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THE SPANISH HOUR: 20th-CENTURY SPANISH ORCHESTRAL WORKS
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Hemeroscopium House
This week on The Spanish Hour, 20th-century orchestral works by three generations of Spain's most original composers: Isaac Albéniz, Antón García A...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 58:30
The Beat: Anthony Swann - "Blue Trailings (Parker's Road Song)"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: The Beat
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Anthony Swann likes music, physical books, coffee houses and he lives with his cat, Samba, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Here, Swann presents his poem, "B...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:35
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "Riding the Highway with Emily"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Riding with Emily." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minneso...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:47
Highway Life
From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land
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While researching a book, author Richard Hicks was a long haul trucker for a year and a half. He shares the unique perspective that truckers have ...

Bought by KUOW, KOSU, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 3
Highway Homicide
From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land
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Terry Turner, the Intelligence Analyst Supervisor with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, discusses the investigation of the serial murder...

Bought by KUT, KOSU, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 3
Steve Almond Imagines Oklahoma, Youth
From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land
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Author Steve Almond reads his short story about Oklahoma, "Jeff Keith, Lead Singer of Tesla, Considers Youth."

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:28
Bob Nadkarni, Extraordinaire or Home in Rio
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Eric at the breakfast table, Credit: Anton F.
Bob Nakarni is a former broadcast [ BBC and NBC among others ] correspondent, producer, cameraman and reporter who turned into an Inn Keeper in Rio...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 17:08
David Sedaris
From: This Land Press
Series: Just Passing Through
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Author David Sedaris shoots the shit with This Land. Full transcript below.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Ian Frazier
From: This Land Press
Series: Just Passing Through
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Ian Frazier talks to us about his book "Travels in Siberia" and his struggle to accurately portray a foreign country.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 1
Imaginary Oklahoma: "Wailing Wall" by Deborah Willis
From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land
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Imaginary Oklahoma is an ongoing project in which some of today’s most important and influential writers combine with artists to provide a fictiona...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
A TASTE OF BORDEAUX
From: Chris TEMPLETON
Caption: Chateau Margaux
Paul Shearer takes a sip of Bordeaux. A personal voyage of discovery culminates in a trip to one of the world's greatest Chateau winemakers - Chate...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 30:17
The Hackney Podcast: Coffee
From: Francesca Panetta
Series: The Hackney Podcast
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Artisan coffee has reached London's district of Hackney, with trendy new cafes opening weekly. But the history of the coffee house is a long one da...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 18:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Pakistani Art of Truck Decoration
From: Jessica Partnow
Caption: Truck Grille, Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Shipping is a big business in Pakistan. With new paved highways offering a fast track to Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, trucking is an importa...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
Parrot Fortune Teller
From: Jessica Partnow
Caption: Khan's Parrot, Credit: Alex Stonehill
People come to fortunetellers for answers and entertainment, but not all fortunetellers use a crystal ball. In Karachi, Pakistan, one street vendor...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 05:49
The Mikie Show # 21, Bob
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for a discussion of a stage actor’s life with Bob Bowles. He started in the early days of TV but couldn’t shake his (or his wife’s) love of...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show # 12, John Brady
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Show twelve features an interview with commercial airline pilot (now retired) John Brady. He started his career in an open cockpit biplane and reti...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 03, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Transatlantic airplane & 3rd grade audio
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Kids of The Reinhardswald primary school in Berlin at the Radijojo offices
Transatlantic radio kids present a very entertaining Radio programme. The kids from the 3rd grade North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illin...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
"The Transatlantic Girls' " broadcast
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Kennedy
“The Transatlantic Girls'" broadcast is probably the first transatlantic interview between school girls from both sides of the Atlantic. Featuring...

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Musician Bikes East Coast For Charity and Advocacy
From: WRVO
Caption: Aaron Scott of Attica! Attica! plays a show in Ithaca, NY, Credit: Nate Morris
A folk-punk musician and former Central New Yorker, is embarking on a two-month long bicycle tour down the East Coast.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 17, 2009
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian of the Murder House
From: Michael Paul Mason
Caption: The Villisca Axe Murder House
A riveting and haunting journey into one of America's most sensational murder mysteries.

Bought by KFAI, Public Radio Remix, KUT, WILL, KUOW and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2009
  • Length: 22:29
  • Purchases: 6
High Gas Prices and Touring Musicians
From: WRVO
Caption: Paul Baribeau, Credit: Jonathan Rothwell
Three touring musicians aren't letting high gas prices get them down

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC


  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 2
INTO THE HEART OF TIBET: Interview with explorer IAN BAKER
From: The Tibet Connection
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Explorer, Tibet scholar and author Ian Baker talks about his life's work, experiencing the fabled 'hidden lands' of Tibet, which are considered by ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 16:00
Blue Highways Day Trip #3 - Where Have All the Artists Gone?
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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In recent years, many artists have been heading for the hills, or the desert or the prairie. Thousands of artists of all ages have been leaving bi...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
POST CARDS from RAY: SAXOPHONIST in WASHINGTON DC
From: Ray Gard
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From the deserts of Australia to the Northern slopes of Mt. Everest, Ray has lugged his microphone to some of the most Interesting spots on Earth. ...

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Changing Face of Amazonia, a love story.
From: Anton Foek
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The Amazon region is changing rapidly. Experience a different change.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 05:20