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A Well Read Book Fair
From: Emma Jacobs
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Dealers of Americana talk about the allure of old books.

Bought by Remix Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WBHM


  • Added: Apr 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 4
A Missile Base Called Home
From: Eric Molinsky
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A peace activist turns an abandoned nuclear missile base into his family home.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX to iTunes, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 09:43
  • Purchases: 3
Cornstalk Fiddle and a Shoestring Bow
From: Stephanie Coleman
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An audio portrait of a homegrown fiddling master

  • Added: May 20, 2008
  • Length: 12:56
Do Ghost, UFO's and Bigfoot exist...and do you believe it?
From: Cooper St. James
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Do Ghost, UFO's and Bigfoot exist...and do you believe it?

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 18:30
San Francisco Columbarium: Ashes to Ampitheater
From: Eric Zassenhaus
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San Francisco's last remaining cemetery is a columbarium, containing the ashes of thousands of San Francisco luminaries. Jennifer Blowdryer, ex-fro...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
small world/small wonders
From: Laurel Collins
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community responses to tamarisk beetle infestation

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 20:12
  • Purchases: 1
Banana Pudding
From: Bria Dolnick
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Interviews with banana pudding lovers in North Carolina

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
Mayor Bill Bell
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Passionate Citizens
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Producer Emmanuel Watson discovers Durham NC's mayor Bill Bell is an R.Kelly fan

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
Earl Pappy
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Passionate Citizens
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Kiah profiles her high school principal Earl Pappy

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Feb 15, 2007
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Monty
From: Lisa Tharpe
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Monty talks about cleaning latrines in Vietnam while sitting in a communal hot tub.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 1
Perfect Bed
From: Sue Mell
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Independent Producer Sue Mell makes a bed and talks about working as a Bed Stylist.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
What is The Meaning of Life?
From: mal sharpe
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Comedy and Jazz: Man on the Street, Mal Sharpe wanders around America looking for the "meaning of life."

Bought by KZYX, WYSO, WMNF, KRCB 104.9, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 11
The Wire Episode 8: The Digital Democracy of Sound
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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The digital revolution in music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KALW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 16
The Wire Episode 5: The Sound Around
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode five of The Wire, this show explores the overwhelming presence of music in our day-to-day lives.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 4: Good Vibrations
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode four of The Wire, this episode investigates the birth of the synthesizer.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 12
The Wire Episode 3: Going Electric
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode three of The Wire, this episode discusses the impact of elecricity on the guitar.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, WMNF, KUOW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 12