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Corey Harris: 'Genius' of the blues, In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The MacArthur Fellow talks about the life of the Blues

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, KGLT and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 12
Hilary Hahn: the 2009 Grammy winner in her own words ... on Mendelssohn
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Not as easy as it sounds ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
Hilary Hahn: the 2015 Grammy Winner in her own words ... on J.S. Bach
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Growing up with Bach, and getting four voices from a fiddle ...

Bought by KVNF, WABE, PRX Remix, The Story, WKMS and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2004
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 9
Gary Nunez: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Taking a traditional Puerto Rican beat from the cane fields to the age of cell phones ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Chuck Campbell: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A master testifies on the sacred steel guitar

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, WHQR and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2004
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 6
What I did for Drugs
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Two young women tell their stories of drug addiction.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2004
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
Ernie Ranglin: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A portrait of the guitar-playing legend who helped create ska and reggae — turning 80 June 19, 2012!

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2004
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
Monty Alexander: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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In the mind of a Jamaican jazz master, Bob Marley meets Roy Rogers ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KCUR, Musicians' Radio, KMHD, KNAU and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2004
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 6
And, How Does That Make You Feel?
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This radio drama takes you into the world of a suicidal teen, seeking counseling.

Bought by PRX Remix, YouthCast, WXLV-FM, and WMPG


  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 13:17
  • Purchases: 4
Vietnam Bones
From: Karen Brown
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A man tries to repatriate the bones of a Viet Cong soldier that his father took from the jungle, 35 years earlier.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Prairie Public, WFHB, WTJU, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2004
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 10
A Disturbance in the Force
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An internet video game addict loses all bearing on the boundary between fantasy and reality.

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Audible and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2004
  • Length: 16:00
  • Purchases: 7
Smells Like Money to Me
From: Zachary Barr
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Everything you wanted to know about sea cucumbers but were afraid to ask.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Aug 12, 2004
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 1
Art-O-Mat
From: Adam Allington
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Cigarette vending machines converted to sell art

Bought by PRX to iTunes, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX, and WHQR


  • Added: Jul 30, 2004
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 4
OCCANEECHI POW WOW
From: Keith Weston
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sound rich piece from annual Native American Pow Wow

Bought by KLCC and KSUT


  • Added: Jul 23, 2004
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Werner the Wormer
From: Zachary Barr
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2,000 people in Maine make their living digging for bloodworms. Meet Werner Rhode, worm digger.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX, The Nature Podcast, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Jul 07, 2004
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 3
A Picture of Freedom from Behind Bars
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Incarcerated youth producer, Tyler, interviewed his fellow inmates about their definition of freedom and what they would do with freedom if they ha...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
Subway Symphony
From: paul overton
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A rhythmic ride from the Village to Harlem

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


  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:55
  • Purchases: 5
The Rocks at Rock Bottom
From: Hillary Frank
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The story of a man who hits rock bottom when he's surrounded by a whole lot of rocks -- and how he uses those rocks to get over heartbreak.

Bought by KUOW, KUT, Iowa Public Radio, Remix Radio, PRX Lovesick Stream and more


  • Added: May 10, 2004
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 7
Chicken Diaries
From: Jude Fletcher
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The chicken version of "The Crying Game"

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


  • Added: Apr 23, 2004
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 2
Yo-Yo Ma: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Have cello, will travel: Yo-Yo Ma describes how he works his way inside the "DNA" of musical styles from all over the world, and finds joy in "the...

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, WCVE and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2004
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 6
File Sharing Vox Pop
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mick Pratt, youth reporter, filed this vox-pop, featuring teen opinions on file sharing.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2004
  • Length: 04:13
Poncho Sanchez: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Even without a conga drum handy, a master of Latin Jazz finds a way to demonstrate the essence of the mambo.

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCUR, Public Interactive, KMHD and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2004
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 9
Virginia
From: Jeff Brown
Series: The American State Songbook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do you know your state song?

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Delaware
From: Jeff Brown
Series: The American State Songbook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do yo know your state song?

  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 02:14
Polly's Boa
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who knew the riverbanks of Boston catered to such diverse wildlife?

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1

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