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QueerMandu
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The faces behind the QueerMandu gay tour group in Nepal., Credit: Sandip Roy
Nepal’s constitution protects sexual minorities. Most recently after a long struggle Nepal registered its first same sex marriage, something India ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
vix Vacare
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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The very word vacation has its roots in vacare or to be unoccupied. But in reality vacations are anything but unoccupied. Sandip recounts the woes ...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
The Autumn Tint of Gold
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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This autumn is getting off to a strange start, as here in the Mojave High Desert there are carpets of little yellow wildflowers thanks to the hurri...

Bought by KSJE and KFCF FM


  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Nigiri Mountain Railway
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Nigiri Mountain train, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip takes a ride back in time on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, one of the oldest mountain railways in India and part of the UNESCO World Heritag...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Indian Train Story
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Approaching train at sunset in India. , Credit: Sandip Roy
In the wake of the terrible train accident in eastern India Sandip remembers a gentler kind of train travel in India.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Trains
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This time on The Children's Hour we get onboard and learn about trains. The Kids Crew went on a field trip to The Wheels Museum of Albuquerque, and...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KSTK, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRSC and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
Thru-Hiking With Tahquitz
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Where is she, tonight? It has been a month and ten days since she mailed this postcard from Idyllwild to Joshua Tree. All we can do is hope that th...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The River of Jabalpur
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Worshipping the river has become a new choreographed sound and light ritual for tourists. , Credit: Sandip Roy
River towns in India are often temple towns and come with their own rituals.

  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
The Persistence of Tulare Lake
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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During these many months of heavy rain & thick snowdrifts, we look around the southwest and notice all those playas, those alkaline dry lakes, bles...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
On the River
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Ganga Voyager, a boat on a river cruise down the Ganga in India, Credit: Sandip Roy
The longest river cruise in the world is underway on it’s maiden voyage in India.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
For Lease
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: The Christmas tree in San Francisco's Union Square, Credit: Sandip Roy
Returning for the first time since COVID, Sandip Roy finds a different San Francisco, one seemingly for lease.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Grouse and the Goddess
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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It's Thanksgiving time in America and we are talking turkeys, and sage grouse, and taking your calls on our scary-story line. What does the arrival...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Desolation Peak
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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We are back in Joshua Tree with tales of desert creatures, snowy mountains, and the secret journals of Jack Kerouac newly published as Desolation P...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Famous For Nothingness
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Sometimes we go astray. But that’s all right, that’s our opposing nature, and we know how to get back on the right road. Not the “straight and narr...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Island Life
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Have you ever wanted to go on an island vacation? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we'll hear songs about islands and island life, including “Godd...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KMFA, RadioStPete Florida, WQCS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 11
709: Reading While Young / 710: Amusement Parks, 7/23/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Reading While Young" - Having trouble reading? Maybe the answer is a younger read. We'll celebrate the new season of our "Bookmarks" mic...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Music from the Land of the Rising Sun
From: Wind & Rhythm
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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we travel to the Land of the Rising Sun for works written by Japanese composers. We hear “The Cherry Blossom Fant...

Bought by KMFA, WQCS, WRTI, RadioStPete Florida, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
The Chettiars
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A grand hall in Chettinad, Credit: Sandip Roy
The great mansions in the  villages of Chettinad in South India still carry the imprints of the worlds their owners once traversed using Birmingham...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Parisian Fairytale
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Sandip in the Paris Metro
This Spring, the Paris Book Fair was finally back in person! But even amidst this Parisian fairytale, reality reared its ugly head.

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
Some New Kind of Kick
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we are joined by Kid Congo Powers, legendary guitarist from the Golden Age of The Cramps, The Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and hi...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Phantom Plane Crash on a Utah Highway
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What happened to Army Private Gerry Irwin on a Utah two-lane? There was no plane crash, no passengers, nothing by Pvt. Irwin unconscious in the Uta...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Snapshots
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Have you ever been moved by an arresting photograph? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we listen to music inspired by photos, from Kevin McKee’s tak...

Bought by WRTI, WQCS, GCR (Global Community Radio), Interlochen Public Radio, KMFA and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 10
A Musical Tour Around Europe
From: Wind & Rhythm
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What European countries would you like to visit? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we take a quick musical tour of the continent with works by Otto...

Bought by WRTI, WQCS, Delmarva Public Media, KVNO, KMFA and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:27
  • Purchases: 9
John Muir in the Wild Desert
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we visit with the friendly ghost of John Muir, specifically regarding his many excursions in the California deserts. New soundscapes by Red...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Settle Down With Purpose
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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It's the prettiest time of year in the High Desert, with longer days and the last winter precipitation setting it all up for springtime. What will ...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 18, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1