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Full Moon Hacksaw # 1573 (Hour 1 & 2) - 03/23/2017
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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We utilize our opening moments dealing with the death of a master. James Cotton was endeared perhaps in America’s blues regions initially, but his ...

Bought by WMOT, KSRQ, KRZA, WJSU, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 7
Letters to The Dead
From: Terence Mickey
Series: Memory Motel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the United States, the obituary article is reserved for the famous, to remember their greatest achievements and notable struggles.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 30:47
#8; Amahl, Welcome to Aida Refugee Camp!
From: Nadia Abuelezam
Series: Palestinians Podcast
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In this episode, we hear from Amahl Bishara about her work with Aida refugee camp, the power of storytelling for the Palestinian cause, and how she...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 33:17
Folktale of Stormy Weather
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folkale of Stormy Weather, Credit: Julia Meek
It's clouding up this week on Folktales, and the silver lining we're seeking is a world of good music devoted to Stormy Weather!

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


  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Kari Tauring: Healer, Musician, Visionary
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Kari Tauring, Credit: Eli Solheim
Kari Tauring is a leading researcher and performer of ancient Norse traditions, but she uses them in healing sessions. Hers is a point of view that...

  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:22
Audio Speed Tour of the GLOBE Environmental Expo in Vancouver (broadcast)
From: Denis Du Bois
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Denis Du Bois takes listeners on a 10-minute tour of energy technologies shown at the the Innovation Expo at the GLOBE Environmental Conference

  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 14:06
Ep 2 - War
From: Vladic Ravich
Series: Taxi Taxi
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Four journalists drive right into Tskhinvali on the first day of the 2008 Russian Georgian war. This episode is a first hand account from a war rep...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2016
  • Length: 27:50
Folktale of Disagreement
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folkale of Disagreement, Credit: Julia Meek
If you think life is one big happy ball of consensus, on this week's Folktale of Disagreement, we choose to differ!

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


  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 7
#1: Annalise, Here We Are
From: Nadia Abuelezam
Series: Palestinians Podcast
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In our first episode of Palestinians Podcast, we hear from Annalise Raziq, a storyteller from Chicago Illinois. Annalise describes her struggle wi...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 35:57
Herzl 48 Live
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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Israel Story producers crisscrossed the small country, visiting every 48 Herzl Street and collecting stories from whomever they encountered.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 37:16
Buzludzha
From: LN Lurie
Series: Where in the World is LN?
Caption: Buzludzha's main chamber, Credit: LN Lurie
I visited (ahem...broke into) Buzludzha. An abandoned communist building in Bulgaria. I describe my adventure going through it- but my microphone p...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2015
  • Length: 08:09
FutureSound with CUSCINO (Program 19)
From: C. CUSCINO
Series: Future/Sound with CUSCINO
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FutureSound is a weekly series hosted and curated by DJ and music producer CUSCINO (Los Angeles). FutureSound features a continuous mix of progress...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 58:24
Folktale of the Insect World
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: Folktale of The Insect World, Credit: Julia Meek
There MAY be bugs on some of you slugs--hope you'll join us for a musical inspection this week on the Folktale of the Insect World!

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


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Travel Lodging
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Travel Lodging, Credit: Julia Meek
Where to lay one's weary head while 'on the road' is something to think about, and we're adding it to this Folktale's musical itinerary! Make your ...

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


  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Libations
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: The Folktale of Libations, Credit: Julia Meek
We’re imbibing in music for, from and about intoxicating beverages around the world of good cheer this week. So here's to your joining us for the F...

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


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 9
Folktale of Memories
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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This week's Folktale of Memories finds us honing our recall and reminiscence skills in a most musical manner--hoping you'll remember to join us!

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


  • Added: May 05, 2015
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Most Beautiful Book Ever Written
From: Israel Story
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Chaya Gilboa falls deeply in love with a library book, and becomes convinced that her soulmate will have felt the same connection to the text. She ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 12:51
Age of Gold
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
Caption: James Wilson Marshall (1884)
Meet James Marshall and some other famous folks on the eve of the California Gold Rush of 1849.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:23:22
Simmer 2: The Rainbow or the Stick?
From: Carla Seidl
Series: Simmer
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
"The Rainbow or the Stick?: Teaching and Discipline Across Cultures" features interviews with Renee Owen, director of the Rainbow Mountain Childre...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
Simmer 5: Is Community the Answer?
From: Carla Seidl
Series: Simmer
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The fifth episode of Simmer features an interview on the topic of community with community consultant Gaya Erlandson, founder of the Lotus Lodge Co...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
Folktale of Color Schemes
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Color Schemes, Credit: Julia Meek
This week on Folktales, life is a coloring book, and we're filling it in with bold strokes of audio from every corner of the globe! Got your paint ...

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


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 6
What Does A Revolution Sound Like?
From: Ben Weisz
Caption: The toilet wall in Debo rap collective, Credit: Ben Weisz 2014
Ben Weisz investigates what can be learned about changes in Tunisian society since the Arab Spring, from the music which shapes its cultural landsc...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:04
Mad Scientists Of Music - Episode 5 - The Instrument of the Law
From: Gareth Stack
Series: Mad Scientists of Music
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This episode looks at how innovative new ways of making and distributing music are coming into conflict with our legal system. Some argue that copy...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Man Who Refused His Knighthood!
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: JUNE 2014
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(Our first daily reading for June:) A famous, enigmatic personality stood before the King and Queen of England and refused the honor of knighthood....

Bought by KCSM


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Birds in Costa Rica
From: Terrascope Radio
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Conservationists in Sarapiqui, Costa Rica describe their relationship with birds. Excerpted from "Pura Vida: Costa Rica's Culture of Conservation."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 1

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