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A great melody and chord structure pay tribute to Miles, effective blues written by Leonard Feather is sung by actress Linda Hopkins. Swing is a fe...

Bought by WYAP, WVBI-LP, and KPVL


  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:55
  • Purchases: 3
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:32
Caption: WBOI's Folktales of Simplicity, Credit: Julia Meek
If you stop to take a breath in this fast-paced world, you may get run over! If you can spare an hour, and put life on hold, this week's edition of...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: The Hudson Branch
Since forming, Chicago’s The Hudson Branch have been combining folk rock melodies with, sometimes, offbeat arrangements and rhythms to craft their ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 57:20
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How closely must historical fiction mirror recorded history? Author Marshall Klimasewiski weighs in.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 13:39
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Composer and founder of Avant Media Randy Gibson discusses the current season of the Avant Music Festival.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 38:16
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
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The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS, won federal approval in March to conduct “whole plant” research on marijuana wi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 11:03
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
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Fabulous funk in Fred Wesley and Jimmy McGriff, genius in soul with a sanctified Milt Jackson appearing each hour. Big bands meet myriad rhythms i...

Bought by WVBI-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:54
  • Purchases: 2
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:43
Caption: Rodney and Theresa Elmer, Credit: Josh Larkin Photography
Rodney and Theresa Elmer are a taxidermy power duo in Northfield, Vermont. In this interview, they talk about the art and psychology of mounting an...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 22:53
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
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Like the song says: "What goes up must come down--spinnin' wheel got to go round..." And where does it land us? Hot on the trail of Lady Luck, in a...

Bought by WFIU, WLPR , WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 6
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On this week's episode, stories about looking for answers in the wrong places, mercury in the water, and...bigfoot.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Wine expert Narsi David, Credit: Reese Erlich 2014 (c)
Reese Erlich unravels a family tale and explores old wine making as he opens a mysterious magnum of Sebastiani Barbera.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Hit songs don’t make people fans of particular artists. Music curators like D Grant spend time each week sifting through an assortment of great sou...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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A short story written by UK based writer David Glass and produced by Brian Bahouth - words, sounds and music ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
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Strangers on a train, partners in crime - the two great art forms of the twentieth century meet. As film composers incorporated new sounds into th...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
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A hilarious look at the man who invented live alligator wrestling as a Florida tourist attraction, and his inventive wife who raised a family outsi...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 29:09
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MN Reads speaks with Author Rachel Hanel about her latest work "We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down" a look into death and dying through a life ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 13:40
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Explore the hypothetical solutions to real issues caused by technology.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 13:20
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This week's 'Folktale of Anger' provides a musical look at a most volatile topic, so take a chill pill & join us--or do you want to fight about it?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Actress and Comedian Kristen Schaal, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KRISTEN SCHAAL & SCOTT JACOBSON - Comedian/voice actress and writer/producer for Bob's Burgers LISA HANAWALT - Well-published cartoonist Musical ...

Bought by KSRQ, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Film, Television & Voice Actor James Urbaniak, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Film and voice actor JAMES URBANIAK Musician, writer and podcaster JOHN RODERICK Songwriter and singer ROSE COUSINS

Bought by KSRQ, KWMR, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3