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In the years after World War I, stunt pilots in small airplanes would fly throughout the country, performing tricks and selling rides to locals—int...
- Added: Aug 29, 2014
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 7
WTIP's Buck Benson spoke recently with Adam Scher, senior curator at the MN Historical Society, about their new exhibit, "Toys of the '50s, '60s & ...
- Added: May 06, 2014
- Length: 17:22
From: Andy Moore
Episode 10 is dedicated to Andy's favorite film festival in San Francisco, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. You’ll hear his conversations wi...
- Added: Jan 22, 2014
- Length: 45:42
A guitar-shaped building in Bristol, TN gives a glimpse into the roots of country and bluegrass in the region.
- Added: Aug 15, 2013
- Length: 20:18
Paul Bizzaro and his brother James remember growing up on Liberty Island--home of the Statue of Liberty.
- Added: Jul 08, 2013
- Length: 01:40
- Purchases: 2
Leslie Anne Greene Carter is the only first wife remaining among her husband’s tight-knit group of friends in Atlanta. The author talks about Lesli...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio
- Added: Jul 06, 2013
- Length: 10:02
- Purchases: 1
Dinosaurs, self-branding and an interview with "Classic Ron" Augustus
- Added: Mar 03, 2013
- Length: 30:01
Syndicated columnist and author, Jim Northrup, talks with Heidi Holtan on a whole range of topics from his column "Fond Du Lac Follies" to his expe...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and KSRQ
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 19:02
- Purchases: 3
Dr. Jason MacLean joined us to discuss this Hebbian plasticity and the past, present, and future of research on neuronal networks.
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, WRNC-LP, and KPVL
- Added: Jan 02, 2013
- Length: 27:21
- Purchases: 4
Ransom tells us about being sworn in by James Stewart and his early days of flying
- Added: Oct 16, 2012
- Length: 06:17
outLoud Radio producer Mykel takes us inside the world of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of fabulous queer San Francisco community or...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KSFR, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 13, 2012
- Length: 06:44
- Purchases: 3
Adam Shankman talks existential clarity, the economics of musical cinema, and joy, joy, joy.
- Added: Jun 11, 2012
- Length: 12:50
Tanya Wexler talks standing ovations, double-entendres, and setting the mood.
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 25:04
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.
Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more
- Added: Apr 20, 2012
- Length: 10:44
- Purchases: 6
From the squeamish advertisements and sweatshops of the 1890's to the risqué bullet bras and silk sleepwear of the 1940's and 50's, Susan Marks chr...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Dec 27, 2011
- Length: 16:17
- Purchases: 1
On this episode of "Don't Cha Know" we venture back to Prairie Island Campground in Winona, Minnesota, and partake in a lesson on fur trading. The ...
- Added: Dec 08, 2011
- Length: 18:01
Today on Don't Cha Know - we continue our adventure back in time to the Fur Trading Era. During our visit at the Big Muddy River Rendezvous at Prai...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Dec 08, 2011
- Length: 26:18
- Purchases: 1
Today on "Don't Cha Know" we get to know more about Larry Peterson of Red Wing MN. Larry is an avid collector of Red Wing Stoneware - and is quite ...
- Added: Dec 07, 2011
- Length: 27:34
Surrounded by three generations of her family, 92-year-old Ruth Ellis reflects upon 70 years of marriage to her 94-year-old husband, Paul, learning...
- Added: Sep 08, 2011
- Length: 09:24
Dan Morgenstern, recipient of the 2007 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy, discusses the 2011 class of NEA Jazz Masters.
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 27:27
- Purchases: 1
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It's 50 years since the first American went into space; why the Large Hadron Collider isn't going to shut down for a year as planned; and we trick ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 07, 2011
- Length: 34:10
- Purchases: 1
In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack visits the Stearns History Museum located in St. Cloud. This report happens o...
- Added: Jun 10, 2010
- Length: 27:41
Local author Dwane Schwartz and his latest called "Calumet," a mystery set in Calumet that involves the Klan.
- Added: Apr 26, 2010
- Length: 08:42
The Music of yesteryear a glimpse into the music and publishing business
- Added: Dec 06, 2009
- Length: 28:01
Actress talks about her role in In The Name Of The King, A Dungeon Siege Tale plus her other roles including Joan Of Arc and Eyes Wide Shut.
- Added: Jan 26, 2009
- Length: 35:16
