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Universal Harmonies: Sonifying images for science and accessibility
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Universal Harmonies” (released on Mar 10, 2023) is an album comprised of sonified observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This collection hopes to make space images more accessible to those with vision loss by allowing them to listen to images r, Credit: Chandra Labs
Kim Arcand from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory joins Planetary Radio to share her team’s new album “Universal Harmonies.”

Bought by KVSC, Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
UnCommonCore Podcast Episode 31 | The California Audio Show 2019 | Introduction
From: Tom Howell
Series: California (Audiophile) Audio Show 2019
Caption: ASC Tim Link, Credit: Tom Howell
In this episode Tom talks to the creator of the show Constantine Soo, and room acoustic expert Tim Link of ASC.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2019
  • Length: 41:20
Pop Music Redux
From: Susanne Bard
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Powerful computer tools are helping musicologists study the evolution of popular music.

Bought by KMUD, WABE, KMXT, and WLPR


  • Added: May 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Oakland Museum takes 'Vinyl' off the shelf
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: ‘Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records’ at the Oakland Museum of California is open now until July 19th., Credit: Ashleyanne Krigbaum
Walking into ‘Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records,’ one of the newest exhibits at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), feels like hanging o...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 09:09
  • Purchases: 1
SF Mixtape Society keeps the art of sharing mixes alive
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: San Francisco Mixtape Society mix exchange at the Make Out Room., Credit: Annie Lin San Francisco Mixtape Society
The San Francisco Mixtape Society hosts mix exchanges at the Make Out Room in the Mission District. Music lovers meet, mingle and exchange mixes th...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:54
Computer Talk Radio (January 28th-February 3rd, 2012)
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting January 21st, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the host, opened with updates on teh news, inclu...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
SXSW: Music and Interactive Converge
From: Michael Lee
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South by Southwest has grown from being just a music conference into an event encompassing music, film, and the internet. But it's becoming less c...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:38
The Evolution of the Mash-Up
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Thru-You YouTube Music Mash-up from User Generated Content, Credit: Thru-You.com / Kutiman
Mash-ups (creating new art works from existing creative pieces) have been around for at least two decades, but the digital universe has helped this...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2010
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 2
Matisyahu on the World's Stage
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Matisyahu, Credit: Run4Change.com
Matisyahu, a Hasidic Jew from White Plains, New York has built personal relationships online that have propelled him all the way to the Winter Olym...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
Bassist Lyle Ritz: Father of Jazz Ukulele
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Lyle Ritz "Father of Jazz Ukulele", Credit: Courtesy: Lyle Ritz
Ever since Lyle Ritz recorded the world's first jazz ukulele album in 1957, he earned the title, "Father of Jazz Ukulele." He was also a bass play...

Bought by PRX Remix, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and WYSO


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 3