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STAY: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jennifer Michael Hecht
In a position that some will find controversial, Jennifer Michael Hecht argues that suicide is quite simply wrong, from a secular point of view. To...

Bought by WHFR and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 2
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
The Puckish Whimsical Life of James Broughton
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Stephen Silha, the producer and director of “Big Joy,” a biographical film about the puckishly whimsical life and times o...

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
Allen Toussaint
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Pianist, singer, composer, and producer Allen Toussaint defines the sound of New Orleans. He penned early R&B hits including “Mother-in-law,” “Work...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMXT, KUOW, KISU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
Elaine Stritch
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Three-time Emmy Award winner Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) became a star on Broadway before going on to play acclaimed film and...

Bought by KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Renée Fleming
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Grammy-winning opera star and actress Renée Fleming has performed some of the greatest operatic roles ever written at the world’s leading concert h...

Bought by KUOW, KISU, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Johnny Mathis
From: South Carolina Public Radio
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Jazz & pop vocalist Johnny Mathis has been wowing listeners since the 1950s with his dynamic voice backed by lush arrangements of ballads like “Cha...

Bought by KMXT and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
Patti Austin
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Vocalist Patti Austin made her debut at age four at the Apollo Theatre. In her career she has been a prolific session musician and top performer on...

Bought by Vermont Public, KISU, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Barry Manilow
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Pop icon Barry Manilow got his start arranging for TV and writing commercial jingles. He was Bette Midler’s pianist before he recorded his 1974 bre...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUOW, KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dena Kaye
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Dena Kaye is the only daughter of larger-than-life entertainer Danny Kaye; a man of boundless roles including singer, actor, comedian, humanitarian...

Bought by KUOW, KISU, KFOK-LPFM, Delta College Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 31, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sheldon Harnick
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick has been a pillar of Broadway for over 50 years. His hit musicals include Fiorello!, Fiddler on the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUOW, KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 217 NEWSHOLE VERSION Encore
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: NYTimes Best Selling Author Augusten Burroughs, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author of the NYT best seller "Running with Scissors", AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS The Oregonians musical editor, RYAN WHITE Musical Guests, RADIATION CITY

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 05, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
Cheyenne Jackson
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Actor/singer Cheyenne Jackson is equally at home on stage and in front of the camera. He won a Theatre World Award for his role in All Shook Up, an...

Bought by KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Thomas Lauderdale
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Pianist Thomas Lauderdale is a co-founder of the eclectic ensemble Pink Martini, which bridges classical, jazz, world music and old fashioned pop. ...

Bought by KISU, KFOK-LPFM, and KUOW


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 216
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Director of C.O.G., Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Director of C.O.G., a film based on the David Sedaris memoir, KYLE PATRICK ALVAREZ Poet and author of the recent Fall Ill Medicine, CARRI SEITSING...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, and 90.5 WESA


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 216 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Director of C.O.G., Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Director of C.O.G., a film based on the David Sedaris memoir, KYLE PATRICK ALVAREZ Poet, and author of the recent Fall Ill Medicine, CARRI SEITSIN...

Bought by KUT and KUOW


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 2
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 209
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Improvisational Comedian Reggie Watts, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
REGGIE WATTS - Improvisational comic/musician JESS WALTERS - Author JOSHUA JAMES - Singer/Songwriter TELEKINESIS - Seattle Indie Band

Bought by KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 203
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Sexologist Cheryle Cohen Greene, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
CHERYL COHEN GREENE - Sexologist & Author MATTHEW DICKMAN - Poet CHRISTINE MCKINLEY - Writer, Musician, Mechanical Engineer PURE BATHING CULTURE...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, KWMR, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Culturology: "The Shoemaker's Wife" - Author Adriana Trigiani talks to Heidi Holtan in a Real Good Words interview.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "The Shoemaker's Wife" by Adriana Trigiani
Beloved bestselling author Adriana Trigiani talks with Heidi Holtan about her latest "The Shoemaker's Wife" a novel based on the love affair of her...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 19:39
  • Purchases: 2
The Harp: The Second Oldest Human Musical Instrument
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with harpist Jessica Schaeffer, who teaches the instrument she loves and plays in symphonies and orchestras. She discusses the...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 190
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Mike Birbiglia, Comedian and star of the new film Sleepwalk With Me, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Comedian and Filmmaker MIKE BIRBIGLIA. Journalist and video game designer MATT HARDING. Musical guests HELIO SEQUENCE.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, WCPN, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
Centerstage Minnesota: Sena Ehrhardt Band
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Sena Ehrhardt
This week features an interview with blues singer Sena Ehrhardt produced by Travis Ryder. We also hear music from Red Lake Singers, Lamont Cranston...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Music of the Brass Angel: John Coltrane
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Jazz Time
Caption: John Coltrane with Alice Coltrane
This musical introduction to the music of JOHN COLTRANE contains six songs and is one hour in length. It is divided into three segments which allow...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSRQ, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 50:03
  • Purchases: 3
The Film Maker’s film: Following Sean… Technique and Life’s Stories
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Film maker, Ralph Arlyck, made the movie Following Sean. It traces the life a 4 year old pot smoking child of hippie parents beginning in San Franc...

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Affrilachian Poets
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Appalachia is often imagined as rural and white, but a new wave of African-American writers is challenging the notion of a single Appalachian regio...

Bought by WJCT, WMMT, KUER, KRZA, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 9