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EuroVox_12082008
From: Laura Spurway
Series: EuroVox
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What's Hip and Happening in Europe

  • Added: Dec 07, 2008
  • Length: 29:58
Imagination Station
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Up on a Swing

  • Added: Oct 30, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
The Story Behind the Grinch
From: Tina Antolini
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For decades, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" has been as much of a holiday fixture as eggnog and candy canes... Here's the story behind the Dr. Se...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
The List: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008 Preview
From: KUT
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A music-rich introduction to one of the year's biggest festivals

  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 53:55
THE BO DIDDLEY BEAT: The Music of Bo Diddley and His Disciples
From: Paul Ingles
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To mark the passing of rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley, Paul Ingles hosts an hour of music from Bo's songbook as well as music from some of the ma...

Bought by WETS, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public, KMUW, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2008
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 38
The Plows
From: Sean Hurley
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A reflection on the first snow of the winter.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
BP
From: David Berner
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Taking blood pressure measurements becomes a family tradition in mortality.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Sep 02, 2007
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
The joys of bad motels.
From: Merle Kessler
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What Ian looks for in a cheap motel.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:39
The Glorious Youth Parade
From: Valerie Lapinski
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A profile of the Glorious Youth Parade, a fledgling band in Sitka, AK

  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 05:57
poker - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "poker"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:54
kowtow - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "kowtow"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:40
Hot Wheels Convention, Speed, KS
From: Edward Parker
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A visit to small town Kansas for a Hot Wheels Toy Car Convention

  • Added: Oct 18, 2006
  • Length: 04:07
Austin City Limits Music Festival Wrapup
From: KUT
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Here's a quick overview of some of the news and highlights from the 5th annual ACL Music Festival

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Austin City Limits Music Festival: Day Three Podcast
From: KUT
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Highlights from the last day of the 5th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 17, 2006
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
Austin City Limits Music Festival: Day Two Podcast
From: KUT
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A wrapup of highlights from day two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 16, 2006
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
Austin City Limits Music Festival: Day One Podcast
From: KUT
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A wrapup of highlights from day one of the 5th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
Andrew's Mix
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Trading mix tapes with strangers is a work of passion with members of Esther's Mix Tape Collective.

Bought by WBHM, KTNA, WMPG, WILL, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 5
2006 Austin City Limits Festival Lineup and Reaction
From: KUT
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The highly celebrated music festival releases this years lineup. (Applause?)

  • Added: May 18, 2006
  • Length: 04:49
A Painting a Day
From: Lu Olkowski
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Profile of artist, Harry Orlyk, who has painted a landscape every day for the last 30 years.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 06:20
  • Purchases: 2
Tractors
From: Lu Olkowski
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An exploration of the tractor and why people collect them.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
Chess On Ice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend some time on the ice... curling... in Belfast, Maine.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and KERA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 3
Flat Footing
From: With Good Reason
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For Brenda Joyce, flatfooting is a family affair... and an award-winning one at that.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:30
Shirley Horn
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Shirley Horn passed away Oct. 20; listen to this tribute to her music.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, KGOU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 24, 2005
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 4
Coleman Hawkins
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Reinventing the saxophone, a musical look back at the life of Coleman Hawkins

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, Marfa Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 4
Chucho Valdes
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes excells in playing Latin, jazz and even classical

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2