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Birth of the Universe
From: Amy Gastelum
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I ask artist Judith Bernstein about the role of the mother in her provocative, neon paintings on the opening night of her show, Birth of the Univer...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
Head Berry John Wilson --- 2014 Razzie Awards
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Founder and Head Berry of the Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation, John Wilson, talks egos, trends, and floating green bagels.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 24:27
The Jorma Kaukonen Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Jorma Kaukonen made a name for himself by being the guitarist in bands like Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. His distinctive finger pick technique ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2014
  • Length: 08:42
The Peter Yarrow Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 16:54
Teen Summer Status
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: Teen Summer Status
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Makalah gives some helpful self-enpowerment advice and Interviews Kenya Masala of X8 Interactive Drumming. Also, test your Austinite skills in Bore...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2013
  • Length: 05:58
Warrior Poets
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In 2009, the Portland Police Department faced down a daunting task: writing poetry.

Bought by KUER, KFAI Minneapolis, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 3
Salon Saloon: Minneapolis' Live Arts Magazine
From: Taylor Tower
Caption: Salon Saloon in Minneapolis, MN, Credit: http://www.salonsaloon.info
Producer Taylor Tower spoke with Andy Sturdevant, creative director and host of the Minneapolis-based live arts show, Salon Saloon. Featuring clips...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:16
Tying the Knot, Or Not
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Chris Cooper
Two short plays. Oscar winner Chris Cooper and multiple Emmy winner Margo Martindale star in BITE THE HAND directed by Tony winner, John Rando. Ton...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Georgia Public Broadcasting, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 8
VoiceBox: Sweet Hormony
From: VoiceBox
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Transgendered vocalists Eli Conley and Ashey Moore talk about how singers can successfully negotiate the shift from singing as a male to singing as...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
Happy Anniversary!
From: nancy udell
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Hey podcast listeners, Santa Fe Stories is one year old! This week's show is some pieces of our favorites from the last year.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2012
  • Length: 28:39
The Beat: Will Weaver - "Minnesota Grooming"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Will Weaver retired from 24 years as a professor at Bemidji State University to write full time. He has published something like a dozen books, fi...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:12
VoiceBox: Hawaii Song-O: On the Art of Hula Singing
From: VoiceBox
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n Hawaiian Hula, singing and dancing going hand in hand. Join Patrick Makuakane, director of Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, a hula school and performance ...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS -- Co-director Peter Lord interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Peter Lord and friends, San Francisco, CA 4/10/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Peter Lord talks animated dreams, ukulele outbreaks, and creative anachronisms.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2012
  • Length: 12:57
Bay Area Beats: Musical Art Quintet makes the most of the double bass
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
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In 2008, double bassist and founder of the Musical Art Quintet, Sascha Jacobsen regularly attended the Sunday night chamber music jams at Cafe Revo...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering a legendary Bay Area jazz club
From: KALW
Caption: “Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club” by Kathy Sloane is published by Indiana University Press.
It was a special time for jazz in the Bay Area. For most of the ‘70s and the early ‘80s, a small club called Keystone Korner presented a dazzling a...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Henry Threadgill
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“You always have to have boundaries. If you don’t have boundaries, you don’t have art. There has to be controls and boundaries. Otherwise when does...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 12:15
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Ledward Kaapana
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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2011 National Heritage Fellow and slack key guitar master Led Kaapana talks about making music the Hawaiian way.

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 1
Neil Gaiman: A Reading and Interview
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Writers on a New England Stage
Caption: Neil Gaiman waits backstage, Credit: David J. Murray, Clear Eyed Photo
Multimedia sensation reads from the new edition of "American Gods," and talks Twitter, Dr. Who, and the power of librarians with host Virginia Pres...

Bought by KSRQ, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 49:27
  • Purchases: 3
Youth Supporting Youth Minnesota at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this Arts & Cultural Heritage news feature, Jeff Carmack explores an innovative arts program which has taken root at the Eastside Boys & Girls C...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 30:23
JazzStories: Dianne Reeves
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Dianne Reeves
"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: Jason Moran
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Jason Moran , Credit: Frank Stewart
Prolific pianist and composer Jason Moran fuses stride piano, avant-garde jazz and sampled sounds. Hear the 2010 MacArthur Fellow "a Texas computer...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 6
It's All in the Telling. The Wide Variety of Stories
From: Daniel Bishop
Caption: Join Daniel Bishop, the Storyteller by the Campfire.
The program highlighting the art of Storytelling.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 55:14
Jesus Christ Superstar Artist Spotlight
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Recently, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack attended a rather unique event at the Pioneer Place Theater which was held in conjunction ...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2010
  • Length: 30:10