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This is an adventure story about how I met a girl who couldn’t laugh, and my quest to get my laugh back, which I lost somewhere under the pile of l...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 21:14
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Archival Paul Simon interviews from various moments of his career are intertwined to show the evolution of his creative process. Hosted by Rita Ho...

Bought by Northstate Public Radio, WETS, CBC Inside the Music, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Brand new one-hour special features exclusive Sting interview looking back on music from his solo career.

Bought by Prairie Public, CBC Inside the Music, WAMC, WNIN, Aspen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Author Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special encore presentation of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stor...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Jose James
“Music was unexpected. I always wanted to be a writer and I still do. I was always turned on by words, by the way people could use words and that k...

Bought by Public Radio Remix and KFOK-LP


  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 11:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Author, Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Bobby McFerrin has spent four decades breaking ground in jazz vocals – and his music always feels fresh. Hear how Miles Davis changed his life.

Bought by WCSU-FM, WNCU, KFOK-LP, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Dianne Reeves
"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that.

Bought by WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU, KFOK-LP, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 5
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Zach Slow: Celebrity dater, associate of rapping pastries

Bought by The Story


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 1
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On this edition of Don't Cha Know we introduce Dr. Rich MacDonald. We will get to learn about what inspired him to be a musician, hear stories of w...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
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Those who pursue a life in the spotlight have a lot of tough decisions to make about the things they choose to participate in. At the end of the da...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1