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Poet Martha Serpas on the disappearing Louisiana Gulf Coastline
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Martha Serpas
In today's classic NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR, we revisit Gulf Coast poet, Martha Serpas, whose 2020 book, DOUBLE EFFECT, won the L.E. Phillabaum Poetr...

Bought by KMXT, WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Liberating Pleasure and Sex: Desire in a World Transformed
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Regulation, degradation, shaming, blaming - enough! Is it time for sexual liberation yet? We talk a lot about sex but not often enough about pleasu...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KDNK


  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Richard Fifield - 447
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Richard Fifield discusses his young adult novel, "The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton." He also reads a short section.

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


  • Added: Feb 24, 2020
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Three Groups Play Spins on Tradition, Thursday Night Jan 16 at the Cedar in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Orange Mighty Trio, Credit: Nik Powell
Three Great Groups that Combine Traditional Styles in New ways play at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Thurs January 16. They are Orang...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
DTSTET Plays a Varied Program of Original Jazz this Wednesday at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Patrick Adkins, Credit: Andrea Canter
Jon Morgan curates Wednesday nights at Jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis. It is a night when local jazz players try out musical ideas and experim...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
RDD: Food and Culture
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Today on the RDD, we meet Lucy M. Long, Phd, is Director and founder of the Center for Food and Culture, an independent non-profit that promotes de...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 1
One Ukulele Plays to Entertain and to Create Community
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: One Ukulele, Credit: Dan Wilder
One Ukulele. Well, it’s actually three men who sing with ukuleles and guitars, too. The group performs and spreads the word about how fun it is to ...

Bought by PRX Remix and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Russell Lehmann and David Apkarian
From: StoryCorps
Caption: David Apkarian (left) and Russell Lehmann (right)
Air travel can be a stressful experience for just about anyone. But for 26-year-old Russell Lehmann, a flight delay or cancellation isn’t just a sm...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:37
Superstitions are Real
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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What she calls “real,” others may call superstition. Sarah Levai, a Romanian immigrant to the United States, came with hopes and dreams, but also w...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 1
The John Sebastian Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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John Sebastian talks with Jake Feinberg about his mentors and teachers like Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin' Hopkins.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Bob Weir Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview with rhythm guitar player from the Grateful Dead. Ranges from stories about The Reverend Gary Davis to Garcia's addictions.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:49
The Taj Mahal Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
Radio Passover: Baby Got Backlash + The New Birthday Song
From: WFMU
Series: Radio Free Culture
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Join Andrea and her Grandma Phyllis for Radio Passover. While the two munch matza and bitter herbs, they'll present a selection of stories about th...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and KPIP-LP


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 58:27
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Lisa Combest and James Hanson-Brown
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Lisa Combest and James Hanson-Brown
Lisa Combest and her ex-husband, James Hanson-Brown, talk about how their marriage ended.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Les, Scott, Thea and Amanda GrantSmith
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Les (L) and Scott (R) GrantSmith
Scott and Les GrantSmith talk about how Les' decision to transition from female to male affected their marriage. Les also interviewed his daughters...

Bought by KALW, WMUU-LP, WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps Griot: Mary Johnson
From: StoryCorps
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Mary Johnson speaks with Oshea Israel, who killed her son in 1993.

Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: May 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 4
The Decisions Project - 12 - Using Psychic Power
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A woman talks about the decision to train and apply her psychic power.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 02:56
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Virtuoso Voices - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Holiday Dreams)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg fulfills her life-long dream to turn the holiday music memories of a child into her own Christmas Music CD. She...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 2
Finding Love in a Nevada Brothel
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center explores the loves and life of a legal Nevada brothel, Donna’s Ranch.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KRCC-FM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 17, 2005
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 4