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Caption: The swing era's reluctant hero: Artie Shaw
In the 1930s, clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw reigned as one of the great kings of the swing era. But just 20 years later, he mysteriously le...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KBGA 89.9 FM, WVAS, WEMU, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Mozart's own violin, in its case, Credit: Greg Shea
The violin and viola once owned by Mozart himself speak through the composer's music during the Boston Early Music Festival, thanks to the Salzburg...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:59
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Jennifer Abraham-Cramer helps us understand the great Mississippi flood of 1927, using stories from survivors preserved by oral historians.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest, Credit: Warp Records
This week, new music from Wrekmeister Harmonies, Date Palms, Sankt Otten, Baulta, Sense, Aun, and the official return of Boards of Canada. Record ...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Ruth Brown was Atlantic Records first big star. She was so successful, racking up 24 R&B hits for the fledging label, that Atlantic was often calle...

Bought by KPVL and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 16, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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What happens when visual information is sent to the hearing centers in the brain? Hear about this interesting experiment and more generally, why th...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:52
Caption: Illustration by R. Crumb.
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, it's time for our annual Gospel show! Special guest host Brother Hawkins takes over the reigns for two hours of...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
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When Chef Daniel Marquis isn't cooking at Quay in Chicago, he's growing food on his family farm. Seasoned gardeners share their stories. We forage ...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: A public domain image of the telharmonium in 1897
There's a man who's spent his whole life developing his own library of Electronic music examples.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 20:32
Caption: Harvey Barberg of Cokato Stands By the One-room Cabin Where Ancestors Spent Their First Winter
For the past year, Northern Community Radio has been running a mini-series on Minnesota Finns. This is our last segment and perhaps ironically -- o...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI


  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 2
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Its "Hot Fun In The Summetime" when you air this show. During this summer break, It summer madness with Sly Stone, Kool & the Gang, James Brown, WA...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
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In Cameroon, residents and conservation groups push authorities to stem killing, illegal trade of elephants

  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
Caption: View of the Shard from the Heygate Estate, Credit: Chris Wood
A documentary montage of soundscapes and voices from Elephant and Castle, London, UK the site of Europe's largest urban re-generation project. The ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 46:19
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Pat Metheny plays John Zorn, Zorn plays Albert Collins, Ama Deus Ensemble and Hiromi play Gershwin.

Bought by KKRN, WMHT, WOUB, WSLR, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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This week on The Score with Edmund Stone, The Great Outdoors.

Bought by WEKU, KPVL, KREV-LP, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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A tribute to legendary Cuban pianist and Latin Jazz Artist, Bebo Valdes (1918 - 2013)

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Jazz funnyman Cab Calloway
A lot of people probably don't think of jazz as all that funny. But from the music's vaudeville roots to legendary prankster Dizzy Gillespie, there...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, KPVL, WOUB, KDRP Community Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
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Film critic David Edelstein takes us on a tour of haunted houses in the movies.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Ruth Brown was Atlantic Records first big star. She was so successful, racking up 24 R&B hits for the fledging label, that Atlantic was often calle...

Bought by WRNC-LP, WOUB, KPVL, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
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In mid-May, more than 1500 high school students competed in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The winning projects included a p...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Brian Bahouth spoke with operatic tenor, accordionist and founder of the Vagabond Opera Eric Stern about his Neo-Cabaret ensemble and their latest ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2013
  • Length: 14:11
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Professor Amy Trubek discusses her research with Vermont maple syrup and artisan cheese, and amateur bakers try their hands at architecturally insp...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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Full-Time Blues Radio celebrates 5 years on the airwaves. This week's show features amazing music, interview clips, and in-studio performances!

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Blues Unlimited celebrates its 100th episode in style, with a special "Best Of" retrospective, spotlighting a few of our favorite moments from the ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:59
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The device that inspired a generation-- a prototype of one of the first portable transistor radios -- has just been accepted into the Smithsonian's...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:43