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Don't Say Gay
From: Ben Weisz
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Original documentary about teaching young children about homosexuality. *SHORTLISTED New York Festivals Radio Awards 2013*

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:58
The Living Fossil
From: Veronica Simmonds
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Every drug we take is tested with crab blood. And it all started with a walk on a beach.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 3
Searching Space
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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Listen to peoples' first reaction to Saturn alongside astrophysicists who gaze up at the universe for a living. Learn the new techniques scientists...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 17:47
  • Purchases: 1
Indiana Avenue: Black Boulevard of Jazz
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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Episode 2 of “Jazz Crossroads of America,” a special four-part series on the history of Indiana jazz. Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnso...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
Need to Know Rochester: Black Males at Risk
From: WXXI
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To be black and male in America carries with it a certain baggage. Two out of three black male students in Rochester are failing to graduate. "Need...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 27:10
The Blue Revolution
From: Chris Bocast
Series: Aquaculture and You
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The history of aquaculture from the mid-20th century to the present.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 16:26
Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 53:05
The Story of New Orleans' J&M Recording Studios
From: Gianluca Tramontana
Caption: Fats Domino in J&M Studios
New Orleans’ J&M recording studio birthed rhythm & blues in the late forties as well as proto-rock & roll. It had it’s own self-contained backing b...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
Humankind: Rubin Carter's Hurricane
From: David Freudberg
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Memorialized in a Bob Dylan song and an Academy Award nominated Denzel Washington film, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was a successful prize fighter, wh...

Bought by WAMU, WKMS, WCSU-FM, KBGA 89.9 FM, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Best of the Best: The 2011 Third Coast Festival Broadcast and Promo
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
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The Third Coast International Audio Festival brings the best new documentaries produced worldwide to the national airwaves in a special two-hour pr...

Bought by KOSU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WEKU, WNIJ, KRCB-FM and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 55
OPEN SOURCE: Pakistan Aslant (1) - "The country that could kill the world"
From: Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Series: Pakistan Aslant
Caption: “MOHAMED ALI JINNAH: His Moslem tiger wants to eat the Hindu cow” [April 1946]
Christopher Lydon on the road in South Asia, in a compilation of conversations and reflections on Pakistan's past and dynamic present. Featuring no...

Bought by KUOW and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
OPEN SOURCE: Pakistan Aslant (2) - Roots of Resilience
From: Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon
Series: Pakistan Aslant
Caption: Rashid Rana's "I Love Miniatures" (2002)
Christopher Lydon on the road in South Asia, in a compilation of conversations and reflections on Pakistan's past and dynamic present. Featuring fi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Henry Nicholas Gunther, November 11, 1918
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Officially the last American to be killed in World War I. In a cruel twist of fate, Henry Gunther "cheated life" by dying needlessly on a field in ...

Bought by WRVG - Georgetown College Student Radio and KTRL


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Halloween Special: Unearthing Dracula
From: WFIU
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A must-have Halloween Special!!!! An entertaining hour-long exploration of the eerie yet elusive character of Dracula in films, literature, music a...

Bought by KHNS, KREV-LP, WNMU-FM, WRVO, KUT and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, July 6, 1971
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Armstrong was born in Storyville, a redlight district of New Orleans, 1901. His father left and his mother was probably a prostitute. He first lear...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Joni Mitchell's "Blue"
From: Paul Ingles
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Musicians, music writers, fans and Joni Mitchell herself reflect on Joni Mitchell's most revered album, "Blue," released in 1971.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, Spokane Public Radio, WFIU, WAMC, Capital Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 7
Whose University?
From: Natalie Yahr
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Our country is getting less public, and our universities are no exception. But what does "public" mean? And why does it matter? This surprising fo...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2011
  • Length: 59:36
Encounters Solitude
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
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I want to be alone.... in the wilderness!

  • Added: Jan 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
A Conversation with Norman Corwin: Renowned Writer and Director from Radio’s Golden Age
From: KUOW
Caption: Norman Corwin with producer Katy Sewall, Credit: Corwin's staff
You’re probably familiar with Jack Benny and Orsen Wells - but do you know Norman Corwin? The widely acclaimed writer, director, and producer from ...

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 50:01
  • Purchases: 1
Viva Elvis
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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One hour radio special provides insight to how Cirque du Soliel "shook up" Elvis Presley's classic songs for the new "Viva Elvis" show.

Bought by KFOK-LP


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
11 (more) from John Lennon: An Appreciation (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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A second hour to celebrate the music of John Lennon. Writers, Reporters, Musicians and Beatle fans share their impressions of 11 more standout John...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WUIS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRCB-FM, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 11
Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season
From: mediachameleon
Caption: Tyler Sloan in the Washington Capitals locker room, Credit: Chris Nelson/mediachameleon
"Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season" documents a journey through the 2009-2010 Washington Capitals' NHL season. The story is told through the eyes a...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
It’s Jazz, Charlie Brown: The Vince Guaraldi Story
From: WFIU
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An hourlong program featuring the music and life of Peanuts composer and jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. A great special around the holiday season......

Bought by KRPS, KCSM, KMUW, Northstate Public Radio, WCQS and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 9
Herbie Nichols’ Third World
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hourlong profile of pianist and composer Herbie Nichols, including an interview with jazz writer Mark Miller, author of the biography HERBIE NIC...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Apr 08, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Born Into a World of Things
From: Hannah Krakauer
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Archaeologist Michael Shanks talks about the history of stuff and our relationship with it.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:33