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I Fought the Law
From: KUT
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a profile of songwriter Sonny Curtis, his song "I Fought the Law," and its influence on rock 'n roll

  • Added: May 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:50
Singing Legend Jo Stafford
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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An interview charting the career of 1940s-50s singing star through her famous music

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 1
Singing Legend Kay Starr
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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Interview with 1940s-50s singing star Kay Starr

Bought by WUAL and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 2
Singing Legend Margaret Whiting part 2
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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Interview with 1940s-50s singing star Margaret Whiting

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 21:14
  • Purchases: 1
Singing Legend Margaret Whiting part 1
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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Interview with 1940s-50s singing star Margaret Whiting

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 21:34
  • Purchases: 1
Mean Streets USA: A Collection of Short Crime Fiction
From: KCRW
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Classic and contemporary noir detective stories, read by actors

Bought by KZYX, Indie3 Radio, WSLR, KUNM, KHNS and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2006
  • Length: 06:10:21
  • Purchases: 9
RN Documentary: The Prince's Crazy Dream
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The Dutch Prince Claus had a dream to create an opera in the Sahel. Now some of the regions most talented musicians have come together to produce it.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
The FIRST 'Boss' of Asbury Park
From: Amber Edwards
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The first, and biggest, musical superstar from Asbury Park was not Bruce Springsteen, and he didn't play rock & roll

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WFUV


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: A Boat-trip through Borneo
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An on-location report about Orang Utans and the various threats to the peat bog forests of Kalimantan in Borneo.

Bought by KUER and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Poetry of Vietnam
From: Don McIver
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Take an audio tour through Vietnam using poetry in Vietnamese and English and inspired by what they called, "The American War.

Bought by WYSO, KUT, and WEKU


  • Added: Aug 30, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
Music Sparks Memories
From: KUOW
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Musical memories of World War II.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 1
Catfish Noodling in Oklahoma
From: Scott Gurian
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An introduction to the tradition of noodling, the sport of catching giant catfish with your bare hands

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, KTNA, KRCC-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 8
Interview with Kathy Chiavola, Nasville singer/songwriter
From: Candace Corrigan
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
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Interview & performances with Kathy Chiavola, Nasville singer/songwriter

  • Added: May 28, 2005
  • Length: 28:33
Interview with Will Barrow, Nashville pianist & composer
From: Candace Corrigan
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
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Interview with Will Barrow, Grammy-winning Nashville pianist & composer

  • Added: May 19, 2005
  • Length: 28:58
Interview with Dave Haley, Compass Records
From: Candace Corrigan
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
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Interview with Dave Haley, Compass Records

  • Added: May 12, 2005
  • Length: 29:02
Interview with Dave Sinko, Nashville audio engineer
From: Candace Corrigan
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
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Interview with Dave Sinko, Nashville audio engineer, featuring some great music he worked on.

  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 29:27
Blues File: Precious Bryant
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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This piece showcases new work by blueswoman Precious Bryant

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KKRN, WEFT, WQJC and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 7
The Beatles In America - 1964 (2 Hours @ 59:00 or 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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A lively two-hour montage of rare archival audio, concert recordings, and new interviews on The Beatles' first U.S. grand tour. Hour 1 focuses on ...

Bought by WSKG, WUSF, WHRV, KSJE, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2005
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 52
Vince Giordano
From: Amber Edwards
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the "greatest generation" had the greatest music, according to hot jazz bandleader/historian Vince Giordano

Bought by KERA


  • Added: Feb 15, 2005
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Games Afoot
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Light-hearted documentary about board games; the history and cultural impact of old ones and the invention and production of new ones.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KRZA, and WFUV


  • Added: Dec 23, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Subway and the Silver Screen
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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The Subway and its many turns on the silver screen.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
From: Jackson Braider
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When the campaigns rallied in 1840, they were there to par-tee!

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Aug 10, 2004
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Fair
From: Jason Rayles
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The fair is bright and nice and happy, and then the sun goes down....

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, WNIJ, WBEZ, WZBC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2004
  • Length: 10:29
  • Purchases: 7
The Well-Rounded Radio Interview with Burnside Project
From: Charles McEnerney
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New York's Burnside Project mixes indie rock guitar and sensibilities with electronic dance music beats and aspirations.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2004
  • Length: 24:36
The Liar's Table
From: Scott Gurian
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Fishermen in the tiny village of Jonesport, Maine gather every morning to swap tall tales about fish and just about everything else.

Bought by PRX Remix and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Nov 27, 2003
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 2

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