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Marquell, Sharon, and Jane
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross
N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
The Transcendentalists Are Coming!
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're revisiting the birthplace of the American mind. Five houses on three streets within a period of five years in Concord, Massachusetts launche...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WRPI, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 28, 2014
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Daniel Beaty
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Daniel Beaty as Paul Robeson, Credit: Photo by Don Ipock, courtesy of Arena Stage
Daniel Beaty's play and bravura performance in The Tallest Tree in the Forest shines a light on the artistry and activism of Paul Robeson.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 31:49
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas discusses his dual career as conductor and educator. [30:49]

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 30:49
  • Purchases: 2
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
Art and Nationhood
From: Hold That Thought
Series: American Identities
Caption: Frederic Church, “Our Banner in the Sky” (1861)
Professor Angela Miller uses examples of portraits, landscape and genre paintings, folk art, and more to describe the intersection of American arts...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 13:58
  • Purchases: 1
Rediscover Kooky Characters: Simple Rediscovery #502
From: Teosson Wells
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Kooky characters have lessened in number, so has our opportunity to pitch in and help them or to put up with a little misery or embarrassment from ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:20
SPARK: A BURNING MAN STORY -- Jessie Deeter and Steve Brown Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jessie Deeter & Steve Brown, San Francisco, CA 9/3/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jessie Deeter and Steve Brown talk staying hydrated, defining authenticity, grilled cheese sandwiches at three in the morning.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "Rodin On Film"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Rodin On Film." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota p...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:00
Ojibwe: A Living Culture
From: WDSE
Series: Ojibwe Stories: Gaganoonididaa
Caption: Larry Amik Smallwood
Ojibwe Stories: Gaganoonididaa this month features Larry Amik Smallwood, a language instructor at the University of Minnesota Duluth, who (in both ...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
The Hitchock Nine -- SF Silent Film Festival Anita Monga Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Anita Monga, San Francisco, CA 6/10/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
San Francisco Silent Film Festival Artistic Director Anita Monga talks innovation, creativity, and why Hitchcock proved his genius in the first fra...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 24:10
Florida Highwayman, James Gibson
From: George Fishman
Caption: James Gibson
Artist JAMES GIBSON is one of the original Florida Highwaymen, a loosely-organized group of African-American painters renowned for their depictions...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:58
Episode 28: Collecting the past
From: Cate Morrison
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We time travel backwards to talk vinyl, old sounds and collecting records

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Kelley Libby attended the first le...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: Kelley Libby
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Producer Kelley Libby attended the...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Thelonious Monk
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk was an original voice in the shaping the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano playing continue t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Fresh Talk: Franklin Sirmans
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Curator Franklin Sirmans, Credit: Julia Galdo
Cathy Byrd speaks with Franklin Sirmans, curator of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art about his current projects.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 13:35
JazzStories: Benny Golson
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"...This country lookin' guy was standing there in the door, waiting for me to tell him what to do. So I said, 'play something!' He took out his ...

Bought by KMUW, WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 19:40
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Sarah Cash
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Sarah Cash discusses the making of a great collection of American art.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2012
  • Length: 30:33
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Todd Barkan Part II
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Todd Barkan
"One of the greatest joys I have had in my musical career has been providing employment for musicians, actually handing them [work]. Now I hand th...

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


  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 19:52
  • Purchases: 3
WorldCanvass (excerpt): Nov 2009, Human Rights and the Philippine Reservation
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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The most popular exhibit and biggest money-maker at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair was the "Philippine Reservation." 1,000 Filipinos lived in thi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 17:32
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Doug Wamble
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“The essential ingredient of jazz is listening. And then the response... and out of that something unexpected comes rather than some fulfillment of...

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


  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:29
  • Purchases: 4
The Mourners: Art to die for
From: KALW
Caption: “The Mourners: Tomb Sculpture from the Court of Burgundy” are on display at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco
For everyone alive, there is one great equalizer, one experience that doesn’t discriminate based on race, class, religion, or nationality. We all, ...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
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
The Art of Garrick Holey
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Garrick Holey works on restoring a piece, Credit: Willet Hauser Architectural Glass
This week on Art Beat we visit with Garrick Holey a repair and restoration expert at Willet Hauser Architectural Glass in Winona Minnesota. Garrick...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 16:17