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Music for Animals
From: Britt Wray
Caption: Black Prairie plays a concert for 52 wolves at Wolf Haven sanctuary in Washington State., Credit: Carli Davidson
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...

Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 6
Liberace on Peacocking
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"Anyone that dares begrudge what i have today, just better get off their duff and do something about it" - Liberace in 1968, as told to Jay Kent Ha...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Glass Sho: Episode 21 (Vicky Chow/Danielle Eva Schwob & Ashley Jackson)
From: Chris McGovern
Series: The Glass Sho
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Bang On a Can pianist Vicky Chow talks about her new releases; Composer-singer Danielle Eva Schwob and harpist Ashley Jackson discuss the upcoming ...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:21:31
10: Rhythm Discovery (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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Drums, Wind Chimes and Meteorites are all forms of percussion in the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE: A Popular Myth
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Remember the old question, Would you rather be invisible or able to fly? My answer always was: who cares? All I've wanted since I was a kid was to ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
BEST DAY EVER
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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I'll show you mine if you show me yours - best day ever, that is. And lucky for you Ella, Frank, Stacey Kent, Eugenie Jones, Tony Bennett, Bill Eva...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
Christmas songs written and performed by Jews.
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Jewish songwriters like Irving Berlin and Mel Torme have penned some of the classic Christmas songs. And well-known Jewish singers like Barbra Stre...

Bought by Prairie Public and KPVL


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 235
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Simon Singh
A post-holiday special with a mix of new and old material from the likes of author SIMON SINGH, professional cuddler SAMANTHA HESS, AUGUSTEN BURROU...

Bought by WCPN, 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
GHOSTS AND GOBLINS, WITCHES AND SPELLS: A Halloween Special
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Someone knocking at my door? Trick or Treat? How about Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Tom Rust, Sinatra, and more in your...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Marc Imboden
From: MEEP! (the band)
Series: The MEEP! Show
Caption: Singer / songwriter, Marc Imboden
Singer / songwriter Marc Imboden stops by the MEEP! Show!

  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:35
BACK TO SCHOOL: A Jazz Vocal Tribute To The Declarative Sentence
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Wish you had studied more and listened to the radio less? This week you can do both. It’s part of my “Make Grammar Great Again” series and I’v...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET? A St. Patrick's Day Party
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with about a dozen Irish jazz singers, including some popular singers who live and work in Ireland today. And to m...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
PLEASE AND THANK YOU: Jazz Vocalists Say the Magic Words
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Turntable For One knows that you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar, though I have no idea what you’re going do with all those flies...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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Hello, you've reached the "Turntable For One" Complaint Department. Your call is very important to us. Please stay on the line and maybe you'l...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
Source Audio Gear Review
From: MEEP! (the band)
Series: The MEEP! Show
Caption: The Soundblox Pro Multiwave Bass Distortion, Credit: Source Audio
The MEEP! Show reviews gear from Source Audio.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 28:35
Interview with Vince Ector - Part II
From: MEEP! (the band)
Series: The MEEP! Show
Caption: Drummer, Vince Ector
Part II of our interview with drummer Vince Ector.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 28:35
Jazz-O-Rama #7: "The Hutton Sisters"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor: "The Hutton Sisters, Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
Joe Bev hosts an hour of 78 RPM records of Marion & Betty Hutton.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, WNMU-FM, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 55:54
  • Purchases: 4
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
10: Rhythm Discovery
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
Caption: The 'Shimmer Wall'
Drums, Wind Chimes and Meteorites are all forms of percussion in the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
Pop-up shop revives Jewish American music
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In San Francisco, the idea of "pop up" is ubiquitous. Pop-ups are temporary businesses, venues, or events that happen suddenly, in unexpected locat...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Christian Lite
From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen
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The lighter side of Christianity from Nunsense, Altar Boyz, and more

Bought by KZUM, GCR (Global Community Radio), 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Galen Green discussing The Outsiders
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Galen Green
Songwriter Galen Green discusses his songs inspired by S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, written and performed for The Bushwick Book Club Seattle's mont...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Bucket of Honey discussing Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Bucket of Honey, Credit: Wade Trenbeath
Songwriters Annie Jantzer and Nate Bogopolsky of Bucket of Honey discuss their approach to writing songs inspired by Frank Miller's The Dark Knight...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 157
From: Live Wire! Radio
Caption: Blind Pilot, Credit: Jennie Baker
Musical guests Blind Pilot, Radio host Adam Klugman, Poetic force of nature Anis Mojgani.

Bought by KUOW and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
Fuzzy Bunny welcomes Analog Moon
From: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Series: The Fuzzy Bunny Cuddle Time Hour
Caption: Analog Moon, Credit: www.analogmoon.com
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 and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 02:00:24
  • Purchases: 2