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Paul Desmond: 'The Sound of a Dry Martini'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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With his darkly lilting approach, the alto saxophonist rose to fame beside Dave Brubeck's piano.

Bought by KTSU, KMUW, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KTSU, WJFF and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Cab Calloway: 'A Hi De Ho Centennial'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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A pop-culture icon, Calloway led one of the greatest bands of the Swing Era

Bought by KTSU, WCSU-FM, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, WSKG and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Carmen McRae: 'Painter of Song'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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Carmen McRae was an outstanding song stylist whose great strength was in her phrasing & interpretation of lyrics.

Bought by KTSU, WCQS, WSKG, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 18
Red Norvo: 'Mr. Swing'
From: NPR Music
Series: Jazz Profiles
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A thoroughly modern musician, Red Norvo brought the mallet instruments to jazz.

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KTSU, KMUW, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WNCU and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2007
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Elvis: Viva Las Vegas
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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After 8 years away from live performance, Elvis Presley made up for lost time.

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, Prairie Public, WILL, WCBE, and KDLG


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Elvis: The Early Years
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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An inside look at the rise of Elvis Presley from a young boy to an American Icon.

Bought by KHEN-LP, Prairie Public, KEOS, KPVL, Red River Radio Network and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Singing Legend Bea Wain
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
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An interview with 1930's singing star Bea Wain charts her career through her music.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 50:03
Thirty Years of Service - Barbara and Diane Snelling
From: Vermont Public Radio
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Barbara and Diane Snelling visit StoryCorps in Vermont to talk about thirty years of public service.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:18
Zuni Running
From: Western Folklife Center Media
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Long distance running has long held symbolic meaning for many Native Americans, particularly Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. And as Hal Cannon of ...

Bought by Moab Public Radio, KRCC-FM, The Nature Podcast, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 28, 2006
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 4
Waking Up Together
From: With Good Reason
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Zen and coupledom (and other Valentine's treats)

Bought by KWMR-FM


  • Added: Feb 20, 2006
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 1
Studs Terkel: And They All Sang
From: Prime Time Radio
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Prime Time Radio spends an hour with the irrepressible writer and radio host Studs Terkel ? reminiscing about the many musicians he has interviewed...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KUT-HD, Marfa Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio, WFHB and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:06
  • Purchases: 15
What's the Word? Famous Love Letters
From: Modern Language Association
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Love letters from some very famous couples

Bought by KVSC, KHNS, Moab Public Radio, KUT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 10
Spiritual Reflections From Combat: The Bill Schiebler Story
From: Ronald Duffy
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"Spiritual Reflections From Combat" is a story about Bill Schiebler, army ranger and Viet Nam war veteran, who shares inspiring stories from his re...

Bought by KCUR, WRVO, WXXI, WHRV, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2005
  • Length: 57:46
  • Purchases: 11
James Beard: An American Revolution [30 minute version]
From: Melissa Waldron Lehner
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A Reading of letters from the James Beard Collection

  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Length: 29:36
Fog Magic
From: Vermont Public Radio
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Magic in the fog launches Greta on an adventure that takes her back into the past and reveals secrets in her own life.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 03, 2005
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 1
Consistency of Jell-O
From: Rupa Marya
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Erik describes himself as a prisoner in his own body. Back from Iraq with a Traumatic Brain Injury, it's not hard to see why.

Bought by KRCC-FM and WMPG


  • Added: Feb 24, 2005
  • Length: 11:30
  • Purchases: 2
Exodus '47: Inside Out
From: Inside Out Documentaries
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This is the story of three men who served aboard the Exodus 1947, a Jewish refugee ship that tried to run thousands of holocaust survivors past the...

Bought by KWIT, WTIP, WNIJ, Audible, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 59:25
  • Purchases: 8