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Björk@MoMA: Enjoy
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: "Big Time Sensuality" on MoMA's wall., Credit: Sarah Lilley
A 5-1/2 minute, sound-rich ride through the audio-guided Bjork exhibit (much lambasted in the press) at New York's Museum of Modern Art, March 8 th...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 07:51
TSR15-01 New First Night
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
New First Night ~ the official kick-off of the Big Top tent season featuring host Michael Perry and Big Top Chautauqua's Blue Canvas Orchestra and ...

Bought by WRNC-LP, WRNC-LP, KALH, WDSE, WUMB and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Liner Notes: Miles Davis
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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Miles Davis is considered one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century. He added his voice to the narratives of our cul...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Music of Conversation
From: Hold That Thought
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Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys on Your Head: Why Being Put On Hold is So Frustrating
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Horrible music, incredible wait times and an inscrutable labyrinth of phone prompts: We've all experienced the frustrations of being on hold. Even ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
Liner Notes: Charlie Rouse
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and much sought-after sideman. He is known primarily for his collaboration with Thelonious...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
Jelly Role Morton
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Jelly Role Morton
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Remembering Jim Miller
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Jim and Kristi Miller
On Saturday, July 6, the musician who has given the Bemidji area its honest and gritty musical swagger for decades, Jim Miller, passed on. Jim's lo...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 12, 2013
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 2
Aging Like A Sage (w/Phil Barry and Sarah Halsey Fuerst)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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The human spirit is an evolution of ascension where we go from experience to wisdom; to strength; to authenticity, and to wholeness.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Todd Boss - "Leukenbach"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:13
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Singing - "Compulsively Breaking Into Song, Almost Never."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:38
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Singing - "You Can Do Anything, Except Sing, If You Put Your Mind To It."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:19
Through Galileo's Eyes (w/Brian Vander Ark
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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The danger of believing we are the center of the universe is so pronounced. It's at the heart of why we degrade the environment. It's at the hear...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2013
  • Length: 30:34
Holding On - Letting Go (w/Lux Land)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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Holding on is part of what it is to be truly alive and to be in every moment, whatever it is. Holding on is part of being alive. And then there's...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 31:24
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Abbey Lincoln
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"The artists are the ones who make it possible for people to remember what the time was like, and who was there, and what we did as human beings. ...

Bought by WMOT, WHQR, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 4
A Work In Progress (w/Channing and Quinn)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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Why do we expect ourselves to know things that we don't yet know? If we would truly trust the timing of our own evolution, then we'd stop expecting...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2013
  • Length: 30:17
  • Purchases: 1
Beyond Fear And Prejudice (w/Natalia Zukerman)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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Mindlessly we go about lives. We don't even realize our prejudices. We don't even know our assumptions. We buy into whatever it is that the medi...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 1
Centerstage Minnesota: Trampled By Turtles bassist Tim Saxhaug Talks To Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Tim Saxhaug of Trampled By Turtles
Trampled By Turtles' recent 10th Anniversary tour of Minnesota included a stop in Grand Rapids on May 8th at The Reif Center. For Trampled By Turtl...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - "Do Your Inlaws Bristle Because You're Finished Eating Before They've Pulled Their Steak From the Grill?"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Chris Potter
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"The music is not just the music. It's a reflection of how to live. I think I started out I just really liked the sound of the music and I had no i...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 20:34
  • Purchases: 3
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - "The Importance of Playing Trumpet Is Sometimes Not About the Tune."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:14
JazzStories: Michael Cuscuna
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I guess it was about 3rd or 4th grade that I got hooked on R & B and early rock & roll. I just became a fanatical record collector even at that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 17:26
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: Reid Anderson
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit," in particular sounds like a modal jazz tune. That's one of the funniest things to me. It says so much about people's att...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 16:32
  • Purchases: 3
Putting The Passion Back Into Compassion (With Sam Corbin)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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"I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people’s eyes whe...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 1
Meet The Frackers (With Mike Himebaugh)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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In this episode, we look at one of the most pressing environmental issues; fracking. There are so many ways to think about an issue like this; with...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 1