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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
Caption: Nicholson Baker
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
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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
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
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Mary Singer is a Winona portrait artist. Mary has been practicing her craft since being a young girl, and has been featured in many shows and exhi...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 15:00
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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
Caption: Yuja Wang
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
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Scientists believe the earth is in the midst of the 6th mass extinction of species now, due to human-induced causes.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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OUR SKILL IS SHOWN IN HOW WE CAST...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Robert Spano
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
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
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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
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A nod to Women's History Month, this story is about two young, beautiful native american artists whose art comes who they are, not what they are.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 17:36
Caption: Hilary Hahn
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
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
Caption: Herbert Blomstedt
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
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Although it was one of the most challenging and controversial chapters of his career, the final year of King's life has not been the focus of signi...

Bought by KANW, KUAT, WABE, WWNO, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 249
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"New Music," Transmedia, and Animal Pantomime

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 08:44
Caption: Joshua Bell
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
Caption: Joshua Bell
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
Caption: CERN
The world machine: What happened before the Big Bang? What is the WORLDMACHINE? In Switzerland deep down under the ground scientists are imitating ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 29:58
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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
Caption: 2 girls who didn't quite make it there
There are many stories of those who made it to Woodstock, and those who never went. What about those who, well, "almost" made it?

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Aug 13, 2009
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sharon Isbin
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
Caption: Georgine DiMaria, 4/20/09, Philadelphia, Credit: C. David Freitag
Georgine DiMaria is titleholder of Miss New Jersey 2006. She has worked as a health advocate for 8 years. Her new platform is medical marijuana. Th...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2009
  • Length: 20:04