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Bruce Patterson – "Old Time Tales of Anderson Valley"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2006 Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley Stories of the days that no longer exist in rural ar...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Twin Town Strings Perform Bluegrass Music on Guitar and Banjo, and Stretch to Bring in Other forms of Music
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Twin Town Strings, Credit: Maeve Gimpl
Twin Town Strings are banjoist Pete Hennig and guitarist Joel Shapira. Pete is best known as a jazz drummer but has a long-standing interest in Blu...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Twin Town Strings Performs in The Dunsmore Room at Crooners, Sunday November 12
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Town Strings, Credit: Maeve Gimpl
Twin Town Strings are banjoist Pete Hennig and guitarist Joel Shapira. Pete is best known as a jazz drummer but has a long-standing interest in Blu...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
World Bridges - 23 - 106 Host: Sarah Aronson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Sarah Aronson on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KAMU and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 2
231028 Searching For the First R&R Song Is A Search For a Feeling
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Orlons
Rock and roll is the great undefined feeling that is foundational to how we define ourselves, the post-WWII generation. Unfortunately, the first r...

Bought by KPRG, WYAP, KFCF FM, KSLU, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:57:01
  • Purchases: 7
769-Green Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: C/2023 P1 (Nishimura), Credit: Trevinca-Skies on Spain
Given the effects of climate change today who can predict what planet Earth will be like when C/2023 P1(Nishimura) comes back near our home planet...

Bought by Raven Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KGLP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Constant Wonder - Going Blind With Vigor and Aplomb
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When a congenital condition began to destroy Andrew Leland's eyesight, he decided that the result didn't have to be tragic.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Boom Island String Quartet Presents Unexpected Music at Hallowe’en and Other Times
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Boom Island String Quartet, Credit: Emma Halet
When you see a performance by the Boom Island String Quartet, you expect music from unusual sources and frequently, the presentation is thematic. A...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
World Bridges - 23 - 105 Host: Michael Marsolek
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Michael Marsolek on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KMXT and KAMU


  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
The Spiritual Intoxication of the Wilderness Walk
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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One thing people like to do when they’re given some liberties — or when they take the liberty that’s usually there for the taking, if anybody wants...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
768- Capricornus Observatory, Csokako, Hungary
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artists Conception Earth and Asteroid, Credit: Texas A&M
In 2023 T. Maroti of the Capricornus Observatory, Csokako, Hungary discovered two Earth approaching asteroids which were passing through the night...

Bought by Raven Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP, KGLP and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Science unscripted - Birdsong and sexual harrassment
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week's show, why are birds and the noise they make so good for us? Also, we learn why the response to sexual harrassment is so much differe...

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Music and Philosophy
From: Wind & Rhythm
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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we get deep, with works inspired by philosophy. We hear "Hêdonê" by Steven Bryant, "The Glass Bead Game" by James...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUAL, KECG, Delmarva Public Media, KMFA and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 16
World Bridges - 23 - 104 Host: Michael Marsolek
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Michael Marsolek on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KAMU and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 2
National Writers Series: Ed Yong
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Interlochen Public Radio's Ed Ronco talks with science journalist Ed Yong.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - A Chinese-American Family's Quest for Inclusion
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Children are often shielded from a painful family past. For Ava Chin, a deep, personal hunger to reclaim her Chinese-American legacy led her to sto...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 53:25
  • Purchases: 2
AMOS 23-208: What Do Alcoholism and a Sweet Tooth Have in Common?, 10/18/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
What Do Alcoholism and a Sweet Tooth Have in Common?

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 23-207: Mmm...Hot Nectar, 10/17/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Mmm...Hot Nectar

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
Raycurt a.k.a. Fiddla Plays for Brunch
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Raycurt Johnson, Credit: Rachel Luhrs Austin
When Raycurt a.k.a. Fiddla plays for brunch, he often calls it Bach for Breakfast. But it’s really a lot more than that. The music often reflects a...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Raycurt a.k.a. Fiddla Plays for Brunch Next Sunday at the Harriet Brasserie
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Raycurt Johnson, Credit: Rachel Luhrs Austin
When Raycurt a.k.a. Fiddla plays for brunch, he often calls it Bach for Breakfast. But it’s really a lot more than that, as at the Harriet Brasseri...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
World Bridges - 23 - 103 Host: Tom Berich
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Tom Berich on a musical journey around the world!

Bought by KAMU and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 2
#50YearsOfHarm: Rep. Ro Khanna & Lisa Graves Call Out ALEC / The American Legislative Exchange Council
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Many people have never heard of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC – but for 50 years, the group has been the driving force behind ...

Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Constant Wonder - Death-Defying Botanists Brave the Colorado
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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How a pair of courageous botanists became the first women to run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 2
World Bridges - 23 - 102 Host: Sarah Aronson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Sarah Aronson on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KAMU and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 56:26
  • Purchases: 2
DWFC 2023 - 01: Opening concert: Rheingau Music Festival featuring French music, 10/2/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts
Caption: Eberbach Abbey
A feverish vacation. A fascinating city. The death of a loved one: The stories behind the pieces on the opening concert of the 2023 Rheingau Music ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00

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