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Brenda Child: Holding Our World Together-Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History

Caption: Holding Our World Together by Brenda Child

Brenda Child talks with Scott Hall about her new book. They discuss the pre-European and post-European Ojibwe culture, particularly as it relates t...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and KSRQ

Added: Mar 23, 2012
Length: 17:36
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps Griot: Richard Bennett and Craig Williams

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Richard Bennett (R) talks with Craig Williams (L)

Iraq War veteran Richard Bennett talks with Craig Williams about how they became unlikely business partners.

Bought by WEZU and WCSU-FM

Added: Jan 17, 2012
Length: 01:53
Purchases: 2

Culturology: Lisa Stauffer's landscape paintings and "In Search of Enough" traveling exhibit

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Katie Marshall and Lisa Stauffer join Travis Ryder to preview the exhibitions appearing this month at MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. The mai...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Added: Jan 12, 2012
Length: 11:52
Purchases: 1

Melanie Rae Thon, author of 'In This Light'

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

This selection of Melanie Rae Thon's stories showcases her breathtaking ability to become each one of her people, to move inside the bodies and min...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio

Added: Oct 29, 2011
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 1

A Conversation about Duke Ellington and Washington, DC

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

A look at the Washington, DC roots of Duke Ellington and their impact on his development as a musician and composer.

Added: Jul 26, 2011
Length: 08:41

The Decisions Project - 12 - Using Psychic Power

From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project

A woman talks about the decision to train and apply her psychic power.

Added: Apr 21, 2011
Length: 02:56

The Decisions Project - 7 - Ending the Match

From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project

A professional wrestling referee talks about the split-second decision to end a match, ruin a show, and go off the script.

Added: Apr 05, 2011
Length: 03:00

Talking Poetry in Our Time with Nicholson Baker and Franz Wright

From: Open Source

Part of "Whose Words These Are," our look at poetry in our time: first Christopher Lydon in conversation with novelist Nicholson Baker, whose novel...

Bought by KALW, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WEOS and more

Added: Apr 04, 2011
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 6

Cindy Sheehan-Gold Star Mom's for Peace

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

This Saturday March 20th, marks the 8th Anniversary of the Iraq War. Join Radio Curious for a conversation with Cindy Sheehan, of Gold Star Mom’s ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KSFR

Added: Mar 16, 2011
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Local photographer James Lee captures daily life in Afghanistan

From: KALW

Caption: Marsham Khan cooks a goat head, February 15, 2010., Credit: James Lee

James Lee spent three years stationed in Iraq, as a U.S. Marine. After his time there, Lee went to Afghanistan, but not in uniform. He retired to ...

Added: Mar 06, 2011
Length: 07:42

Alyson Hagy, Ghosts of Wyoming: Stories

From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question

With the stories in her latest collection, Ghosts of Wyoming, Alyson Hagy illuminates the complex issues of life in the West with characters so rea...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio

Added: Dec 01, 2010
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - Yuja Wang (Music in Between the Notes)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

When pianist Yuja Wang plays the Paganini Variations by Brahms, she gives plenty of attention to the music’s frequent technical challenges. But sh...

Added: Sep 29, 2010
Length: :26

Virtuoso Voices - Robert Spano (It’s Theater)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Even before the recent economic challenges, there have been ongoing discussions and blogs about the future of the American symphony orchestra. Wha...

Added: Jul 30, 2010
Length: :23

Virtuoso Voices - Kim Kashkashian (Ear of the Beholder)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Caption: Kim Kashkashian, Credit: courtesy of WGBH

How does one make a sound on an instrument? Violist Kim Kashkashian says it actually has little to do with the instrument itself. Ultimately, she...

Added: Jul 30, 2010
Length: :22

A Memorial To Susan Cone Bell

From: Barry Vogel

Susan Cone Bell, born July 5, 1946, created a legacy of leadership that will long out live her life which sadly ended in Honduran waters on Decembe...

Added: Mar 30, 2010
Length: 29:01

Virtuoso Voices - Hilary Hahn (Freaky)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Violinist Hilary Hahn is one of many musicians who consider Bach’s music to be timeless. She says Bach’s music “doesn’t necessarily belong in one ...

Bought by KUHF

Added: Feb 26, 2010
Length: :27
Purchases: 1

Divided By Borders: Mexican migrants and their children

From: Chris Goldstein

Caption: Divided By Borders cover, Credit: Joanna Dreby

Author Joanna Dreby explored the impact of work migration through intimate interviews with extended Mexican families and children in New Jersey and...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Feb 24, 2010
Length: 29:32
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - Herbert Blomstedt (Dramatic Solution)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Swedish composer Carl Nielsen offers us a vast range of musical colors and tapestries. The music can be beautiful and entertaining, but conductor ...

Bought by WETS

Added: Dec 31, 2009
Length: :25
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Music is One Language)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Violinist Joshua Bell's CD "At Home with Friends" is an eclectic mix of classical music, Blue Grass, Jazz, Indian music and more. In a sense, this...

Added: Oct 30, 2009
Length: :26

Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Hears Dead People)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

Violinist Joshua Bell's CD "At Home with Friends" includes an appearance by composer and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff actually died ...

Added: Oct 29, 2009
Length: :24

In Defense Of Mendocino County Tomorrow And Measure A

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

The executive director of "Mendocino County Tomorrow", Robin Collier, known locally for her skills in making excellent cheese cake, is the guest on...

Added: Oct 06, 2009
Length: 31:44

Virtuoso Voices - Sharon Isbin (Perfect Match)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

On her "Journey to the New World" CD, guitarist Sharon Isbin plays both parts on some Renaissance duets, with the help of modern recording technolo...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM

Added: Jun 27, 2009
Length: :21
Purchases: 1

Virtuoso Voices - Simone Dinnerstein (Who Comes First)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.

On a few occasions, pianist Simone Dinnerstein gets herself into trouble on the concert stage. Nothing too serious, but the difficulty usually beg...

Added: Mar 31, 2009
Length: :25

The Parents We Mean To Be - Harvard psychologist Richard Weissbourd

From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio

Award winning Harvard Psychologist Richard Weissbourd interviews about his new book: THE PARENTS WE MEAN TO BE: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermi...

Bought by KSFR and Yellowstone Public Radio