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Sister Rosetta Tharpe became the first superstar of gospel music and was an early influence on Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
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KVSC presents the Granite City Radio Theatre in partnership with the Pioneer Place Theatre Company in St. Cloud. The Granite City Radio Theatre is ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 54:40
  • Purchases: 1
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When naming the most important stories of the 20th century, gossip writer Liz Smith rattled off the assassination of JFK, the Lindbergh kidnapping,...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
Caption: Inside the studio at Footsteps
Foley artists are the unsung performers behind the Hollywood blockbusters. They design and perform the sounds you hear in the movies, from fistfigh...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 11:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Charles Dickens turns 200 this year, and two new films based on his books are in the works. But one scholar says there’s more to Dickens than his m...

  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
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Have you ever wanted to create your own television series? One woman and her husband did just that—only they aired their Western soap online.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
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Laura Lippman talks about crime fiction, journalism and the social novel. [30:30]

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 30:12
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Actor / writer / composer David Ingber has created musicals about Zombies, and Fantasy Football, an ESPN web series, and several screenplays. He ch...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:04
Caption: Alec Wild explains a scene at Chocolate, Shakespeare, and Champagne, Credit: KQAL
On this edition of Art Beat, we sit down with Founder & Associate Producing Director of The Great River Shakespeare Festival and This year’s direct...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 21:31
Caption: Chic Silber, Credit: Courtesy: Andrew Hiller
West Side Story, Carousel, Man of La Mancha, Amadeus, Wicked-- You may not know Chic Silber, but you probably know at least some of the spectacles ...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 08:09
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The story of one of TV’s early idealists, retold in the context of the Cold War.

Bought by Jefferson Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio, KUT-HD, Spokane Public Radio, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 7
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So, is that a vasectomy in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Find out the answer to this question as Arts and Cultural Heritage Report...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2010
  • Length: 23:31
Caption: Tanna Frederick
In recent years, Tanna Frederick has become the star of writer/director Henry Jaglom's company of actors, which operates much like his hero Orson W...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 29:13
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On this edition we speak with young artists of diverse backgrounds who use their independent experiences and creative impulses to talk about race, ...

  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The Cartoon Carnival "This Here is Your Life, Stan Freberg" Special features rare and classic Freberg comedy, plus Freberg himself talking about his work!
Rare and classic comedy from one of the greatest cartoon voice men ever (Pete Puma!) - STAN FREBERG, including an interview with Stan talking about...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2010
  • Length: 53:43
Caption: Rare Daffy Duck (Mel Blanc) on the 17th "Cartoon Carnival" with Joe Bev.
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary, with Bud Abbott, Mel Blanc and rare Daffy Duck audio!

  • Added: Mar 09, 2010
  • Length: 53:40
Caption: Tom Terrific in "Robinsnest Crusoe" on the 6th "Cartoon Carnival" with Joe Bev.
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary with Jerry Beck, June Foray, Steve Worth, Jack Mercer, Mae Questal, and Paul Frees.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 53:27
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Alan Ayckbourn's witty satire of romance and the British middle class.

Bought by WRVO, KALW, KRCB-FM, KUT-HD, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2009
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 7
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Carol Channing and composer/lyricist Jerry Herman explain how a song from a musical took on a life of its own.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:37
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A drop-in segment of a longer interview on the late August Wilson. He talks about his creative process in this excerpt.

Bought by Public Radio Exchange and Public Interactive


  • Added: Oct 05, 2005
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 2
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A sound-rich audio drama of the famous Charles Dickens story.

Bought by KRZA, KMXT, WGCU, WFYI, KUMD and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 26