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Shaza Walid takes us on a journey to explore the history of the mesaharaty's iconic drumbeat and special songs.
- Added: Jun 07, 2017
- Length: 03:30
Lena Khan talks choreographing a slap fight, giving credit where it’s due, and surrendering to Seinfeld.
- Added: Mar 04, 2017
- Length: 11:13
Mark Pellington talks letting go, flipping the switch, and the power of words.
- Added: Mar 02, 2017
- Length: 16:48
Nanfu Wang talks paranoia, creative radicalism, and dreaming big.
- Added: Jan 12, 2017
- Length: 27:03
Most of us around the world wake up to alarm clocks or the clock radio turning on.
For decades thousands and thousands of Indians around the world...
- Added: Sep 20, 2016
- Length: 06:00
Sian Heder talks baby whispering, the guilt of a pedicure, and being in director mode in the delivery room.
- Added: Jul 29, 2016
- Length: 09:52
The San Antonio Four talk hope, faith, and waking up to freedom.
- Added: Jun 23, 2016
- Length: 29:57
Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding took up the violin at age five, was a concertmaster at fifteen and graduated from the Berklee School of Music at a...
- Added: Apr 08, 2016
- Length: 06:51
She came to this country as a refugee from post-war Europe; learned English listening to the radio; and before long, heard herself on it. She star...
- Added: Mar 22, 2016
- Length: 06:27
Dawn Porter talks checking her bias, the separation of church and state, and the gods of documentary filmmaking.
Bought by XRAY.fm
- Added: Mar 18, 2016
- Length: 21:38
- Purchases: 1
Sarah Silverman talks silence, synchronicity, and cellulite.
- Added: Nov 11, 2015
- Length: 11:43
Buena Vista is a diverse community, made up of seniors, families, people with disabilities. The majority of residents are low income, and Latino. P...
- Added: Sep 15, 2015
- Length: 08:08
Many spaces are designated for either men or women: bathrooms, clothing stores, hair salons. But some people don’t subscribe to being a man or a wo...
- Added: Feb 04, 2015
- Length: 08:01
- Purchases: 2
From the moment Sandy Mix wakes up in the morning, she is thinking about music. Over coffee, she plans the day’s lessons.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 2
Emily Ritz and Kacey Johansing are best friends. They were both in separate bands and living in Marin County when they decided to go on tour togeth...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 16, 2014
- Length: 05:53
- Purchases: 1
Some 60 widows in white saris from the town of Vrindavan made thier way to Kolkata for the festival of the Goddess Durga.
Something many of them ha...
- Added: Oct 07, 2014
- Length: 04:30
Ron Krauss and Kathy DiFiore talk turning points, making connections, and why a documentary just wasn’t going to convey the story they wanted to tell.
- Added: Jan 24, 2014
- Length: 16:20
The United States incarcerates six times as many women as it did thirty years ago. Many of these women are already mothers, and four percent of inc...
Bought by KRZA, XRAY.fm, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Dec 30, 2013
- Length: 04:40
- Purchases: 3
VOCO sings folk music - but not the usual coffeehouse fare. It’s music that's steeped in generations of tradition, from far-off, tucked-away corner...
Bought by American Voices
- Added: Dec 02, 2013
- Length: 07:45
- Purchases: 1
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
Sandip Roy takes us to the rally in Kolkata where thousands marched against the rash of violent rapes in the state of Bengal.
- Added: Jun 25, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 2
Conversations about where women are (and aren't) in pop culture, from the impact of "Free to Be You and Me" to the evolution of Wonder Woman.
Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois
- Added: May 03, 2013
- Length: 51:30
- Purchases: 3
Vocalist and pianist Eliane Elias talks about growing up in Brazil and her career in jazz.
- Added: Nov 05, 2012
- Length: 05:01
In the world of adventure women are busting out on their own. They’re leaving husbands, boyfriends and children at home to discover their strengths...
- Added: Mar 09, 2012
- Length: 10:38
Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report.
In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...
Bought by KKRN
- Added: Jun 30, 2011
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
