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Caption: The original Farmer's Ball, and an OFB dance today, Credit: Phil Jameson/Carla Seidl
The Old Farmer's Ball is a regional folk dance organization in Asheville, North Carolina that is best known for its lively Thursday night contra da...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 49:50
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Bernard Kinsey met Shirley Pooler in 1963, when they were both students at Florida A&M University, after a protest to integrate the movie theaters ...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 31:58
Caption: Fernando Castro and Carol Fernandez  from Amapolay, Credit: AMapolay Facebook
This is an interview with artists Carol Fernandez and Fernando Castro of Amapolay Manufacturas Autonomas who are currently being featured in an exh...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
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When Donald Trump takes the inaugural stage this month, he’ll be doing so in front of the newly restored Capitol Dome. But just over a hundred mile...

Bought by KENW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Al Reinert will premiere Audubon, a new documentary about the renowned bird artist, eloquent writer, and...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:10

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Mike Wiley performing Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till
Documentary Theater artist Mike Wiley performs and discusses Dar He, his one-man play about the murdered teenager Emmett Till.

Bought by KUER and WUNC


  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 13:22
  • Purchases: 2
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Archaeologist Michael Shanks talks about the history of stuff and our relationship with it.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:33
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Contemplating a war rug made during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 12, 2008
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
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From 1933 to the wars end, Nazi Germany systematically looted millions of works of art from individuals and the nations they went on to conquer. BB...

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 22:16

  • Added: Sep 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
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Immigration to the Dutch Republic in the 17th century.

  • Added: Nov 23, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
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The programme looks at the life and work of Dutch graphic artist M.C.Escher

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 2