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Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #106 - The Emergence of John Prine Hour 2
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Hour #2 of a 2-Hour documentary music special spotlighting the musical journey of the beloved songwriter and performer John Prine. Produced by musi...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KSJE, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
FEATURETTE: The Emergence of John Prine (AVAILABLE NOW AT PRX)
From: Paul Ingles
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A featurette cut from the documentary special THE EMERGENCE OF JOHN PRINE with spotlights the early career and on-going musical journey of the late...

Bought by WMOT


  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Trophy Hair & Antiques
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My mom raised us to be honest and and sell things not tell someone a big story about them that wasn't true

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #95 - Los Reyes de Albuquerque
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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The story of one of the most long-lived and influential traditional New Mexican Hispanic musical groups in the state, Los Reyes de Albuquerque. The...

Bought by KUPR low power FM and KSJE


  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
'Little Women' podcast featurIng Alexandre Desplat
From: Crossover Media Max Horowitz
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Welcome to the 'Little Women' podcast featurIng Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and GRAMMY® Award-winning composer; Alexandre Desplat.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 17:05
For Kids' Sake
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman
It turns out that libraries weren’t always so friendly toward children. That started to change around the turn of the 20th century, thanks to a lib...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 20:41
  • Purchases: 1
George Harrison: An Appreciation (HOUR 2) - Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase #82
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Musician George Harrison is warmly recalled in this montage of music and fan reflections, first issued in 2001 at the time of Harrison's death.

Bought by KUHF, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE


  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
OHR002: OHR Presents: Dale Jett & "Hello Stranger", 9/16/2019
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Dale Jett
Carter Family legacy Dale Jett & "Hello Stranger" recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews w...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
OHR011: OHR Presents: Danny Dozier, 9/2/2019
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Danny Dozier
Original Ozark guitar wizard Danny Dozier recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Dann...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
Tom Petty - Live and Kickin' It: An Appreciation - Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase #75
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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This special hosted by music historian Paul Ingles showcases some of Tom Petty's legendary live performances. Music Intensive. TOM PETTY, leader o...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, RadioFreePalmer, and KSJE


  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Scottish Fiction Writer Margot Livesey
From: New Letters on the Air
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In this presentation at the Kansas City Public Library, Scottish-born writer Margot Livesey talks about her evolution as a reader and writer, and s...

  • Added: May 08, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
OHR058: OHR Presents: "The Honey Dewdrops", 3/25/2019
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: The Honey Dewdrops, Credit: Michael Patrick O'Leary
Neo-folk family troubadours “The Honey Dewdrops” perform live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews wit...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
Peggy Lee, The Singer-Songwriter
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
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Miss Peggy Lee (born May 26, 1920) was more than a pop star: she was also a world-class songwriter in the male-dominated world of jazz. On this Aft...

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
February 2019 – Remembering Gilbert Baker
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Alex with Gilbert Baker at OutCasting's studio
OutCaster Alex reflects on his speech at the Gilbert Baker memorial and his hopes for what it might represent in his life.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2019
  • Length: 04:09
The Best of Clarence Clemons - Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase #48
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Saxman Clarence Clemons, original member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, died from complications following a stroke, June 18, 2011 at the age...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUHF, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
What's in a Name
From: Israel Story
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In April 1948, a few weeks before the establishment of the State of Israel, Ezra and Saida Chakak, a Jewish couple from Baghdad, gave birth to iden...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 10:22
StoryCorps: Kay Lee and John Nordeen
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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50 years after serving together in Vietnam, Army veterans Kay Lee and John Nordeen sat down for StoryCorps to remember how they first met.

Bought by KALW and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
#18-28 Brittfest 2017 Opening Night: West Coast Composer Celebration
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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From last year's Brittfest, the world premiere of a piece by Kenji Bunch and more.

Bought by WCNY, KWAX, Rhythm & News Service, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 4
#18-27 PIO The Last Jew in Hamadan
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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From CMNW Summerfest, a new piece by Richard Danielpour and works by Mozart, and more.

Bought by WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, KWAX, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Neoma Farr and Greg Yance
From: StoryCorps
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Greg Yance and Neoma Farr worked alongside each other during the Great Flood of 1993, to gird the town of Niota, Illinois from the rising waters of...

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
#18-23 Ingolf Dahl’s Concerto a Tre
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Works by Mozart, Telemann and Ingolf Dahl

Bought by WCNY, WNIJ, Rhythm & News Service, KMXT, and KWAX


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
Amor Towles, Author of "A Gentleman in Moscow"
From: Boise State Public Radio
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Hear Bob Kustra talk with Amor Towles about his novel "A Gentleman in Moscow"

  • Added: Jun 05, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
PIO 18-21 CMNW Winterfest Chausson
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Performances of Mozart and Chausson from CMNW Winterfest 2018

Bought by WCNY, WNIJ, Rhythm & News Service, KMXT, and KWAX


  • Added: May 24, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 5
Sometimes It's The Simple Things
From: WPLN - Nashville Public Radio
Series: Versify (shorts)
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In many families, there’s that one person who plays family historian.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 3
I Will Not Fear: Melba Beals of the Little Rock Nine
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Melba Beals
Melba Beals, one of the nine African-American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, tells her story of faith under fire.

Bought by WHYY and WETS


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2