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Ripple Rock meets its doom
From: John Ryan
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The greatest hazard to navigation on Canada's west coast, then and now.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Lesson from Mr. Fur Face
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Going chin to chin with the reigning beard and mustache champ of Alaska - and now, the world.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and WUAL


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Dutch Treat
From: Drew Leifheit
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Van Gogh in Budapest

  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 14:48
Both My Houses (Mes Deux Maisons)
From: Marjorie Van Halteren
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Essay on media and politics for TCF's 99 Ways

  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 02:30
Joe Bussard, Record Hunter
From: Justin Levy
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Joe Bussard on his collection of 25,000 78's and his own Fonotone Records label

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 19:35
  • Purchases: 2
Crashing The Ether
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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Because all culture is pop culture.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 03, 2006
  • Length: 52:56
  • Purchases: 1
Tristan und Isolde Act 3
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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Act 3 of Wagner's opera in three minutes

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Oct 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Tristan und Isolde Act 2
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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Act 2 of Wagner's opera in three minutes

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Gualala Frogs
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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frogs along the Pacific Coast in Northern California

Bought by KZYX, KUT, PRX to iTunes, PRX Remix, and KZYX


  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 5
Ice Cutting in Vermont
From: Sarah Yahm
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a small community in Vermont revitalizes the old New England tradition of ice cutting and in the process talks about sustainability, communal livin...

Bought by CKMO and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 20, 2006
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
Think Tank
From: Joan Schuman
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Tucson artist Mat Bevel muses on his sculptures, performances and the philosophy of making beauty out of trash.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:38
Radio~Sound~Art
From: Joan Schuman
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A short primer on radio artistry.

Bought by PRX Remix and KGOU


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 2
A Shortcut to Impeachment
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A Presidential look at misconduct, dirty politics and Impeachment

Bought by WUTC, KVMR, KZYX, KMUN, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 10
36 Meatballs
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A meatball-eating contest story retold in a noisy restaurant.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:19
I Fought the Law
From: KUT
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a profile of songwriter Sonny Curtis, his song "I Fought the Law," and its influence on rock 'n roll

  • Added: May 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:50
Early Signals
From: Darren Copeland
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Sound-rich reflection on origins of wireless and radio broadcasting

Bought by KWMR, KZSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 23, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 4
Musicians on the Record: El Vez
From: WXPN
Series: Musicians on the Record
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El Vez calls himself the "Mexican Elvis". Still he found solace and inspiration in David Bowie's 1972 record, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust."

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Music from the Ether
From: Amber Edwards
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a weird-sounding musical instrument that's nearly impossible to play still attracts followers

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMBR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
Grad Student Discos for Dollars
From: Hillary Frank
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A grad student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago pays for his living expenses by disco dancing on the street.

Bought by KUT, PRX Remix, KUOW, PRX to iTunes, KGOU and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2004
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 6
Hassidic (yes, Hassidic) Reggae
From: Aaron Henkin
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Matisyahu is a Hassidic Jew, and the front man for his own reggae band.

Bought by KBBI Alaska, PRX, KZUM, KCUR, Audible and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2004
  • Length: 12:48
  • Purchases: 6
Alpendub
From: monika mueller
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New Twist on Germanic Alpine Music

Bought by BSR Radio


  • Added: Aug 08, 2004
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
Hungry March Band
From: Trent Wolbe
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Profile of Hungry March Band, a 23-piece marching band from Brooklyn.

Bought by WZBC and KUT


  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
My Future Self, Age 30
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Teen producer, Maia Chong envisions her life and the lives of her friends at the ripe old age of thirty.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2004
  • Length: 05:16
Living Flag
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Street performance piece with Artist damali ayo as she panhandles around the country to create dialogue about reparations for slavery.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KRUA, WBHM and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2004
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 10
Internal Combustion
From: paul overton
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A short symphony in pistons and rings.

Bought by KGLT, KGLT, East Village Radio, and KVNF


  • Added: Jun 05, 2004
  • Length: 01:22
  • Purchases: 4

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