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Record Bin Roulette -Songs For Labor Day
From: John Kessler
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A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week, songs for Labor Day with Lee Dorsey, Dolly Parton and The Seven Dwarves.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2011
  • Length: 03:38
Record Bin Roulette - Workout Records
From: John Kessler
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A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week we work up a sweat with Jack La Lanne and Jane Fonda, while preparing for Olivia...

Bought by WTIP, WTIP, KSRQ, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 4
Record Bin Roulette - Singing Away the Recession
From: John Kessler
Caption: Please, sir, I want some more
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week, easing the pain of hard times, by listening to other folks sing about hard time...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - Show Me The Money
From: John Kessler
Caption: Paul and Michael, Credit: quicheisinsane@flickr
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities. This week the murky world of song royalties. "Happy Birthday To You" is worth a cool $2 mi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Record Bin Roulette - Forces of Nature
From: John Kessler
Caption: Lego Zeus , Credit: Dunechaser/Flickr
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, showcasing peculiar moments from records, television and movies.

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 2
Compliments Gone Wild
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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How Not to Use Praise

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 06:31
Record Bin Roulette - Pop Music in Politics
From: John Kessler
Caption: Sarah Barracuda, Credit: Chuckumentary@flickriver.com
This week, a look at the many ways politicians have used the power of pop music to enhance their images. With Tom Petty and Michelle Bachman, Sarah...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Jul 24, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2
Record Bin Roulette - Obsolete Technology
From: John Kessler
Caption: Dead Cassette, Credit: Moff/Flickr
A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week obsolete technologies like the Theremin and the cassette tape are enjoying a res...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Exit 28: White Lightning
From: Sam Dingman
Series: The Road 2 Shambala
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Brooklyn rockers The Bottom Dollars visit Hootenanny Studios and grace us with their jams, as well as the ragtag circumstances that brought them to...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 45:24
The Carnivore’s License
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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A Simple Solution to the Ethical Regulation of Slaughter

  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:21
The Penis Graffiti of San Marin
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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On Apparitions and Male Members in Suburbia

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:14
Tales from the South 36: Spring Season Finale
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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The 2011 Spring Finale is all about interesting animal encounters, some dangerous, some surprising, and all just a little bit strange. Velda Brothe...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The New Superstitions
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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A Guide for Those of Little Brain

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Prince Sparky and the Battle of Opening Day
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Kaleidoscope, Credit: FooNar
The Detroit “Knights” take to the jousting field. It's a marvelously humorous baseball yarn set in jolly ole England.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 48:06
The Assassin's Bell
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2007 Third Coast ShortDocs: Dollar Storeys
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A young Soviet 'Pioneer' (i.e. boy scout) squares off with the CIA -- will he live to tell the tale?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: Demystifying dinosaurs
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Paleontologist Paul Sereno
Why do dinosaurs ignite our imaginations and why do we have so many misconceptions about them? In this episode, Gabriel Spitzer tackles those quest...

Bought by KUT and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 2
Elementary Education
From: Lauren Peterson
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For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
A slice of life with the Church of Pie
From: KALW
Caption: Erin Shannon, “Queen of Pie.”, Credit: Rob Hoey
One San Francisco-based group is taking the worship of food to a whole new level. This past Saturday, about 100 people descended on 111 Minna Galle...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
Fuzzy Bunny is BACK!
From: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Series: The Fuzzy Bunny Cuddle Time Hour
Caption: www.fuzzybunnyradio.com, Credit: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
A two hour, weekly theme based, music and discussion show. Every week, hosts Dirk Flytrap and The Doctor pick a theme or topic and explore it throu...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00:36
  • Purchases: 1
Live Wire Episode 103 Encore (originally aired 1/30/10)
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Anis Mojgani
Some of our favorite Memorable Moments, including The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Christopher Moore, The Lonely Forest, Taylor Mali

  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: 59:11
Fuzzy Bunny's Naughty and Nice Christmas Special
From: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Series: The Fuzzy Bunny Cuddle Time Hour
Caption: www.fuzzybunnyradio.com, Credit: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
A two hour, weekly theme based, music and discussion show. Every week, hosts Dirk Flytrap and The Doctor pick a theme or topic and explore it throu...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Dec 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:59:41
  • Purchases: 1
Fuzzy Bunny keeps you warm
From: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Series: The Fuzzy Bunny Cuddle Time Hour
Caption: www.fuzzybunnyradio.com, Credit: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
A two hour, weekly theme based, music and discussion show. Every week, hosts Dirk Flytrap and The Doctor pick a theme or topic and explore it throu...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:59:28
  • Purchases: 1
Hair Rollers, Religion And Growing Up
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Storyteller Jennifer Munro shares a childhood memory about her father and an overzealous neighbor.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 1
Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen! On glass chips! On swallowed tinsel! On limbs that need fixin’!
From: Patricia Raymond MD
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Laughter really IS the best medicine! The 2-minute health interstitial your station has needed!

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
How Do Superheroes Stay So Fit?
From: Patricia Raymond MD
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Laughter really IS the best medicine! The 2-minute health interstitial your station has needed!

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Sep 09, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1

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