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A speck of land in the South Atlantic, Tristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited island in the world.

  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:49
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Seabirds and their eggs help scientists track global pollution.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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Unborn baby sharks gobble up their brothers and sisters in the womb.

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
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A guy backpacks through 50 countries in 5 years. We hear his story.

  • Added: May 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:03
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Antonio Campos talks religious prostitutes, music as plot point, and the choreography of life.

  • Added: May 04, 2013
  • Length: 21:18
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CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Preston Bus Station, Credit: Bernie Blackburn
Preston Bus Station is considered one of the finest examples of British "Brutalist" architecture. Built in 1969 at the time of its construction it ...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 15:00
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Taylor Tower at CKUT studios in Montreal, Canada
Edward Packard, the man behind the Choose Your Own Adventure books, talks about how he came up with the concept and what role adventure has played ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story is a three-part radio documentary about the influence of the "Mother Road" on America's literary and artistic c...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 58:02
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Francine Sterle is the author of 2006 book "Nude In Winter," which was a finalist for the LA Times Book of the Year. She has also published two oth...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:53
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The Island of California appeared on maps for over a century.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Photographer Andrew Kilgore
On this month's Tin Roof Project, it's acclaimed photographer Andrew Kilgore telling his own true story.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with the show manager of the world's largest bead show, get to know a lampwork artist from Duluth, as well a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 20:21
  • Purchases: 1
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Radio Curious visits with Richard Jergensen to discuss the history future of railroad travel in Mendocino County.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
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Robert Jevne gives us his thoughts on aspirations for the year including not giving into cynicism and remaining upbeat when there is much to be dow...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Anthony Swann likes music, physical books, coffee houses and he lives with his cat, Samba, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Here, Swann presents his poem, "B...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:35
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Riding with Emily." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minneso...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:47
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Founder and owner of Loudhouse Records of Austin, Texas Booka Michel is a native of Grand Rapids. The last two projects for Booka and the Flaming G...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Housework may be killing female Komodo dragons at an early age.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Soudan Iron Formation - Banded Iron, Credit: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by KSRQ, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
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A sound-rich and thoughtful piece questioning who the actual cannibals in Papua New Guinea are: the locals or the tourists visiting them....

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
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A computer game that familiarizes blind people with the layout of a virtual building makes it easier to navigate the real thing.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
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Elisa Korentayer is a writer, a performer, and a recording artist. Here she reads her poem "Ryokan In Small Mountian Village Outside Kyoto. The Be...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 03:01
Caption: Effie North Star Stampede and Rodeo, Credit: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by KFAI, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 3