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Among friends
From: Maria-Cristina Marras
Series: Exploration on darkness
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There is no generic description that captures the essence of darkness. And this is what makes darkness so compelling.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 08:48
The Masked Puja
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A guard keeps visitors out of a Pandal during Durga Puja in Kolkata, India., Credit: Sandip Roy
It's Durga Puja time in India and if last year the theme was the disease and the virus this year it’s more about ways to emerge from the pandemic.

  • Added: Oct 19, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Transportation Is A Human Right
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The U.S. transportation system has long been rife with inequality, making it more difficult for low-income people, people of color, and people with...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Tracing the Racist Roots of American Psychiatry
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Acclaimed white anti-racist scholar Mab Segrest, author of the influential book Memoir of a Race Traitor, takes Laura through the US South to trace...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Dispatch #355 - Saint Rupert
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A splash screen for Rupert Everett's talk at the Jaipur Lit. Fest., Credit: Sandip Roy and Jaipur Lit. Fest.
Writer and actor Rupert Everett spoke recently with Sandip Roy for the Jaipur Lit. Festival about pandemics and sainthood.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
The Earth Breathes
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Sandip Roy's empty street in Kolkata, Credit: Sandip Roy
For these few weeks as humans suffer, the earth is healing itself.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
Dispatch 318: A Tale of the City
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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After watching “Tales of the City” on Netflix, Sandip reflects on his own tale of the city.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
Passover in Kolkata
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Seder plate
Sandip enjoys a very diverse passover meal in Kolkata

  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
NEA Jazz Master Moments with Pianist, Joanne Brackeen
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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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


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Moments wirth Lorraine Gordon
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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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


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
East Oakland (in Blue)
From: Mwende Hahesy
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East Oakland neighbors wax poetic about their neighborhood with rhymes from Oakland hip-hop artist Do D.A.T.'s album "Oakland in Blue" laid in for ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Moments with Jazz Master, Von Freeman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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3 Moments with tenor saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Von Freeman.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WART FM, WUSF and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 10
Iran's Longest Night
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: Rice Flour Cookies
This week the Global Guru stays up all night for the winter solstice in Iran, where acclaimed cookbook author, Najmieh Batmanglij, leads us into th...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Jayhawks co-founders Mark Olson & Gary Louris
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with Mark Olson & Gary Louris. The two men co-founded the Jayhawks in 1985. A decad...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Matthew Sweet
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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In the early 1990's critics hailed Matthew Sweet a leader in the world of power pop. His 1991 album "Girlfriend" melded raw guitar sounds with cat...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Ben Taylor
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Ben Taylor resisted becoming a musician for a lot of reasons, beginning with the pressure of his lineage. Taylor is the son of James Taylor and Ca...

Bought by WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
A Musician's Life: Martin Sexton
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Musician Martin Sexton is a pretty happy guy. After years of struggling, he seems to have it all.

Bought by WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Chip Taylor
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Chip Taylor has been a professional golfer, gambler and hit-making songwriter. He says some of his obsessions have served him well.

Bought by WGDR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: John Doe
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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John Doe is best known for his contributions to X, one of America's seminal punk rock bands. Nearly three decades after X's inception, John Doe is...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
A Musician's Life: Colin Hay
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay admits he hasn't had the most successful solo career. He's grateful the big bucks he earned with his old ban...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WMNF


  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Kaki King
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Kaki King amazes audiences with her wicked guitar. But don't call her a virtuoso!

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KMXT, and WMNF


  • Added: Apr 25, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Musician's Life: Francis Dunnery
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Meet Francis Dunnery. The British singer-songwriter also considers himself a comedian, preacher and psychologist.

Bought by KMXT, KXOT Public Radio, and WMNF


  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Steph Taylor
From: Charles Richards
Series: Turn On The Lights
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Interview with Steph Taylor, songwriter from various places on the East Coast.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 19:46
Super Heroes, Super Villains, and Disability
From: Andrew Reissiger
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What do the Super Heros of developmentally delayed artists look like?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
I'm The Guy Who Parks Your Car
From: Curie Youth Radio
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What your parking attendant thinks about you.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KFAI Minneapolis, WILL, YouthCast, WXLV-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 6