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Among friends
From: Maria-Cristina Marras
Series: Exploration on darkness
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There is no generic description that captures the essence of darkness. And this is what makes darkness so compelling.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 08:48
353: Wonders Of The Human Body / 354: The Revenge Of Analog, 2/23/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
Travel Options for the Collapse
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What happens when a civilization collapses? You can't go camping in Joshua Tree, that's what.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
233: Endings (In Four Novellas) / 234: Procrastination, 12/30/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Endings (In Four Novellas)" - New Year's Eve can be depressing. We don't handle endings very well. This hour, how to end - relationships...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
181: Falling For It / 182: Time Travel, 7/1/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Falling For It" - We’re hearing a lot about fake news. But you’re a smart person. You can tell when a story’s fake. Can’t you? HOUR ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
Liner Notes: Miles Davis
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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Miles Davis is considered one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century. He added his voice to the narratives of our cul...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Billie Holiday
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." As we look back on her life a...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUPR low power FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 4
JazzStories: Christian McBride
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I always thought of the acoustic bass as the quintessential jazz instrument... I knew that jazz meant cool, and hip, and on the cutting edge, and ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 16:39
  • Purchases: 4
The Beat : Julie Gard - "Kalevala"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Julie Gard is a prose poet that lives in Duluth and teaches writing at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She writes about art, travel, family, ...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
The Beat: Anthony Swann - "Blue Trailings (Parker's Road Song)"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Anthony Swann likes music, physical books, coffee houses and he lives with his cat, Samba, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Here, Swann presents his poem, "B...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:35
The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter - A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Actress Mary-Louise Parker said this is one her favorite novels of all time and so she jumped at the chance to read excerpts. There's commentary by...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KRZA and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 6
The Last Word on Libraries
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The particular and universal state of mind of libraries is one of random discovery.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Libraries
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido has always been overly interested in books, and he tells about some of his favorite libraries.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Aaron Brown on Libraries
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Last week, Aaron's oldest son signed up for his first Library card... to them, the library is spoken about like a mythical place.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 02:41
The Last Word on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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There are really only two directions we can travel: back towards the familiar or out into the unknown.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido and Dodger used to travel all the time during the holidays, but shifted to heading South.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Christmas Trees
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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You have to actually see this Christmas tree to fully appreciate it: it's black and upside down.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Last Word on Bath or Shower
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The height of washed luxury, the true mark of the backwoods aristocracy, is the outdoor shower.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Bath or Shower
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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As to Shower vs. Bath, Guido will take both. And if there can be a sauna in the same room, all the better.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 04:33
Commentator Guido on Grandmothers
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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As a kid, Guido envied his friends who had two, hands-on Grandmothers.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:35
Commentator Aaron Brown on Grandmothers
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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In Judeo-Christian tradition we track families through the fathers side. Unless of course you are not a landed male heir. It's not that you don't m...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 03:23
Commentator Guido on Courage
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Courage is a word lush with meaning. Yet, when we use the word we make the assumption that no interpretation is needed.

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 2
The Last Word on Thanksgiving
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Michael is having a hard time getting into the spirit of it this year...this holiday exists by decree.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 2
Commentator Guido on Thanksgiving
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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When Guido thinks of Thanksgiving, he thinks of a time decades ago...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 04:26
The Last Word on Houses
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Michael shares his thoughts on houses

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1