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Cannonball Adderley
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley was embraced by the jazz community as soon as he hit the stage. His solos on Miles Davis' record Kind of Blue were remarkable a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Silent Seekers
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Most people know Sufism as the religion practiced by the whirling dervishes. But this mystical form of Islam has taken root in America, too.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 06:41
Miles Davis and Kind of Blue
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Miles Davis
In this short segment Rabbi Neil Blumofe highlights the significance of Mile Davis' album Kind of Blue.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
What's What: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning?
From: Paul McCarthy
Series: What's What Radio
Caption: Bertie Pearson, Credit: Rama Hughes
Bertie Pearson is an Episcopal priest in San Francisco. Before becoming a priest, he led two lives: one as a churchgoer, one as a rocker. So he w...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 46:31
John Lennon's Lost Letter to Oral Roberts
From: Michael Mason
Caption: The Gospel of John, Credit: Paul Vera-Broadbent
A new article from This Land Press reveals intriguing details about the life of John Lennon through a letter Lennon purportedly penned to televange...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Jace Everett
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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You may not know his name but if you're a fan of HBO's "True Blood" you know Jace Everett's baritone. Each week Jace's song "Bad Things" accompanie...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Martin Sexton
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Musician Martin Sexton is a pretty happy guy. After years of struggling, he seems to have it all.

Bought by WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Paul Thorn
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Songwriter Paul Thorn believes religion and faith in God should come without fear and intimidation.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - George Bowering
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Canadian poet George Bowering believes human intellect is the closest thing we have to the divine.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Aug 22, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 3
Music for Yom Kippur
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Traditional music in celebration of Yom Kippur.

Bought by KALW, WART FM, WRTI, WRTI, KWIT and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2007
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 15
Music for Rosh Hashanah
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Traditional music in celebration of Rosh Hashanah.

Bought by WRTI, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WNMU-FM, KWIT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2007
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 11
This I Believe - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore had to hit bottom before finding the belief that brings him peace.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 3
The Jewish New Year: Music and Inspirational Teachings from the Kabbalah
From: Russ Jennings
Series: Days of Wonder
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Music and teachings from the Jewish mystical traditon on the High Holy Days.

Bought by KWIT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WNMU-FM, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KWIT and more


  • Added: Aug 16, 2005
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 11