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Jay McShann's "Goin' to Kansas City"
From: Steven Rosenfeld
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Sound portrait of Jay McShann's 'Goin' to Kansas City" CD

  • Added: Feb 21, 2004
  • Length: 12:46
Confessions of Teen Stripper
From: Holly Kernan
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commentator Sayyadina Thomas reflects on her days as an underage stripper

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXLV-FM, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 3
A Family Yarn
From: Rupa Marya
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In the wake of NAFTA, a family of woolen mill workers in Maine salvages their livelihoods by returning the industry of yarn-making to the home.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, PRX, KFAI Minneapolis, WBST and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2004
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 13
Michael Franti and His Roots
From: WXPN
Series: Artists and their Musical Roots
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Michael Franti spins music by some of his most enduring influences.

Bought by WSLR, KUSP, KSFR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KTNA and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2004
  • Length: 08:53
  • Purchases: 9
Girl Detectives
From: Sue Mell
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The aftermath of a friend's murder and the search for resolution in the face of an unexplained death.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2004
  • Length: 17:57
Come On Down
From: New America Media
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A Chinese American's Words of Warning for South Asians looking for themselves in movies and TV.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Anniversary
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Competing views on life with a loved one.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 02:06
Indecision
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We're not sure, but we think we might be.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 02:52
Dear Harold
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Almost, but not quite, a Dear John letter

Bought by GAUF


  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "XXL"
From: Steven Rosenfeld
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Sound portrait profile of CD by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "XXL"

Bought by KCCK


  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Forbert's "Any Old Time"
From: Steven Rosenfeld
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Sound portrait of Steve Forbert's CD of Jimmie Rodgers songs

  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 12:53
Border Song. .. Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
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Musings on memory

Bought by The Prairie Star and WCOM


  • Added: Feb 05, 2004
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
Dangling Woman
From: Susan Barrett Price
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A social reformer runs away from work, only to get stuck in the jungle treetops of Costa Rica.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KUHB, WYSO, and KZYX


  • Added: Feb 04, 2004
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 5
The Valentine 1955
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Youth Epiphanies
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Society's problem with race relations is played out between 2 little girls on Valentines Day, 1955.

Bought by KLCC, PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WNCU, PRX Lovesick Stream and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2004
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 13
A Pioneer in Writing Women's History
From: Barry Vogel
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A conversation with Prof. Gerda Lerner, a foremother of women's history.

Bought by WVAS, KVNF, and WUSM


  • Added: Jan 30, 2004
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Alzheimer's: Losing a Mind
From: WHYY
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The latest information about Alzheimer's and the impact on families.

Bought by WPSU, WFUV, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 29, 2004
  • Length: 59:37
  • Purchases: 3
Last Day in Florence: A Walk
From: Angela Taylor
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This is a personal, sound-rich postcard of one last stroll through the medieval city....

Bought by WKNO


  • Added: Jan 29, 2004
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
Cecilia Bartoli: In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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One of the world's great operatic singers explores what it means to approach the human voice as an instrument -- like a trumpet or violin.

Bought by KVNF, PRX Remix, The Story, KGLT, Public Interactive and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2004
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 10
Carvings
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
You're never alone in a hotel.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2004
  • Length: 03:03
Apology Accepted
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Late night phone call to Dad

Bought by KISU and WYSO


  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 2
Beep
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
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Love letters to an answering machine.

Bought by GAUF and WZBC


  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
We're Lost
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Trying to find our way through the mountains.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Breast Cancer Monologues
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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A one-hour documentary special intricately woven from interviews, readings and original music about how breast cancer has affected the lives of wom...

Bought by WJSU, KVSC, KWIT, KPVL, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 16
Lang Lang: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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In a room across from Carnegie Hall, the exuberant young piano phenom demonstrates how he approaches a lovely Brahms Intermezzo -- and wonders whet...

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, KMHD, KNAU, WKSU and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2004
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 7
Carla Cook: In her own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The Grammy-nominated vocalist talks about finding a place in jazz for funk, gospel, and pure joy.

Bought by WMPG, KMHD, KNAU, East Village Radio, WVPE and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2004
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 6

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