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The Mikie Show #46, Wake
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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It’s episode forty-six! Fresh on the heels of episode forty-five. Maybe not so fresh, it’s been a while, but what matters is, you’re here! Yes, thi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Man Who Recorded the World - Alan Lomax
From: Open Source
Caption: Alan Lomax with unidentified man. [Library of Congress photo]
Open Source "Shorties" are 7 to 8 minute cuts of our best timely and evergreen material. Today, we're joining biographer John Szwed in thanking the...

Bought by PRX Remix, KPIP-LP, KMXT, and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 4
Steve Kaul of the Brass Kings
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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We talk with Steve Kaul of the Brass Kings on fellow musicians, touring, and writing music.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 14:45
The Mikie Show #4 Royal
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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We speak with writer and filmmaker Royal Miller about writing for daytime soaps—Guiding Light, As the World Turns, All My Children to name a few—an...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: G. Love
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Meet Garrett Dutton III, AKA G. Love. He was 19 and busking on the streets of Philadelphia when he hit on his signature style--what he's termed "T...

Bought by WGDR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tour de Coops
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Backyard chicken farmers give a guided tour of their coops.

Bought by WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 4
8. Steve Smith drives a bus and a rockabilly band.
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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Day Job is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent.

Bought by KZYX and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
9. Dawud Raamah, dentist and soul singer
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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Dayjob is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
6. Jesy Fortino, indie songstress and burrito maker
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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Day Job is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Tegan and Sara
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Tegan and Sara are identical twin sisters. Now in their twenties they've been performing their own brand of indie rock since they were teens.

Bought by KMXT, KXOT Public Radio, and WMNF


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Obama Heads: Obama's Traveling T-Shirt Vendors
From: PRX
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WFDD's LeShea Agnew was outside North Carolina's Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum hanging with supporters before an Obama event. She met some polit...

  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:14
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
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
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