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Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word
From: NPR Music
Series: Alt.Latino
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On this show, we explore the elusive word Saudade. It has many definitions, including a melancholy nostalgia for something that perhaps has not ev...

Bought by WCNY, WART FM, and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Poems for the New Year
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music reflecting the new year.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:02:28
A Fireside Christmas 2014: Part Two
From: Will Duchon
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An intimate program of classical and jazz music for Christmas

Bought by WVRU


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 56:25
  • Purchases: 1
Minor Key: A Teenage Composer at a Crossroads
From: Mary Quintas
Caption: Bryson Alexander playing one of his compositions, Credit: Mary Quintas
Bryson Alexander is a Contemporary Classical music composer. At 16 years old, he’s composed nearly 40 pieces...all without knowing how to read or ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1453 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/04/2014
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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"Across the board & from the ground up." A couple extended outings thru saxophone harmony and guitar swing, Afro-Cuban jazz and the singers gettin...

Bought by WOUB, WVBI-LP, WJSU, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:53
  • Purchases: 4
In Music, Carlos Santana Seeks The Divine
From: NPR Music
Series: Alt.Latino
Caption: Carlos Santana uses music to reflect on his career in this week's episode of Alt.Latino. , Credit: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
This month the Latin music legend publishes his memoirs, The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story To Light. Alt.Latino grabs him for a rare interview ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, WART FM, WKAR, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Live at KDHX: Laura Cantrell 9/21/14
From: KDHX
Series: KDHX's Collector's Edition
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Laura Cantrell performs live in the studios of KDHX in St. Louis on September 21st, 2014.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 26:21
Bonjour Chanson Series 16, Episode 76
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 16
Caption: Faby Perier, Credit: by courtesy of Faby Perier
Romance, the fight against discrimination, a thirst for social justice, these are some of the subjects of the Francophone songs in this program. A...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
Maggie McKaig and Luke Wilson
From: Brian Bahouth
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As part of my exploration of musicians who live in the vicinity of Nevada City, California I visited the home of Maggie McKaig and Luke Wilson. Tog...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Jacob Furr Interview #1424
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Jacob Furr, Credit: Official Press Photo
After just 3 years of marriage, Christina Furr passed away following an aggressive brain tumor. Her husband, songwriter Jacob Furr, recorded Trail...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WSLR, WYAP, KKRN and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Full Moon Hacksaw # 1441 (Hour 1 & 2) - 09/11/2014
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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These hours begin with Latin salsa, all kinds of blues & funky grooves, respect for melody. Hear classic composition, get jazz history from trumpe...

Bought by WYAP and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:59:54
  • Purchases: 2
Quietmusic - May 25 (Hour 2 excerpt)
From: Nick Francis
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An excerpt from the Quietmusic Radio Show, May 25, 2014.

  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 51:11
The Live Feed Presents "Molly Maher"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "the Live Feed" We continue our coverage of Red House Records 5th annual Barnfest at Hobgoblin Music Farm in Red Wing MN. This m...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 34:56
A Conversation with Conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas discusses his dual career as conductor and educator. [30:49]

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 30:49
  • Purchases: 2
Pete Seeger: In His Own Words
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious pays tribute to the life and times of Pete Seeger, folksinger, troubadour and activist, who died January 27th, 2014 at the age of 94.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 13, Episode 65
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 13
Caption: Colorful Roofs in Québec City
A Mosaic of songs by Francophone artists that will delight you even if you do not speak a word of French. When you'll listen to the songs you'll k...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 1
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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In Duke Ellington's Eulogy to Billy Strayhorn he wrote, "His greatest virtue, I think, was his honesty--not only to others, but to himself." As we ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kurt Cobain the Lost Interview
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I even thought that I was gay. I thought that might be the solution to my problem." - Kurt Cobain. Interview by Jon Savage in New York City on Jul...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KALW, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 5
Janis Joplin on Rejection
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly." - Janis Joplin. Interview by Howard Smith. This was the last interview she...

Bought by KALW, XRAY.fm, KZMU Moab Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KJZZ and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 8
Country Fried Rock: Suicide Prevention Special Program
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Country Fried Rock Vol. 2 For Nuci's Space, Credit: Photo by Louise Dargan Thompson
Country Fried Rock is committed to musicians. This month, we are releasing a special album compilation to benefit Nuci's Space, a non-profit in Ge...

Bought by KKRN and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Howard Smith interviews Pete Townshend 6/8/1970
From: Ezra Bookstein
Series: The Smith Tapes
Caption: Collection 8 - Songwriters, Credit: Masaki Koike
Howard Smith's interview with Pete Townshend, June 8th 1970. The day before, the Who performed 2 shows of Tommy at the Met.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Milt Hinton
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Milt Hinton
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe discusses the significance of Hinton’s life, his work and his perspective, and offers a view of what his l...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
Country Fried Rock Show #1317: Kenny Roby
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Official Press Photo, Credit: Taylor Hirstein
After a regionally successful stint on Steve Earle's short-lived record label, Kenny Roby released two very different solo albums, then left music ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WSLR, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 4
Country Fried Rock Show #1321: Randall Bramblett
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Randall Bramblett
Sloane Spencer interviews rock veteran, Randall Bramblett, about why he keeps making new music after his success with Bonnie Raitt, Traffic, and Gr...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KRPS, WSLR, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Clifford Brown
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Clifford Brown
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique yet his life was tragically cut short in a car accident w...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2