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Sounds Jewish Welcomes 2013!
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
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Andy ushers in the new year with Jewish tunes about drinking, kissing, and dancing!

  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Jingle Them
From: Wind and Rhythm
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Emmy Award winner Julie Giroux worked in Hollywood for years and her credits are formidable. When she thought of giving Christmas gifts to the high...

Bought by KUHF


  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Independence Daze: A History of July Fourth
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Full Episodes
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In the early days of our nation, July Fourth wasn’t an official holiday at all. In fact, it wasn’t until 1938 that it became a paid day-off. So how...

Bought by Prairie Public, WUIS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
What Happens in Vegas - Catherine Hall
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark London
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A true story told live in London. Catherine was a a self-confessed 'wild child.' She was eventually caught with cocaine by the police and told this...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:48
Eggnog, or the Egg n' Grogg
From: Brad Dunn
Series: What's The Juice?
Caption: Created, Written and Produced by Brad Dunn
A 'Quick Sip' brought to you by What's The Juice? - America's Source For Wine Talk Radio. Topics include: Lady Macbeth, George Washington, and low...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
StoryCorps: Sid Radner
From: StoryCorps
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90 year-old Sid Radner talks about the annual Halloween séance he holds to try to contact Harry Houdini.

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Nov 01, 2010
  • Length: 01:42
  • Purchases: 1
One Last Word: Signs
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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Signs. They’re everywhere, but do we ever stop to examine them? Probably not, unless there’s something about them that one finds funny. Or weird. O...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
Hep to the Holidays
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
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An hour-long program of "cool-Yule" classic jazz, featuring holiday jazz from Louis Armstrong, Bill Evans, Horace Silver and more, including poet S...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, WPTC, KVNF, KPVL, WCQS and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
A Mexican Baroque Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
From: Thomas Crann
Caption: The Rose Ensemble
This holiday program features over two centuries of festive Christmas dances and songs from the great cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City.

Bought by Capital Public Radio, KPVL, WUIS, WVRU, WCQS and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2009
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 21
A VISIT WITH AESOP. Episode 1
From: Jerry Robbins
Series: A VISIT WITH AESOP
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A Visit with Aesop. Highly entertaining and funny, this will surely be enjoyed by both children and adults.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 25:18
  • Purchases: 1
An Irreverent Christmas - Richard Cheese, Twisted Sister and more
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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Absolutely irreverent holiday music and other songs from Richard Cheese, Twisted Sister, Bubble, Casey Desmond and Grisbi all put together like a p...

Bought by Moab Public Radio and KRUA


  • Added: Dec 23, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Holidays on Film
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow: Jazz and American Popular Song
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A program of holiday-themed music drawing from classic movies and television specials.

Bought by WVRU, KREV-LP, KBYI, WFYI, KRPS and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Virtuoso Voices - Canadian Brass (No Problem)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: The Canadian Brass
The days of men ruling the brass instrument world are mostly over. More women are playing trumpets, trombones and French horns in high school band...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: :26
The Story Behind the Grinch
From: Tina Antolini
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For decades, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" has been as much of a holiday fixture as eggnog and candy canes... Here's the story behind the Dr. Se...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 1
Mustaches for kids: A holiday charity like no other
From: Jesse Hardman
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an audio postcard from a holiday charity like no other

  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:18
Driving New England
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Driving through New England, seeing predudice out there and in myself

  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 09:41
RN Documentary: The Music of Love (Valentine's Day special)
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Seated at his Bechstein grand, concert pianist and astrologer Gary Goldschneider talks to Dheera Sujan about the music inspired by and written abou...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WEPS


  • Added: Jan 30, 2007
  • Length: 30:59
  • Purchases: 2
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: (Christmas) Just in the nick of time
From: Spokane Public Radio
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By the time Christmas rolls around, I've lost the glow. I'm grouchier and meaner than the Grinch.

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Dec 16, 2006
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: A Christmas Edition of The Stars of Music with Gary Goldschneider and Dheera Sujan
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Concert pianist and astrologer Gary Goldschneider talks to Dheera Sujan about the origins of Christmas music.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 29:59
Preserving Classic Turkeys
From: The Environment Report
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Farmers are raising 'heritage' turkeys to preserve DNA

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2
100 Mile Meal: A Homegrown Thanksgiving
From: The Environment Report
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A reporter's attempt to buy all of the ingredients in his Thanksgiving meal from sources within 100 miles, right down to the salt.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, Delta College Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 24
Turkey Hunting Tips
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
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Hunter Barry Forbes uses turkey psychology to lure in the toms. And some great gobbling...

Bought by 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, Prairie Public, and WNKU


  • Added: Nov 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 3
Halloween Parade Puppets
From: WFUV
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Learn how the giant puppets that lead New York City's Village Halloween parade are constructed.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2006
  • Length: 09:18
A Mother's Shortcut
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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"A Mother's Shortcut" - a nostalgic look back at Mother's Day, mixing music, comedy and archival material

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, WNIJ, WNMU-FM, KUT, Moab Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 11
9 Reasons to Wear a Winter Holiday Sweater
From: Mary Ketarkus Brown
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Droll short about ugly holiday sweaters

Bought by KDNK and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 2