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Wilderness Woman Contest
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
One of the more common questions visitors ask Talkeetna residents is what we do in the winter. We’re starting off our second season by answering p...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Look of Music: Of Beatle Boots, High Heels, and Blue Tuxedos
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: James Brown on stage in 1964, Credit: Getty
As live music venues open up, Gwen talks to New Orleans performers about the look of music in their shows -- and their earliest concert memories.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
Bucket of Blood and Belle's Barn
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Join us in this episode as we wrap up our first season with two buildings that used to form part of daily life for many in Downtown Talkeetna, but ...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
Miners and Trappers Cabins
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we take a tour of some the humble yet vital cabins that sheltered miners and trappers in the area, many of which still stand today...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Forks Roadhouse
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we head across the river, past Trapper Creek, and toward the Petersville mining district, where we find the Forks Roadhouse miles ...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Curry
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we’re headed to Curry, a place “up the tracks” from Talkeetna that has been the site of a luxury hotel, a thriving small town, and...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Nagley’s General Store
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we’re visiting one of the first buildings you see as you turn onto Talkeetna’s Main Street, Nagley’s General Store. Since it was b...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Talkeetna Roadhouse
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Since being built by Frank Lee around 1916 and later moved to its current location, the Talkeetna Roadhouse has been a staple of local life. Today...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Schoolhouse
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
For more than eighty years, the territorial schoolhouse building has stood in Downtown Talkeetna, Alaska. It has served many purposes over the dec...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Fairview Inn
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
The Fairview Inn is referred to by some as “Talkeetna’s living room.” On this episode of the Blue Tarp, we hear from people for whom the Fairview ...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
565: Jazz Migrations / 566: Finding Your Voice, 3/6/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Jazz Migrations' - Jazz wasn't just born in America. There's an alternative history — a story of colonial empires, grassroots revolution...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #117 - "Songwriters At Sea" - Part 5 (Glen Phillips /Over the Rhine)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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The fifth in a series of five programs that features interviews and music with some of the top names in Americana music over the last 20 years who,...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUPR low power FM, KUPR low power FM, KUHF, KGLP and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #114 - "Songwriters At Sea" - Part 2 (Lyle Lovett / Shawn Colvin)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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The second in a series of programs that features interviews and music with some of the top names in Americana music over the last 20 years who, in ...

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUPR low power FM, KUHF, KUPR low power FM, KGLP and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
From a P.O. Box
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
Caption: DESERT ORACLE RADIO
A tarnished brass key, a small locked box, a sequence of magical numbers, a charmless old block building in the desert. It is here that we visit in...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Life Aboard
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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If the winds are right, I could be in the Bahamas in 10 days. It's nice to have the option.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 94: The Chase
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Mark Roberts has attended almost every major sporting event in the world. And he’s been escorted off the field almost every time.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 21:20
Ohio Pilot Keeping Barnstorming Tradition Alive
From: renee wilde
Series: Culture Couch
Caption: d25 New Standard and pilot Dewey Davenport, Credit: renee wilde
Dayton is the Birthplace of Aviation and local pilot Dewey Davenport is using his passion to keep an aviation tradition alive.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 06:04
VW Rally
From: renee wilde
Series: Culture Couch
Caption: VW Bus at rally, Credit: renee wilde
Volkswagen enthusiasts of all kinds gather for a one day VW Rally at Kill Kare Dragway in Xenia, Ohio

  • Added: Sep 11, 2016
  • Length: 05:48
Hunting for EVPs, and Turning Up Some Good Times.
From: Carolina Wheat
Caption: Paper Plate Moon (Tunnel) , Credit: Liz Nielsen
A want-to-be ghost hunting narrator thinks she finds Electronic Voice Phenomenon when she playfully searches hard enough for it.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 12:53
Leigh O'Hara on Model Trains
From: Blanche Girouard
Series: English Enthusiasts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Oral historian Blanche Girouard talks to orchestral conductor Leigh O'Hara about his passion for his model railway

  • Added: Apr 17, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
The PDX Carpet Love Story
From: Rendered
Series: Rendered
Caption: A genuine PDX carpet foot selfie, Credit: Julie Sabatier
The first official episode of Rendered (formerly Destination DIY) documents the unprecedented love Portlanders have for their airport carpet.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 1
Local artists featured at MSP airport
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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At Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, travelers are finding more than just moving sidewalks, shops and restaurants. KFAI's Allison Herrera...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
Shoe Corner
From: Dennis Funk
Caption: Shoe Corner — St John, IN, Credit: Dennis Funk
Solving the mystery of Shoe Corner — St John, Indiana.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
Chef Vivian Howard
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Chef Vivian Howard, Credit: Tanner Latham
Vivian Howard is the chef at Chef and the Farmer in the small Eastern North Carolina town of Kinston. She also "co-stars" with her husband Ben Knig...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
Let's Travel Long Island
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
September show, Discover Long Island's Wine Country, presents an interesting overview on the exploding phenomenon of wine production on Long Island...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:20:37