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Full Moon Hacksaw #1924 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/14/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Stumbling but hopefully forward we find ourselves once again after-ground-under-hours. From trumpeter Miles Davis’ famous “Cookin’” collection, “It...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
An Outside Watcher Coming In: Book artist Felicia Rice
From: Suki Wessling
Series: The Babblery
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Book artist Felicia Rice on a lifetime of creating letterpress art and confronting the issues of our time.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
2022-05-20 Coping with Climate through Music
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States. Mus...

Bought by KGUA, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
20220520: Coping with Climate through Music , 5/20/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States. Mus...

  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
The Write Question - Eloisa Amezcua
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet Eloisa Amezcua discusses her second collection of poetry, "Fighting Is Like A Wife."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Crafting Spaces: Josina Manu Maltzman on Carpentry and Writing
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Josina Manu Maltzman, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Josina Manu Maltzman
How can a profession in the building trades lend itself to the craft of writing? And what does building a house have to do with social justice orga...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:53
003 Bert Jansch's Heartbreak
From: Tim Ayres
Series: Borderland Jukebox
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On this program we profile late legendary Scottish guitarist and songwriter Bert Jansch and the recording of the 1982 album Heartbreak. We'll hear ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:29
The Write Question - Robin McLean
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Robin McLean talks about her new book, "Pity the Beast."

Bought by WETS, KWMR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Art
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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From the author of "God of Carnage," a Tony Award-winner for Best Play.

Bought by KWMR, KMUN, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 24
The Write Question - Raymond Antrobus
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Raymond Antrobus discusses his collection, "The Perseverance," and his experience as a deaf poet.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KWMR, WCNY, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - Hanif Abdurraquib
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Poet and culture critic Hanif Abdurraquib discusses his new book, "A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Grassroots Storytelling Solutions To Systemic Conflicts
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, three conversations about community storytelling. If listening is an act of love, then storytelling could be...

Bought by Radio Catskill and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
From Community Dance to Dance Community: Recalling the Old Farmer's Ball
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: The original Farmer's Ball, and an OFB dance today, Credit: Phil Jameson/Carla Seidl
The Old Farmer's Ball is a regional folk dance organization in Asheville, North Carolina that is best known for its lively Thursday night contra da...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 49:50
National Book Award-winning Poet Nikky Finney: Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR continues Black History Month with Nikky Finney whose fifth book is called LOVE CHILD'S HOTBED OF OCCASIONAL POETRY: POEMS A...

Bought by KWMR and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 29: The Dancer
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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When Carlos Acosta was a kid, he wanted to be the next Michael Jackson. He spent all his time break-dancing in the streets of Havana. Until one day...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 23:02
“Being an artist is not a cakewalk.” Marlos E'van bridges art and community
From: Melissa Saenz Gordon
Caption: Marlos E'van standing in front of his North Nashville mural, "Fighters." , Credit: Photo by Melissa Saenz Gordon
A story about North Nashville contemporary artist Marlos E'van, who uses the social-practice art form to build community.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1
Poet Randall Freisinger: Part 2
From: New Letters on the Air
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A decades-long resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Randall Freisinger gives insight into the often wintery world of his surroundings and shares...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poet & Essayist Molly Peacock
From: New Letters on the Air
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Molly Peacock gives an in-depth look into her latest work, THE ANALYST, which traces her decades long journey with her personal psychologist throug...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Pieces of Me
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: See It Through My Eyes
Caption: Dave McClinton interviewed by Akins High School Austin Corps class, Credit: Texas Folklife
Artist profile of Dave McClinton, an Austin-based artist and graphic designer. This story is part of an audio series "See It Through My Eyes" creat...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 05:24
My Coworker Who's Parenting a Daughter Thousands of Miles Away
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: I Sat Down With...
Caption: Ada Peruzzi, Sarah's daughter
Mariah Karis talked to Sarah Peruzzi, whose daughter is a 15-year-old training to become a professional ballet dancer. Ada Peruzzi's talent and tra...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 02:27
Tucker + El Toro
From: KXCI
Series: In Our Own Voices
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Producer Tucker Grace interviews DJ El Toro about the importance of amplifying queer artists.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:56
Poet and Editor of The Georgia Review Stephen Corey
From: New Letters on the Air
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Three-time Georgia Author of the Year for poetry and editor of THE GEORGIA REVIEW, Stephen Corey reads from his book STARTLED AT THE BIG SOUND: ESS...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer — "Naked for Tea"
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes spoke with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kaia Kater speaks with Steve Martin about her background in music and her soon to be released CD "Grenades" on Smithsonian Folkways
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Steve Marti, host receiving the 2018 IBMA Broadcaster of the Year Award
Kaia Kater has received acclaim for all genres for her new folk sound, she spoke to Steve Martin about her background and the new release.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 26:32
Art and Sports: A New Perspective
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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4th graders in Austin explore the relationship of art and sports through their own hobbies.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 08:25