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Songs I Sing To My Kids
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron Brown on family music.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:41
Milk Carton Kids Create Buzz At Folk Alliance
From: Candice Ludlow
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I caught up with The Milk Carton Kids in a hotel hallway at Folk Alliance 2012 in Memphis. Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale talk with Candice Ludl...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 05:03
Tiny Dancers
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: Tiny Dancer
Join us at the 'Irish In Birmingham Activity Centre' in England as we grab an insight into how one group of 'Yeehaa Grandmas' plan to cause a stir ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:16
THE DESCENDANTS -- Judy Greer
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Judy Greer, San Francisco, CA 11/14/11/, Credit: Andrea Chase
Judy Greer talks timing, nicknames, and getting serious.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2011
  • Length: 09:33
Bay Area Beats: Kelly McFarling finds her musical home in San Francisco
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
Caption: Local singer-songwriter Kelly McFarling
Local musician Kelly McFarling wrote her song “Atlanta” as an ode to her hometown, but she didn’t write it – or any other song, as a matter of fact...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 09:40
Love and Snakes
From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries
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Elementary school teacher, Sarah Baumeister [bomb-mice-stir], tells us of the love that can only exist between a boy and his snake.

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 08:44
  • Purchases: 1
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: An affair to remember
From: KALW
Caption: Vera Gonzalez and Gladys Ng, Credit: StoryCorps
Vera Gonzalez didn’t have much growing up – but she did have a passion for the piano. She would sneak into her school’s music room to teach herself...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Master Jason Marsalis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Two Moments featuring 2011 NEA Jazz Master Jason Marsalis

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KBEM, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 13
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: A tale of two dresses
From: KALW
Caption: Trinity Ordona and Desiree Thompson
Trinity Ordona and Desiree Thompson have been married for 22 years; their first ceremony occurred in 1988. But their same-sex marriage was not acce...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 4
Parents and teachers get creative about keeping arts in school
From: KALW
Caption: Students in Art Vistas at Eastin Elementary. , Credit: Hana Baba
While budget cuts in Brisbane schools mean larger class sizes or pink slips for some teachers, in many schools they also translate into eliminating...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 08:26
Growing their own: Hunters Point Boys and Girls Club get down in the garden
From: KALW
Caption: Hunters Point Boys and Girls Club chef Monica Baghwan posts the recipe for the day: West African Jalaf rice
If you’re a parent, you may have noticed that your child’s school curriculum features more and more food-centered topics such as gardening, nutriti...

  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 07:02
Clowns Without Borders spread laughter where it's needed most
From: KALW
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Aid agencies like the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders have already poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the relief effort in Haiti. ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
mjss
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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convalescence

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
JazzStories: Duduka Da Fonseca and Bossa Nova Sounds
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Brazilian musicians Duduka Da Fonseca, Helio Alves, and Maucha Adnet discuss Samba Jazz and the Bossa Nova.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 09:09
  • Purchases: 4
Rock 'n' Roll Hotel
From: The Recollective
Series: Sounds and Echoes: A Musical Portrait of Buffalo, New York
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Sounds & Echoes producer, Whitney Henry-Lester introduces us to Susan Tanner and husband Marty Boratin who love music so much they’ve opened their ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 03, 2011
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
In The Land Of The Summer
From: Littleglobe
Caption: photo by Hamed Saber from Flickr
"In The Land Of Summer" is a fictional piece written by Marzia Dessi. Marzia's land of the summer can be seen as an allegory for growing up or the ...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:23
Flip out!
From: Jen Towner
Series: Radio Go Girl!
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A variety show for women.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2010
  • Length: 51:51
Patricia Richardson interview, actress, The Jensen Project, Home Improvement
From: Bob Andelman
Series: Mr. Media Radio Interviews-TV stars
Caption: Patricia Richardson, actress
Actress Patricia Richardson discusses life with Tim on "Home Improvement" and now on "The Jensen Project"

  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 08:07
Episode #29 A Gift For Mother
From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
Caption: Sly Crooner of Swanktown
Sly pulls some slight of hand, so he says.

  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
Episode #56 Pretty Money
From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
Caption: Sly Crooner of Swanktown
Sly has a heart rending conversation with a young mother who has chosen to live on the street and forego her son's help.

  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
Opera Underage
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A look into the teenage world of opera, give it a try, it's cooler than you think!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young on starting out.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Snooky Young on his unique name and his start in music.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KBEM, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Holidays
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
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A Vox Pop about the holidays and Santa Claus.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 23, 2008
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 1
Young Food Critics
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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Special Foods and Special Occasions.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:08
This I Believe - Juliet Frerking
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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The "Guinness Book of World Records" taught Julie Frerking to believe that anything is possible.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 2