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Nicholas Ma talks neuro-botany, the merchant class of mushrooms, and being present.
- Added: Apr 28, 2024
- Length: 17:57
A deep dive into the music of Neil Finn, Crowded House and Split Enz. Deep Undercover sets examine the entire body of work of the artists. From rec...
- Added: Mar 17, 2024
- Length: 02:00:01
Storytellers Scotte and Toni Burns shine in 'Ladies First,' an inspiring episode of Love in America showcasing the strength and spirit of America's...
- Added: Mar 03, 2024
- Length: 40:53
In this second episode of our series on the career, legacy, aspirations and regrets of Whit Stillman, we hear from the filmmaker — as well as actor...
- Added: Feb 23, 2024
- Length: 52:44
This is the first of five episode charting the life, career and influence of filmmaker Whit Stillman during the rise of a new American auteur movem...
- Added: Jan 25, 2024
- Length: 54:00
Fiedler knew and conducted many of the great American composers, among them Copland, Gershwin, and Bernstein. In a short hour, we attempt to add to...
- Added: Jan 10, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Whether by circumstance or design, Arthur Fiedler's discography with the Boston Pops is chock full of wonderful ballet scores. Here's some of his ...
- Added: Jan 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Included in this Sampler is Fiedler's first recording as conductor, and one of his last, the first digital recording of an American orchestra.
- Added: Dec 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We talk about Christmas horror movies, and how this gleefully perverse genre represents the darker side of the holiday season.
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 37:12
We zoom out to examine the real-world impact of rural horror movies. From economic boosts to persistently harmful stereotypes, these films have lef...
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 41:33
We talk about folk horror, and how the genre uses rural places to illustrate modern tensions between science and the supernatural.
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 37:01
We talk about the fear of isolation–both physical and emotional–and how it’s connected to portrayals of grief in rural horror movies.
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 35:35
We talk about some iconic movies from the 1970s, and their infamous villains–the killer hillbilly and his degenerate rural family.
- Added: Dec 15, 2023
- Length: 37:16
Part 2 of music special producer Paul Ingles' thoughtful, heart-felt, year-end music mix program that allows us all to honor many of the music grea...
Bought by WORT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KSJE, KFSK, KRVS and more
- Added: Dec 14, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 29
In this episode we talk about Christmas horror movies, and how this gleefully perverse genre depicts the darker side of the holidays.
- Added: Dec 08, 2023
- Length: 37:12
We talk about the lasting legacy of rural horror, and what the tropes and shorthand used by horror filmmakers continue to reveal about the world ar...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 41:33
We dig into the folk horror and how it uses rural places to illustrate modern tensions between science and the supernatural.
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 37:01
Join us for a closer look at a set of iconic movies that made a horror trope out of an over-the-top stereotype, introducing us to an infamous class...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 37:16
We look at urban fears about the country, and rural fears about the city. Which is scarier, and should we take more issue with the tropes, or the i...
- Added: Nov 14, 2023
- Length: 36:38
This is the last episode of our fourth season, which we have dubbed Susitna Valley origin stories. Over the course of the season, we have explored ...
Bought by KSKA
- Added: Jun 26, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Today, we’ll hear stories from people for whom even Talkeetna was too crowded. Instead of the hustle and bustle of the booming metropolis of Talke...
Bought by KSKA
- Added: Jun 26, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
This is The Blue Tarp, stories from Alaska’s Northern Susitna Valley as told by those who lived them. Today, we’ll hear about people who came to th...
Bought by KSKA
- Added: Jun 26, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
So far in this season about arrivals in the Susitna Valley, we have covered the first people to arrive here, whose ancestors are still here, all th...
Bought by KSKA
- Added: Jun 26, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
This is The Blue Tarp, stories from Alaska’s Northern Susitna Valley as told by those who lived them. In this episode, we’re continuing our explora...
Bought by KSKA
- Added: Jun 19, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
As we focus in Season Four about how local residents found their way here, a common trend emerges fairly quickly. Many who call this area home did...
Bought by KSKA
- Added: Jun 19, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
