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Episode 5: In my shoes
From: Faye Reiff-Pasarew
Series: The Art Of Medicine Podcast
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What is it like to experience a grand mal seizure?

  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 22:24
StoryCorps: Mytokia Fair and Thomas Fair
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Former Baltimore police officer Mytokia Fair remembers the day she shot and killed her abusive...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and KMUD


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 3
OBVIOUS CHILD -- Jenny Slate and Gillian Robespierre
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, San Francisco, CA 5/22/14 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Jenny Slate and Gillian Robespierre talk expanding a short, the place of choice, and being willing to get bruised up for a film.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 13:39
FRANCES HA -- Greta Gerwig Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Frances Gerwig, San Francisco, CA 5/3/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Greta Gerwig talks the addictive quality of multiple takes, the lightness of muscle memory, and keeping secrets from the cast.

  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 10:38
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Roll
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe became the first superstar of gospel music and was an early influence on Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and ...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KMUN, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 8
Culturology: "Headaches Can Be Murder" - Authors Marilyn Rausch and Mary Conlon talk to Heidi Holtan in a Real Good Words interview.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Headaches Can Be Murder" by Marilyn Rausch and Mary Conlon
These two authors that met in a writing class at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis talk to Heidi Holtan about their new mystery thriller nove...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 18:48
  • Purchases: 2
Episode # 29 - Castaway: Dawn McAndrews
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On October 22nd our 29th castaway was DAWN MCANDREWS, the Artistic Director of The Theatre at Monmouth. Dawn is an accomplished director, producer,...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:35:31
A Conversation about Edgar Allan Poe with Laura Lippman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mystery writer Laura Lippman talks about the terrifying brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe and his classic short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMXT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Playwright, Michele Lowe
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Michele Lowe discusses the process that moved her award-winning play Inana from page to stage. [32:07]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 32:08
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: The Counterculture of the 60s and 70s
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:53:20
A Western on the Web
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Have you ever wanted to create your own television series? One woman and her husband did just that—only they aired their Western soap online.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
This Wide Night
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on Art Beat, we visit with two graduating theatre majors from Winona State University about their roles in This Wide Night. This Wide Night’s...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2012
  • Length: 13:20
A Conversation with Crime Writer, Laura Lippman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Laura Lippman talks about crime fiction, journalism and the social novel. [30:30]

Bought by KPIP-LP and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 30:12
  • Purchases: 2
The Vagina Monologues
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a 2004 conversation with Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologue," for Women's History Month.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and WMMT


  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Aditi Brennan Kapil
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Aditi Brennan Kapil discusses the ways her mixed cultural background informed her play, Agnes Under the Big Top: A Tall Story. [29:32]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 05, 2012
  • Length: 29:33
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Meredith Monk
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Meredith Monk reflects on her 45 year career as a performance artist. [41:35]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 41:35
  • Purchases: 1
Dianne Dettmann's "Twenty-Eight Snow Angels: A Widow's Story of Love, Loss and Renewal
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Dianne Dettmann's new book chronicles a widow's journey through grief and to recovery.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 20:44
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Jim and MaryAnn Fletcher
From: StoryCorps
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Jim Fletcher remembers meeting his wife, MaryAnn, in first grade.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 2
Long Distance Theater
From: Shannon Geis
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A performer and long distance runner combines theater and marathon running in an interactive show.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:59
THE WHISTLEBLOWER -- Larysa Kondracki
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Filmmaker Larysa Kondracki talks getting to the heart of the matter.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 18:45
A Conversation with Molly Smith
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Artistic Director Molly Smith talks about American theater, including the often-overlooked musical, her commitment to new play development, and her...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:17
  • Purchases: 1
THE HELP -- Writer/director Tate Taylor and co-star Octavia Spencer
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Tate Taylor and Octavia Spencer, San Francisco, CA 7/11/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
THE HELP -- Writer/director Tate Taylor and co-star Octavia Spencer talk history, inspiration, and book reports.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 1
Playwright Finds Voice in Congo
From: PBS Women, War & Peace Podcast
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Playwright and activist Lynn Nottage explains how after interviewing survivors of Congo's civil war in 2004, she was inspired to write "Ruined," wh...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 06:46
WINTER'S BONE - Director Debra Granik and star Jennifer Lawrence interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Debra Granik, Jennifer Lawrence, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Director Debra Granik and star Jennifer Lawrence talk authenticity, stoicism, and getting the accent right.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 11:40
Actor Christopher Gorham leaves Ugly Betty for Covert Affairs
From: Bob Andelman
Series: Mr. Media Radio Interviews-TV stars
Caption: Liane Balaban, Christopher Gorham in USA's "Covert Affairs", Credit: USA Network
An interview with the popular actor now on USA's "Covert Affairs" and who previously played "Henry" on ABC's "Ugly Betty"

  • Added: Aug 17, 2010
  • Length: 12:38