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JEFF BECK: Essential Artist

From: Paul Ingles

JEFF BECK: ESSENTIAL ARTIST – a remembrance of the multi-talented, multi-genre British guitar great JEFF BECK, who passed away January 10, 2023 at ...

Bought by WUTC, KSJE, KUPR low power FM, KTNA, WRGY and more

Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #143 - GEORGE HARRISON: Best Year Ever - 1971 (HOUR 2 of 2)

From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase

HOUR 2 of 2. GEORGE HARRISON – BEST YEAR EVER celebrates two landmark events that rolled out from George Harrison in 197. In the first hour (alread...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KSJE, and KUHF

Harlem Keeps Jazz Traditions Alive As Pandemic Restrictions Ease

From: Catharine Smith

Caption: Josh Morris, 15, onstage in Harlem.

While New York City reopens, Harlem musicians continue one of jazz's most revered traditions at the historic Minton's Playhouse.

Divers chronicle Great Lakes shipwreck that left 32 dead

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: The Admiral shipwreck, Credit: Marc Duncan

There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes – there are thousands of ships, airplanes, and other vehicles under the water. A story on ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more

Great Broadway Choral Numbers

From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town

Many Broadway composers loved the challenge of writing the big choral number. Some were better at it than others. Some fine examples in this progra...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KTXK, WVTF, and WRR

700 Fathoms under the Sea

From: David Schulman

Caption: Scientists discovered the "sound channel" in 1944. Whales use it to communicate across oceans — and during the Cold War the Navy secretly used it to track nuclear subs. This 1948 graphic shows sound traveling on an axis 700 fathoms down in the Atlantic., Credit: Maurice Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel

Something unusual happens about a half mile under the sea. Ocean physics create a special zone where sound travels for hundreds, even thousands of ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, American Voices, Hark!, KFAI Minneapolis and more

Are there tunnels under the loop?

From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City

Caption: A snippet of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel, Credit: Erik Nelson Rodriguez/The Illustrated Press

A Curious Citizen had a hunch there might be tunnels lurking beneath Chicago’s downtown. She had no idea how right she was.

Bought by PRX Remix

Second Chance Diploma: Examining the GED

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education

Caption: Studying for the GED at an adult education school in Washington, D.C., Credit: Emily Hanford

Millions of high school dropouts hope their ticket to a better job is getting a GED. But critics say passing a test is not the same as getting a hi...

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, WITF, 90.5 WSNC and more

Back to War

From: Traveling 219

A weekend with the West Virginia Re-enactors Association, as they re-create the Battle of Droop Mountain.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

This Week in Texas Music History: Herb Ellis

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the first week of August (8/5): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a jazz legend who got his start because of an out o...

This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

Grounded: The End of the Shuttle Era and the Future of Manned Space Flight

From: KUT

“Grounded: The End of the Shuttle Era and the Future of Manned Space Flight,” is a special report from KUT News exploring mission, place and what i...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston

Grounded: The End of the Shuttle Era and the Future of Space Flight

From: KUT

KUT News’s hour-long special report: Grounded: the End of the Shuttle Era and the Future of Space Flight, explores the launch of U.S. space mission...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio

The Return of Fine Cider

From: Avishay Artsy

Caption: Steve Wood, owner of Poverty Lane Orchards., Credit: Scott McIntyre

A fine cider revival could provide a lifeline to struggling New Hampshire apple growers.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

A Well Read Book Fair

From: Emma Jacobs

Dealers of Americana talk about the allure of old books.

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

This Week In Texas Music History: Gene Autry

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the 5th week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texas singer who earned the first gold album in country music ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Blind Lemon Jefferson

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the fourth week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texan who performed in both churches and bordellos before b...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Milt Larkin

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of October: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recounts the story of a popular artist who stopped making records in order to prot...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

This Week In Texas Music History: George Strait

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the fourth week of May: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells us about a musician who was turned down by numerous nightclubs and record compan...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

Bridging the Shores: The Hmong-American Experience

From: Wisconsin Public Radio

Sound-rich documentary about Hmong-Americans living in the U.S.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WESM 91.3 FM, KWIT, KHEN-LP, KUNM and more

This Week In Texas Music History: Milton Brown

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman introduces us to the 'other' King of Western Swing.

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Charline Arthur

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the first week of September (8/31): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who was born in a railroad boxcar but went on to ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

This Week In Texas Music History: Chelo Silva

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the fourth week of August (8/24): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who began her career singing radio jingles before be...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Eddie Durham

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the third week of August (8/17): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who may have been the first jazz musician ever to rec...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

This Week In Texas Music History: Buck Owens

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of August (8/10): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a sharecropper's son who became an international country sta...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

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