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Caption: Jerry Vandiver
Award-winning Nashville songwriter Jerry Vandiver and his fiddle partner, Amberly Rosen, stopped by WTIP's The Roadhouse for what's become an annua...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2016
  • Length: 37:15
Caption: In 2015 More American Indians in MN Died of Drug Poisoning than in Any Other State. , Credit: MN Department of Human Services, May 2016
For over a decade, the prescription pain killer and heroin abuse crisis has had a hold on communities across the U-S. Opioid overdoses tripled betw...

Bought by KMSU, WDSE, WGZS, KFAI Minneapolis, KKWE Niijii Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2016
  • Length: 59:22
  • Purchases: 14
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The realm of South Korean pop music is now not only popular among fans in South Korea but also among those in the United States. Listen to its fier...

  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 05:56
Caption: Taher Shah
India and Pakistan have much in common but, lately an angel in purple has united the prickly neighbors in gobsmacked amazement.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
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This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome guitarist, Andy Brown. One of the most in-demand guitarists in the city, Andy is a masterful performer, a...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 56:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Curler Lee Banville prepares to sweep in front of the stopne in hopes that the unpredictable outdoor ice doesn’t throw the stone too far off course. Banvile plays for the “Rocks int eh KettleHouse” out of Missoula, Mont. , Credit:  Photo Credit: Sergio A Gonzalez-Gonzales
The Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel holds renown for being the only outdoor bonspiel in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The ice is bad, the c...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:06
Caption: Bo Dollis
We'll celebrate Carnival with two hours of New Orleans music! You'll hear the latest from the Rebirth Brass Band and Kermit Ruffins, plus Carnival ...

Bought by Prairie Public, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSRQ, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:26
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The Mummers Day Parade is as quintessentially South Philadelphia as Ben Franklin or Willy Penn, a Philly cheese steak or Italian water ice. It’s u...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:35
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Hawaiian Breeze is a 13 volume collection of popular Hawaiian songs. Each volume averages 15 minutes in length.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 14:36
Caption: Zoey going hiking, Credit: LN Lurie
A sound-designed piece from a cat's perspective on her last adventure.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 07:32
Caption: The Godfather of Soul
It's a very soulful Christmas! We'll hear holiday favorites from Louis Armstrong and James Brown, plus new soulful songs of the season from Sharon ...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KMXT, WVAS, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:07
  • Purchases: 12
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Sharon Chmielarz's poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines nationwide. She's also published travel memoirs and three childrens picture b...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:36
Caption: Montoo at the oven, Credit: Sandip Roy
It’s hardly Santaland but as Christmas approaches Montoo’s bakery, in a dingy lane in central Kolkata, is one of the city's hottest addresses.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
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Adam (Stariha) & Tim (Tucker), also of the bluegrass group Black River Revue from Duluth/Superior, stopped by WTIP's The Roadhouse recently to chat...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 29:40
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Tuned to Yesterday Special: New Year's of Yesteryear. Featuring New Year's themed excerpts from the famous entertainers of radio's golden age.

Bought by WHRV, KRPS, WMUU-LP, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Diwali Sweets
It’s like saying "I don’t like Christmas." But Sandip Roy has never been particularly fond of Diwali.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
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Here's another of the poems we have in our library now, written and read by Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota's Poet Laureate.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
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Ryan Kutter lives near Grey Eagle, Minnesota where he gardens and makes wooden furniture and writes. An english major, he graduated from St John's ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:52
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Here's another of the poems we have in our library now, written and read by Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota's Poet Laureate.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
Caption: M.S.C. Valeria, the largest ship to call in any American port, cruising into Long Beach harbor on a foggy night. , Credit: Lu Olkowski
A profile the pilots who guide container ships... cruise ships and oil tankers... into Long Beach harbor.

Bought by WRPI and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 2
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Joyce Sutphen, Minnesota's current Poet Laureate was one of the first contributors to Northern Community Radio's "The Beat". She's also one of five...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:30
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CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Rare Mangoes at a festival, Credit: Sandip Roy
What we call mango in English has a hundred different names in India. Indians don’t love their mangos. They form fanatical fan clubs of different k...

Bought by WDBM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Today on "The Live Feed" we take you back to Midwest Music Fest 2015 for the music of the "Wide Awakes." The five members of this good time string ...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:59