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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
If I Could Remember
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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I'm sorry for hurting you.

  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 04:17
Snap 408: Choosing Sides, 4/17/2014
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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There are some teams that you are just born into. You don't get to decide. It is not up for discussion. Until one day... it is. On the next Snap J...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
My Earthquake Story: Jim Curran
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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March 27, 2014 marked the 50th Anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake in Alaska. What was that day like for teens and young people living in Anc...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
Views and Brews: The Elegance of Physics
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Steven Weinberg, Credit: Matt Valentine
Professor Steven Weinberg is a Nobel laureate in physics and a theoretical physicist who is an outspoken thinker on topics ranging from nuclear wea...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:20:04
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
The Beatles Are Here
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Penelope Rowlands
Beatlemania entered American lexicon in February 1964. If you were around at that time, you probably remember where you were and exactly what you w...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2014
  • Length: 15:41
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
Johnny Mandel
From: South Carolina Public Radio
Series: Song Travels with Michael Feinstein News Friendly Version
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Legendary composer and arranger Johnny Mandel started out working in the Big Bands of Joe Venuti, Buddy Rich, and Jimmy Dorsey, and later worked as...

Bought by KISU and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
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
Spoken Editions #202: When It’s Love At First Sight, It’s A Surreal Romance
From: Teosson Wells
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Free, audio book excerpts. There’s something naively beautiful about letting yourself fall in love—it’s the emotional rush, the increasing velocity...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 09:19
Birth Mother
From: Chemda KATG
Series: What's My Name
Caption: Mariah in the hospital with Leo.
Writer Mariah MacCarthy talks about placing her newborn with adoptive parents.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:39:14
Janis Joplin on Rejection
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly." - Janis Joplin. Interview by Howard Smith. This was the last interview she...

Bought by KALW, XRAY.fm, KZMU Moab Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KJZZ and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 8
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
Wither the Cube Farm
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
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Executives from Herman Miller and Gensler talk about how their companies help others achieve better outcomes through well-designed work environments.

  • Added: May 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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
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

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