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WoodSongs 821: Girls Guns & Glory and T Sisters
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: A stunning a cappela performance by the T Sisters.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes the country twang and roots rock of Girls Guns and Glory plus the unique ...

Bought by KENW, WETS, KBRW, RadioFreePalmer, KJJF and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
WoodSongs 817: Bobby Long and Andy T-Nick Nixon Band
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Caption: Nick Nixon and Andy T serve up some soulful blues.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes English songwriter Bobby Long plus the Nashville souful blues of the Andy...

Bought by KENW, WOUB, RadioFreePalmer, and WLIW


  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 4
The Live Feed Presents: "Pamela McNeil"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Today on "The Live Feed" we're with Winona Native Pamela McNeil. On this episode we will be talking with this singer-song writer, who has achieved ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 12, 2015
  • Length: 31:33
  • Purchases: 1
Everyone is welcome at the open community sing
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Every once in a while, producer Nancy Rosenbaum goes out and sings together with strangers. The point isn’t to rehearse or perform or even to sing ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:11
Rolanda Scott: The Art of Transformation Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Rolanda Scott, Credit: John MacLellan
Art teacher and glass sculptor Rolanda Scott was first diagnosed with breast cancer years ago, but she kept teaching and for the longest while surv...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:20
Rolanda Scott: The Art of Transformation Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Rolanda Scott , Credit: John MacLellan
Sometimes art can ease your pain, maybe even save your life. And the medium you started working in sometimes becomes another form all together. Rol...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:30
Bay Area Beats: San Francisco's Adriel Diaz shares his dreams
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
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Sunset Youth Services is an organization that supports transitional age youth and their families with things like parenting classes, food assistanc...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Texture of Glass
From: Kasia Gladki
Caption: Glass installation at Appearances Festival in Provincetown MA, Credit: M.J. Levy Dickson
M.J. Levy Dickson is a visual artist from Nantucket. She uses glass to create environmental installations, but she did not always work like this. P...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 3
Gunther Schuller: A Life in Pursuit of Music & Beauty, Part II
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're picking up the thread of a long conversation with Gunther Schuller. He’s the man who first mapped a Third Stream of “jazzical” music between ...

Bought by WMNR, KMUW, KPIP-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 33:10
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Musician Dennis Yerry
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Dennis Yerry discusses his multi-faceted career as Native American composer, arranger and musician and as a jazz pianist and cabaret performer. [29...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 1
The Curious Gamer
From: Devin Polaski
Caption: Logo of The Curious Gamer, Credit: Devin Polaski
A radio show discussing the culture, design, and joy of video games. Hosted by Devin Polaski.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2013
  • Length: 21:28
Combining Musical Traditions
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Teenagers of the modern United States focus primarily on their own society's music and traditions. Brandon decided to deviate from this social norm...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's Views and Brews: The Life and Legacy of Edith Piaf
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Edith Piaf
Join us with poet and historian Bette Oliver as she discusses Piaf’s life; from her impoverished childhood raised in a Paris brothel by her grandmo...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 56:19
Latitude News Podcast #4 - Channeling Venice in Cleveland
From: Latitude News
Caption: Giancarlo Calicchia's "Genesis," a 28-foot long, 2,000+ pound wooden sculpture., Credit: Dan Moulthrop
Cleveland’s Renaissance man hopes to rejuvenate the Rust Belt with art.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 12:52
  • Purchases: 1
Episode # 26 - Castaway: Peter Turner
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On October 1st our castaway was fine furniture maker PETER TURNER, who lives in South Portland, Maine. What's unique about Peter are the ways in w...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:05:10
Moments with Jazz Master, Von Freeman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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3 Moments with tenor saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman.

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


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 10
Poetry Out Loud: Regional competition coverage
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Caption: Poetry Out Loud Participants, Credit: Patty Polasky
A documentary piece featuring citation and commentary from high school students from Fosston, Clearbrook-Gonvick, and Trek North High Schools durin...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 11:09
A Bit of Downtime
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Woodcarving at Maine State Prison

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Tail of A Stone Carver's Dream
From: Lori Ann Brass
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Tim Dibble has waited his whole life to work full-time as a sculptor. Now, at 65, he's finally doing what he wants. In his rustic workshop on Cape ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Three Blocks of Figuerola
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Walter Murch acceptance Speech, Credit: Connie Angland
Three blocks of South Figuerola Street show us three faces of California

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 11:42
Americana Nueva
From: Sam Margolis
Caption: Comanchero - Boston-based Americana Jam Band
The Americana music scene is thriving in New England, with a growing fan base and musicians alike. Boston has been a particular hot spot, with a g...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
“.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO FAITH, FEMINISM AND HIP HOP.”
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
The Alutiiq Masks - Sharing HIstory
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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details the long-sought return of the Alutiiq Masks from France to Kodiak. AK.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 06:09
Art in Strange Places
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A documentary exploring the benefits and challenges of showing art in unusual spaces and walking the line between vandalism and public art.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUER


  • Added: Apr 19, 2008
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
Quilting through Grief over Iraq War
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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NW quilt makers harnessed to comfort Iraq vets

  • Added: Mar 12, 2008
  • Length: 04:34