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2012: A Year In Your Ear - How To Build A Zombie Apocalypse
From: Mad Genius
Series: 2012: A Year In Your Ear
Caption: The only known image of Mad Genius
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "How To Build A Zombie Apocalypse." The zombie scourge goes ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 03:23
Revivalist Radio...on Stage
From: Daniel Gross
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It kind of destroys the point of radio plays if you have to show up in costume. But two quirky guys built one quirky radio troupe anyway. This is r...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get: Ron Banks/The Dramatics (Part Three)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: The Dramatics Jackpot , Credit: Mca Special Products
Interview with the late RON BANKS, founder of the R&B vocal group THE DRAMATICS. Ron talks with HOWARD BURCHETTE about all of their hits, GEORGE CL...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 57:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Austin Aces
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
Caption: Stephen Bruton, of the 10 Austin Aces
Janis Joplin. Roky Erikson. Doug Sahm. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Names like these helped establish Austin’s global reputation as hothouse for great music...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
Arthur "Dooley" Wilson (Casablanca), May 30, 1953
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Although he appeared on stage and in more than 20 motion pictures, Dooley Wilson won immortality for his role as "Sam" in the 1942 film Casablanca....

  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Maine's Survivor Bob
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Bob Crowley calls himself a typical Mainer, but there’s nothing typical about becoming a reality TV star at age 57.

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 2
Toiling Away In Secret
From: Jacob Anderson
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Daniel Knox is a self-taught musician and songwriter who works as a film projectionist at Chicago's historic Music Box theater. After years of proj...

Bought by Vocalo.org, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 3
Hockey Diaries: Ready To Play
From: mediachameleon
Caption: Brooks Laich takes the ice, Credit: Chris Nelson/mediachameleon
"Hockey Diaries: Ready To Play" explores what it takes to make it in professional hockey. In the 2008-09 season, we thought a rookie and a veteran ...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:00
Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season
From: mediachameleon
Caption: Tyler Sloan in the Washington Capitals locker room, Credit: Chris Nelson/mediachameleon
"Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season" documents a journey through the 2009-2010 Washington Capitals' NHL season. The story is told through the eyes a...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
It’s Jazz, Charlie Brown: The Vince Guaraldi Story
From: WFIU
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An hourlong program featuring the music and life of Peanuts composer and jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. A great special around the holiday season......

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WDCB, WICR, WJAB, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
CHICK/LIT
From: Inez Tan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This feature explores the global subculture of Slash fiction, a genre of fan fiction where pop culture/media fans write stories about their favouri...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 31:38
(i.e.) NPR in Other Words: Premiere
From: NPR Intern Edition
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An experiment in the unexpected.

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 29:48
  • Purchases: 1
Life Between Two Worlds: The Culture of Online Gaming
From: Nathan Bender
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A medium length audio documentary that discusses the impact of online gaming on today's society through a 'This American Life' style of storytelling.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2009
  • Length: 21:39
John Fogerty Rides Again
From: Andy Cahn
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One-hour radio special from Tres Hombres set to premiere September 2009 celebrates the release of John Fogerty’s new album BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES...

Bought by Prairie Public, WGZS, Prairie Public, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KGLT and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 7
Night of the Living Teenie
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Olin Smith and Andy Davis make horror movies in Maine.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:45
Psychadelllic 60's and 70's
From: colin stuhr
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Young musicians' take on 60's and 70's music.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Length: 07:58
"The Making of the War of the Worlds Broadcast"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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Interviews with John Houseman and Howard Koch highlight this 1988 documentary, reissued for the 70th anniversary of the infamous Orson Welles radio...

Bought by KHNS, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KPIK-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2008
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 14
SXSW '08 Coverage - Future Clouds and Radar ( Artist Profile)
From: KUT
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The Reincarnation of an Austin Rocker

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
The Johnny Cash Show
From: Joyride Media
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Highlights from Johnny Cash's variety television program.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WMMT, KFCF FM, KFOK-LPFM, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 11
DYLAN: LIKE A ROLLING STONE
From: Joyride Media
Series: DYLAN
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Patti Smith hosts this hour of Bob Dylan music and conversation covering 1965-1974

Bought by WMNR, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPSQ-LP, KFAI Minneapolis, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 42
Buzz, Bands and the Biz: Why SXSW Matters
From: KUT
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How a Regional Music Conference Became a International Phenomenon

Bought by WMNF, KTNA, WXPN, NPR Illinois, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 5
Coming Undone
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chose a random industry (zipper), found bloggers to talk about it

  • Added: Nov 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:24
Beam Up To The Star Trek 40th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Planetary Radio visits the celebration of 40 years of Star Trek.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, and KSJC


  • Added: Sep 17, 2006
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 3
What's the Deal with D&D? An Audio Adventure in Dungeons & Dragons
From: Angie Tung
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If you've never played it, do you really know what it's all about? Don't knock it until you've tried it.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 34:42
The Changing of the Guard--The New Austin Sound
From: KUT
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Think you know what 'Austin music' sounds like? Now hear this!

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 18, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1