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" Did I Ever Tell You About The Time That..." ( A personal and not so brief history of how my perception of tiime is speeding up)...told through narration, music and actuality
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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This is a stand alone episode of the newsical series "what's the frequency, kenneth?" from Paul Fischer, veteran of Pacifica Radio and CBS News.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 55:31
At 99 Years Old, A Musical Prodigy Rediscovers her Piano Passion
From: Emily Berman
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Ruth Antine began piano lessons when she was 7 years old, and has hardly missed a day since. Now, 92 years later, she tells the story of her days a...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 3
Grace Notes Hospice Choir
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Members of Grace Notes hospice choir.
"Palliative care" is a term used in the hospice community. KFAI producer Will Hale prepared this story on the Grace Notes Hospice Choir--a creative...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Tiny Dancers
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: Tiny Dancer
Join us at the 'Irish In Birmingham Activity Centre' in England as we grab an insight into how one group of 'Yeehaa Grandmas' plan to cause a stir ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:16
Jim and Martha - 56 years and karaoke
From: Sara Paul
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Jim and Martha were married in 1955 - and took up karaoke "a week ago". It might have made their love stronger. Might have. Found sound from the...

Bought by KALW, Prairie Public, WABE, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 4
My Transistor Radio mtr-013
From: Chuck Ayers
Series: My Transistor Radio
Caption: My Transistor Radio, Credit: Web file photo
My Transistor Radio is a retrospective spotlighting “Dance and Romance” teen music from 1950s and 60s A-M Radio. MTR is attempting to examine why ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Out of Practice: Fighting for Primary Health Care
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Frederick Barken and Cousin Brucie Morrow, this week on Prime Time Radio.

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
Out of Sight
From: Dan Gordon
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Mike Rogers used to be a schoolteacher, but when a disease robbed him of his sight he had time to find his true passion-the harmonica. His music h...

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 2
"You're Not Getting Older, You're Gettting ......"
From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
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This "newsical" program is an informal survey of pop culture myths and popular music misconceptions about getting older...by a veteran of Pacifica ...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 54:53
  • Purchases: 1
Dancing Into Death
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Folk River
Caption: Rodolfo Akel in the kitchen at West Hartford Town Hall during a dance., Credit: Courtesy of Sheila Browne
None of us knows when our heart will beat its last beat. For Rodolfo Akel that last beat came on the dance floor. Friends in the Cajun and Zydeco d...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:25
Prime Time Radio weekly show: "Truckin' My Blues Away"
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Prime Time Radio presents "Truckin' My Blues Away," a music-rich documentary that profiles four Southern bluesmen and the folklorist who is working...

Bought by WCNY, KRCB 104.9, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WPSU, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 59:53
  • Purchases: 6
A Black History Month Special Program: "Truckin' My Blues Away"
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
Caption: Little Freddie King, Credit: Barry Yeoman
Prime Time Radio presents "Truckin' My Blues Away," a music-rich documentary that profiles four Southern bluesmen and the folklorist who is working...

Bought by WJAB, KUPR low power FM, WEMU, WCNY, WEMU and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 54:23
  • Purchases: 30
Wandering the Psychedelic Galaxy with Gong
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Daevid Allen of Gong
It's been 40 years since Daevid Allen convened his space gypsy rock band Gong which influenced everyone from Ozric Tentacles to Steve Roach. Allen...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Out of Sight
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Blindness helps a man rediscover a dream.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
Viejotecas
From: World Vision Report
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The city of Cali, Colombia is considered by many to be the world capital of salsa dancing. It’s usually seen in upscale nightspots around town. Bu...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:23
The Life and Times of Bud Shank
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Flutist and saxophonist Bud Shank helped create the West Coast Jazz sound and fuse jazz with Brazilian music. He passed away Feb. 2, 2009.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, and KCUR


  • Added: Apr 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Come Soul, I Have Need Of Thee
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A Maine folk singer struggles with his identity, since losing his voice to cancer.

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 2
Profile of Irish Folksinger and Blacksmith Michael Hennerty
From: Deborah Begel
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Irish folksinger gives concert and tour of blacksmith shop

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 05:52
Again
From: Camino Real Productions, LLC
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A Radio Play with Music By, For, and About Seniors

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KUNM, KUNM, and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 01:55:44
  • Purchases: 4
Walking San Telmo
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Walking in San Telmo and the Defensa Market

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2008
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 1
Boat Drinks (give me five)
From: ken girardey
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A look at friendship and mortality between a guitar player and a horn player.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2008
  • Length: 23:22
No Mo Joe (The Old Man and the Horn)
From: ken girardey
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A Grumpy Old Man learns to play the saxophone and have fun.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 48:39
Thoughts in Sound Episode #3 A Minimalist Meditation
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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Five musical giants consider a signature movement in new music

  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
The Phantom of Crestwood
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A recounting of a partly imagined, partly remembered cinematic thriller.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: :41
Cowboy Story
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A recounting of an imagined classic Western.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:40