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1. Colin Wolberg, rock star and... panel manufacturer?
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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How (Seattle) Musicians Pay the Rent

  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 03:03
BENDING IT TO HIS WILL - an INTERVIEW with DAVID CROSBY
From: The Tibet Connection
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David Crosby on his connection to Tibet; an interview with producer Julie Adler

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 14:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Jim White
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The on-line All Music Guide calls Jim White "a uniquely twisted talent". On this edition of A Musician's Life the Athens, Georgia based artist tal...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KMXT, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WMNF and more


  • Added: May 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 6
Ballroom Redux
From: Jenna Hammerich
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Social partner dancing is in for the first time since the '50s. A look at why more and more of us are trading in our weekends for ballroom, and a g...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 21:27
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Mary Gauthier
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Mary Gauthier quit drugs and alcohol and discovered songwriting. She's attracted critics and fans with her empathic depictions of people on the ma...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KMXT, and WMNF


  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
Your Brain On Music
From: WHPC
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Studies show that many areas of your brain process music.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:04
Moran on Monk
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Pianist Jason Moran on Thelonious Monk

Bought by KVNF and KUT


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
Unintended Detours Episode 2: Tic-Toc
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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Creativity in the face of time.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 20:55
  • Purchases: 2
WWOZ Streettalk - Terence Blanchard explains "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"
From: David Kunian
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Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard talks about his latest work: "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Remus - Music and Fine Arts
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Remembering Remus
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Growing up in small town Michigan during the 70's.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2007
  • Length: 10:42
Next Generation Radio @ SXSW
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Re-birth of "Chicano" music

Bought by WMNF


  • Added: Mar 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
La Nona Kanta ("The Grandmother Sings")
From: Julie Subrin
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Profile of Flory Jagoda, an 83-year old Sephardic folk singer from Sarajevo

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, KZYX, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2007
  • Length: 14:22
  • Purchases: 11
The Picture in the Flame
From: WFUV
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A renowned storyteller and a singer-guitarist combine their talents to share a Hanukkah tale.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Laura Veirs
From: WXPN
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Seattle based musician Laura Veirs says she had to appreciate the little victories in her quest to become a full-time performer.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 17, 2006
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Joseph Arthur
From: WXPN
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For singer songwriter Joseph Arthur making music is an act of liberation.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Charlie Musselwhite
From: WXPN
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Blues harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite reflects on his life as a blues musician. The blues has helped him through hard times, including the mu...

Bought by KCSM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WQJC, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 4
A Musician's Life: Janis Ian
From: WXPN
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Folk singer Janis Ian reflects on her long career including mistakes she's made along the way.

Bought by KMXT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 2
Wheels within Wheels: Jazz Percussionist Nasar Abadey Contemplates Rhythm
From: Aaron Henkin
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Jazz drummer Nasar Abadey demonstrates his skills and shares his thoughts on the nature of rhythm

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KVMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2
Radio8Ball: The Pop Oracle (Re-Broadcast One)
From: Radio8ball
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with guests Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Silverblatt & Anya Marina

  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 58:29
Story of a Yup'ik Eskimo rapper
From: Ashley Gross
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A sound-rich portrait of a young Yup'ik Eskimo man who uses rap music to work through his suicidal thoughts

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KSUT, and KCUR


  • Added: May 17, 2006
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 3
Rapper Versus Rocker Versus World
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Teenagers fight to be seen as unique. But often, adults just see...teenagers.

Bought by Remix Radio, SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, and KOOP


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 3
Women Making Music: Dar Williams
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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Folk singer Dar Williams reflects on the craft of songwriting

Bought by WSGE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT, KVNF, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2006
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 6
RN Documentary: Indian Courtesans
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the surprising roots of the rich tradition of Indian classical vocal music.

Bought by WCOM


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Grand Canyon Gold
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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Navajo singer Alger Greyeyes sings of the beauty of food and the meaning of a bounty from the earth.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSJD, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Dec 01, 2005
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Imagination is the Instrument of Compassion
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Of the many books which have appeared in new genre which has been called ?post-9/11 fiction? one of the most striking is Jonathan Safran Foer?s ?Ex...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 30, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1