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The Retroactive Radio Ensemble celebrates Service
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
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A short, lighthearted look at the significance of service played out with the "Retroactive Radio Ensemble" Series. In this piece, we feature orally...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2009
  • Length: 04:38
America Swings
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: Chester Whitmore
The Golden Age of Harlem dance comes alive in Seattle

  • Added: Nov 02, 2008
  • Length: 06:51
Andre
From: Alexander Yellen
Series: Tell Me Your Story
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Andre sings beneath the streets of New York City

  • Added: Oct 26, 2008
  • Length: 07:00
My Dad the World Champion
From: Laura Spero
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Just before the opening of the 2008 Bejing Olympics, Don Spero tells his daughter, for the billionth time, of the epic rivalry he once had with gre...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
How does a history major end up with a boiler operator's license? Easy.
From: Martin Connelly
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Steve Tatko explains how he ended up with a bioler operator's license.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
" The Stone Age " Program 4
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: "The Stone Age" with Dan Wargo
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One hour of electric music from the 60's and 70's.

Bought by WOUB, KEOS, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 32
My family history of radio
From: Matt Pryor
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Essay about my grandpa and his Ham Radio

  • Added: Apr 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
Laurel & Hardy Festival
From: Philip Graitcer
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An unusual festival in Georgia celebrates Oliver Hardy's birthplace

  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:20
Portrait of a Saddlemaker
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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You can tell a lot about a cowboy by the type of saddle on his horse's back.

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:34
What Space "Sounds" Like
From: Richard Paul
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How musicans have depicted outer space through the ages

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WKMS


  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 2
Billy Taylor - Unsung Jazz Players 2 of 2
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:36
Billy Taylor - Fats Waller
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about DC's Lincoln Theater and meeting Fats Waller

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:30
Billy Taylor - Henry Grant
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about their first music teacher

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
Billy Taylor - Jelly Roll and Lester Young
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about encounters with Jelly Roll Morton & Lester Young

Bought by Radio Catskill and WCVE


  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:01
  • Purchases: 2
Billy Taylor - Unsung Jazz Players 1 of 2
From: Richard Paul
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Billy Taylor and Frank Wess talk about great musicians who never left town

  • Added: Aug 19, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
Mom, I'm taking that house
From: Megan Hall
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Annalise was determined to live in the oldest home in Rhode Island

  • Added: Jul 29, 2007
  • Length: 05:17
Blues Before Sunrise
From: steve cushing
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Vintage Blues Radio Program

Bought by KKRN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KUSU, WMOT, KACU and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2007
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 9
Border Radio: Electronic Campfire
From: Texas Folklife
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A celebration of cowboy and vaquero songs in live performance, hosted by Dallas "Nevada Slim" Turner

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Quinceanera
From: Littleglobe
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A latino Sweet 16

Bought by WQJC, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 3
gnome - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "gnome"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:48
The One-Room School in the Twenty-First Century
From: Neenah Ellis
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Veteran producer Neenah Ellis travels to rural communities in the US to visit some of the last remaining one-room schools.

Bought by WNIJ, KUT-HD, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WCBU, WKSU and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 32
Slice of LIfe - Roland Thompson and Diane Bahrenberg
From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Diane Bahrenburg talks with her neighbor and friend, 89-year-old retired dairy farmer Roland Thompson.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:44
Wagon Train
From: Miles Eddy
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Sound Rich Journey on a traditional wagon train in North-Central Nebraska.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:02
American Soundways - Jacksonville, FL
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Jacksonville, FL w/ Derek Trucks interview

  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 59:02
American Soundways - Fort Worth, TX
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Fort Worth, TX w/ Delbert McClinton interview

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 21:00
  • Purchases: 1

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