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A Shortcut Through 2021
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Stephen Sondheim, Credit: Al Hirschfeld
A retrospective of the entire year, including the major political, cultural and emotional events, with music and celebrations of those who've left us.

Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KAAD-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KVSC, Hawaii Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 13
565: Jazz Migrations / 566: Finding Your Voice, 3/6/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Jazz Migrations' - Jazz wasn't just born in America. There's an alternative history — a story of colonial empires, grassroots revolution...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
YOU SHOULD KNOW JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE: An Appreciation (2 hour version)
From: Paul Ingles
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A deeper dive into the career of critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Justin Townes Earle, This program contains a thoughtful, heart-felt survey ...

Bought by Prairie Public, KLCC, and KWMR


  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 3
You Should Know Justin Townes Earle: An Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Justin Townes Earle (1982 - 2020)
Critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Justin Townes Earle is celebrated in an hour long retrospective of his musical journey, including comments f...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU, KMSU, KHNS, KSRQ, KUHF and more


  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Steve Martin welcomes singer/ songwriter Valerie Smith to Unreal Bluegrass
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Unreal Bluegrass , outside the flattop box, Credit: Steve Martin
Valerie Smith is an acclaimed singer/songwriter . New songs with a new CD to launch later .

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 57:56
Sid & Marty Krofft Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony – Under The Puppet #38
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: Sid & Marty Krofft, Credit: Grant Baciocco
On February 13, 2020, Sid & Marty Krofft received their, long overdue, star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony featured tremendous praise...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 46:39
A Shortcut Through 2016
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Muhammad Ali
An immersive retrospective of one of the most turbulent years in history, with political upheavals, worldwide economic meltdowns, racist confrontat...

Bought by KVSC, KSRQ, KUNM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:14
  • Purchases: 9
Poland
From: Let's Travel! Radio
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The topic of this month's episode is Poland. Let's Travel Radio discusses, with special guests, the key differences between Western and Eastern Eur...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:47
Life of the Law #76: Juggalos
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: JUGGALO - COSTA MESA, Credit: Jared Eberhardt
In 2011 the FBI’s National Gang Intelligence Center released their Gang Threat Assessment, which listed Juggalos as a “loosely affiliated hybrid ga...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2016
  • Length: 22:45
A Shortcut Through 2015
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Moment of Zen 2015
A unique retrospective of the past year, including audio of the major events of 2015--the cultural highs and lows, mixed with music of the year and...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KMSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Talking Information Center, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 59:39
  • Purchases: 7
Life of the Law #47: An Hour From Life of the Law
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Hosted by Al Letson, this is a special hour from Life of the Law. We look back over some of our favorite stories from the year: the ones that left...

Bought by KOSU and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
Choreographers' Evening 2014
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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A preview of Choreographers' Evening 2014 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis with Kenna-Camara Cottman and the dancers of In New Company.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
Day Job 7: The Lonesome Luthier
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: Ben Todd of Lonesome Shack restores broken guitars, Credit: Joshua McNichols / Day Job
Ben Todd restores guitars for The Trading Musician in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood. And he's become deeply embedded in the local music scene. B...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 4 ~ Online Gaming Communities
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today
From: Devon Strolovitch
Series: Inside the National Recording Registry
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George Jones, Bobby Braddock, and Hazel Smith tell the story behind one of the saddest songs ever written, selected for the National Recording Regi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KGLT, and KUT


  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 3
The Farewell Season of Rollerdome
From: Radio K
Caption: Lisa Smith and Tad Wagner skate at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark
Built in 1982, the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome has seen it’s share of sporting events. Baseball, football, soccer. But off the field, a community o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Whitey's Rules
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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Residents of a quiet Santa Monica apartment building remember their neighbor, Charlie -- also known as notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" B...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 3
Computer Talk Radio (July 21st-28th, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting July 21st, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the guy with the glasses and toll free number,...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
2012: A Year In Your Ear - How To Build A Zombie Apocalypse
From: Mad Genius
Series: 2012: A Year In Your Ear
Caption: The only known image of Mad Genius
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "How To Build A Zombie Apocalypse." The zombie scourge goes ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 03:23
Leatherman
From: mary rachel gould
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Audio documentary about the 33rd International Mr. Leather Competition and Convention in Chicago, IL (May 28-31).

  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
It's Not Funny Anymore: Comedy in the Recession
From: Maria Bartholdi
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They say comedy is serious business. But in this economy, it can be downright depressing.

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast, Remix Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:10
  • Purchases: 3
It Might Get Loud - Audio EPK tools for Film Coverage
From: Andy Cahn
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"It Might Get Loud" film excerpts and interview clips featuring the star guitarists Jack White, Jimmy Page and The Edge, plus director Davis Guggen...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 36:06
  • Purchases: 1
WWOZ Street talk-Live at Vaughns: Stories from a Mexican Drug Smuggler
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
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Dozens of Maryland law students come to New Orleans to volunteer and tonight they are all at the infamous bywater bar vaughns to hear stories from ...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 06:34
In the Cold, Without Celebrities, New York Writers Strike
From: Kate Dailey
Caption: PRX default Piece image
audio postcard of the Writer's Guild East Strike

  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:53