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Producer Profile: Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Mary Hager
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi about their work on the film For the Generations: Native Story and Perform...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 15:22
From Super Heroes to Star Wars: A Collectible Obsession
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: Attkinson's Star Toy Museum, Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Hiller
A Hungarian Princess Leia, a six foot long Millenium Falcon, and over 13,000 other Star Wars toys live in Stephen Atkinson's home turned Museum. S...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUT, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 3
"Lost" Finds the End of the Road
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Making a run to leave the island in the final episode of "Lost.", Credit: Mario Perez ABC
After six years, "Lost," one of the most successful dramatic series in prime TV has come to an end. Heidi Chang spoke with the cast and producers ...

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:17
Hip Hop Hamlet at 75th season of OSF
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Hamlet at OSF, Credit: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 75th season with a fresh take on Hamlet.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KLCC


  • Added: May 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
International Guitar Night: Four virtuosos from Germany, Israel and America talk about a convergence of finger-style guitar
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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There are some guitarists for whom one insturment isan't enough. Brian Gore is one of them. For the past decade, he’s been realizing his ambition...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Steve Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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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
Chris Bocast and MJ Catalin: Global Possibilities
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Chris Bocast
Ambient guitar meets electronica percussion via the internet in a CD of cinematic sweep

  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
Under the Radar: The Best New Austin Music
From: KUT
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Who's the next Spoon, Shawn Colvin, or Stevie Ray Vaughan? Hear about the bands being hailed as "The Next Big Thing" from Austin...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 52:04
  • Purchases: 1
Austin City Limits: Into the Archives
From: KUT
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From Coldplay and My Morning Jacket to Lyle Lovett and Johnny Cash--its an hour of classic performances and the untold histories behind them.

Bought by KHNS, WCPN, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2009
  • Length: 54:14
  • Purchases: 6
Bla Pahinui: Hawaiian singer and Guitar Player
From: Heidi Chang
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
The Best of South by Southwest Music 2009
From: KUT
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From the Decemberists to the Heartless Bastards, from Department of Eagles and Vetiver to the Low Anthem, Asa and beyond...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KUNM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2009
  • Length: 55:04
  • Purchases: 6
The Welcome Wagon's InaugurART
From: Sam Greenspan
Caption: The Welcome Wagon's series, Credit: Tim Gibbon
DC artists and activists collaborate on a poster project to inform Inauguration-goers about the lack of DC voting rights.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:13
BLINDSIGHT: New Vision in Tibet
From: The Tibet Connection
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Award-winning documentary film director Lucy Walker to talk about her latest film BLINDSIGHT that took her up one of Tibet's highest peaks with 6 b...

  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 15:54
SXSW '08 Coverage - Future Clouds and Radar ( Artist Profile)
From: KUT
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The Reincarnation of an Austin Rocker

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
SXSW 08 Coverage - Roky Erikson
From: KUT
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One of the most stunning comebacks in the history of rock and roll...

Bought by PRX Remix and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 2
Buster Keaton rides into Carrboro, NC
From: nic beery
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Carrboro, NC celebrates the 80th birthday of Buster Keaton's classic "The General".

  • Added: Sep 27, 2007
  • Length: 05:17
The "Purban" poetry pulpit
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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The people and urban potery movement

  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
Quest_Flying Cars
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
Bassist Lyle Ritz: Father of Jazz Ukulele
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz "Father of Jazz Ukulele", Credit: Courtesy: Lyle Ritz
Ever since Lyle Ritz recorded the world's first jazz ukulele album in 1957, he earned the title, "Father of Jazz Ukulele." He was also a bass play...

Bought by PRX Remix, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 3
Unperformable? A Punk/Kabuki Play
From: BSR Radio
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The story of a new interpretation of the Kabuki play "Drum of the Waves of Horikawa," approaching the text from a punk-rock perspective.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
An Interview with Lou Reed: Metal Machine Meditations
From: John Diliberto
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Underground rock icon takes a meditative trip

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Mar 27, 2007
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
Next Generation Radio @ SXSW
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Film distribution and the Internet.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2007
  • Length: 03:43
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): King Britt
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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A short profile of Philadelphia born DJ, remixer and record producer King James Britt

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): Solomon Burke
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Soul Singer Solomon Burke has had something of a comeback since his days with Atlantic in the 1960's. Tracey Tanenbaum profiles "the King of Rock ...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): Poet Ursula Rucker
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Poet Ursula Rucker sets her smooth voice and sharp tongue to dance-worthy music.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:59