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Vicente Gutierrez, the publisher and editor of Highway: Making it Work
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Here's how a writer created the music magazine he wanted to read.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPIP-LP, WNJR, KPVL, and WABE


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 5
Bonjour Chanson Series 18, Episode 86
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 18
Caption: Courtesy of Pomme, Credit: Lucie Sassiat
The best of French Language Popular Music brought to English speakers. Get acquainted with a young woman, only 19, who writes her own songs and in...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 17, Episode 84
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 17
Caption: Stephanie Blanchoud, courtesy of Ms. Blanchoud, Credit: Sabine Meier
This episode of Bonjour Chanson has an international flavor. Belgium takes the lead with two contributors and one of the French participants starte...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Courage
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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As Robert Frost put it: "Freedom lies in being bold." Some call it courage, and this episode, we're sharing many musical examples of this fine art-...

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 7
Bonjour Chanson Series 17, Episode 82
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 17
Caption: By Courtesy of Lili Cros and Thierry Chazelle, Credit: Arno Lame
A kaleidoscope of French Language Songs Introduced to English Speakers. No need to understand French to enjoy the show.. The songs range from joyfu...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Shame
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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“Shame is a soul eating emotion", according to C.G. Jung. Hope you can spare an your to hear what that sounds like this week on Folktales--it would...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Cuban Charanga Music Comes to Studio Z in St Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Charanga Tropical, Credit: Walter Horishnyk
Doug Little leads Minnesota’s great Charanga Band, Charanga Tropical. Charanga is a substyle of salsa, one that adds three violins to the mix. The ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Dishonesty
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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On this week's Folktale, we're chasing guile, duplicity, and random acts of falsehood around the musical globe--and that's the truth!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
A Cuban Soul Singer Walks Into A Colombian Party, And The Bass Drops
From: NPR Music
Series: Alt.Latino
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On this show...a mix of Cuban soul, Colombian dance, Mexican-American hip-hop and a way cool mix of vintage Latin pop music that Felix 'discovered'...

Bought by WART FM, WKAR, and KMUN


  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Folktale of Parting
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Parting, Credit: Julia Meek
“Goodbyes, they often come in waves.” That's how the humorous American author, Jarod Kintz sees it--and this week's Folktale will show you what the...

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 79
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: By Courtesy of Maurane, Credit: Guillaume Cosson
You will be introduced to six beautiful songs by Francophone Artists. No French language skills are required. France, Belgium and Canada are repr...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:47
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Secrets
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Mum is not always the word, and cats DO have a way of getting let out of the bag...musical proof will be uncovered this week on the Folktale of Sec...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WEZU and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word
From: NPR Music
Series: Alt.Latino
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On this show, we explore the elusive word Saudade. It has many definitions, including a melancholy nostalgia for something that perhaps has not ev...

Bought by WCNY, WART FM, and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 78
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: La Ruelle en Chantier, Credit: Courtesy of La Ruelle en Chantier
We introduce a selection of six very different Francophone artists with one of their songs in English. No need to understand French to enjoy the ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 1
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1453 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/04/2014
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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"Across the board & from the ground up." A couple extended outings thru saxophone harmony and guitar swing, Afro-Cuban jazz and the singers gettin...

Bought by WOUB, WVBI-LP, WJSU, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:53
  • Purchases: 4
Folktale of Hardship
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Obstacles of any sort are bitter pills to swallow, and what you make of them is often the final, and finest challenge. We're sharing musical reflec...

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Jeremy and Nicole Olivier, With Love from South Africa
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Frank Lenselink and Jeremy, Credit: Anton F.
Jeremy Olivier, a musician from the Southern African region and his songwriter wife Nicole introduce us to the inspiring and touching story behind ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
  • Length: 17:31
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 77
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: Yepa, courtesy of Antipodes Music, Credit: Nagi Fero &Marguerite Bruchet
A cool new French music duo Yépa, and a well-established artist, William Sheller are introduced in English together with other very talented singer...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 76
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: Faby Perier, Credit: by courtesy of Faby Perier
Romance, the fight against discrimination, a thirst for social justice, these are some of the subjects of the Francophone songs in this program. A...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Knowledge
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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From ABC's to 1-2-3's, our Foktale of Knowledge is a fount of musical wisdom. Hope you can spend the hour with us, and who knows? You just might le...

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , WFIU and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 9
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1441 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/11/2014
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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These hours begin with Latin salsa, all kinds of blues & funky grooves, respect for melody. Hear classic composition, get jazz history from trumpe...

Bought by WYAP and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:54
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Irish Step Dancer Kevin Doyle
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Kevin Doyle dancing at the 2013 National Heritage Fellowship Concert
2014 NEA National Heritage Fellow Kevin Doyle talks about his passion for Irish Step Dancing.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Folktale of Devotion
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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Some people, and causes are worth the world, and that's the passion we're tracking this week, in the finest of musical modes. We're quite attached ...

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2014
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
Fresh Talk: Koki Tanaka
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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Japanese artist Koki Tanaka meets Cathy Byrd to talk about his project for Frieze New York, introducing the invisible communities and histories of ...

  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 15:27
10 Cents a Dance (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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During and despite the Great Depression, the entertainment industry produced what some consider the greatest era of popular music. We look at the s...

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 2