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Caption: Host Martha Burk
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month,  was designated in 1992 by President George H. W. Bush to pay tribute to immigr...

  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the book "Songs of Earth," which is an updated version of song collector/folklori...

  • Added: May 13, 2023
  • Length: 27:30
Caption: Howard Blackburn, Credit: Cape Ann Museum
Howard Blackburn should have been a statistic. Instead, he became a hero.

Bought by WMPG, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2017
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Walter Price, 314th Combat Engineers
Commemorate the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I by accompanying Walter Price and the 314th Engineers on their tour of duty.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2017
  • Length: 08:19
Caption: Magen David Synagogue in Kolkata, India, Credit: Ashok Sinha
A Jewish museum just opened in Kolkata. Not a brick and mortar museum, but an online museum.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
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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
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Sara Fishko finds the root of the teen movie, in this edition of the Fishko Files.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 2
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Sara Fishko shares her thoughts on her own recent music-listening-habits.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:43
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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