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Under Milk Wood
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Dylan Thomas' unique "play for voices."

Bought by KFCF FM, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 26
For Us All
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The true story of a long road to justice.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, KFCF FM, KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 11
Tartuffe
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A story that began its life under a cloud of controversy.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KKRN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 16
Robert Plant ("Beginnings")
From: Jim Villanueva
Series: In the Beginning...
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The former Led Zeppelin frontman and unquestioned musicologist gives us a history lesson on American music, especially the Blues.

Bought by WOUB and KVMR


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
Author Michael Korda and "Ike: An American Hero"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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An author many times over and former editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster, a major publishing company, Michael wrote this biography, “Ike: An Americ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
Author Madeleine Albright: "Prague Winter," a memoir
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Madeleine Albright is a former US Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position. In an interview shortly before the 2012 election, s...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 1
The Rich History of Black Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever, Executive Director of the National Council of Negro Women, the nation's oldest coalitio...

Bought by WMMT, WRIR, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 3
WNYC's Fishko Files: 20 Years After Glenn Gould
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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A one-hour program of music and interviews, examining the impact of Glenn Gould's Bach recordings, and those of other pianists since Gould's death.

Bought by KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT-HD, KALW and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 9
Horses and Water in the Civil War
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Most Civil War scholarship focuses on generals and their armies. But historians at a recent conference explored how water, heat, and horses affecte...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
WNYC's Fishko Files: Tap
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko tells us how percussive dancing, or tap, has a special place in showbiz history.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
WNYC's Fishko Files: Recorded Live
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko shares her thoughts on her own recent music-listening-habits.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:43
WNYC's Fishko Files: Russian Cultural Exchange
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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In an unlikely moment at the height of the Cold War, art and culture crossed seemingly impassable political barriers.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:17
What's the Word? Shakespearean Queens
From: Modern Language Association
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Gertrude, Cleopatra, and Margaret--perspectives on women and power

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, CHSR-FM 97.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 5
WNYC's Fishko Files: Bach Chaconne
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, The WFMT Radio Network, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 3
WNYC's Fishko Files: Scat
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1
WNYC's Fishko Files: Jazz Companion
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KTUH


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 2
WNYC's Fishko Files: Film Noir
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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The Fishko Files, produced by WNYC's Sara Fishko, are personal, essay-like radio pieces on music, art, culture and media.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 4
WNYC's Fishko Files: An Hour with Henry Butler
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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A one hour conversation between Henry Butler and Sara Fishko with many musical excerpts

Bought by WVPE


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
WNYC's Fishko Files: An Hour with Oscar Peterson
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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A one-hour conversation between Oscar Peterson and Sara Fishko with many musical excerpts

Bought by KMUW, WNCU, KVMR, KSFR, WCQS and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 13
WNYC's Fishko Files: An Hour with Ned Rorem
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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A one-hour conversation between Ned Rorem and Sara Fishko with many musical excerpts

Bought by WNMU-FM, WCQS, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
What's the Word? City of Ladies
From: Modern Language Association
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In 1405 Christine de Pisan wrote a landmark book called _The Book of the City of Ladies _in response to works that attacked and slandered women.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRNC-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 7
RN Documentary: Adams in Amsterdam Part 2 – Dearest of Friends
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Second in series of programs about John Adams’ 1780 trip to the Dutch Republic seeking support and recognition of the fledgling United States of Am...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2005
  • Length: 29:31
RN Documentary: Adams in Amsterdam Part 3 – The Two Republicks
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Third in series of programs about John Adams’ 1780 trip to the Dutch Republic seeking support and recognition of the fledgling United States of Ame...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
RN Documentary: Adams in Amsterdam Part 1 – A Poet in Your Pocket
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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First in series of three programs about John Adams’ 1780 trip to the Dutch Republic seeking support and recognition of the fledgling United States ...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
Countdown Discovery
From: Mike Crane
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NASA tries to launch the first Space Shuttle since the Columbia disaster in 2003

Bought by KPIK-LP, KBBI Alaska, WBST, WYSO, WAER Syracuse, NY and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2005
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 16