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Full Moon Hacksaw # 1457 (Hour 1 & 2) - 01/01/2015
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A journey rebooting radio for 2015: From Boston moving south, traveling light from Brazil, hit blues revisited and looking forward. Guitar prowess...

Bought by WOUB, WVBI-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 3
Folktale of Hardship
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Obstacles of any sort are bitter pills to swallow, and what you make of them is often the final, and finest challenge. We're sharing musical reflec...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
A Mirror World
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Writing from History
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How closely must historical fiction mirror recorded history? Author Marshall Klimasewiski weighs in.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 13:39
Nitty gritty
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Oct 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Space, Stars and Satellites (Version One)
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte
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Songs related to Space, Stars and Satellites

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Big Data: Who Are We On The Web?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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When you live on a computer, every hair on your head is numbered — every click, too, every date and breakup, every want and need. Christian Rudder,...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Knowledge
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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From ABC's to 1-2-3's, our Foktale of Knowledge is a fount of musical wisdom. Hope you can spend the hour with us, and who knows? You just might le...

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


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 9
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
From: Cannabis Radio News
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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
The Taxidermists
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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
Top 100 Americans?
From: Jeff Karr
Series: The Jeff Karr Show
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What's wrong with this list?

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:24
The Beat: Todd Boss "It Isn't All Fiddles"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:19
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All: Simple Rediscovery #519
From: Teosson Wells
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In 1989, when Allan Gurganus published his debut novel, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, he did something amazing: Through a work of fict...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 18, 2014
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
Sweet and Sour Tiffany: Chinese Naming Menu
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs: Stories Inspired by "Appetite"
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If you could pick your own name what would you choose? Three Chinese students living in Australia explain their name choices.

Bought by KRPS, WNIJ, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Selby Ave Jazz fest. Piece for Sept 8 - 13, 2013
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Lady J Griot, Credit: KFAI publicity shot
The Selby Avenue Jazz Fest: a local institution with great local acts and a national one, community activities, and a location for teaching about A...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Free Will Trouble
From: Brian Bahouth
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I recently suffered a philosophical crisis and solved the problem at a minor league baseball game, words, sounds and music …

  • Added: Jul 31, 2013
  • Length: 09:24
Andrew Tonkovich
From: Brian Bahouth
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The Squaw Valley writers workshops are annual events organized by the “Community of Writers at Squaw Valley.” Novelist Oakley Hall and writer Blai...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2013
  • Length: 16:06
Interview with Fred Edwords
From: Brian Bahouth
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I recently saw a billboard off a major highway in northern California that read: “Don’t Believe in God? You are not alone.” The sign was sponso...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 19:20
A final resting place for furry friends
From: KALW
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Tiki, Hula Girl, Tagalong, Smokey, Bambi and Blondie, Dumbo, Koko, Pudin Dandridge, and Hollywood are some of the names inscribed across the grave ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
  • Purchases: 1
MAU 3
From: Brian Bahouth
Series: My Audio Universe - 29:00
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In this half-hour we feature five flash fictions. Dynamite.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
The Creature from the 7th Grade
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Bob Balaban
Charlie Drinkwater is in trouble. Not he’s done anything wrong. He’s just morphing into a mutant dinosaur.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 19:01
The Trouble with Arthur French - radio friendly
From: Brian Bahouth
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The Trouble with Arthur French is a suspenseful and evocative short story about religious obsession and the hysteria that simmers just below the su...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2012
  • Length: 08:31
Legacy of an Unknown Artist
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Robert Hamilton wanted to be known as the world's greatest unknown painter. When he died in 2004, he left behind 600 paintings. Now it is up to his...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: Curveballs from space
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Clockwise and counterclockwise galaxies from the Hubble Telescope, Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team, STScI/AURA
Astronomers re-evaluate origins of our solar system and entertain the idea that the universe is shaped like a small doughnut.

Bought by KUER, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 6
Home
From: BSR Radio
Series: Off the Beat
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Off the Beat explores the concept of home! Where do you call home? What makes a home a home? Can you have more than one home? Who are you when you’...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 30:12
Centerstage Minnesota with Don Vidal
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Focusing on the talent of Minnesota Musicians, this week Don Vidal spotlights Andy Dee and The Roe Family Singers.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1