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WNYC's Fishko Files: An Hour with Henry Butler
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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A one hour conversation between Henry Butler and Sara Fishko with many musical excerpts

Bought by WVPE


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
WNYC's Fishko Files: An Hour with Oscar Peterson
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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A one-hour conversation between Oscar Peterson and Sara Fishko with many musical excerpts

Bought by KMUW, WNCU, KVMR, KSFR, WCQS and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 13
WNYC's Fishko Files: An Hour with Ned Rorem
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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A one-hour conversation between Ned Rorem and Sara Fishko with many musical excerpts

Bought by WNMU-FM, WCQS, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Crossing East: New Waves, New Storms - Program Eight
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Recently, Asian Americans have faced discrimination, but remained strong. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCPN, WCPN, KQED, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Crossing East: Exclusion & Resistance - Program Four
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Accounts of immigration laws designed specifically to restrict Asian Americans. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS O...

Bought by KUT, Radio Catskill, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Crossing East: The Post '65 Generation - Program Six
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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After '65, Asian families could immigrate together and became entrepreneurs. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF TH...

Bought by WCPN, KRCB 104.9, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Crossing East: Brides & Children - Program Five
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Stories of Asian brides of American servicemen and adopted Asian children. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, KQED and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
RN Documentary: Pagans and Patriarchs
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The revival of ancient pre-Christian rites and rituals in post-communist Russia.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 30, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Raising Cane - Program Three
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Hawaii's multicultural plantation heritage from the 1700s-today. Hosted by George Takei. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL ...

Bought by KUOW, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Crossing East: First Contacts - Program One
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Asian sailors and adventurers helped to form the new country of America. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KUOW, Radio Catskill, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, WCPN and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
One Family of Jazz
From: Murray Street Productions
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An all-star cast celebrates a shining addition to Broadway in the premiere performance from Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall.

Bought by KMUW, KZYX, WNCU, WJSU, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 15
Crossing East: Frontier Asians - Program Two
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The communities, farms and ranches settled by Asian Americans on the frontier. Hosted by George Takei. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THER...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KQED, WCPN, WCPN and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2006
  • Length: 01:53:00
  • Purchases: 20
Walt Whitman: Song of Myself
From: WNYC
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WNYC presents "Walt Whitman: Song of Myself." Hour hosted by Carl Hancock Rux, the program peels back Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and we disco...

Bought by WKMS, 'The Sea', WLPR , KUER, WRGY and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 53
Colorado Train Special
From: KRCC-FM
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All about trains in the Centennial State

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 20:45
  • Purchases: 1
The FIRST 'Boss' of Asbury Park
From: Amber Edwards
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The first, and biggest, musical superstar from Asbury Park was not Bruce Springsteen, and he didn't play rock & roll

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WFUV


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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"a rich tapestry of music, interviews and sound" - Phil Corriveau, Wisconsin Public Radio

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSUT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 67
A Shortcut Through 2005
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A year end retrospective of 2005

Bought by WMBR and KVMR


  • Added: Jan 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 2
Loch Lomond
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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British pianist Leslie Howard tells the story behind this familiar Scottish classic.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:37
The Third Unheard: Connecticut's Hip-Hop History
From: Derek John
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A long forgotten hip-hop scene is unearthed in the unlikeliest of places.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 29, 2005
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 1
Early Signals
From: Darren Copeland
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sound-rich reflection on origins of wireless and radio broadcasting

Bought by KWMR, KZSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 23, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 4
Dave Douglas: Redemption Song for "Fatty"
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Jazz artist pays tribute to silent film star

  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 04:37
RN Documentary: The Essence of Escher
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The programme looks at the life and work of Dutch graphic artist M.C.Escher

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 2
Worlds of Difference: Coming to Terms
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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A look at cultures that must look to the past in order to move forward, with stories from Burundi, Spain, Canada and Turkey.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WPSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WUMB


  • Added: Oct 03, 2005
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Zeeland '53
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Living With Water
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Recreation of the disastrous 1953 flood in the southern Dutch province of Zeeland during which more than 1800 lives were lost.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and WRPI


  • Added: Sep 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 2
History's Greatest Love Affairs: Abelard and Heloise
From: Ed Kliman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The timeless love story of Abelard and Heloise, complete with period music.

Bought by KZUM and Public Interactive


  • Added: Sep 12, 2005
  • Length: 20:49
  • Purchases: 2

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