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Born in Drew, Mississippi, and now living in East St. Louis, Boo Boo Davis proudly says, “I am the blues.”

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  • Length: 57:00
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Louisiana-based singer/songwriter and slide guitar master Sonny Landreth has a sound like no other.

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  • Length: 57:00
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Harmonica legend Billy Boy Arnold is one of the creators of the Chicago blues sound and was a major influence on the British blues invasion of the ...

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  • Length: 57:00
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Bettye LaVette, the “Great Lady of Soul,” is so much more than a soul singer, melding all forms of American music.

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  • Length: 57:00
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This Alabama harmonica legend was one of the first white Americans who entered the blues in the 1960s.

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  • Length: 57:00
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A victim of polio, Delta blues singer Cedell Davis developed a unique style of playing slide guitar with a table knife.

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  • Length: 57:00
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The Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston, Maine is located in one of the poorest Neighborhoods in the state. It doubles as a soup kitchen and refugee...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUT, WEKU, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 4
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George McKay had the fantastic dream to build a tall ship that’s wheel chair accessible.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 1
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This past November, Maine voters repealed a law legalizing gay marriage. Supporters on both sides of the issue were backed by strong religious con...

Bought by Public Radio Remix and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
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Maine has one of the most diverse immigrant populations of any state in the country. Synforose Rugema came to America as a refugee from the Congo i...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: CandyBall: Treatz and Beatz 09, Credit: Gotchabitchez.com
It's about all about the music.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
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Don't worry if your clothes aren't waterproof, your ears definitely are!

Bought by Public Radio Remix and WMNF


  • Added: Oct 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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There is much debate amongst Christians in America about how to celebrate halloween. Increasingly churches are providing alternatives such as Trunk...

Bought by WSLR and WLPR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
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A brief interview with someone who experienced what its like getting a DUI early in life.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:52
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The story of the constant struggle for abandoned animals to find a good home.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
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Excerpts of KUOW-FM's live coverage of the WTO demonstrations.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2009
  • Length: 16:08
Caption: Teena Marie
A discussion with the late TEENA MARIE (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010). She discusses her long career and her rich musical history. This interv...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2009
  • Length: 59:43
Caption: Lisle Snell at Island Fish Fry, Credit: jake Warga
Norfolk Island, Australia, is a small rock in the middle of the South Pacific, but not immune to the global financial crisis.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 04:31
Caption: Rick Steves at NORML 2007, Credit: NORML Foundation
Rick Steves is a popular PBS Travel Host and has authored dozens of travel guides. Here he speaks passionately about marijuana reform at the NORML ...

Bought by KSFR and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Reporter Laura Spero looks for giu while Aamaa watches in the background...with a smile., Credit: Laura Spero
Let's talk about locally produced food--you've never had milk like this. In the village of Kaskikot, Nepal, Aamaa shows reporter Laura Spero how t...

Bought by WBEZ, WAMC, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 27, 2009
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Tosha Alberty in front of her foreclosed home shes hoping to keep, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
A look into how communities and everyday people around the U.S. are resisting foreclosure, and answering the question: are rescue programs actually...

Bought by KVSC


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  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Soundprint_09-29 uploaded 7/17/09: Temple Prostitutes/Practicing Emptiness

Bought by WRVO, WUFT, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Syracuse Chiefs, Credit: Jason Smith
There are many ways to enjoy summer close to home without spending a lot of money.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 06:06
Caption: Lt. Dan Choi, displaying his West Point ring, Credit: KnightsOut.org/CNN
An openly gay new York National Guard officer pushes on, as a military administrative board recommends that he be discharged.

Bought by KRCB-FM and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 2
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a radio show from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and WYPR...

Bought by WEZU, KKRN, KFOK-LP, WUCF, and KEOS


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 5