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Ray Manzarek: The Keys to The Doors (17:00 / 7:00)
From: Paul Ingles
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
A New View
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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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
Goodbyes and Comebacks
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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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
Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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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
Robert Penn Warren Archive Humanizes Leaders Of The Civil Rights Movement
From: Eleanor Boudreau
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
Crime, Punishment, and the Search for Justice
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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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
THE SPANISH HOUR: CHAMBER MUSIC FROM LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Trio Solisti
Chamber Music from Spain, Argentina, and Mexico from the early and mid 20th century

  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
Author Roddy Doyle
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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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
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
Author Madeleine Albright
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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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
THE SPANISH HOUR: RUPERTO CHAPÍ, THE SPANISH MASSENET
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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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
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
The Rich History of Black Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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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
THE SPANISH HOUR: ARRIAGA, THE SPANISH MOZART
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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
Episode #11: Microphone Museum
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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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
THE SPANISH HOUR: EARLY MUSIC FROM THE 5 KINGDOMS OF SPAIN
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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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
The Art of the Solo
From: Jeff Haas
Series: The New Jazz Archive
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
The Life of Galileo
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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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
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "Land of 10,000 Loves: A History of Queer Minnesota" -by Stewart Van Cleve
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
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
Slavic Wonders: Christmas with The Rose Ensemble
From: Thomas Crann
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
WNYC's Fishko Files: 20 Years After Glenn Gould
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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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
The Colors of Claude Debussy - 150th Birthday Celebration
From: WGBH Radio Boston
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
This Week in Texas Music History: David Guion
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Sunny Ozuna
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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
This Week in Texas Music History: Kenny Dorham
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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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