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Goodnight sisters and Brothers
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A billboard in Kolkata uses his own catchphrase to bid farewell to India's first radio superstar Ameen Sayani., Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy remembers his childhood radio guru. Amen Sayani died last week at the age of 91.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ode to Lata
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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For Indians Lata Mangeskhar was like Edith Piaf to French or Barbara Streisand to Americans.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
Remembering Lata Mangeshkar
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A Saraswati festival in Kolkata bids farewell to her human incarnation Lata Mangeshkar, Credit: Bishan Samaddar
Lata Mangeshkar was the story of independent India. Most Indians had never known an India without her.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
Remembering Thanksgiving
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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In a post-pandemic-still-in-a-pandemic world Sandip remembers a homey thanksgiving, even if it was in a land foreign to the concept.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Memories Not Yet Seen
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A view from the Jhandi mountains, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip yearns for the life of traveler.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Saraswati's Wisdom
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Worshipers with a figure of Saraswati, Credit: Sandip Roy
A childhood goddess that was once asked for help with math takes on a new significance in adulthood.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kacha Lo Bonim Choma
From: Israel Story
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How do famous sayings originate? Are there philosophers who grasp society enough to condense common experiences into a perfect phrase? Sometimes, a...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 10:19
Eastward Bound
From: Israel Story
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For decades, Israeli radio stations ignored Mizrahi tunes and exclusively played music rooted in Ashkenazi traditions. That began to change in the ...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 21:07
Peace Now. Almost.
From: Israel Story
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In the immediate aftermath of the Six-Day war, a Palestinian lawyer and two Israeli army reservists nearly brokered a peace agreement that could ha...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 05, 2018
  • Length: 13:27
  • Purchases: 1
Snap 611: To The Brink, 4/23/2015
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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It's usually not just one thing, it's several things, back to back, that leave you in a place you never expected to be. On the next Snap Judgment, ...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
Italian Artisans: Shuttered Workshops in the Renaissance’s Birthplace
From: Nancy Greenleese
Series: Made In Italy...For Now
Caption: Italian Negar Azhar Azari makes a ring by hand in the centuries-old Florentine tradition. , Credit: Maurizio Rufino
Italian artisans craft exquisite objects with their hands, particularly in Florence. Yet aging artisans crippled by Italy’s bureaucracy aren’t abl...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Gratitude
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Gratitude, Credit: Julia Meek
A world of blessings and thankfulness in this episode of gratitude--do hope you can spend an hour with us, just being grateful.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KLCC, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
Folktale of Heartstrings
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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We're checking the pulse of our deepest thoughts and emotions this week, in a most musical way.Cardio-vascular workout guaranteed on this Folktale ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2012
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 15
Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs: Part 1
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Country Songs
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Return to Yesteryear with "Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs", classic and vintage country, cowboy and western songs written by the Kingwood Kowboy, ...

Bought by Raven Radio and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Mar 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 2
Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs: Part 2
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Country Songs
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Return to Yesteryear with "Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs", classic and vintage country, cowboy and western songs written by the Kingwood Kowboy, ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
WVR Show 363 Holiday Special Half Hour
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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It's all about giving this week on the World Vision Report: giving time, talents, and resources to help others around the world. From dolls going t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 28:00
WVR Show 363 Holiday Special
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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It's all about giving this week on the World Vision Report – giving time, talents, and resources to help others around the world. From dolls going ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 4
Trams for the Memories
From: Drew Leifheit
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Piece of olde Budapest reaches end of the line

  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 08:24
How much longer will the bell toll.
From: David Barasoain
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A look at the tradition of bell ringing in England.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2004
  • Length: 06:45