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EP106 The Delta Blues Museum

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack

This show highlights the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi. I had the opportunity to interview the Active Executive Director, Shelley R...

Added: Apr 18, 2020
Length: 58:40

Spectrum 03/17/2020

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

This week on the show: What would you ask a Neanderthal? - We can bring Neanderthals back, a la Jurassic Park, with technologies we have today....

Added: Mar 19, 2020
Length: 30:00

World in Progress 03/12/2020

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW

This week on the show: Fighting slavery worldwide - In this edition: Millions of people are forced to toil in forms of modern slavery across the ...

Added: Mar 12, 2020
Length: 30:00

"Grand Marais feared lost" - the 1908 forest fire

From: WTIP
Series: The Lake Superior Project

Northeast Minnesota has had its share of destructive forest fires. But in the early 1900s, after an unusually hot, dry summer, a large fire threate...

Added: Dec 26, 2019
Length: 14:48

December Birthdays (Vol.2)

From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show

A second look at artists born in December who play bluegrass, jazz or that beguiling sonic continuum in between...

Added: Dec 16, 2019
Length: 01:57:40

Ep. 17: Fresh Fruit: Over 40 Years Of Queer Radio

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast

Fresh Fruit is the longest running queer radio program in the US. It has aired on KFAI Community Radio in Minneapolis, Minn. for over 40 years. Min...

Added: Oct 08, 2019
Length: 22:40

Spectrum 07/16/2019

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

This week on the show: Do you want to live on the moon? - Look up at the moon when you get a chance. Because this will be the last decade wher...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

Added: Jul 17, 2019
Length: 30:00
Purchases: 1

Historic Cook County: The Search for the Hovland Fishermen

From: WTIP
Series: Historic Cook County

Lake Superior can be beautiful and inspiring, but it also has its share of tragic stories. The commercial fishermen who made a living on the North ...

Added: Jun 28, 2019
Length: 16:53

Fake by Eric Simonson

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

A detective story about the infamous Piltdown Man hoax.

Bought by KKRN, WNJR, WCPN, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio and more

Added: Jan 16, 2019
Length: 01:58:00
Purchases: 20

Ep. 14: Twin Cities Landmarks

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast

Caption: Al's Diner in Dinkytown, Minneapolis, USA., Credit: Todd Melby

Forget the Spoonbridge and Cherry—these are landmarks that have secrets to tell, even when they’re gone. In this episode, we explore one that fell ...

Bought by KVSC

Added: Aug 20, 2018
Length: 22:06
Purchases: 1

Spectrum 08/07/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

In this week's show : we hear from the first 'test tube baby' 40 years later, find hot and bothered Germans (who also sit too much), long live the...

Bought by KVSC

Added: Aug 08, 2018
Length: 30:00
Purchases: 1

PE 1702

From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era

Magical Mystery Boogie

Bought by KKRN, KSRQ, KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio and more

Added: Jan 09, 2017
Length: 01:58:00
Purchases: 14

Valiant Ambition

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

It’s been more than 240 years since the war of America’s independence began. Yet, the name Benedict Arnold still evokes any number of negative resp...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX

Added: Jun 27, 2016
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

Cook County resident Scott Husby researches, conserves rare books

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

Cook County resident Scott Husby has spent a lifetime repairing, conserving, and researching rare books, working with such institutions as the Smit...

Bought by KVSC

Added: Jun 07, 2016
Length: 19:44
Purchases: 1

Full Moon Hacksaw # 1529 (Hour 1 & 2) - 05/19/2016

From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw

A fresh sound from TS Monk, rooted in tradition, describes openers for this episode while Lonnie Johnson sings and plays a 1948 hit. Then as if Duk...

Bought by WVBI-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, WYAP, WOUB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more

Added: May 17, 2016
Length: 01:59:56
Purchases: 6

Heart and Soul

From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town

The life and times of Frank Loessor from "Guys & Dolls" to "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

Bought by WVTF and WRR

Added: Mar 28, 2016
Length: 58:21
Purchases: 2

Guitarists Love to Get Together

From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz

Instrumentalists have been enjoying the company of other players since the early beginnings of music. Jazz guitarists in particular love to hear ot...

Added: Jun 25, 2015
Length: 59:19

Matthew Thompson and Thomas Butcher

From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Wiijigindiwag: To Be the Same Age

Matthew and Thomas sit down and have a chat.....

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and KSRQ

Added: Sep 17, 2014
Length: 28:29
Purchases: 2

Great Northern Radio Show - The Reif Center in Grand Rapids

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Great Northern Radio Show

Caption: The Great Northern Radio Show: Grand Rapids - The Roe Family Singers, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek

Presented by Northern Community Radio and Aaron Brown, The Great Northern Radio Show blends the classic model of a radio variety show with some mod...

Bought by WDSE and KSRQ

Added: Jul 03, 2013
Length: 01:56:19
Purchases: 2

Chronicling an immigrant community: Professor Nikos Alexiou's research on Greek America

From: Michael Nevradakis
Series: Dialogos Interview Series

Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis

An interview with professor Nikos Alexiou of CUNY Queens College in New York City, who discusses his extensive research on the historical developme...

Added: May 26, 2013
Length: 35:33

Down and Dirty Justice

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Radio Curious visits with Gary T. Lowenthal, Emeritus Law Professor at the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law at Arizona State University and autho...

Added: Feb 04, 2013
Length: 29:02

Red, White, and Bruised

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories

Don Floyd looks back on his life of 80 years after surviving a heart attack in March of 2012.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUT, and PRX Remix

Added: Jul 24, 2012
Length: 02:57
Purchases: 3

Legacy Destination Weekend in St. Cloud

From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage

The 2008 passage of Minnesota’s Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment has had a profound effect upon communities all over the state, and Explore ...

Bought by KSRQ