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Caption: Close-up of Cleveland Whiskey label., Credit: Brian Bull, ideastream
A look at the trend of developing rapidly-aged whiskeys.

Bought by KLCC and WAMC


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Hartigan family’s journal is full of stamps and memories of their letterboxing outings in Virginia, Ireland, the Pacific Northwest and other destinations. , Credit: Nancy Greenleese
There is a breed of modern day treasure hunters who need the Internet, a knack for orienting and solving puzzles, and a sense of adventure. They w...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
Caption: Artist Michael Sistig and Anti Ark
Michael Sistig Creates the Anti Ark at El Segundo Beach. The open air art installation consists of shipping containers, an emaciated polar bear and...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 07:48
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An interview with the Arabesque Wind Quintet about their history and the sessions for their upcoming CD

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 13:24
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The Brave New Workshop has helped launch the careers of humorists such as Al Franken and Tom Davis, the first head writers for Saturday Night Live...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
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For the third week of August (8/19): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneering female of tejano music

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of December (12/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a man who helped build a gospel music empire.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
Caption: Hamburg, Iowa residents dancing at the "flash mob".
While much of Iowa is now dealing with drought, last summer Hamburg, IA residents held up to 17 feet of floodwater at bay. Eight feet of dirt was ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:54
Caption: May Day General Strike 2012, Credit: Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt
In celebration of May Day, The Artsy Fartsy Show covered art in immigrant communities, activism and the artistic influences within the Occupy Wall ...

  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 52:11
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Artsy Fartsy Show's annual Spring light show – finding humor in the bizarre and scary, stand-up comedy and much more with guests: Harrison Greenbau...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2012
  • Length: 54:30
Caption: Tim McCoy and his sons
A Virginia father teaches his children a rare Native American language.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A cast member at Plimoth Plantation bakes bread in the village oven
For most home cooks, pulling off a traditional Thanksgiving feast is a tough job. An even tougher job? Replicating a meal fit for a Pilgrim in a ki...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
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Politics and Civility--natural allies or unlikely partners? You decide

  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 28:31
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On this week’s show we look at efforts to contain the Mafia in Sicily. We also explore who makes the big money off of coffee, and how coffee growi...

Bought by KUMD and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:22
  • Purchases: 2
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There are certain questions that get scientists really excited – discoveries that are big, tantalizing, and often, far out of reach. Even if they’r...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Can new, globalized cultural traditions that cross national boundaries be created with the aid of social media? "Album in a Day" is a community-d...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:16
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Garbage is not generally the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about fuel sources. However, commentator Mark Blackmon says that where he...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:52
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News. Where do you get your news? More importantly, who do you trust to deliver that news? Commentator Mark Blackmon says he's given up newspapers ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:12
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The idea of keeping shopping close to home is picking up speed, with local foods increasing in popularity and availability. Harder to understand mi...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:37
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Earthworm dumpster dives and subsists off of what so many of us unknowingly waste.

Bought by Vocalo.org, KUT, KUNM, KUNM, and KVMR


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 11:16
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: The Observation Deck - THe CTBUH Raido Journal
Interviews of prominent architects from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the world's recognized authority on skyscrapers & building...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Reporter Ana Castillo eating a Kogi taco, Credit: Miguel Macias
Kogi is a Korean BBQ Taco Truck that moves around Los Angeles.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Dealers of Americana talk about the allure of old books.

Bought by Remix Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WBHM-FM


  • Added: Apr 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The Observation Deck  - Radio Journal of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Interviews of prominent architects from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the world's recognized authority on skyscrapers & building...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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Considering Some Things talks with a popular self-help author.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Length: 04:12