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From the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s a five-story building in the heart of Manhattan served as a gathering place for jazz musicians and other a...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
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What's it like to be in a rock and roll band for over 50 years? Well, in today's Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Produ...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 33:53
Caption: Dan Ingram
A Tribute to Dan Ingram who guided us through the sixties over Top 40 Music Radio Giant "77 WABC"-with airchecks, music and cultural atifacts inclu...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 59:34
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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Pam Gunnerson of Ada, Minnesota is coordinating “Barn Quilt” workshops and a quilt “trail” throughout Norman County. Recently completed quilts wil...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2018
  • Length: 11:16
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Today's installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota has completely gone to the dogs as Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack wa...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 29:41
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1980’s art both personal and political arose out of the AIDS epidemic. Two major NYC art exhibits – Peter Hujar: Speed of Life (Morgan, thru May 20...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Phillips de Koninick, Portrait of a Boy, 1673, Eskenazi Museum of Art 2001.45.
From 1933 until the end of World War II, a number of Nazi units known as the Kuntschutz, plundered gold, silver and important art works from all ov...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2018
  • Length: 58:37
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Come with us to the legendary Key West for conversations about creativity on two live streaming Fresh Art International radio shows. This cultural ...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 51:23
Caption: A Trip into the Mind, Credit: David Tart
This impressionistic journey utilizes Nathan Schiller's classic album "LSD". The original work is enhanced and transformed through the addition of...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 30:38
Caption: Miami Marine Stadium, Credit: Diana Larrea
Miami Marine Stadium inspires this tale of modernist architecture and Biscayne Bay, of speedboats and rock stars, of skateboarding, street art and ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 46:07
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat, we learn about all the events happening at the Minnesota Marine Arts Museum this month, into the rest of winter. Learn...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 18:04
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TED Talks meets The Moth meets The History Channel? Except with Dead Ladies. The Dead Ladies Show is a live event in Berlin that tells the stories ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 26:34
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Debbie Aune has taught elementary and high school art for over 20 years in the Badger-Greenbush-Middle River schools. She talks about her love of ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 07:20
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In this conversation, we talk about how the island country of Haiti has long inspired contemporary art, books and films and how the cultural comple...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2018
  • Length: 53:28
Caption: Craddock Terry Hotel, Credit: Photo by Tonya Fitzpatrick
Join World Footprints as we explore Lynchburg’s history on an art and architectural tour including spotlight stops at the Point of Honor historic h...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 59:55
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This week The Rough Draft Diaries will take a brief break in its line of connections to give you the opportunity to meet Amanda Lucidon. During Bar...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
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The “Weekly Arts Calendar” is a weekly listing of events and activities that highlight the arts, music and culture of the region and within Minnesota.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 01:58
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The “Weekly Arts Calendar” is a weekly listing of events and activities that highlight the arts, music and culture of the region and within Minnesota.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 02:21
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Playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton explores the education of famous artists John Biggers and Samella Lewis.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 50:20
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The origin of the census - Queen Elizabeth I's carefully managed image - the Royal Progress and small-town English identity - Recovering working cl...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
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The origin of the census - Queen Elizabeth I's carefully managed image - the Royal Progress and small-town English identity - Recovering working cl...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, WCWP and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 13
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The origin of the census - Queen Elizabeth I's carefully managed image - the Royal Progress and small-town English identity

Bought by WJCT, WUGA (part of GPB), WVAS, KRZA, KRDP and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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Items have gone missing from the state capitol and she’s determined to find them. On this episode of Culture Clique we talk to Natalie Heneghan who...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 23:13
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This feature uses the natural sounds and rhythms of a watchmaker’s workshop to take listeners on a journey through time and space.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 05:02