WAMU

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WAMU 88.5 FM is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area. It is member-supported, professionally-staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU has provided programming to a growing audience that now totals more than 450,000 listeners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

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Series: Latitudes
From WAMU
Caption: Michael Bengwayan fixes a stove used to burn the petroleum nut oil while his assistant, Dobbels Wallang, examines a lantern made especially for the flammable oil. A bottle of the fuel sits nearby in a reused soda pop container. , Credit: Tina Pamintuan
We discuss pure energy — the power that doesn’t come from oil.

Bought by WBEZ and KWMR-FM


  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:51:26
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of Latitudes, we take you on a global catwalk, talking about fashion and style in all corners of the world.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:51:26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jonathan Isbit demonstrates his Nature’s Platform device. , Credit: Courtesy of Andrea Wenzel.
Toilets are a basic necessity. But some 2.6 billion people don’t have them. Every year, more than a million people die from sanitation related dis...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:51:26
  • Purchases: 1
Series: Latitudes
From WAMU
Caption: Kazakhstani youth in engage in the traditional courtship game of Kyz Kuu. , Credit: WikiCommons.
On this episode of Latitudes, we look at how we play, where we play, and why play is so important.

Bought by KQED and WBEZ


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:51:27
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Children's circus participants in Kabul, Credit: Zach Warren
Voices from Afghanistan is an hour long special marking a decade of US troop engagement in Afghanistan. The program offers snapshots of life in Afg...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KZYX, WRNC-LP, and WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:51:29
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The Beatles-One More Album, Credit: Lisa McCarty
April marks 40 years since the breakup of the Beatles. In honor of the milestone, we play a guessing game that has kept fans fighting for years - w...

Bought by WTIP, WFIU, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Hosted by Lee Michael Demsey [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/lee-michael-demsey/]

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 01:57:33
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Hosted by Lee Michael Demsey [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/lee-michael-demsey/]

  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 01:57:28
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Hosted by Hubie King [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/hubie-king/]

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 00:56:38
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The Katy Daley [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/katy-daley/] Show is an hour-long syndicated broadcast originating from WAMU's Bluegrass Co...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 00:57:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Katy Daley [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/katy-daley/] Show is an hour-long syndicated broadcast originating from WAMU's Bluegrass Co...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 00:57:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Hosted by Hubie King [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/hubie-king/]

  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 00:56:47
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Hosted by Hubie King [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/hubie-king/]

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 00:57:17
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The Katy Daley [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/katy-daley/] Show is an hour-long syndicated broadcast originating from WAMU's Bluegrass Co...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 00:57:00
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Hosted by Hubie King [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/hubie-king/]

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 00:57:24
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The Katy Daley [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/katy-daley/] Show is an hour-long syndicated broadcast originating from WAMU's Bluegrass Co...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 00:57:00
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The Katy Daley [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/katy-daley/] Show is an hour-long syndicated broadcast originating from WAMU's Bluegrass Co...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 00:57:01
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Featuring Del McCoury [http://www.delmccouryband.com/], David Peterson of David Peterson and 1946 [http://www.1946band.com/], Phil Nusbaum [http://...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
  • Length: 00:52:59
  • Purchases: 1
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WAMU's Bluegrass Country presents a Father's Day Special - Me & Dad

  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
  • Length: 00:23:00
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Hosted by Hubie King [http://bluegrasscountry.org/about/hosts/hubie-king/]

  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 00:58:36