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Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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This week on Audacious: Dumpster Diving! A pro takes host Chion Wolf into the depths of a dumpster, plus a TikTok star talks about how she got hook...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
EE 23-20: Kashika Singh brings home cooking to students who are far from home, 5/12/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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A visit to a cooking session at the IU Food Institute where an IU language professor shares traditional foods.

  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:02
Seeking Peace over Oppression Through Theatre
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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How can a theatre modality called Theatre of the Oppressed work to raise awareness about the mechanisms of oppression that exist in societies, and ...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
WoodSongs 849: The O'Connor Band with Mark O'Connor
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Mark O'Connor with wife Maggie on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes one of the most iconic fiddlers in American history Mark O’Connor playing...

Bought by KENW, Radio Bristol, WRGY, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 38
22-42 Bruce Holzman Tribute, 50 Years Guitar Professor at Florida State University
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Bruce Holzman, Credit: Florida State University
This week’s edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a tribute to one of America’s most impactful guitar teachers, Bruce Holzman, who celebrates...

Bought by KXIQ , Ohm Radio , KXIQ , KMUN, WUAL and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 57
22-36 David Starobin Interview
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: David Starobin
This week’s program features a 2022 interview with guitarist, Bridge Records producer, and Manhattan School of Music and Curtis Institute of Music ...

Bought by Ohm Radio , KXIQ , WHQR, KMUN, KSTK and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 57
Coyote
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard about Coyotes and their howl.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
70 Million: Where Juvenile Detention Looks More Like Hanging Out
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Paul Hancock, Hannah Wilkinson and Victor Chavez stand in front of basketball hoops outside of The Loft, St. Johns, Ariz., Credit: Photo Credit_ Amy Martin
There’s a place in rural St. Johns, Arizona, where teens who have encounters with officers of the law can play pool, make music, and get mentored i...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
631: Solace Of Nature / 632: Going Underground, 10/23/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Solace Of Nature" - Wherever you live — city or country, East coast, West coast, or in between — we share common, contemplative experien...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
WoodSongs 860: Celebration of Merle Travis featuring Thom Bresh, Eddie Pennington and more.
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: 19 year-old thumbpicking grand champion Katelyn Prieboy.
On this week's broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon celebrates the legacy of guitar hero and American music icon Merle Travis featu...

Bought by KENW, WJCU, WETS, KRZA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 26
EP109 Studebaker John's Maxwell Street Kings
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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John Grimaldi has been performing music for over 40 years and has over 18 albums under his belt. Today we explore one of his earlier projects, The ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:19
Citizen Science & Porcupines
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Kids are the scientists studying porcupines in the Southwest United States, as part of a citizen science project. Learn about citizen science oppor...

Bought by WCNY, KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 12
WoodSongs 938: Young Thumbs with special guest Tommy Emmanuel
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Tommy Emmanuel and young Croatian guitarist Frano on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's encore broadcas of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes young master guitarists mentored by the guitar great Tommy Emman...

Bought by KHNS, WEJP-LP 107.1, WETS, RadioFreePalmer, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 25
Resilience & Adaptation In Climate Change
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
Caption: Kids presenting adaptation ideas at a CAVU - Climate Advocacy Vocas Unidas event , Credit: CAVU
How can we learn to be resilient and adapt to a changing climate? Plus we meet a child prodigy who has talents far exceeding expectations.

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, KMXT, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
WoodSongs 900: Roger McGuinn and John Lomax III
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Folk icon Roger McGuinn on our 900th Broadcast!
On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes founding member of The Bryds, member of the Rock’n’Roll Hall of...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KBBI Alaska, KHNS, WETS, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2020
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 19
Unlocking Family History & Frida Kahlo
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Caption: Mrs. Antillon's 2nd Grade Historians, Credit: Katie Stone
We learn about using music to pull out family stories from our elders, and 2nd graders teach us about the legendary painter, Frida Kahlo

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, and Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
WoodSongs 854: Celebration of Barbershop Harmony
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Vintage Mix Quartet is a group of 15-year-old quadruplets singing Barbershop Harmony.
On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs folksinger Michael Johnathon Celebrates Barbershop Harmony featuring The Ringmasters, Vintage Mix, The...

Bought by KENW, WLIW, KUAF Public Radio, KMXT, KEDT and more


  • Added: May 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 16
Tech: Existential Threat or Life Support?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Days of wonder, days of rage. We're living through an information revolution as profound as any since Gutenberg and the printing press, but are we ...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Mar 07, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: To New Heights
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're doing something we've never done before. What are we doing you ask? Well, the Blue Horizon Flying Club w...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2019
  • Length: 06:24
RDD: Time to Tango
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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It's no surprise that our previous guest, a professor who loves to dance, has lead us to a dance club, the Toledo Tango Club to be exact. Join us f...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2018
  • Length: 06:07
WoodSongs 926: Violet Bell and Skerryvore
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Violet Bell on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes North Carolina roots duo Violet Bell plus award-winning trad folk-rock Sc...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KDLG, Yellowstone Public Radio, KWMR, WSLR and more


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 15
The Price of Textbooks
From: KUER
Series: More To Say
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It's not uncommon to pay over a hundred dollars for a math or science textbook, and new editions are published frequently. For students struggling...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 16:56
WoodSongs 875: Sylvia and JP Harris
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: WoodSongs Kid Kevin Beddingfield delivers a fiery performance.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes the Grammy-nominated country singer Sylvia plus authentic country from Ea...

Bought by KDLG, KKWE Niijii Radio, WRGY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLPR and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 10
WoodSongs 874: Livingston Taylor and Rebecca Loebe
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Troubadour Livingston Taylor on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes troubadour and music scholar Livingston Taylor plus award-winning indie-f...

Bought by KUAR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KDLG, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLPR and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 12
WoodSongs 873: Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper and Muriel Anderson
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: Muriel Anderson playing her harp guitar on the WoodSongs Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes one of bluegrass music’s great treasures Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper ...

Bought by KMUN, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMXT, WETS, KUCO and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 10