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From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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A Vet describes a euthanasia and we wonder how we should consider human euthanasia.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:11
  • Purchases: 1
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A wonderful tale of good farming, good radio and a voice from the past. Radio producer Tim Lehane found an old tape in his attic. It was the favour...

Bought by KUT and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 2
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In 1984, we were worrying about passing math and who to dance with at the school dance. Doina was living in communist Romania. I talked to her abou...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 27:47
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the horn billed toucan will occasionally, and discreetly, break the sound barrier

  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
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A woman decides to cease prosecution of the man who bankrupted her.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 02:47
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A woman talks about her decision to be honest with the IRS.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 02:59
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A radio series of 14 thirty-minute programs set in the American Southwest. This series includes voices of cowboys and Indians, scientists and Salt...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:43:59
  • Purchases: 1
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A personal reflection on the stakes of becoming the godfather to my best friend's first child.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2010
  • Length: 09:59
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Nearly thirty years on, a surprising good look for the "bad" Beach Boy.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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We have seen a lot of pictures from Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Chances are that many of them were actually taken by the military. C...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, WAMC, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 4
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He was America's first rock star ... and we knew him as Johnny Ace

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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A true, Russian space hero died today. As a matter of fact, the very first Russian space hero. And as it turns out, she was the first space martyr....

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: Midori
For most musicians, Bach is more than just music. For violinist Midori, Bach is a way of life. Use this 26 second clip to introduce Midori playin...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: :26
Caption: Frank Peter Zimmermann
Musicians often become “one” with their instrument – it’s not just an expensive and valuable piece of equipment they use on the job. For some, lik...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: :21
Caption: Jamie Harper teaches others to play music using recycled materials at Family Art Day., Credit: Anna Flores
On this edition of Art Beat we visit with a local artist who you may know from the band Beet Root Stew. It's Jamie Harper. Jamie began his art care...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2010
  • Length: 12:43
Caption: Kristjan Järvi, Credit: Peter Rigaud
When you look into the story behind some of the most beautiful music, you often find that something dark or even tragic lies at the source. Conduc...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: :27
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Have you ever been in a tornado? Got a good storm story to share?

  • Added: Aug 02, 2010
  • Length: 01:57:31
Caption: Kim Kashkashian, Credit: courtesy of WGBH
How does one make a sound on an instrument? Violist Kim Kashkashian says it actually has little to do with the instrument itself. Ultimately, she...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: :22
Caption: Gil Shaham
We know Haydn, the wonderful composer of symphonies and string quartets, but did you know he also wrote some terrific Violin Concertos? Violinist ...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: :25
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Some think of Bambi. Some gardeners call them rats on stilts. Still others view them as little more than obstacles on our roads. Writer Andrew Hill...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 01:37
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A portrait of a hermetic way of life in modern Ireland, as told from behind monastery walls.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 58:19
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Artist: Barbra Streisand Song: Send in the Clowns

Bought by KCRW, The Story, KFAI, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Anna Netrebko, Credit: Annie Leibovitz
In soprano Anna Netrebko’s recording of Russian Romances, she introduces us to the not-as-well-known sides of two well-known composers – Rimsky-Kor...

  • Added: May 30, 2010
  • Length: :26
Caption: Piotr Anderszewski
Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski champions two composers from his country – Frederic Chopin and Karol Szymanowski. Like Chopin, Szymanowski’s mus...

  • Added: May 30, 2010
  • Length: :22
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Susan Cone Bell, born July 5, 1946, created a legacy of leadership that will long out live her life which sadly ended in Honduran waters on Decembe...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 29:01