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The Beat: Larry Gavin "Smelt Run"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Larry Gavin teaches English at Faribault High School. He's had three collections of poetry published by Red Dragonfly Press and he's a nationally ...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
Natalie Baszile reads from Queen Sugar: A Novel (5/27)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our readings for May. A city gal inherits a sugar cane farm.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
NO JERKS: The House Venues of Pioneer Valley
From: Jonah Fried
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This is a short profile on a few prominent DIY music promoters in western Massachusetts who host shows in their basements and living rooms. Featu...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:11
SITPE # 1337
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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The Byrds and the Beatles and a band called Love.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KHNS, KPVL, KMXT and more


  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 11
BronyCon 2013
From: Steven Yenzer
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A story on BronyCon 2013, the biggest-ever gathering of the mostly adult, mostly male fans of the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Over...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:03
NEA Jazz Moments with Mose Allison [second installment]
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three more short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Mose Allison. In this batch, we learn about Mose's move from Mississippi to NYC, his gri...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
The Opening Door Show - Philip Shepherd
From: Wendy Strgar
Series: The Opening Door - Positivity Series
Caption: Philip Shepherd
The Opening Door with Wendy Strgar, Loveologist, entrepreneur, & educator, is a joyful refocusing on love as the transformative force of life. The ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 25:51
Quiche in the Woods
From: Cassie Wagler
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This is the true story of a woman who went hiking in the woods . . . and really, never came out.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
Fresh Talk: Jack Sanders
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Jack Sanders, Credit: Cathy Byrd
Cathy Byrd speaks with Austin-based Jack Sanders about slow architecture and his Design Build Adventure projects.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 15:47
WMMT - Epic
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: American Graduate
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Youth-produced content that deals with increased punishments over the years that may intimidate students and influence them to drop out.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:08
The Beat: John Berryman - "The High Ones Die"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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John Berryman was a widely known poet, and teacher at the University of Minnesota. This is a recording of John Berryman reading his poem titled "Th...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
FuseBox Radio Broadcast for Week of June 20, 2012
From: FuseBox Radio Broadcast
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Another 3 hour mixshow episode of Intelligent Hip-Hop Radio & 21st Century Black Radio of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & J...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 03:00:36
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Claudia Rankine
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Claudia Rankine discusses her play The Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue. [26:03]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 26:04
  • Purchases: 1
Christopher "Punch" Purdy on painting Little Haiti Mural for Mosaic of Art
From: George Fishman
Series: LITTLE HAITI MURAL
Caption: Chris Purdy at Little Haiti Mural, Credit: Mark Diamond
Artist CHRIS PURDY describes managing the Haiti Earthquake Commemorative mural in Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, FL.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 05:51
The Art of Dirk Nelson
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: "Sitting Nude in Yellow and Purple" 2007, Credit: Dirk Nelson
On Art Beat this week, we meet with Dirk Nelson, an artist who sculpts and draws. Nelson’s work primarily focuses on the human figure and there’s d...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 21:39
Picture This: A Nerd With a Camera & a Love Story by Raymond Abercrombie
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Raymond is a Senior at DeVry in Chicago. A member of the team "Hellow World," Raymond competed in the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam as a...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
Thank You by Cia Matthew
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Cia is a senior at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, IL, and competed in the final round of the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam with T...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2
Hands by Team Maine East
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Team Maine East took part in the final round of competition in the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam. Team Maine East is Jaime "Breeze" Esp...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 2
21 Dollar Father by Montrel Marks
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A sophomore at TEAM Englewood Community Academy High School on Chicago's south side, Montrel competed in the finals of the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb ...

Bought by KUER, Vocalo.org, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 3
A Defined Goddess by Melena Bass
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A sophomore at TEAM Englewood Community High School on Chicago's south side, Melana helped represent Team Englewood in the finals of the 2010 Loude...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
My Lunar Affair by Myara Robinson
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A sophomore at Englewood Community Academy High School, Myara says her poem is a love confession to the moon. Myara is part of Team Englewood, one ...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Intro to Storyteller by Gina Gonzalez
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Gina Gonzalez is a junior at Lane Tech High School in Chicago. She says her poem is a stream of imagination, told by a storyteller. Gina is a mem...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 2
Harajuku Hyphen by Darius Parker
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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Darius is a senior at Truman Middle College Alternative High School, and a member of Team Kuumba Lynx, which is an arts-in-education, not-for-profi...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 2
The Leftovers Show
From: The Ladies Village Improvement Society
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The kind you can't microwave.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 35:21
Chilkoot Bears
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Get close but not cozy to bears in this exciting episode of Encounters

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT, WMNF and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 6