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Compiled By: Armando Bellmas

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A Students-Eye View Inside Philly’s Public Schools

From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 07:10

Julia R. Masterman High School Student Nuwar Ahmed introduces us to her classmates and teachers—all of whom are struggling to keep education a priority in a school system facing massive cutbacks.

Phillypic_small Julia R. Masterman High School Student Nuwar Ahmed introduces us to her classmates and teachers—all of whom are struggling to keep education a priority in a school system facing massive cutbacks.

Deep Voices = Sex Appeal?

From Next Generation Radio | Part of the NPR's Next Generation Radio series | 03:10

Scientists study if if true that women like men with deeper voices

Sean_small Anthropologist Coren Apicella sets out to learn whether it is possible to be attracted to someone simply because of the sound of his or her voice. To test her hypothesis she grabbed her tape recorder and set off for Tanzania. She discovers the tone of your voice may mean more than thought.

Come On Down

From New America Media | 05:10

A Chinese American's Words of Warning for South Asians looking for themselves in movies and TV.

Default-piece-image-1 Christine Wong comments on the recent trend of Bollywood movies that are taking America by storm, and what South Asians can expect from Hollywood and American TV's representation of ethnic minorities.

Confessions of Teen Stripper

From Holly Kernan | 04:40

commentator Sayyadina Thomas reflects on her days as an underage stripper

Default-piece-image-2 Recent news reports of nationwide crackdowns on the trafficking of undocumented immigrant sex workers caused commentator Sayyadina Thomas to remember her experiences in a strip club, and the extra risks faced by immigrant women there.

Musical Instruments of China

From Richard Paul | 09:20

The sounds, instruments and structures of the traditional Chinese orchestra.

Pipa_small Despite China's long musical history, Chinese orchestras are relatively new. Join scholar Joanna Lee as she guides audiences through the sounds, instruments and structures of the traditional Chinese orchestra.

Thank God for Cowboys

From Prairie Public | Part of the Essays from the Veeder Ranch series | 05:41

An essay from Jessie on her appreciation for the good ol' boys she knows and loves.

Jessie3_small An essay from Jessie on her appreciation for the good ol' boys she knows and loves.

What is Love?

From City High Radio | :59

Vox Pop: High school junior Jessie asks people, "What is Love?"

Legs_small City High junior Jessie wants to find out what love is. She interviews people in her community, vox-pop style, and asks them, "What is love?"

How to Sing the Star-Spangled Banner

From Jackson Braider | 01:32

Jenny Hersch, musical maven and part-owner of a baseball team, reveals the secrets of singing our anthem.

Default-piece-image-0 The Star-Spangled Banner is a difficult song to sing. Set to a tune created by bunch of drunken English louts, our national anthem is filled with sordid little singing tricks that would challenge the most sober of souls. Fortunately, Jenny Hersch, folk bassist and once a part owner of a Pittsfield baseball team, saw through the Royalist plot and has come up with this foolproof guide for how to sing The Star-Spangled Banner right and in tune every time.

NEA Jazz Moments with Lou Donaldson

From National Endowment for the Arts | Part of the Jazz Masters Moments series | 03:27

Three short "Moments" featuring alto saxophonist and 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Lou Donaldson. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about Lou's disc overy of jazz, his Night at Birdland, and his signature hit, Blues Walk.

Jazzmasterslogorev-1_small The latest in our series of NEA Jazz Masters Moments. Each year the NEA announces a new class of NEA Jazz Masters, the highest award the federal government bestows upon a jazz musician. This year the honorees are: MOSE ALLISON, LOU DONALDSON, LORRAINE GORDON, AND EDDIE PALMIERI.

JazzStories: Sam Rivers – Reedman, pianist, composer

From Murray Street Productions | Part of the JazzStories series | 09:23

Sam Rivers has sounded his horn across six decades of jazz with Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, and Dizzy Gillespie. Producer David Goren brings us an intimate portrait of Sam Rivers in his own voice and those of his fellow band members.

Sam_rivers_small Sam Rivers has sounded his horn across six decades of jazz with Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, and Dizzy Gillespie.  He’s played with the best and cut his own path with the RivBea Orchestra.

Producer David Goren brings us an intimate portrait of Sam Rivers in his own voice and those of his fellow band members.

Day Job 1: Bitter Barista

From Joshua McNichols | Part of the Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series) series | 13:13

Seattle's Matt Watson performs as a rapper and producer under the name Spekulation. He used to hate his day job serving espresso. After being outed as the cynical blogger behind "The Bitter Barista," Matt thought he'd never make espresso again. But then he found a tiny coffee shop at the center of Beacon's Hill's music scene.

Day_job_1_240x240_small Part of a series of profiles of musicians at their day jobs. Because not everybody gets to be a rock star.

Free to radio stations and podcasts so long as you direct listeners to dayjobmusic.org for more Day Job episodes.