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Saving a part of Americana--old diners restored and repurposed

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

Steve Harwin bought his first diner in 1987...and has been preserving this special part of American history ever since. WTIP's Dave TerSteeg caught...

Added: Jan 23, 2017
Length: 18:05

New exhibit at Duluth's Karpeles Museum features Dylan memorabilia

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

Local historian Bill Pagel, who runs the Dylan website boblinks.com, has an enormous collection of Dylan memorabilia. He's chosen some of the best ...

Bought by WDSE

Added: May 10, 2016
Length: 19:08
Purchases: 1

Life of the Law #71: Space Law 2.0

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

When you look up at the sky the last thing you probably think about is the law. But space is exactly where the next frontier of law is being played...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Nov 24, 2015
Length: 14:42
Purchases: 3

Full Moon Hacksaw # 1495 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/24/2015

From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw

From on-location at Rayner's Chocolate & Coffee Shop, Glendale Arizona, going into its third year of supporting jazz radio, John Mueller is guest D...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WVBI-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, KPVL, and WOUB

Added: Sep 22, 2015
Length: 01:59:58
Purchases: 5

Creating the Subject: Hildegard Keller's Annemarie Mahler

From: WFHB
Series: Interchange

Host Doug Storm is joined by literary critic, author, and filmmaker, Hildegard Elisabeth Keller, who teaches German literature at Indiana Universit...

Added: Jun 02, 2015
Length: 58:43

Burn your bridges

From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions

XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM

Added: Apr 13, 2015
Length: 01:44
Purchases: 1

The not-so-secret Sherlock Holmes society

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Ryan Dawes explores the character of Sherlock Holmes, past and present, by meeting with a group of Minnesotans devoted to preserving Sherlockian cu...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Mar 20, 2015
Length: 06:28
Purchases: 1

Yung Yiddish

From: Israel Story

In a remote corner of Tel Aviv's grimy, labyrinthine central bus station, Mendy Cahan has built a home for Israel's rejected Yiddish books, and it'...

Added: Mar 09, 2015
Length: 16:05

Q. What is "Historical Sci-Fi"? A. 1779 Ships meet 2132 Mars!

From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MARCH 2015

It's evident author Michael J. Martinez is enjoying writing this series where "worlds collide." He reads from the first book, The Daedalus Incident...

Added: Feb 26, 2015
Length: 01:40

Oddball Film and Video creates an unusual night at the movies

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: In the stacks at Oddball Film and Video.

Ever wonder what happens to films too bizarre for the big, or even small screen? Many of them end up at Oddball Film and Video, a stock footage com...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Jan 06, 2015
Length: 04:57
Purchases: 1

Old Sturbridge Village

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

At Old Sturbridge Village, a rotating cast of men and women don period clothes while performing 19th century roles for the public. Emily Kwong take...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Feb 21, 2014
Length: 07:45
Purchases: 1

An Ode to Morse Code

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Richard Dillman transmits from KPH, Credit: Julie Caine

For nearly a hundred years, Morse Code was the official language of international communication for ships in distress. Then, at the end of the twen...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Oct 09, 2013
Length: 06:45
Purchases: 1

SITPE # 1339

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

Stones, Watchband, Beatles and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida too!

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KMXT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

Added: Sep 24, 2013
Length: 01:58:00
Purchases: 10

SITPE # 1319

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

Fab and Prefab

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KHNS, WOUB and more

Added: May 07, 2013
Length: 01:58:00
Purchases: 10

Duluth filmmaker Mike Scholtz on his award winning doc, "Wild Bill's Run"

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

WTIP's Buck Benson chatted recently with Mike Scholtz about his award-winning documentary, "Wild Bill's Run." Described as 'part Arctic adventure, ...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Mar 05, 2013
Length: 21:56
Purchases: 1

SITPE # 1302

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

66 Progressions

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KEOS and more

Added: Jan 08, 2013
Length: 01:58:00
Purchases: 9

The Beat: John Berryman - "Dream Song #75 (Turning it over, considering like a madman)"

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat

John Berryman was a widely known poet, and teacher at the University of Minnesota. This is a recording of John Berryman reading his poem titled "Dr...

Added: Oct 03, 2012
Length: 02:37

Tales from the Secret Gardens of Oxton

From: PhilipDavid Ellwand

every year the hidden gems and secrets of an urban village in Northern England are on display to the public. There are many links to France, shipbu...

Bought by KUT