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Cale Tyson Interview
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Official Press Photo, Credit: Official Album Cover
Cale Tyson released 2 traditional country EPs, which we be released in the UK as a special "double EP" album, but he also announced his upcoming de...

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


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5
Historian Ray Arsenault explores the legacy of Marian Anderson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: marian-anderson-the-lincoln-memorial-concert-1939, Credit: courtesy of national film preservation foundation
Raymond Arsenault's book The Sound of Freedom examines the 30 minute concert that helped move a nation forward.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Steve Earle Interview
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Terraplane by Steve Earle, Credit: Official Album Cover
Steve Earle's new album, Terraplane, takes the noted singer-songwriter back to his Texas roots.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLPR , WSLR, KRPS and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 6
Mike Zito (Formerly of Royal Southern Brotherhood) Interview
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Official Press Photo, Credit: Official Album Cover
Mike Zito talked with Country Fried Rock just before the announcement that he was leaving Royal Southern Brotherhood -- a departure with no drama o...

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


  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
An African-American musical tradition older than the blues
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: The Singing and Praying Bands
Rev Jerry Colbert shares one of the oldest African-American music traditions. He's the leader of The Singing and Praying Bands of Maryland and Dela...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KPIP-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Where Did You Come From? (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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“Where Did You Come From?” is the title of the first track on Suz Slezak’s upcoming collection of lullabies Watching the Nighttime Come. Slezak and...

Bought by WCNY, KKRN, WTJU, and KPVL


  • Added: Jan 23, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
Where Did You Come From? (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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“Where Did You Come From?” is the title of the first track on Suz Slezak’s upcoming collection of lullabies Watching the Nighttime Come. Slezak and...

Bought by WJCT, WABE, KRDP, WLIW, and KENW


  • Added: Jan 23, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Composer John Williams discusses the art of scoring films.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: John Williams
Over his fifty-plus year career, John Williams has written many of the most famous scores in Hollywood film history.

Bought by KGUA, KPIP-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Mastersons Interview (Chris Masterson & Eleanor Whitmore)
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: The Mastersons, Credit: Official Press Photo
Chris Masterson & Eleanor Whitmore are first-class side musicians who joined together personally and professionally to write their own songs, bring...

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


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
John Coltrane’s “Offering: Live at Temple University”
From: Mark Gunnery
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Marc Steiner Show producer Mark Gunnery shares an appreciation and review of the latest John Coltrane release, Offering: Live at Temple University....

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
A conversation about Folk Arts: Grassroots self-expression
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Barry Bergey with Mavis Staples, Credit: Tom Pich
The NEA's recently retired Director of Folk and Traditional Arts Barry Bergey shares some memories about a lifetime immersed in folk and tradition...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
The True Story of Thanksgiving – Plus, Tips on Eating & Studs Terkel
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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In this Thanksgiving Day special, we reach back into our archives for three treats: we air our 2005 interview with the late great Studs Terkel talk...

Bought by Prairie Public, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KRPS, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 26, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
#1224- The Abraham Jam: David LaMotte
From: Sandburg Media
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David LaMotte on music and faith; Katy Scrogin on Toward a True Kinship of Faiths.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 49:00
#1301- Religious Environmentalism, Part 1
From: Sandburg Media
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Fletcher Harper on religious environmentalism; Katy Scrogin on Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists.

Bought by 'The Sea' and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 33:32
  • Purchases: 2
Song and conversation with "Chunky" Sanchez
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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For forty years, Chunky Sanchez has playing and singing the stories of the Chicano people.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Roll (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
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Sister Rosetta Tharp electrified 1930s audiences with her singing and guitar playing. "The Godmother of Rock and Roll" influenced the music of Elv...

Bought by KZUM, KISA Digital Studios, Interlochen Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSFR and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 23
A Conversation with Irish Step Dancer Kevin Doyle
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Kevin Doyle dancing at the 2013 National Heritage Fellowship Concert
2014 NEA National Heritage Fellow Kevin Doyle talks about his passion for Irish Step Dancing.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Richard Powers on Music
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source Shorts and Podcasts
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Why do books so often turn to music? Richard Powers, author of a new, music-filled novel Orfeo, speaks to the strength of songs and symphonies, inc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with ETHEL founding members Dorothy Lawson and Ralph Farris
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: ETHEL, Credit: James Ewing
Believing that music is a unifying force, the string quartet ETHEL has joined forces with musicians across genres and regions. The result is musica...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Aug 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with sound architect Bora Yoon
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Bora Yoon, Credit: Leslie Van Stelte.
Bora Yoon talks about building the sonic design of her album Sunken Cathedral.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Irish Fiddler Seamus Connolly
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Seamus Connolly, Credit: Lee Pellegrini, Boston College
It's a tuneful podcast as we go to the heart of Irish music with 2013 National Heritage Fellow Seamus Connolly.

Bought by Prairie Public and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2
Dom Flemons (Co-Founder, Carolina Chocolate Drops)
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Dom Flemons/Prospect Hill, Credit: Official Album Cover
Dom Flemons interprets traditional music with a distinct rhythmic drive, using instruments like bones and quills.

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


  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
A Conversation with Jennifer Pickering-Founder and director of Lake Eden Arts Festival
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Boukman Eksperyans, Credit: Courtesy of LEAF
For Jennifer Pickering, all art is both local and global and LEAF is that philosophy in action.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Perry Brown of Fire Mountain (Full Music Radio Version)
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: All Dies Down by Fire Mountain, Credit: Official Album Cover
Perry Brown is a graphic designer in Montgomery by day, and a musician in his hometown of Troy -- 90 minutes away -- by night. As a band currently...

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


  • Added: May 26, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Interview With John Howie, Jr (Music Version)
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: John Howie, Jr & The Rosewood Bluff, Everything Except Goodbye, Credit: Cover Art By Skillet Gilmore
John Howie, Jr. has been regionally successful with his prior band, The Two Dollar Pistols, but when he broke up the band to bring in other influen...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, KKRN, WLPR , and KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 5