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Out of the Blocks - 3300 Greenmount
From: Aaron Henkin
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One hour. One city block. Everybody's story.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 49:30
NEA Jazz Moments with Mose Allison
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Mose Allison. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about M...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
New Life
From: Veronica Simmonds
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Every thing deserves a second chance

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:29
Latitude News Podcast #4 - Channeling Venice in Cleveland
From: Latitude News
Caption: Giancarlo Calicchia's "Genesis," a 28-foot long, 2,000+ pound wooden sculpture., Credit: Dan Moulthrop
Cleveland’s Renaissance man hopes to rejuvenate the Rust Belt with art.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 12:52
Sound, Art and Enchantment
From: Isabel Theriot
Caption: The Music Box art and sound installation
This radio documentary is about the Music Box art and sound installation located in the Bywater Neighborhood of New Orleans. It blends the sounds o...

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
The Psychology of Jazz
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz pianist Kenny Werner: the accidental guru of the musical self-help movement
Are jazz musicians more prone to mental illness? Can jazz be therapeutic? And why do musicians get performance anxiety? We'll answer those question...

Bought by WNCU, Radio New Zealand, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 9
Poetry Out Loud: Regional competition coverage
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Caption: Poetry Out Loud Participants, Credit: Patty Polasky
A documentary piece featuring citation and commentary from high school students from Fosston, Clearbrook-Gonvick, and Trek North High Schools durin...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 11:09
A Bit of Downtime
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Woodcarving at Maine State Prison

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Suspenders Juggling Troupe
From: Whitney Jones
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Snappy, Stretcho, and Criss-Cross are like brothers. Together they are The Suspenders Juggling Troupe from Falmouth, Massachusetts. The Suspenders ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
Drips, Smears and Smudges
From: Cheryl Bowlan
Caption: Tim Lynn, artist, Credit: Cheryl Bowlan
Paralyzed from the shoulders down and colorblind, Tim Lynn managed to become a talented painter whose work has hung in several San Francisco Bay Ar...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 11:14
That Guy at the Bus Station
From: Erin Gleeson
Series: Erin Gleeson Podcast
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Early on in his musical career, performer Dan Deacon embarked on an eight-week series of shows. But when the car died, he realized that he had only...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Sep 19, 2011
  • Length: 17:38
  • Purchases: 1
And That's How the Band Broke Up
From: Erin Gleeson
Series: Erin Gleeson Podcast
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Bob and his band showed up in Charleston, but no one -- not even the venue -- knew they were coming.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 10:58
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Electric Kulintang - Susie Ibarra and Roberto Rodriguez
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Susie Ibarra
“I understand Filipino Kulintang, it's melodic phrasing, how it moves linearly, very similar to how perhaps bebop moves in jazz…there’s a lot of si...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KFOK-LP


  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 10:53
  • Purchases: 2
Stone Carver
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A Sculptor's Meditation in Granite

Bought by KLCC, WMPG, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 3
Doing It Ourselves
From: Destination DIY
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Shiro plums picked by the Portland Fruit Tree Project (after this photo was taken)
Doing it Ourselves: What it really takes to work, play and live together. ***This show aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting as part of a series of 5...

Bought by WRVO, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KLCC, KUT, WYSO and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Representing Yourself
From: Destination DIY
Series: Destination DIY
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Representing Yourself is a DIY project we do in all kinds of ways — in job interviews, on stage, in court and through visual art such as self-portr...

Bought by WRVO, KUT, WYSO, and WRVO


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
DIY Rituals
From: Destination DIY
Series: Destination DIY
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We depend on all kinds of secular and spiritual rituals to mark the ends and beginnings of things. Sometimes this means following a long-standing t...

Bought by WRVO, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WYSO, WRVO, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Marcel Mangel(Marceau), September 22, 2007
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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One night, entering a clearing, he and a companion came face to face with a well-armed Nazi patrol. Desperately outnumbered, he took an amazing cha...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Americana Nueva
From: Sam Margolis
Caption: Comanchero - Boston-based Americana Jam Band
The Americana music scene is thriving in New England, with a growing fan base and musicians alike. Boston has been a particular hot spot, with a g...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Jason Neulander
From: KUT
Series: Portrait of an Artist-a semi-regular series
Caption: Jason Neulander at The Long Center Austin, TX
Jason Neulander is the director and creator of The Intergalactic Nemesis. He sat down with producer Rebecca McInroy to discuss his inspirations as ...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:09
Orchkids
From: Towson University EMF
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An audio documentary about the musical partnership in West Baltimore between the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Lockerman Bundy Elementary School.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 05:13
Drumming on the Guitar
From: Aaron Golding
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Chicago drummer, Joel Styzens, thought his career as a musician was over when he was diagnosed with hyperacusis and tinnitus. In this profile, Joel...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 15:05
  • Purchases: 1
Portrait of the artist Wura-Natasha Ogunji
From: KUT
Series: Portrait of an Artist-a semi-regular series
Caption: Wura-Natasah Ogunji
Artist Wura-Natasha Ogunji sat down with producer Rebecca McInroy to discuss her inspirations, goals and life as an artist.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 08:12
The Paramount Visual Arts Center
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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The Paramount Theater has been the cultural jewel of downtown St. Cloud since the age of vaudeville. However, do you know what takes place in the ...

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 24:36
On Stage Theater in St. Cloud!
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Please join Arts & Cultural Reporter Jeff Carmack for a feature covering the rather unique and inspiring people and organizations which create a re...

  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 28:58