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Harlem Speaks

From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show

In honor of Black History Month, The Living Well Show celebrates the Harlem Renaissance.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KDUR, and KRCB 104.9

Added: Feb 18, 2008
Length: 28:38
Purchases: 3

The World of 1607 part 2

From: WCVE
Series: The World of 1607

A Cabinet of Wonder

Added: Oct 25, 2007
Length: 01:01

What Space "Sounds" Like

From: Richard Paul

How musicans have depicted outer space through the ages

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WKMS

Added: Oct 22, 2007
Length: 11:20
Purchases: 2

Broadway and Social Commentary

From: Richard Paul

Social commentary in American musical theater

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon

Added: Oct 18, 2007
Length: 06:10
Purchases: 1

The History of American Musical Theater

From: Richard Paul

American musical theater from The Indian Princess to Rent

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon

Added: Oct 18, 2007
Length: 07:33
Purchases: 1

Residents of Carnegie Towers Holding On

From: Jonah Engle

Profile of artists in the famed Carnegie Towers fighting eviction

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 18, 2007
Length: 05:07
Purchases: 2

WWOZ Street Talk-The Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indian Tribe

From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk

Since He was a kid, Wild Man Ivory wanted to be a mardi gras indian. It took a near death experience in Korea before that dream became a reality.

Added: Aug 11, 2007
Length: 10:16

WNYC's Fishko Files: Russian Cultural Exchange

From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files

In an unlikely moment at the height of the Cold War, art and culture crossed seemingly impassable political barriers.

Added: Aug 07, 2007
Length: 07:17

A Howl for Literary Freedom

From: Dick Meister

It was 50 years ago this summer that a judge rejected attempts to ban poet Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" as obscene and virtually ended government book-b...

Added: Jun 30, 2007
Length: 03:30

Philip Johnson's Glass House Revealed

From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)

Tour of the famous "Glass House" of architect Philip Johnson.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX

Added: Jun 28, 2007
Length: 07:56
Purchases: 1

Anxious Walk

From: Carolina Wheat

The subjects breathing pattern is naturally nervous on a exploritive walk through haunted plantation.

Added: Jun 24, 2007
Length: 02:16

The Face of Poetry

From: David Kates

"The Face of Poetry" is an exhibit matching black and white photographs of some of the most important poets of the last 50 years with their poems.

Added: Jun 14, 2007
Length: 04:09

#4: Toute Suite: Stravinsky, from the Ballet Theater to the Concert Hall

From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125

How -- and why -- Stravinsky revised theatrical pieces for the concert hall

Added: May 08, 2007
Length: 13:53

The Rock: A Double Abecedarian

From: Leah Welborn

A 26 line double abecedarian poem about Alcatraz.

Added: Apr 06, 2007
Length: 02:04

#2: The Rite of Spring, or when Lenny met Igor

From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125

Few musical works have inspired so many stories as Stravinsky's 1913 hit, The Rite of Spring. These are just three or four of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more

Added: Mar 12, 2007
Length: 13:16
Purchases: 8

#1: The Birth, Reversion, and Rebirth of "The Soldier's Tale"

From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125

The 46-year history behind a new release of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"

Added: Mar 06, 2007
Length: 29:00

This I Believe - Dennis Downey

From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe

Cape Cod writer Dennis Downey has a unique expression of beliefs that range from the soul to the sun.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KJZZ

Added: Jan 30, 2007
Length: 03:24
Purchases: 4

Unpredictable Journey

From: Center for Emerging Media
Series: Shared Weight

Marc Steiner's personal essay of the trip he organized with three veterans to return to Vietnam 30 years after the fall of Saigon.

Bought by KUOW, WFUV, WNYC, New England Public Media, KXOT Public Radio and more

Added: Sep 22, 2006
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 8

Interview with Tony Tasset - Bad at Sports Podcast

From: Kathryn Born

Fun, candid interview with established artist Tony Tasset

Bought by AIFM

Added: Sep 15, 2006
Length: 57:13
Purchases: 1

Crossing East: Shasta Taiko

From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series

A 1st Person profile of Russel Baba and Jeannie Aiko Mercer of Shasta Taiko

Bought by KCUR

Added: Sep 15, 2006
Length: 04:58
Purchases: 1

Crossing East: Jon Jang Music Feature

From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series

Profile of Composer and Pianist Jon Jang

Added: Sep 14, 2006
Length: 04:59

Tejidos Culturales 3

From: KRZA

A program looking at the cultural history of the San Luis Valley program three focuses on the Arts in the Valley.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM

Added: Aug 31, 2006
Length: 29:01
Purchases: 1

Bad At Sports -Interview With Tony Fitzpatrick

From: Kathryn Born

Interview With Tony Fitzpatrick

Added: Aug 09, 2006
Length: 01:05:09

RN Documentary: For Every Atom Belonging to Me?

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Cunningham invokes the spirit of Walt Whitman in his latest book ?Specimen Days? ? part of a wave of post 9/1...

Bought by KICI Iowa City