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Episode 13: Neil Degrasse Tyson
From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook
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Join Neil deGrasse Tyson as he goes where no scientist has boldly gone before - on an intergalactic exploration of the Great American Songbook!

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:29
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 12: Lea DeLaria
From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook
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Lea DeLaria shows Julian that she knows a thing or two about the Songbook.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 11: Alan Cumming
From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook
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Julian Fleisher explores The Great American Songbook with one of its proudest immigrants.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 1
La Cage aux Folles
From: WQXR
Series: For the Record
Caption: Bird Cages, Credit: Thomas Quine
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian put "a little more mascara on" to go behind the scenes of the original cast recording of La Cage ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
Follies in Concert
From: WQXR
Series: For the Record
Caption: Avery Fisher Hall, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of a legendary Broadway event and the creation of its exalted recording.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Duluth News Tribune outdoors editor Sam Cook talks chilly fishing opener
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Sam Cook, outdoors editor at the Duluth News Tribune and a regular Roadhouse guest, chatted with WTIP's Dave TerSteeg on the eve of this year's fis...

  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 11:12
StoryCorps: Sharon Long and Steve Sutter
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Enrolling in college at 40 to study art, Sharon Long had no idea an anthropology class would put her on a path to a career as a forensic artist.

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
Ray Bradbury on Madmen
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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A few years ago Lisa Potts was looking behind her dresser when she saw a cassette tape. She’d forgotten about the tape--a recording of an interview...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Troy Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 5
Awkward lavender
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2011
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Hosts Kamna Shastri and Meron Fikru share their personal stories. Kamna speaks about the park from her childhood, and Meron talks about the busines...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 10:46
  • Purchases: 1
The One Where Everyone Needs Money
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Beno Picciano and Michelle Dutro get lost at the Woodland Park Zoo, despite Michelle's clear directional skills. Beno hosts the first economy–theme...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 10:05
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
Bird Songs of the Northland
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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As spring brings many birds back to the Northland, we spoke with outdoor enthusiast Bryan French of the UMD Office of Sustainability about many of ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 17:02
  • 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
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
29: Loog Guitars
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Loog Guitars are children's guitars done differently.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2013
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 1
New book on Minnesota know-how, from carving ice sculpture to singing like a voyageur
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Bob Carter was joined recently by former Pioneer Press outdoors writer (and current communications director for the MN DNR) Chris Niskanen t...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 23:25
  • Purchases: 2
Design professor Barry Kudrowitz talks toys, creativity, and why play matters
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Ann Possis chatted recently with Barry Kudrowitz, assistant professor of product design at the U of MN, just in time for the holiday toy sea...

Bought by KVSC, KSRQ, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 17:41
  • Purchases: 3
Otters make art at the Great Lakes Aquarium
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Otters are painting at the Great Lakes Aquarium! WTIP's Bob Carter chatted recently with Tara Lieberg, otter keeper at the aquarium in Duluth, abou...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 15:38
National Accordion Awareness Month...music, jokes and more
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: Leah Thomas with the Splinters
June is National Accordion Awareness Month...who knew? Grand Marais accordionist and singer Leah Thomas stopped by WTIP's The Roadhouse June 22 to ...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 18:55
StoryCorps: Mort Segal and Joan Feldman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Mort Segal and his sister, Joan Feldman, remember their father, Jack Segal, a booking agent for novelty acts in the Catskills.

Bought by WEZU, KERA, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 3
Conversation with a Masai Chief in Masai Mara
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Kipas chief of Enkereri Village Masai Mara, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Everyone loves being the only ones in the Masai Mara, one of the worlds most spectacular wildlife experiences. But the absence of tourists is not g...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:29
Islands Are Forever...An Interview With Islands
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Canadian rockers Islands give us the inside scoop about their name, their sound, and much more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1