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The Executioner
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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There have been quite a few dramatic films on the theme of the death penalty, most of them making an eloquent case against it, and some of them rea...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2017
  • Length: 03:26
A Glimpse into the World of Irish Dance
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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This piece offers insight into the lives and sacrifices of dancers who practice a unique form of dance.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:09
Dragon Boat Festival This Weekend in Bemidji
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: The Calm Before the Weekend
For 11 years now, the Dragon Boat Festival has taken over the waterfront in Bemidji. The event has become phenomenon, growing from just a handful ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 08:30
Ukulele Legend Lyle Ritz Remembered
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz, Father of Jazz Ukulele, Credit: Elizabeth Maihock Beloff
A tribute to Lyle Ritz, the "Father of Jazz Ukulele," who also played bass on many of the biggest pop hits in history as a member of the legendary ...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
170204 The Bowling Green Massacre and Early Australian and Canadian Rockers
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Collector's music from the 1950 to 70s with the type of quirky presentation you might expect at midnight from the French Quarter of New Orleans. Y...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:03:32
Goodbye Carrie
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Carrie Fisher as Leia and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in "The Force Awakens", Credit: Lucasfilm
There was much more to Carrie Fisher than Princess Leia. But some things, good, bad or simply pop define us as people, and become placeholders for...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
The 2016 Musician Memorial Special
From: Paul Ingles
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There's no getting around it. 2016 seemed like an especially costly year in the world of music with the deaths of far too many favorites. Music p...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WUTC, KGLP, KHNS, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 9
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
Animal Rescue Beer Brewing
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: Dingo Dog Brewing
Meet Dingo Dog Brewing. Their non-profit funds animal rescue. During our Hilarious 'Flo Knows' segment say Hi to a beautiful French woman who app...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
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
Champagne Cocktails!
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: Champagne Cocktails
Learn how to make the best yet surprisingly simple champagne cocktails with Alex the Wine Guru! A truly entertaining show for anyone who has ever ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Pulitzer 100: The Future of Music (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Caroline Shaw is the youngest recipient ever of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Now she’s one of the most respected composers on the New Music scene...

Bought by WCNY, KRDP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Blue Wine? Is this really a Thing?
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: Blue Wine
Meet the maker of Gik, the world's first Blue Wine. Then visit the man behind the MANCAN, Wine in a Can made just for Men. We'll also sing some ina...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Pairing Corked Wine with Mechanically Separated Chicken
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: The Wine Fellers
We pair Corked Wine with what else, Mechanically Separated Chicken. We'll also explain some inexplicable wine news and sing trivial songs. A fun ...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Arianna Huffington, Co-founder, Huffington Post
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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Arianna launched the Huffington Post, the online media platform, in 2005. The company was acquired by AOL in 2011 and was the first online-only new...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:02
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with former NY Giants legend and activist, Leonard Marshall
From: Jacqueline Parke
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Big Blue Wrecking Crew Legend, Leonard Marshall discusses Marijuana, concussion, and the Ring of Honor.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:04
CDC's Medical Detectives
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: EIS Badge, Credit: CDC
As the Zika virus spreads throughout the Western Hemisphere, dozens of medical epidemiologists are following its course and developing strategies t...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 06:31
bloomingOUT - Janae Cummings - April 28, 2016
From: WFHB
Series: bloomingOUT
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Join Ryne Shadday as he interviews the newest member of the bloomingOUT crew, Janae Cummings.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 59:09
Jackson/McCartney and the ATV Catalog
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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You may have heard the story that Michael Jackson messed over Paul McCartney by buying all of the Beatles songs right from under him. That may not ...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, KKWE Niijii Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
First Bands into Communist Countries
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Rolling Stones have just recently played in Havana, Cuba, but they aren't the first band that have broken into Communist countries. Find out wh...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 576 (03/04/16): Crouching Tiger: Sword of Destiny, Top 5 Wuxia Films
From: WBEZ
Caption: Michelle Yeoh in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'
Debuting last weekend on Netflix, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny" has lost original director Ang Lee, but star Michelle Yeoh has...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Oscar Gold
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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This year saw the Academy Awards ceremony awash in racial controversy.

  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
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
IU Alum Evolves Poem from Personal Experiences
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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A Bloomington artist who has altered a single poem for years, all the while performing it for live audiences.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 07:38
Rock Stars Who Retired
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Many Rock Stars have retired and we are gonna go down the list of those who have retired from music and play a few songs along the way.

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, WOUB, KSKQ, WYAP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5

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