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Spooky Takes From a Rainy Land
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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The pyramids of Guinness 12-packs at our High Desert grocery stores reminded us of St. Patrick’s Day coming up, but the grey cloudy skies and green...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
Drama in Music
From: Wind & Rhythm
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What storylines keep you on the edge of your seat? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we listen to drama in music. We hear Frank Ticheli’s “Vesuvius...

Bought by KECG, WRTI, GCR (Global Community Radio), Interlochen Public Radio, WBAA and more


  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 13
Saket Soni: How Trafficked Workers Pulled Off “The Great Escape”
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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“THE GREAT ESCAPE: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America” tells the story of one of the largest human trafficking schemes in...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Scary and Fun
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Can something be fun and scary at the same time? On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we have a special Halloween show of fun and scary music with song...

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


  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 11
Island City Block Party 2021: Sprig of That
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Tonight on The Live Feed we went to the Island City Block Party to hear more from Sprig of That, a Minneapolis band who creates a unique sound with...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 50:27
Constant Wonder - Our Team
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Cleveland cheered on the Indians as the team integrated and began winning big.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., GCR (Global Community Radio), KNCT FM, RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
The So-called Mystery of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Three hundred years ago this Easter, Europeans landed on what they called "Easter Island," and ever since, the statues there have been a mystery. B...

Bought by WKSU, KWIT, WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 18
THUMP THUMP THUMP
From: Chris Attaway
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A woman moves into her new student digs and hears something coming from the basement...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 10:36
DWFC-21-08: "Flying Dutchman" at Richard Wagner's Bayreuth Festival, 11/22/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts
Caption: Stage Design Flying Dutchman
A deal with the devil, a vow till death and surging melodies make Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" pure drama – and this gripping perfo...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:58
Bad Acid Cult: Ryukenden, Hikiari and Ryukenden, Kage
From: KQAL
Series: The Sound
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Tonight on The Sound we check out the latest release from Bad Acid Cult. I sat down with Jason Robertson, the creative force behind Bad Acid Cult t...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:22:44
Island City Block Party 2021: Kym
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Tonight on The Live Feed we take you back to the Island City Block Party for Minneapolis artist, Kym. Kyms artist bio reads like a musical cookbook...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 31:04
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 168: 48 Hours, Part 2
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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This episode picks up where Episode 167 left off. We suggest you listen to them in order. When Aaron Quinn called the Vallejo police to report tha...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 43:40
Episode 167: 48 Hours
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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“I think it was around 3:00 a.m., and that’s when I heard a strange man’s voice waking me from sleep.” This is part one of a two-part episode. Lis...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 52:27
Episode 166: On Fire
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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On November 12th, 2012, the Accomack County volunteer fire departments got a call. An abandoned house had suddenly gone up in flames. And then, jus...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 43:07
Alien Corpses of the Great Basin
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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You ever drive the "Loneliest Road In America"? That's what they call U.S. 50, across the Great Basin Desert through the middle of Nevada. Not many...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - The Hat-Shaking Dance
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In today’s episode of The Apple Seed, you’ll hear an account of the ancient tale of the last Zapotec king. And on the lighter side, you’ll hear Don...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 149: Dr. Parkman Is Missing
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In the mid-1800s, Harvard Medical School had a reputation for being a “den of body snatchers.” And then, in November 1849, the school’s most promin...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 36:45
Ode to the Old Gods
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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A weird new episode for our weird new decade, featuring some real talk (real strange talk) from George Van Tassel out at Giant Rock, 62 years ago—f...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
Episode 90: Sharks
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The U.S. Navy attempted to develop a shark attack repellant after many sailors were attacked during WWII. The first step was the formation of a “Sh...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:15
Episode 71: A Bump in the Night
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Amber Dawn was 20 when she moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Enumclaw, Washington. On her very first night, she began to notice strange sounds....

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 17:55
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 66: Bully
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Skidmore, Missouri is a very small town. In the ’70s, there was only one bar, one grocery store, and one bully. Ken McElroy was so ruthless and int...

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 27:10
The Haunting Tale of Why Clara Barton's Memorial Was 60 Years In The Making
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Did Clara Barton's ghost commune with the living?, Credit: National Park Service/Clara Barton NHS
A so-called spiritual medium, Clara Barton’s so-called spirit, and the man whose dedication swayed him to fall for an elaborate swindle.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:20
Ghost Stories with Taff Roberts
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Taff Roberts gives his presentation at the Historic Bunnell House in Winona MN
On this very special Halloween edition of The Live Feed, Winonan Taff Roberts takes us on a ghastly journey to main and then drops us off in Pickwi...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 49:51
Daniel James Brown, author of "The Boys in the Boat"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Brown discusses his bestseller about an underdog American rowing team and their quest for gold at at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 29:47
Tuned to Yesterday #7
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Tuned to Yesterday
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Tuned to Yesterday #7 Mystery Broadcasts include, "Sherlock Holmes" and "Suspense".

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1