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Ears to Hear: Orson Welles In Brazil
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: Orson Welles in production on It’s All True
Orson Welles, following hard upon the tailwind of Walt Disney, was strongly encouraged to travel in Latin America as a Goodwill ambassador at the b...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
Fantastic Negrito and The Last Days of Oakland
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Eric Arnold, Credit: Fantastic Negrito at the UC Theater in Berkeley, Ca
In the last three years, Fantastic Negrito, an Oakland-based black roots revivalist has gone from busking at bus stops to winning a Grammy and tour...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Boy Scouts, Fishheads & The Living Dead
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: None of This Is Normal!
Life is But A Dream mix with current affairs blending music and politics with celebrations of the famous & infamous on "Nuit sur Les Champs-Elysees...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:49
Pete Seeger: Plain and Complicated
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Pete Seeger died in 2014 at the age of 94, a cultural icon, and a so-called a “consensus hero." But the hero was also a pariah too many. Seeger’s ...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:28:26
  • Purchases: 1
A Self-Evident Truth
From: Wind & Rhythm
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, t...

Bought by KTXK and WUAL


  • Added: Jun 26, 2017
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Political Power of Music: A conversation with Dave Randall
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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We’re joined by guitarist, producer, composer and author Dave Randall. His book, Sound System, newly out from Pluto Press, is an insider’s view of ...

  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:28:01
Hali Hammer, an award winning singer-songwriter and activist
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Hali Hammer
Interview by Gary Kanter: Hali explains her new Progressive Majority Creative Network Website and Facebook page that connects musicians with events...

  • Added: May 12, 2017
  • Length: 28:12
Election Day
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry about voting, candidates, and American politics/society.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2016
  • Length: 57:40
Conor Casey, Labor Archivist for the Labor Archives of Washington
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Everett Massacre, Holding the Fort-Sung by IWW
Interview by Mike Dumovich: Mike continues his special segment of We Do The Work called ‘Learn Yourself” that explores an historical labor event h...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 27:52
The Speed of Sound: Shearwater
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Jonathan Meiburg gets an interesting perspective of the United States as a world touring musician, not to mention that he just spent a large amount...

Bought by KUCB, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 3
Tom Breiding on acousticSongs LIVE! from WNJR
From: WNJR
Series: acousticSongs LIVE! from WNJR studios
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Tom Breiding on acousticSongs LIVE! from WNJR

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 59:13
The Speed of Sound: Rhiannon Giddens
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Rhiannon Giddens has become one of the strongest voices in music today. As one part of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, she dug deep into historical...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Sarah McLachlan
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Sarah McLachlan has been a source for many, some that you wouldn’t expect like DMC from Run DMC, who’s on record saying that her song Angel saved h...

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and KSUT


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
Whatcom-Skagit IWW Members, Linda Allen, and the Joe Hill Concert
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Joe Hill, IWW, Linda Allen
Interview: Members of the Whatcom-Skagit IWW and Linda Allen talk about the legendary organizer and Labor song writer Joe Hill, sing his songs, an...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 27:49
The Speed of Sound: Speedy Ortiz
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Sadie Dupuis talks with Kyle Meredith about writing about feminism and politics on the latest Speedy Ortiz album, Foil Deer.

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Avotjca and Nina Fendel, Annual Western Worker Labor Heritage Festival
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Nina Fendel and Avotjca
Interview: Nina Fendel—singer and founder of the Labor Heritage Festival—gives more information about the festival, and Avotjca—singer, poet/playw...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
Show512: Noemi de la Puente
From: Thomas Florek
Series: The Tom and Doug Show
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Noemi de la Puente talks about her comedy musical play "Manuel vs the Statue of Liberty" which is being staged off Broadway in July 2015. The play...

  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
SITPE # 1503
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Fairly Renaissance

Bought by KWMR, KHNS, WLPR , KKRN, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 12
Anne Feeney, Union made, Hell raiser, and the Best Labor singer-writer in North America!
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Anne Feeney, Singer-Song Writer
Anne talks about her life as an activist, agitator, mom, and much more and the show will highlight three of Anne’s favorite songs.

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
David Simon: I'm A Storyteller
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: David Simon, Credit: American Library Association
In Treme, Simon explored New Orleans’ viability as an expression of its culture. After the 2005 levee failure, keeping New Orleans cuisine and musi...

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 52:02
  • Purchases: 1
Local Production of I Am Harvey Milk at the Ted Mann Concert Hall this Weekend
From: KBEM
Caption: Ben Riggs, Credit: Paul Nixdorf
Harvey Milk, first gay elected official in San Francisco, was assassinated in 1978. The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, which has been performing for...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:02
The Live Feed Presents "The Coery Koehler Band"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we hear from Corey Koehler and listen to part of his performance from The Cedar Valley Music Rally. Corey and hi...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 34:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Needle Drop: 05-01-13
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Ghostface Killah, Colin Stetson, and more.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMUN, KMXT, Spokane Public Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 13
The Needle Drop: 11-04-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Andy Stott, Pile, and more.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, KSJD, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 6
All Mixed Up:Election Shortcuts (part one)
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: George McGovern
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama completely mixed up in a special "Election Shortcut". The first Shortcut was broadcast in November of 1972 in reaction...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2012
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 1