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For the last week of April (4/29): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who was itching to make it in the music bus...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the first week of February (2/7): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at Texas music royalty.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:32
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For the last week of December (12/31): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at one of the state’s most versatile and prolific j...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of December (12/20): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a talented musician who traded in the nightclub...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the fourth week of October (10/25): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at an accomplished songwriter who is probably best...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:51
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For the last week of July (7/29): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a classically-trained musician who was best known for...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of April (4/11): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a venue that brought world-class entertainment to ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of June (6/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a venue with a small name that had a big impact on ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:41
Caption: Andrew Coté holds up a panel of bees., Credit: Chion Wolf
An intrepid producer braves several stings to tell a story about beekeeping and a beekeeper who has traveled the world to teach his craft.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WFIU, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZYX, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 29, 2012
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Chris Carley, Forensic Architect
That's a real job? Yup. A forensic architect finds out what's wrong with old buildings by understanding their history...and using a garden hose.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Mike Doughty, Credit: Deborah Lopez
Producer Rebecca Lavoie talks with singer-songwriter Mike Doughty about his unusually interactive presence on social media sites, the new narrative...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 08:06
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Join us as we speak with Manu Mallikarjun. A former derivatives trader who changed course and is making a documentary I hope we all get to enjoy. ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 29, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lyuti Chushki: From Left to Right: Varol Saatcioglu (gaida), Bruce Sagan (gûdulka), Len Newman (tambura), Tzvety Weiner (vocals), Valeri Georgiev (kaval), Larry Weiner (tûpan)
It may not have as big an impact as the Brittish Invasion, but the folk music group, Lyuti Chushki are bringing their styling of traditional Bulgar...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 05, 2010
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lovejoy Brook Farm, Credit: Jenny Attiyeh
From Thoreau's rural journal to the science of the mind to 36 arguments for the existence of God to classical music to the future of farming (whew!...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Earle had a lot in common with his songwriting hero the late Townes Van Zandt. Both spent time in Houston, both played guitar and both had h...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bla Pahinui: Singer and Guitar Player, Credit: Jon de Mello | The Mountain Apple Company
Hawaiian singer and guitar player, Bla Pahinui, is known for his own distinct voice and for carrying on the legacy of his father, Gabby Pahinui, on...

Bought by WABE and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 27, 2009
  • Length: 09:20
  • Purchases: 2
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Dealers of Americana talk about the allure of old books.

Bought by Remix Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WBHM


  • Added: Apr 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 4
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WFDD's LeShea Agnew was outside North Carolina's Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum hanging with supporters before an Obama event. She met some polit...

  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:14
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The National Park Service continues its battle to fight graffiti at Bandelier National Monument's centuries-old cliff dwellings

  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 08:40
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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NASA is sponsoring a technology contest to revolutionize small planes -- and it's open to the general public.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
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Underground rock icon takes a meditative trip

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Mar 27, 2007
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Winner of a 2007 New York Festivals Award

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Football and state pride in Norman, Oklahoma, home of the Oklahoma Sooners

  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 04:22
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GREAT EVERGREEN: One half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team describes the founding of their company

Bought by Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2003
  • Length: 19:57
  • Purchases: 1