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On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...
- Added: Apr 27, 2024
- Length: 28:31
In the 1970s and 1980s, feminists redefined what it meant to be a woman in the United States. These activists didn’t always agree on how to reach t...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 46:02
On this episode, we talked about the book "Subcontinental Synthesis," a collection of essays that document a brief period where a Moog Synthesizer ...
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- Added: Mar 16, 2024
- Length: 28:52
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the book "The Past is Always Present," which documents Orthodox chant practices among the monasteries of Mount Ath...
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- Added: Mar 09, 2024
- Length: 27:24
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we discussed the book "Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America," which investigates the rise, fall, and retur...
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- Added: Feb 17, 2024
- Length: 28:28
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Well of Souls," which dives further into the earliest history of the banjo than anyone has gone befo...
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- Added: Feb 10, 2024
- Length: 29:32
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we looked at the autobiography of Stuart Braithwaite, founder of the long-running post-rock band Mogwai. We listened to some of th...
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- Added: Feb 03, 2024
- Length: 28:29
- Purchases: 1
From as far back as the ninth century, perhaps earlier, pilgrims have followed El Camino de Santiago to the shrine of St. James in Compostela. On t...
Bought by KUER, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSJE, KMUN, WCQS and more
- Added: Jan 14, 2024
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 35
1. Embrace Failure: Don’t fear failure; instead, see it as a stepping stone towards growth. Understand that setbacks aren’t roadblocks but opportun...
- Added: Dec 08, 2023
- Length: 03:18
On this episode, we talked about ambient and pop music polymath Brian Eno's Diary, which was recently re-published in a special 25th anniversary ed...
- Added: Nov 25, 2023
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we discussed the book "Sound Actions," which reduces musical activity down to its most essential components so that we can re-conc...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Nov 06, 2023
- Length: 28:27
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we discussed a new book that delves into the discography of Aphex Twin, a pioneer in IDM and dril...
- Added: Oct 14, 2023
- Length: 27:47
Stephen Quandt remembers a 2019 animal rescue trip to Ukraine and the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
- Added: Jul 31, 2023
- Length: 02:51
After an 80th birthday gift of a pearl necklace triggers a deep and delightful memory, scientist Dr Jen Phillips recalls her mother Brenda’s vivid ...
- Added: Jul 31, 2022
- Length: :00
Join our discussion about the transformative power of travel and the fifth gear that drives success with Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures.
- Added: Nov 14, 2021
- Length: 38:20
How many people will you meet in your lifetime? How many will you remember? Fascinated by the countless chance encounters in their own lives, Susan...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Sep 16, 2021
- Length: 28:45
- Purchases: 1
Since the first rail line was completed in Minnesota in 1862, the railroad has had a storied existence in the state. Fire is part of that story. KF...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Apr 25, 2021
- Length: 07:09
- Purchases: 1
Ears Adrift explores quantum technology with interviews from U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's top scientists.
- Added: Apr 01, 2021
- Length: 13:27
Art is best experienced in person. But what happens when events get cancelled during a pandemic? Artists do what they do best: improvise.
- Added: May 29, 2020
- Length: 15:47
Often as children, we believe in fairies, magical items, or powerful creatures that can make the world seem vibrant and colorful. To rekindle some ...
- Added: Mar 16, 2020
- Length: 57:41
Redwood City Library Director Derek Wolfgram and Library Services Supervisor Jenny Barnes talk about the Redwood City Public Library's Human Librar...
- Added: Mar 05, 2020
- Length: 29:30
A collection of stories about stuff that happens in the great outdoors.
- Added: Jan 23, 2020
- Length: 52:41
A collection of stories about things that have been passed down from those who came before.
- Added: Jan 23, 2020
- Length: 57:54
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories for Creative Forces
Series: Stories for Creative Forces
Gary Emmert was interviewed by Cherry Woodburn about his military experience. Gary enlisted when he was 18-years-old as a combat engineer, and reti...
- Added: Sep 06, 2019
- Length: 06:37
Lisa Bouler Daniels tells her biological brother Benjamin Chambers what it was like to learn about her birth mother after she passed away.
- Added: May 20, 2019
- Length: 02:49