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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
Soul Enrichment
From: Jessica Speer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Liz Mason is the manager of Quimby's bookstore in Chicago and self-publishes a zine called Caboose. In this brief interview, she discusses her expe...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
Buried Alive? Katy the Kollector
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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What separates a collector from a hoarder? What do our rooms, be they messy or neat, say about us and our experiences?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:20
NEA Jazz Moments with Eddie Palmieri
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, EDDIE PALMIERI. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 12
NEA Jazz Moments with Lou Donaldson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring alto saxophonist and 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Lou Donaldson. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Siriu...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
Moments with Jazz Master Sheila Jordan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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5 Moments with vocalist and NEA Jazz Master, Sheila Jordan.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 10
Gypsy Swing
From: Richard Paul
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Explaining Gypsy Swing

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 11:37
  • Purchases: 2
Swing Jazz
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
Explaining Swing Jazz

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 12:10
  • Purchases: 2
Does it Swing?
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Count Basie
There’s a question every good jazz musician can answer just by listening to a song: "Does it Swing?"

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 2
Uniqueness of Indian Music
From: Richard Paul
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Elements of Indian music that make it unique.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 13:38
  • Purchases: 1
Genres and styles of Indian music
From: Richard Paul
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A look at various music styles across India

Bought by Delmarva Public Media


  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 14:48
  • Purchases: 1
Dancing the Sicilian Tarantella
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru explores the rural Sicilian cure for spider bites. Put on your dancing shoes!

Bought by WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Real Meaning of Christmas
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A Nostalgic Christmas Story About Your Neighborhood

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 1
Halftime
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football halftime show

Bought by KPIK-LP, KVNF, and WXDU


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 14:05
  • Purchases: 3
Film & TV
From: Richard Paul
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The music that goes with sports highlights

  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 15:49
Fight Songs
From: Richard Paul
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The history of the football Fight Song

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 12:01
  • Purchases: 2
City Sprouts
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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Young gardeners enhance the green spaces of Cambridge, Mass., while learning about the natural world and earning a little pocket money.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 02, 2010
  • Length: :51
  • Purchases: 1
Kauai Birds
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A cacophony of birdsong greets the dawn in Kauai, Hawaii.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Producer Profile: Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Mary Hager
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Mary Hager and Arlie Neskahi about their work on the film For the Generations: Native Story and Perform...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 15:22
Native Sounds: Joy Harjo
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Joy Harjo
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with award winning musician, poet, author, and playwright Joy Harjo.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, WGDR, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 4
Native Sounds: Casper Lomayesva
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Casper Lomayesva
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with Hopi/Diné reggae musician Casper Lomayesva.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 4
Miss Smith and Miss Jones
From: Susan Kottler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When I was growing up in a small, rural city, we didn't even know there was a closet to come out of.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:09
Land for Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Things are going to the birds. Land that is. In the form of 1,500 land trusts in the U.S. that protect bird habitats.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Musician Tip No. 54 - Jeanette Williams
From: WAMU
Series: Musician Tips
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Tips on singing with emotion from Jeanette Williams.

  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: :33
Musician Tip No. 53 - Beth Stevens
From: WAMU
Series: Musician Tips
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Beth Stevens speaks with WAMU's Bluegrass Country about the importance of education.

  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 01:20