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Caption: Century Jazz Ensemble, Credit: Don Jackson
The Century jazz Ensemble is a group of community members who just can’t enough of big band playing, and as a result the whole community benefits. ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 07:34
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Imagine trying to cook without the conveniences of electricity, running water, or a stove. Growing up in Jamaica, that’s exactly how Glenroy Solomo...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Curtis and Loretta , Credit: Jennifer Bong
They sing many types of traditional songs, they play many instruments, they write songs and their repertoire is a mile wide. But to folksinging due...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 08:25
Caption: Maryam Yusafzadeh at home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Maryam Yusafzadeh has been involved in many adventurous musical project over the years, and she’s at it again with a new Jazz group that combines m...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Students at Live Art., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Live Art, sponsored by the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC), is the only program of its kind in the country. It’s th...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 25:38
Caption: Dave Graf (l) and Doug Haining (r), Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Merle Knudson was a saxophonist with a distinctive sound who also acted to help young jazz players get going. Phil Nusbaum talks to Doug Haining an...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Sarah Porwoll-Lee, Credit: Ellie Peterson
To Sarah Porwoll-Lee, it isn’t only that she plays new music on the clarinet. When she talked with Phil Nusbaum, she revealed that she gets excited...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 07:57
Caption: Todd Harper, Credit: Carl Allen
A few years ago, Todd Harper quit his teaching job to devote full time to the piano. He got himself a steady playing gig which attracted a followin...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Bob Farrell sold more than ice cream to his customers. He sold them what they wanted. And if they wanted it, he would "Give 'em the Pickle." Her...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 08:31
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Segment 1: Amanda Lindhout/kidnap victim Segment 2: Jaye Smith/ gap year Segment 3: Susan Roane/ social skills Segment 4: Anna Holmes/ Jezebel Seg...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2015
  • Length: 52:30
Caption: Bekka Fink on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
Rockstar Organizer, Bekka Fink, shares her journey of decluttering spaces for her clients on this episode of Making it Work.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2015
  • Length: 24:18
Caption: Shakespeare In Detroit's Romeo & Juliet, Credit: courtesy of Shakespeare in Detroit
Sam White saw potential in the drama of a struggling city — a perfect setting for Shakespeare's plays.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 19:51
Caption: Daithi Sproule
Irish music is great, seemingly everywhere, including Our Town. This Friday through Sunday, the Center for irish Music presents Minnesota irish Fai...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A business designed to exploit amateur songwriters winds up making lots of them really happy.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Terrance Simien (born September 3, 1965 in Mallet, Louisiana) is an American zydeco musician, vocalist and songwriter. He and his band won the Gra...

Bought by KSRQ, KALH, WRNC-LP, KMSU, WDSE and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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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
Caption: Lindsay Foreman on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
On this episode, we will chat with yoga instructor and Bay Area native Lindsay Foreman about how she became a yogi while Making It Work living in t...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 17:06
Caption: Sondra talking to photog, Credit: Sondra Celli
Gypsy bling, James Bond, Google Trends and brilliant business owners turn passion and personality into profit.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 20:03
Caption: Dylan Germic, Credit: Oddua Productions
With host, Akeisha Johnson, we'll talk with the lead singer of the band, "Planet Booty," Dylan Germick, to find out about how he is Making It Work!

  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 30:52
Caption: Two of the new games at Hi-Life, Credit: Angela Johnston
Ellen Frankel slips the last of her quarters into the Medieval Madness pinball machine and wipes the sweat off her forehead. It’s her second game o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Joan Griffith, Credit: Ann Marsden
Joan Griffith and Reuben Ristrom are two jazz guitarists who love working together to interpret music on their guitars. The piece features Joan tal...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jeff Zygmunt on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Season1-Episode 3 with Jeff Zygmunt - Bronze Sculptor and Physical Trainer

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 14:51
Caption: Judy Irving, San Francisco, CA 10/17/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Judy Irving talks discovery, falling in love, and sacred moments.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2014
  • Length: 22:31
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Cancer survivor and NY tImes bestselling author Susan Chernak McElroy recounts two related tales of giving thanks - one from her cancer recovery, a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Thedore Bikel, San Francisco, CA 7/31/14 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Theodore Bikel talks not doing the tango, the responsibility of the artist, and why singing a song is never naive.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 12:53