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There's a Wall Between Us
From: Israel Story
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“There’s a Wall Between Us,” began as a radio piece called “Checkpoints and Secrets,” which followed the winding love affair of two men, an Israel...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 17:11
Bhoot Chaturdashi
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Bugarik, a serpent with a human head part of "Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India.", Credit: Courtesy of the artist, Samita.
First comes Halloween, and a few days later is Diwali (the Festival of Lights) and in between is Bhoot Chaturdashi! When the doors between this wor...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
A Dog's Journey - From Sweden to France
From: Katz Laszlo
Series: The Chain - Love Letters From One European To Another
Caption: Ellie the Dog, Credit: Julie Lindahl
Ellie the nine-year-old collie-retriever set out on an unexpected journey across Europe's borders from her home in Sweden to the South of France.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2020
  • Length: 05:02
Sassolungo - From the Netherlands to Italy
From: Katz Laszlo
Series: The Chain - Love Letters From One European To Another
Caption: Sassolungo
An ode to an Italian mountain, from Thomas van Neerbos.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:40
From Romania to the Netherlands
From: Katz Laszlo
Series: The Chain - Love Letters From One European To Another
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From Bucharest, Romania, here’s Andreea Sirbu, she’s 18, just finished high school, and her story is about a conversation that made her realise -- ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2020
  • Length: 05:09
Folktale of Toyland
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: Folktale of Toyland, Credit: Julia Meek
This edition of Folktales, it's 'game on' as it tracks treasured toys, play songs and play time traditions around the musical globe!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, and KRZA


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Polish Music
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Penderecki and host John Clare, Credit: Luis Catan
We'll hear music with Polish masters Krzysztof Penderecki, Henryk Gorecki, Andrzej Panufnik and Witold Lutoslawski. Don't miss new releases on Warn...

Bought by KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KVNO, WETS and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Happy Birthday Mother Teresa
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Last week Kolkata was busy celebrating a birthday with flowers, candles, cards and songs. It was Mother Teresa’s 106th birthday/ By the time the n...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
RootsWorld Radio #163
From: Cliff Furnald
Series: RootsWorld Radio
Caption: Checkpoint 303
The 163rd edition of RootsWorld radio will feature a number of tracks from the Palestinian collective called Checkpoint 303 . The Iqrit Files is an...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 58:45
GUEST: Dustin O'Halloran (A Winged Victory for the Sullen) + 3D AUDIO Insight Treks (chapter 1)
From: Don Hill
Series: Cafe Acousmatic
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CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D binaural audio.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 58:01
Disco Dance of Democracy
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Bappi Lahiri at an election rally , Credit: Sandip Roy
The Times of India newspaper called this Indian election a "Dance of Democracy." But for Sandip Roy it's more of a 'Disco' Dance of Democracy.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
The Lomax Archives
From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide
Caption: Records From Around the World, Credit: Willis Arnold
Step into the world of Alan Lomax, his archives, and his legacy - The Association of Cultural Equity. Featuring interviews with his daughter Anna ...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 05:38
Latitude News Podcast #7 — From War on Drugs to legal weed, where will the U.S. lead the world next?
From: Latitude News
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A short, strange history of marijuana in the U.S., Mexico and everywhere else

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Thievery
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Thievery, Credit: Julia Meek
As they say in Cambodia: "Stealing may bring profits, but hanging costs far more", so lock the door & hang on to your wallets--this week, we're cha...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WFIU and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
Folktale of Ballads
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Longfellow called them the 'gypsy children of song', and we call them the stuff this edition of Folktale of Ballads is made on--hope you'll join us!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KLCC, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 9
Squeezebox Stories
From: Julie Caine
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Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...

Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Global News Partnership Show #04 on Coffee to air week of June 4, 2011
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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On this week’s show we look at efforts to contain the Mafia in Sicily. We also explore who makes the big money off of coffee, and how coffee growi...

Bought by WDSE and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:22
  • Purchases: 2
From Pakistan to Tanglewood - Vazira Zamindar & Composers
From: Open Source
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Historian Vazira Zamindar talks about the "wound of partition" in today's Pakistan. Then, we meet three young composers - Cynthia Lee Wong, Jacob B...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
East Timor's Umaluliks
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: Umalulik in Timor Leste
This week the Global Guru learns how to negotiate land deals, family disputes, wedding arrangements, cattle sales and other deals in Timor Leste.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Take Me Out to the Japanese Ballgame
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru uncovers the rules behind Japanese baseball. Accidentally smack the matter with the ball? You better practice your bowing...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
Global Guru - Latin America Bas Reliefs
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week we go to Latin America where we learn what all bas reliefs have in common, and what that can tell us about our social order.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 07, 2010
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 2
Eight Museums
From: Amy Conger
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About one minute of ambient noise from eight museums in four cities.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 08:24
Ian's 78s
From: Bruce Wallace
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Baltimore record collector releases compliation of 78s from around the world

  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 14:06
Victoria Secretes
From: John Ryan
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A proper provincial capital poops in the ocean -- but for how long?

  • Added: Apr 09, 2007
  • Length: 06:16
The Transdiffusion Story
From: Miranda Diboll
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A nostalgic trip through British television's idents and theme tunes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 14:48