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Not My Job: Tales From the "Degreasing Room."
From: Chelsea Merz
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Matthew Works has been living on the streets for ten years. Here he remembers one of his last paying jobs, assembling Braille typewriters, which th...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WLPR , KUT, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 7
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
Chamber Music at Gleason's Gym?
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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From Weekend America: In the red corner, a cello. In the blue corner, an alpine horn. A new chamber music series has been launched at a famous New ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Don't be Boring)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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When you've played a piece of music for 20 or 30 years, it's easy to fall into old habits and the old ways of doing things. Clarinetist Richard St...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Rose City Cop Watch
From: KBOO Youth Collective
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KBOO Youth Reporter Cecily interviews Maria and Sarah with Rose City Cop Watch in Portland, Oregon.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 1
HEAT -- George Carlin
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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John dissects language, media and culture with comedian George Carlin.

Bought by Prairie Public, WKSU, KZYX, KVNF, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2007
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 22
Astrology Songs: Harvey Sid Fisher Speaks
From: Ken Cormier
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Harvey Sid Fisher talks about how the Astrology Songs made him a cult hero.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2007
  • Length: 11:55
A Lesson from Mr. Fur Face
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Going chin to chin with the reigning beard and mustache champ of Alaska - and now, the world.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and WUAL


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
My Interview with OK Go
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Andrew's first big interview is with the band he adores

Bought by PRX Remix and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! An Interview With HelloGoodbye!
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An Interview with the synth-rock band HelloGoodbye. In this interview, members of HelloGoodbye talk about bus boredom, their latest record, and muc...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 1
Monty
From: Lisa Tharpe
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Monty talks about cleaning latrines in Vietnam while sitting in a communal hot tub.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 1
T-I-L-L-Y! An Interview With Tilly And The Wall
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with up-and-coming indie rockers Tilly And The Wall. Members of Tilly And The Wall talk about everything from what they've been listen...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 05:58
Dave Kerpen: Master of Self Promotion
From: Craig LeMoult
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Dave Kerpen keeps creating fame for himself- first as a vendor with an unusual flare, then on TV, and now with an outrageous wedding

  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:53
Aiming to Miss - The Art of Knife Throwing
From: Craig LeMoult
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Discovering the the dangerous trials and tribulations of the modern knife thrower

Bought by KUOW, WILL, and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 3
edgar the bum
From: David Weinberg
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meet edgar, he lives on the streets and its his birthday

  • Added: Sep 20, 2006
  • Length: 02:43
Beam Up To The Star Trek 40th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Planetary Radio visits the celebration of 40 years of Star Trek.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, and KSJC


  • Added: Sep 17, 2006
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 3
Interview with Tony Tasset - Bad at Sports Podcast
From: Kathryn Born
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Fun, candid interview with established artist Tony Tasset

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 57:13
  • Purchases: 1
Interview- Tommy Chong: American Marijuana Prisoner, Sage of Truth
From: NORML Foundation
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Tommy Chong interviews about his new book the I Chong: Meditations from the Joint on NORML's weekday Podcast. The book was written during Tommy's ...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2006
  • Length: 13:11
Gates of NASCAR
From: David Raskin
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Interviews with fans tailgating before the NASCAR Coke 600

  • Added: Jul 17, 2006
  • Length: 04:45
Radio~Sound~Art
From: Joan Schuman
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A short primer on radio artistry.

Bought by PRX Remix and KGOU


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 2
Hip-Hop Passover
From: Laura Kwerel
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An interview with the creator of "A Hip-Hop Haggadah"

Bought by Vocalo.org and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 2
TREY ANASTASIO LIVE - LET IT SHINE
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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One-hour music-intensive special features Trey Anastasio live on stage and in the studio.

Bought by Vermont Public and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:10
  • Purchases: 2
Outsider
From: Anthony Mascorro
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Interviews, phone conversation, with music.

Bought by KUHB


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 55:44
  • Purchases: 1
Mind Your Metal
From: Appalachian Media Institute
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Satanic and violent or just another genre of music? High school English teacher, Travis Fields, dispels some myths about heavy metal music.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 1
John Waters Visits Colorado Springs
From: KRCC-FM
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Baltimore's most famous filmmaker heads west

  • Added: Nov 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:15

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