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Sandip explores the very unique sounds that make up a Kolkata winter.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: "Small Kindnesses: WEATHER PERMITTING" by Janet Zweig, Credit: Metro Transit
Sometimes public art so seamlessly blends with its environment, it can go unnoticed. KFAI's Matthew Schneeman takes us on a short sonic tour of und...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 05:55
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When the Massaro family traded life on dry land for a life at sea, they encountered some unexpected company.

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 02, 2017
  • Length: 14:43
  • Purchases: 2
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The little town of Adamstown, PA boasts that it is the Antiques Capital of the USA. It backs up the claim with seven miles of antique stores, thous...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
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From salt-crystal lamps to popping wheelies artist Kate Walchuk waxes nostalgic.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:36
Caption: Some customers want a sprinking of a local cheese called caciocavallo on top of their spleen sandwhich at a stand in Palermo.  , Credit: Nancy Greenleese
In Sicily’s capitol, Palermo, fast food is available on nearly every corner with nary a golden arch in sight. People fill their bellies with chick...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:05
Caption: Antoinette Mazzaglia of Taste Florence in the Sant’Ambrogio market  describes various salami that her tour group will sample.  , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Italy, particularly Florence, is a popular vacation destination. They come with an appetite, eager to sample Italy’s renowned cuisine, yet they’re...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:32
Caption: A golf cart for towing golf carts, Credit: Alex Ward
Golf carts are the primary vehicles for residents in Avalon, CA. This is about the guys that make them go.

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we continue our coverage of Boats and Bluegrass 2012 with Dead Man Winter. Dead Man Winter is a side project fro...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Member of the "Dutch National" Toboggan Team, Credit:  Lily Piel www.lilypielphotography.com
Toboggans, teepees and flaming hats.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Rice Flour Cookies
This week the Global Guru stays up all night for the winter solstice in Iran, where acclaimed cookbook author, Najmieh Batmanglij, leads us into th...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
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This week the Global Guru explores the rural Sicilian cure for spider bites. Put on your dancing shoes!

Bought by WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Typical French Quarter Door, Credit: Jamie Dell'Apa
An audio postcard mimicking the famous posters showing images of a city's famous doors.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
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A cacophony of birdsong greets the dawn in Kauai, Hawaii.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
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You're Russian and your son's about to get married. But what if the girl can't be trusted? What if your son's marriage is doomed? Or worse, what if...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Cajun Zydeco festival producer Franklin Zawacki dances with Delilah Lee Lewis.  She is a member of the Cajun band The Creole Belles., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
The footprints of Franklin Zawacki are on the ground at Cajun and Zydeco festivals he produced in California and New England for three decades. Zaw...

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:18
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This week's GG goes inside the Royal Ploughing Ceremony to hear how Cambodians predict the future -- agriculturally AND economically.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Cel roti is eaten during any festive gathering, official or unofficial, including holidays or in the presence of good company--and especially during the harvest festivals of Dashain and Tihar in October and November., Credit: Laura Spero
Learning to cook a traditional fried bread in Nepal.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 04:57
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Spend a snowy afternoon in Portland, Maine

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 1
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From the deserts of Australia to the Northern slopes of Mt. Everest, Ray has lugged his microphone to some of the most Interesting spots on Earth. ...

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Fifht installment on the 12 portraits of languages I don't understand. Commisioned by DeutschlandRadio Kultur

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
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Sixth installment on the 12 portraits of languages I don't understand. Commisioned by DeutschlandRadio Kultur

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:05
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Third installment on the 12 portraits of languages I don't understand. Commisioned by DeutschlandRadio Kultur

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:02
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First installment on the 12 portraits of languages I don't understand. Commisioned by DeutschlandRadio Kultur

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:37
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When Alessandro Bosetti draped himself in sound equipment and set out for West Africa, it wasn't to record native music, but to play experimental a...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 45:54