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Club 47/Passim
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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Recorded at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square on the 50th anniversary of the day the Club 47 opened in 1958, the program (in the best of folk t...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMNF, Chris Boros, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 4
"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
Music from the Underground
From: Anton Foek
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The discovery of art in the New York subway system

  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 35:12
Shortcuts To Freedom
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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July 4th Classic

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Spokane Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 32
Amazing Grace: The Story of Willie Nelson
From: KUT
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Winner of the 2009 Headliners' Awards "Best Feature Documentary" and "Grand Prize for Radio"

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KCSM, Prairie Public, WKMS and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2008
  • Length: 53:49
  • Purchases: 18
Nepalese Superstar, American Everyman: Prem Raja Mahat
From: Aaron Henkin
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Prem traded music superstardom in Nepal for a job waiting tables in America...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KCUR


  • Added: Apr 15, 2008
  • Length: 18:39
  • Purchases: 2
The Weird Sisturs
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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The sisters from MacBeth are alive in the 21st Century and working freelance.

Bought by KUT and KUMM Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 2
The Trunk
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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Two women think they're smuggling steaks across the international border. But it's All Hallow's Eve, and anything goes.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:25
Edgar Allen Poe's: The Raven
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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An original reading of the classic poem with new sound effects and music.

Bought by KUMM Radio and KDNK


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 2
In from the Cold
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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Two ice fishermen come 'In from the Cold' on Valentine's Day to a surprise.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 10:02
FIRST DRAFT PLAYHOUSE: The Stallion on the Moors
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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A romantic entry in the First Draft Playhouse series.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:44
The Blind Boys of Alabama In Concert
From: WFUV
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The Blind Boys of Alabama perform a live concert at the Cutting Room in Manhattan.

Bought by Prairie Public, KFCF FM, KMUW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 21
A Shortcut Through 2007
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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An hour-long retrospective of the year 2007

Bought by Remix Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Radio Catskill, Marfa Public Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2007
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 11
Cable Car Caroling - San Francisco Style
From: Sindya N. Bhanoo
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The story of a 21 year long San Francisco tradition - Cable Car Caroling.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
A Vermont Christmas with Counterpoint 2007
From: Vermont Public
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Highlights of Counterpoint's annual holiday concerts, recorded live by Vermont Public Radio. Counterpoint is Vermont's premier choral ensemble dire...

Bought by WMNR, WSMC, KVLU, KVNO, WUAL and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
From Moonshine to Armadillos: The Birth of the Austin Music Scene
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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Rare archival recordings of Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson highlight this documentary.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 1
Musicians@Google: Jose Gonzalez Live
From: Authors@Google
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Jose Gonzalez visits Google to perform a live set.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2007
  • Length: 41:40
The Emergence of Paul Simon
From: Paul Ingles
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Two-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Paul Simon as revealed by musicians, writers and fans and archival interviews with ...

Bought by WHRV, KSUT, WHYY, KZYX, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 01:59:03
  • Purchases: 17
Tunes from the Crypt 2007
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Musical Treats for your Halloween - Classical music and Halloween come together in a way that captures the fun-loving spirit of the holiday while i...

Bought by WQED, Spokane Public Radio, WEKU, KNAU, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 33:53
  • Purchases: 6
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
From: WPSU
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A musical history of Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

Bought by WSKG and WDUQ


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
What's the Word? Literary Roots of Opera
From: Modern Language Association
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Carmen, Eugene Onegin, Falstaff, and their literary predecessors

Bought by 'The Sea', WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 9
The Misadentures of Sherlock Holmes, episode two
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Radio Theater
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My Dinner at Baker Street

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, PRX to iTunes, and KTNA


  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 3
Chief Bangin Instrumental 2
From: Jeffery Jackson
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Instrumental w/ a Nice New York Sound

  • Added: Jun 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:46
The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, episode one
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Radio Theater
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The Mystery of the Creepy Hack Writer

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, PRX to iTunes, and KTNA


  • Added: Jun 15, 2007
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 3
2006 Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
From: Ben Markus
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Music and comments from the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee

  • Added: May 30, 2007
  • Length: 05:04

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