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Disabled high school student finds his voice on the radio
From: Craig LeMoult
Caption: Wyatt Davis in the WWPT studio, Credit: Craig LeMoult
High school student Wyatt Davis has a severe form of cerebral palsy, leaving him with little mobility and no ability to speak. But with the help of...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1
A Citizen's Guide to Organically Grown Political Influence: How to Experience Being One Vote
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Organically-grown political influence is made in one way- and money can't buy it. , Credit: Susan Cook
No matter how many lawsuits are filed to make political influence available to the highest bidder, there is one kind that you can't pay for or crea...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
Raphaël Krafft - "Le Journaliste à Vélo"
From: Kieron Yates
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A profile of Raphaël Krafft "Le Journaliste à Vélo" who, over the course of a decade, has documented his travels on a bicycle for French public radio.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 27:00
Seen and Heard in 2011 12-01
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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A roundup of the year in movie music on the next edition of The Score.

Bought by WCRI, KPVL, KREV-LP, and KPVL


  • Added: Jan 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part Two)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Dramatics (with Ron Banks bottom left)
Interview with RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CLINTON, TH...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 55:22
  • Purchases: 1
Studs Terkel: A Heart as Big as the World
From: A World of Possibilities
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Despite his best efforts, like the very establishments he excoriated, Studs Terkel became an American institution. A man of the people, he was also...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, XRAY.fm, WZEN.org, KBGA 89.9 FM, WDSE and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 11
JazzStories: Percy Heath
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"There’s a certain thing on the bandstand that every now and then – not every night, not every composition – there comes a point when the collectiv...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
  • Length: 15:31
  • Purchases: 5
The 2011 PRPD Benediction by Jay Allison: "Invitation"
From: Atlantic Public Media
Caption: Jay Allison, Credit: Sue Johnson
The benediction given by award-winning producer and station founder Jay Allison at the 2011 PRPD Conference is being praised as a highlight of the ...

Bought by KUT, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and Aspen Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 51:26
  • Purchases: 4
Raising Barns, Raising Voices
From: Eleanor Kagan
Caption: Kieran Riley, a local farmer, will have his own radio show on WGXC.
A community in upstate New York gathers together to build a radio station, by hand, in a weekend.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 35:34
The Ashford & Simpson Story (Celebrating the Life of Nick Ashford) Part #3
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Ashford & Simpson
The musical story of "ASHFORD & SIMPSON", today plus the celebration of the life of NICHOLAS ASHFORD (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011). ASHFORD & SIM...

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 1
Exit 29: Goodnight Ypsilanti
From: Sam Dingman
Series: The Road 2 Shambala
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Live music from Marshall York. Kanye West, sweet potatoes, and Buddhist cowboys are covered extensively.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:03:28
MAGMA REMIX (from The Power of Rejection) by Mikhail Tank
From: Mikhail Tank
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MAGMA REMIX (from The Power of Rejection) by Mikhail Tank

  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:36
RPM Podcast #001: “West Coast – Vol. I”
From: Christa Couture
Series: The RPM Podcast
Caption: Coke Salish, Credit: Sonny Assu
In our debut episode of the RPM podcast, we shine a light on Indigenous musicians from the Coast and Straight Salish territories where RPM is based.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 16:57
  • Purchases: 2
Tales from the South 010 with Mara Leveritt
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Fall 2010 Season
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Newspaper and Web reporter Mara Leveritt on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life ...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
The Cavalier and Their Ponies: An Historical Allegory on Public Radio Managment
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The Ponies would act fast when funding was cut. , Credit: Susan Cook
Long ago, The Cavalier, horsemen who helped Charles I fight off The Roundheads, created "Dos and Don'ts" for choosing the Ponies to stand by them ...

  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:36
"Never Too Late: A 90 year-old's Pursuit of A Whirlwind Life"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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JOURNALIST ROY ROWAN, HAS WRITTEN A NEW BOOK “NEVER TOO LATE: A 90-YEAR OLD’S PURSUIT OF A WHIRLWIND LIFE”. IN WHICH HE SHARES HIS VIEWS OF THE PL...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:34
Portrait of an Artist: Sally Jenkins
From: KUT
Series: Portrait of an Artist-a semi-regular series
Caption: Sally Jenkins, Credit: Rebecca McInroy
Writer Sally Jenkins stopped by the KUT studios to talk about her development as a writer, her father’s influence, and her perspective on the writi...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 14:44
If the City Were to Become Human
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Psychotherapy, Credit: Mental Health Blog
We continue this week's show on media portrayal and city pathology with psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2011
  • Length: 10:11
"Top Model's" Nigel Barker on Beauty
From: Dr. Susan Flowers
Series: Your Life is Waiting Show
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America's Next Top Model judge and int'l photograher shares his prescription of real beauty from his latest book, "Nigel Barker's Beauty Equation."

  • Added: Mar 18, 2011
  • Length: 15:00
Disaster Movies 11-05
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week on The Score, with Edmund Stone, Disasters.

Bought by KREV-LP, KPVL, WEKU, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Last Word on Community Media
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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People who show up make decisions, friends, playgrounds, art, history...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Aaron Brown on Community Media
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Human character might be defined by the actions and thoughts of an individual, but human progress is most often accomplished when individuals inter...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 02:23
Reality Radio: Telling True Stories in Sound
From: AIR
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“Reality Radio: Telling True Stories in Sound” is a one-hour broadcast special from AIR hosted by Katie Davis celebrating tales from some of public...

Bought by KUER, KPIK-LP, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, KCUR and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Two Zambian girls talk about climate change
From: michal rahfaldt
Series: COP16 Youth Voices from Africa
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An interview of 17-year old Kapambwe Chanda who speaks with passion and intelligence about the importance of getting youth involved and interested ...

Bought by KZYX and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 2
One Last Word: Out
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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Commentary on the recent series of videos being uploaded to YouTube in the wake of a round of gay teen suicides.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2010
  • Length: 03:15

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