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The House That Trane Built
From: WBGO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Music Documentary - Jazz

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, 90.5 WSNC, WVAS, WXXI Rochester, WEKU and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:10
  • Purchases: 17
The Moon's Sister
From: KUHB
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Native Youth tell the story of their recent origins

Bought by KSUT and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 03, 2006
  • Length: 23:29
  • Purchases: 2
Remix / Mashup Celebrating The Beatles Revolver's 40th
From: Douglas Grant
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Companion Piece to Paul Ingles' Production, "Everything Was Right: The Beatles' 'Revolver'"

Bought by KSRQ, PRX Remix, KEOS, KFAI Minneapolis, WOJB and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 7
The Mayflower // Baseball's Last Hero
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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The truth behind the bloody conflict between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. Then, the passionate life and untimely death of baseball great Robe...

Bought by WCNY and AIFM


  • Added: Jun 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:09
  • Purchases: 2
American Soundways - Jacksonville, FL
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Jacksonville, FL w/ Derek Trucks interview

  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 59:02
American Soundways - Fort Worth, TX
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Fort Worth, TX w/ Delbert McClinton interview

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 21:00
  • Purchases: 1
American Soundways - Portland, OR
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging in Portland w/ Kelly Joe Phelps interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
American Soundways - Charlotte, NC
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging from Charlotte w/ Jorma Kaukonen interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 52:00
RN Documentary: The City of Falling Angels
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Interview with the author John Berendt about his new book ?The City of Falling Angels?.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 17, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Going Public Part III
From: KUOW
Series: Going Public
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Why artists choose to work in the streets and not the studio

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
Going Public Part II
From: KUOW
Series: Going Public
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the history of Seattle's pioneering public art program

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
Going Public Part I
From: KUOW
Series: Going Public
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An overview of memorable public art in Seattle.

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
A Map of The Sea
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Bought by HowSound, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and more


  • Added: May 04, 2006
  • Length: 14:57
  • Purchases: 8
RN Documentary: A War Requiem
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The psychological problems of soldiers during and after World War One.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, Radio New Zealand, KRZA, and KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 5
The Silent Generation: From Saipan to Tokyo
From: Helen Borten
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The final year of World War II in the Pacific, told by men who came back and kept silent about the harrowing ordeal that changed their lives.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WVTF, WITF, WABE and more


  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 34
The Lemon Tree
From: Homelands Productions
Series: World Views
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An award-winning documentary that explores the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict through the intertwined stories of an Israeli woman and a Palesti...

Bought by KSFR, XRAY.fm, KLCC, KPCC, KGLT and more


  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 38:21
  • Purchases: 6
Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Early history of Hawaiians settling along the West Coast

Bought by KREV-LP, KLCC, KSUT, and KUOW


  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 4
The Lo-Fi Ballad of Daniel Johnston
From: KUT
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He's been called the 'Brian Wilson of Indie Rock', but the true story's a little more complicated....

Bought by KUOW and PRX Administrator


  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 2
The Farmworkers' Angry Champion
From: Dick Meister
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Ernesto Galarza, now largely forgotten, played a key role in the rise of the farm labor movement led by Cesar Chavez.

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
Portrait of an Artist as an Answering Machine
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Lost & Found Sound
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In contemplating the telephone answering machine, what better place to turn than Los Angeles---a town known for its phones.

Bought by PRX Remix, Remix Radio, and WYBC


  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 3
Boxcar Poet
From: Adam Allington
Caption: PRX default Piece image
93-year-old Clive Haswell is a poet who spent his youth riding the rails and playing poker

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Singing Legend Jo Stafford
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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An interview charting the career of 1940s-50s singing star through her famous music

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 1
Singing Legend Kay Starr
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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Interview with 1940s-50s singing star Kay Starr

Bought by WUAL and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 2
Singing Legend Margaret Whiting part 2
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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Interview with 1940s-50s singing star Margaret Whiting

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 21:14
  • Purchases: 1
Singing Legend Margaret Whiting part 1
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interview with 1940s-50s singing star Margaret Whiting

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 21:34
  • Purchases: 1

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