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Caption: One of Liberace's incredible feather capes, Credit: Glen Rutter
A half-hour music-rich documentary on Liberace and the former Liberace Museum. His story is told using historical clips from Liberace himself in pe...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:42
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Tom Bills creates custom guitars in his basement shop near St. Louis. Hear the sounds of the guitar-making process as well as stories of his most f...

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 25:37
Caption: Ford Transit Connect
Three views of the New York City non-profit meal delivery program, God's Love We Deliver.

  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:37
Caption: Chuck Piekarski, Credit: Janette Beckman
Chuck Piekarski, a baker/pastry chef at God's Love We Deliver in New York, came to his job after experiencing a personal tragedy -- and now he's gi...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:49
Caption: Lisa Zullig
Lisa Zullig and her team of dietitians at God's Love We Deliver provide nutritional assistance to a diverse clientele around the metro-New York Cit...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:59
Caption: Karen Pearl and Hassan Mazyan, Jr., Credit: KP photo by Janette Beckman
In which Karen Pearl, President and CEO of God's Love We Deliver, explains the mission of the organization, and Hassan Mazyan Jr., a client, descri...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:58
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Choro is a music of the people that can be found in Brazil’s bars and at barbecues. Band members of Regional de NY, a choro band from Brazil, the...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:05
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Julian Kytasty is a world-renowned bandurist who's family and musical history can be traced from the Ukraine, through exile from Stalinist USSR, to...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
Caption: Records From Around the World, Credit: Willis Arnold
Step into the world of Alan Lomax, his archives, and his legacy - The Association of Cultural Equity. Featuring interviews with his daughter Anna ...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 05:38
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Don Fidel, an immigrant to the United States, opened a staple restaurant in Chicago, but for his family, it was more than restaurant.

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 16:26
Caption: The Harlan Twins, Credit: Chaz Mottinger
The music of Pittsburgh's own rockers, The Harlan Twins, rings true, "I can't be blue in Bloomfield."

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:33
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My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:56
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The ten most water-stressed countries in the world – gosh, it sounds like a bad Buzzfeed article - are all in the Middle East or North Africa. Yeme...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 08:12
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For my sister, eating a hamburger is a sublime experience. And recently she tried to give them up.

  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
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Diane... is an audio documentary that explores the world of Twin Peaks-fandom.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 14:58
Caption: The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. , Credit: Cookiecaper
A personal story from a growing demographic

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 15:09
Caption: Bill Kirchen
Bill Kirchen has been called the Titan of the Telecaster, the King of Dieselbilly. He got his start back in the late sixties with Commander Cody an...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 27:32
Caption: Preston Bus Station, Credit: Bernie Blackburn
Preston Bus Station is considered one of the finest examples of British "Brutalist" architecture. Built in 1969 at the time of its construction it ...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 15:00
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It is rare for an Israeli and a Palestinian to fall in love. There are physical barriers, as Israelis can’t enter Palestinian areas, and Palestinia...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2013
  • Length: 12:18
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This month on War News Radio, “Forward Thinking”, we first discuss the future of Iraq in light of the ten year anniversary this past March. Then, w...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
Caption: Bill Kirchen
He’s been called the Titan of the Telecaster, the King of Diesel Billy. Bill Kirchen is all that and a lot more. He’s a master in a league of his o...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 27:45
Caption: Salon Saloon in Minneapolis, MN, Credit: http://www.salonsaloon.info
Producer Taylor Tower spoke with Andy Sturdevant, creative director and host of the Minneapolis-based live arts show, Salon Saloon. Featuring clips...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2013
  • Length: 16:16
Caption: Grindbygg style timber frame at North House Folk School in Grand Marais, MN., Credit: Carah Thomas
In this edition of WTIP's ongoing historical series, Moments in Time, producer Carah Thomas learns about an ancient style of timber framing from so...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 1
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"I am a Christian, I am a mom, a wife, a homemaker, a leader, a knitter, a quilter… I’m lots of things. Accepting the label felon was really hard."

Bought by WAMC and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 2
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Dick Moreau has hung over 50,000 posters of his daughter around the area of Jay, Maine. This is the story of one family's 26-year quest for answers.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 2