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Caption: Ray Manzarek
A montage of the memorable keyboard contributions of the late Ray Manzarek to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band he founded, The Doors. Manzarek ...

  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 17:02
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Word of Mouth is New Hampshire Public Radio's show about new ideas, emerging trends, and unexplored history. In this hour, "A New View" of Jane Au...

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
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Farewell to George Jones-- and hell-o again to Natalie Maines! This week's hour long musical mystery tour includes Jim James, Patty Smith and more.

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:41
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The life and career of a man who became known for “breaking the box."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KWMR-FM, KKRN, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Pulitzer Prize winning poet and novelist Robert Penn Warren., Credit: Vanderbilt University
In 1964, Southern man-of-letters Robert Penn Warren traveled the country with an old reel-to-reel tape recorder and spoke with dozens of men and wo...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 08:50
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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
Caption: Trio Solisti
Chamber Music from Spain, Argentina, and Mexico from the early and mid 20th century

  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
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Winner of the Booker Prize, former teacher and one of Ireland’s most famous authors, Roddy talks about his last book in a trilogy, "The Last Republ...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
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
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Madeleine Albright is a former Secretary of State and the first woman to hold that position. In an interview about her new memoir, "Prague Winter: ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 09:55
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Ruperto Chapí is best known for his 150 zarzuelas. But "the Spanish Massenet" composed in every genre. This week, a "zarzuela" of Chapí’s music for...

Bought by KFOK-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever, Executive Director of the National Council of Negro Women, the nation's oldest coalitio...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:25
Caption: Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, the Spanish Mozart
Orchestral and choral music by Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, the Spanish Mozart.

Bought by KFOK-LP and WFIU


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
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The microphone has changed the entire world into everything we know and love today, so it only makes sense that there's a museum for it.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 20:26
  • Purchases: 1
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Spain's sacred and secular vocal music from the 13th-17th centuries.

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jazz icon Miles Davis
Jazz isn't the only form of music that has great solos, but it wouldn't be what it is without 'em. This week we take a look at the art and craft of...

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


  • Added: Dec 24, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
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Science and faith collide as Galileo faces charges of heresy.

Bought by KRUA, KCHW, KMUN, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: "Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota" by Stewart Van Cleve
Dan Sinykin provides a comprehensive of the historically illuminating new book "Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota" by Stewart Van ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 04:48
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, Credit: Michael Haug Photography
The Rose Ensemble is back with a free one-hour holiday special. Slavic Wonders is a stunning celebration of the season featuring some truly brillia...

Bought by Vermont Public Radio, WUAL, WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, WFIU and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 10
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A one-hour program of music and interviews, examining the impact of Glenn Gould's Bach recordings, and those of other pianists since Gould's death.

Bought by KUT, WCAI / WNAN, WCAI / WNAN, KUT-HD, KALW and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: (L to R) Kenneth Radnofsky; Marc-André Hamelin; Richard Stoltzman , Credit: Melinda Gordon
Classical New England celebrates the revolutionary French composer, with pianist Marc-André Hamelin, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, saxophonist Ken...

Bought by WNMU-FM and WFIU


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:31
  • Purchases: 2
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For the third week of December (12/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who helped rewrite some of the country’...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of September (9/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer whose musical oddity took him to pop s...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the last week of August (8/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a little known musician who played a big role in re...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40