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Chalupa y Buenas
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: The Folklorist Next Door
Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez
“Chalupa y Buenas” is a podcast recorded along the United States and Mexico border. We'll explore inter-generational family traditions along the R...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 12:22
REFUGE -- Din Blankenship Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Din Blankenship talks hope, perspective, and radical acceptance.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 22:33
OK Factor Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary with New CD Called OKX
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: The OK Factor, Credit: Karla Colahan
The OK Factor is ten years old and to celebrate, it has issued a new CD called OKX. Now, as in the beginning, the OK Factor touches multiple musica...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Filmspotting 913 (03/24/23): Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies
The new book from film writer Kristen Lopez asks, “But Have You Read The Book?” Kristen joins Adam and Josh for a conversation about books they hav...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMTNradio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTXK, KRSC and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Up Close And Acoustic with James McMurtry
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: James McMurtry, Credit: JamesMcMurtry.com
James McMurtry is a storyteller of the highest order. He is a performer who can guide you to the widest emotional extremes, not just in one concert...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 56:26
  • Purchases: 1
Dusty Ray Simmons
From: WNCW
Series: Appalachian Vibes
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Dusty Ray Simmons, the multi-instrumentalist and soul singer-songwriter hailing from Richmond, VA, joins me as my esteemed guest. During our conver...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Meet Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Louis Hayes, Credit: Janette Beckman
Drummer and 2023 NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes talks about his long and distinguished career as a musician.

Bought by WDCB, KMUW, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 6
EMPIRE OF LIGHT -- Sir Roger Deakins Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Sir Roger Deakins talks collaboration, flexibility, and predicting the future.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 20:06
Bringing a Harlem Renaissance Playwright to the Stage
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Timothy Johnson
Director Timothy Johnson talks about bringing the brilliant work of Harlem Renaissance playwright Eulalie Spence to the stage.

Bought by WDCB, WSLR, RADIOLEX, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 8
Seeking Peace over Oppression Through Theatre
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How can a theatre modality called Theatre of the Oppressed work to raise awareness about the mechanisms of oppression that exist in societies, and ...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
Seeking Peace over Oppression Through Theatre
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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How can a theatre modality called Theatre of the Oppressed work to raise awareness about the mechanisms of oppression that exist in societies, and ...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Alex, David and Serena Hedison
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Siblings Alex and Serena Hedison remember their father, the late David Hedison, and reflect on his legacy.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Prince Bishop
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Prince Bishop 'All Is Due', Credit: Prince Bishop
Ben Trenerry, and his Rock music project Prince Bishop, has created an emotional and intelligent Karmic map to finding inner peace with Prince Bish...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 56:42
  • Purchases: 1
John Penny’s Jazz Recycles Many Jazz Styles and He Reflects on Jazz Cultural Backgrounds
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: John Penny, Credit: Andrea Canter
Guitarist John Penny Is in touch with many jazz styles, and he uses many as sources for his new compositions. Also, when John performs, he offers i...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Ginger Commodore and Kendra Glenn Headline Evening of Anita Baker Styled R ‘n’ B
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Ginger Commodore, Credit: Tom Wallace
Ginger Commodore and Kendra Glenn are Twin Cities singers who hold Anita Baker as an important singing reference point. And Ginger and Kendra prese...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Science, Art, and Dr. Alan Lightman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dr. Alan Lightman, Credit: Courtesy of “Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science”
Author and MIT physicist Alan Lightman explores the similarities between artistic and scientific impulses.

Bought by WSLR, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Red Hot Django Peppers New CD Contains the Expected and Unexpected
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Red Hot Django Peppers, Credit: Ryan Picone
The Red Hot Django Peppers has a new CD and is featuring it at all shows. The group plays music called jazz manouche or Hot Club jazz, and pulls mu...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Charmin and Shapira’s Jazz Duet is A True Collaboration
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Charmin Michelle and Joel Shapira, Credit: Andrea Canter
When Charmin Michelle and Joel Shapira perform, it’s more than a singer with a guitarist. It’s an interweaving of musical ideas. Though both Charmi...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Fires Of Denmark Presents Volume 1
From: KQAL
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Today on The Sound we are joined by Rochester based artist, Fires Of Denmark as he presents his new album: "Fires of Denmark Presents Volume 1". Fi...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 38:50
National Writers Series: Margo Price
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Karl Klockars talks with musician and author Margo Price.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNED Buffalo, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 4
Turn Turn Turn Releases New American CD
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Turn Turn Turn is Barb Brynstad, Savannah Smith and Adam Levy. The trio’s new CD is called New Rays From An Old Sun, and showcases solo and 3-part ...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Turn Turn Turn Releases New CD at the Dakota, Friday January 20
From: KBEM
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Turn Turn Turn is Barb Brynstad, Savannah Smith and Adam Levy. The trio’s new CD is called New Rays From An Old Sun, and showcases solo and 3-part ...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
In the Beginning
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Tony Kushner
Pulitzer Prize winners Tony Kushner, Jane Smiley, Richard Russo, as well as Sherman Alexie, Naomi Shihab Nye, and the late August Wilson share some...

Bought by WDCB and KAAD-LP


  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
NL 23-04: New Vibes: Gary Burton In The 1960s, 1/16/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights
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Vibraphonist Gary Burton was still a teenager when he burst onto the 1960s jazz scene, going on to work with Stan Getz and make a number of memorab...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Cumar Combines Irish and African Song and Dance Sat - Sun January 27 – 28 at the Southern Theater
From: KBEM
Caption: Cumar poster, Credit: Nick Lethert
Cumar means confluence in Irish Gaelic, and Cumar is also the name of a Twin Cities group that combines African and Irish Music and Dance. The grou...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2023
  • Length: 08:00

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