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Verse Farm 3
From: Brian Bahouth
Series: Verse Farm
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Tom Townsley reads a cycle of three Oneida Lake poems - a mix of words, sound and music.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
The Veil
From: Brian Bahouth
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Tom Townsley reads his poem, The Veil - words and music.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: :57
Bluebells
From: Brian Bahouth
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Tom Townsley reads his poem, Bluebells.

  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:16
Girl Power....Interrupted
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about where women are (and aren't) in pop culture, from the impact of "Free to Be You and Me" to the evolution of Wonder Woman.

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
Jazz Abroad
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Israeli saxophonist and clarinetist Anat Cohen , Credit: Osnat Rom
Jazz may be an American-grown art form, but there are few places on the globe where the music hasn't found some sort of a home. This week, we go in...

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KZYX, KMUN, KDRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Great Jazz Cities: Philadelphia
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Philadelphia trumpeter Clifford Brown
This week on The New Jazz Archive, we're continuing our ongoing tour of America's "Great Jazz Cities" with the stories and sounds of jazz in Philad...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Remembering Dave Brubeck
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz icon Dave Brubeck
In this hour, we remember the great Dave Brubeck—from his roots growing up on a California ranch, to his smash hit 1959 recording "Time Out," to hi...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, WVAS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Bessarabia Ghost Tapes
From: Soundwalk Collective
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Bessarabia Ghost Tapes is a haunting soundscape that weaves the voices of Holocaust survivor oral histories from the Centropa Foundation with 1940s...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 53:09
Jazz and Literature
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz poet Langston Hughes
What do Langston Hughes, the 50's Beat writers, and jazz critics all have in common? They all like to write about jazz. This week we'll take a look...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
InstruMental Episode 3: Mike Anderson
From: Nathan Phillips
Series: InstruMental
Caption: Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson talks about performing on a high level on multiple instruments and how his compositional process varies between them.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 21:04
Folktale of Compassion
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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As they say in many a folk world, "Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns"--and on this week's edition, you'll find out that caring and sharing...

Bought by KFOK-LP and KREV-LP


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 2
Amnon Weinstein's Violins of Hope - Live in Charlotte
From: Sam Van Hallgren
Caption: Amnon Weinstein, with a Violin of Hope, Credit: Ken Lambla
Master violin maker Amnon Weinstein has spent the past two decades finding and restoring violins that survived the Holocaust. In April, 2012, he br...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
African Roots of Jazz
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Jazz all-star Art Blakey
It's almost taken for granted today that jazz grew out of African music. But when you get down to it, the connections that make up jazz's African h...

Bought by WRGY, KDRP Community Radio, KMUN, WNCU, KPVL and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Alan Lomax
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: American folklorist Alan Lomax
This week on the show, it's the life and legacy of American folklorist Alan Lomax and how his calling to "record the world" changed the course of t...

Bought by WRGY, WCAI / WNAN, KDRP Community Radio, KPVL, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
99% Invisible #71- In and Out of LOVE (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Follow a breadcrumb trail of black wax and wheel marks to a secret war over public space.

Bought by WFPL News, WCAI / WNAN, Vermont Public Radio, WFYI, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 31, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 5
Three Records from Sundown
From: Charles Maynes
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Producer Joe Boyd remembers musician Nick Drake.

Bought by Radio New Zealand, Public Radio Remix, and HowSound


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 3
All the Time in the World
From: Traveling 219
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In the shop of Doyle Oliver Kisner, clockmaker.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:52
Happy New Year
From: The Truth
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You're invited to spend New Year's Eve with Walt Avery.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jan 11, 2013
  • Length: 12:18
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz and the American Road
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: North or south, Highway 61 is America's "Blues Highway"
The myth and magic of the American road is one of the defining themes in American life. This week we hit the road in search of the highways and byw...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, KDRP Community Radio, KMUN, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Good Morning!
From: Sara Curtis
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A collection of remixed "Good Morning" voicemail messages from friends all over the world.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Small Satellites Aim to Protect Earth
From: Sheri Quinn
Caption: Solar Flare , Credit: Sheri Quinn
Solar Flares can wreak havoc on earth so small satellites are being designed to better detect them.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 07:05
Ulysses Syndrome: Recordings from the Mediterranean Sea
From: Soundwalk Collective
Series: Soundwalk Collective 10 Year Anniversary
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Following the ancient path of Ulysses, Soundwalk Collective continuously scanned and recorded all possible radio interceptions over a range of 40 m...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:00
On the road to a litter-free environment
From: KALW
Caption: Jeff Chen, founder of Pick up America speaks with volunteers cleaning up the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline., Credit: Laura Flynn
Pick up America is the nation’s first coast-to-coast litter pick up. KALW's Laura Flynn met the clean up volunteers when they arrived in San Franci...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:33
Louis Armstrong
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
Caption: Satchmo in 1960.
In this hour, it's a look at the life and music of Louis Armstrong with the good people of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, located in Louis' form...

Bought by WRGY, WNCU, WNMU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Scent of My Dreams
From: Brian Bahouth
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The Scent of My Dreams was written by Holly Day and first appeared in the literary magazine Infective Ink. Music from downtempo artists 9 Lazy 9 e...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 03:45

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