent city at the site of a once proposed $125 million or more military compound for staging war crimes trials at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Credit: Department of Defense
News and features from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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The tragic environmental and nuclear catastrophe in Japan is not the only example of world leaders ignoring obvious perils. The catastrophic effec...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
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Rachel Carson would not be happy to see how pervasive the endocrine disrupter BPA has become, and the deleterious effects it is having on our health.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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Cincy Paranormal Radio 12-20-10

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: NZ Broadcast
This sound composition depicts a walk through the multicultural capital of New Zealand, Wellington. It encompasses sounds commonly found in the di...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:06
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The practice of Lent

  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:00