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Wellesley Commencement Address: Hillary Rodham Clinton
From: Wellesley College
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This is the full audio from the 1969 Wellesley College commencement speech delivered by Hillary Rodham Clinton, then Hillary Rodham, the first ever...

Bought by KZYX, WHQR, Wisconsin Public Radio, MPR News Stations, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 12:02
  • Purchases: 5
Poetry about Rain
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
Caption: Poetry & Music, Credit: Donald Wendland
Poetry and music about the powers of rain.

  • Added: May 28, 2016
  • Length: 49:11
160507 Rex Garvin and the Small Step to Being Destitute.
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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A show about that small step, the stumble from being an artist to being homelessness and helplessness. Music and readings by those folks who lived...

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:57:43
Selma 50th Anniversary Postcard
From: WUAL
Caption: 70,000 people gathered in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 2015 to remember the 50th anniversary of "bloody Sunday", Credit: Alabama Pubic Radio
On 2/24/2016 President Obama will present the Selma voting rights marchers the Congressional Gold Medal. On March 7, 1965, the marchers were attack...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:57
The Human Agenda
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Trans Über Publishing, Credit: cover design John Hamilton
Author and activist Joe Wenke speaks with some of the foremost advocates for change. They have a determined commitment to freedom and equality.

Bought by Wild Planet Radio and KCBX


  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Fear On the Inside: A Story of Domestic Violence
From: Long Haul Productions
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A week in the life of a woman in Chicago attempting to escape a physically and emotionally abusive marriage.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 23:22
  • Purchases: 2
Johnny Cash on the Gospel
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I just hope and pray I can die with my boots on" - Johnny Cash in a previously unheard interview recorded in 1996. The man in black covers sidebur...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZYX, WABE, KVNF, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 8
Maxine Kumin: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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We begin the celebration of Women's History Month with a tribute to Maxine Kumin, who died on February 6, 2014 at the age of 88. A former Consultan...

Bought by KRZA, KVSC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KQED


  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Opportunity
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion on Opportunity...then and now

  • Added: Dec 08, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Howard Smith interivews Mick Jagger 10/20/1969
From: Ezra Bookstein
Series: The Smith Tapes
Caption: Collection 5 - Altamont, Credit: Masaki Koike
Howard Smith's interview with Mick Jagger, Oct. 20th, 1969. The Stones have just arrived in the US for a historic tour, which ends at the infamous ...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 1
The Needle Drop: 06-26-13
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from BADBADNOTGOOD, Smith Westerns, Jon Hopkins, and more!

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KZUM, KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 15
The Needle Drop: 03-20-13
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Autechre, Shlohmo, Kylesa, and more.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 10
Michelle Alexander on the New Jim Crow (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Michelle Alexander, Associate Law Professor at Moritz School of Law and Author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." , Credit: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ makes the case that the US’ criminal ju...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's Views and Brews: Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Kind of Blue
As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the g...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Needle Drop: 06-02-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM ONDATROPICA, MOUNT EERIE, AND SAVAGES.

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


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 57:05
  • Purchases: 6
THE NEEDLE DROP: 05-26-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM DOPE BODY, KILLER MIKE, BARONESS, AND MORE.

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


  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 5
The Needle Drop: 03-31-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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NEW MUSIC FROM THEESATISFACTION, ZEUS, AND MORE.

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


  • Added: Apr 03, 2012
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 5
On a String
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lonnie Johnson 1920s
Blues, jazz and folk music of the 1920s and '30s featuring the guitar, piano, violin and more.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
The Needle Drop: 01-21-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Cloud Nothings, First Aid Kit, Young Fathers, and more.

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


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 5
The Needle Drop: 12-31-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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Anthony Fantano continues looking back on the best music of this year.

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


  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 4
The Needle Drop: 12-03-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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Music from Oneohtrix Point Never, the Spits, and Comet Gain.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WSLR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KEOS, WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 9
The Needle Drop: 08-06-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Machinedrum, Hudson Mohawk, and the compilation Brand New Wayo

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, WTIP, Yellowstone Public Radio, KPVL and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 6
The Needle Drop: 05-21-11
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Bon Iver, Balkans, the UV Race, and Amon Tobin.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WTIP, KPVL, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 57:09
  • Purchases: 7
MT Silvia, producer and director of documentary film, Atomic Mom
From: susan galleymore
Caption: from Atomic Mom, Credit: MT Silvia
Film maker MT Silvia's mother, Pauline Silvia, was a US Navy biologist conducting research on the effects of radiation on mice and dogs from 1952 t...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 30:02