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Sound Ecology: Diablotin (Black-capped petrel)

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

A rare little seabird nests in the rugged mountains between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Sound Ecology: Apapane

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

The apapane is a forest bird native to the Hawaiian islands. It is a member of the honeycreeper family and an important pollinator.

Bought by WNED Buffalo

NEA Jazz Master Moments with Pianist, Joanne Brackeen

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

Whatever the musical setting—whether solo, duo, trio, quartet, or quintet—pianist Joanne Brackeen's unique style of playing commands attention. In ...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more

NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist Archie Shepp

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

As a composer and a horn player, Archie Shepp is a consummate innovator, never ceasing to push music forward.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more

A Red State Gun Owner Who's Not so Red

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

We go to Montana, where Making Contact Producer Amy Martin spent some time with a guy that you might think of as the stereotypical American gun own...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

How to Measure Learning

From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning

How do we measure learning? Hear neuroscientists and teachers describe how it's done in the lab and at school.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Body of Water

From: Veronica Simmonds

An ode to urban lake swimming

Bought by PRX Remix

Radio Retrospective: Radio at War

From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective

Caption: Frank Sinatra being interview during World War II, Credit: Wikipedia

Radio reached its height of popularity during World War II. But the war also ushered in its greatest competitor - television.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMMT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago

Radio Retrospective: Rod Serling

From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective

Rod Serling is know for his television series "The Twilight Zone," but he got his start writing radio dramas at WNYC in the summer of 1946. Listen ...

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

Radio Retrospective: The First Woman of Sound Effects

From: Katy Sewall
Series: Radio Retrospective

Caption: Ora Nichols (left) and the CBS Sound Effects Team, Credit: Wikipedia

Ora Nichols lead the sound effects team that brought "War of the Worlds" to life on the radio. That doesn't mean she got along with Orson Wells. Me...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and Troy Public Radio

Savoring the Salty Ritual

From: Sara Brooke Curtis

Visceral journey into a restaurant kitchen.

The Umami of Customer Service

From: Veronica Simmonds

We all know how sweet it is when our appetites are satisfied, but what's it like to be a satiator?

NEA Jazz Moments wirth Lorraine Gordon

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments

Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, LORRAINE GORDON. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn abou...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, KJZX-Austin and more

This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

This Week In Texas Music History: Gene Autry

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the 5th week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texas singer who earned the first gold album in country music ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Blind Lemon Jefferson

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the fourth week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells the story of a Texan who performed in both churches and bordellos before b...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Milt Larkin

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of October: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recounts the story of a popular artist who stopped making records in order to prot...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

This Week In Texas Music History: George Strait

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the fourth week of May: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman tells us about a musician who was turned down by numerous nightclubs and record compan...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Milton Brown

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of September: Texas music scholar Gary Hartman introduces us to the 'other' King of Western Swing.

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Charline Arthur

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the first week of September (8/31): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who was born in a railroad boxcar but went on to ...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

This Week In Texas Music History: Chelo Silva

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the fourth week of August (8/24): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who began her career singing radio jingles before be...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Eddie Durham

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the third week of August (8/17): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who may have been the first jazz musician ever to rec...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network and Marfa Public Radio

This Week In Texas Music History: Buck Owens

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the second week of August (8/10): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a sharecropper's son who became an international country sta...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Olga Samaroff

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the first week of August (8/3): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a German Texan who became a world famous pianist and a pioneer...

Bought by The Texan Radio Network

This Week In Texas Music History: Charlie Christian

From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History

For the last week of July (7/27): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who revolutionized the world of jazz before his death at...

Bought by KCSM, The Texan Radio Network, and Marfa Public Radio

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