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After the wildfires, what has life been like on Maui?
From: Possibly
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Lahaina, Maui has experienced the deadliest wildfire the country has seen in the last century. Reporter Emily Tom spoke with a survivor about the c...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KLCC


  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
My climate anxieties
From: Possibly
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Last week, I introduced you to Kate Schapira, a writer who’s been listening to people’s climate anxieties since 2014. She sets up a booth in public...

Bought by KMXT, KICI Iowa City, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Descending to Alphorns
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard about a group of Alphorn players in the Sierra Nevada.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lost and Found (part 2)
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Shelter in Place Season 3
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What have you lost in the pandemic? What have you found? We asked these questions to people from New York to New Mexico. What they told us has gi...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:20
Season 3 Trailer
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Shelter in Place
Caption: Shelter in Place Season 3, Credit: Sarah Edgell
How can we feel at home even when our world feels out of control? Shelter in Place, an award-winning arts and wellness podcast, is back for seaso...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:46
The Lovers of The Poor
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music which reacts to racism and social unrest.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2020
  • Length: 56:34
  • Purchases: 1
Interview w/ poet ELIZABETH ALEXANDER about her memior "The Light of the World"
From: Out of Bounds
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Award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander talks movingly about her memoir "The Light of the World" about her husband's sudden death at age 50.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Spirit (EDITED 2023)
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music that explores the spiritual dimensions of being alive.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 53:46
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair that Shaped the First Lady
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Susan Quinn
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took up residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in 1932, Eleanor looked upon the move to the White House with...

Bought by KCBX and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Uppity Women: Women's History Month Special
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Vicki Leon
This is a series of quotations from women who were passionate about their politics, power and immortality. They sought justice, equality, knowledge...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
Wine, Sex & Suicide: My Near Death Divorce
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Patty Blue Hayes
If you’ve ever felt abandoned by love and disconnected from your true self, Patty Blue Hayes’ journey will leave you feeling you are not alone. Her...

Bought by KVSC, KCBX, and KPVL


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 27:26
  • Purchases: 3
GUEST: Rachel Grimes (formerly of Rachel's)
From: Don Hill
Series: Cafe Acousmatic
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CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D audio.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
John Coltrane (Ep. 10)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Sax titan John Coltrane
In this hour, it's the life and legend of John Coltrane—from his rural North Carolina roots to his place as one of jazz's most spiritual men and mu...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, KZYX, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 34
Billie Holiday (Ep. 8)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Jazz songbird Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday has one of jazz's most bittersweet voices, and the biography to match.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KMUW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 33
Les Paul (Ep. 6)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Les Paul, Credit: William Gottlieb
Here's a little fact about Les Paul that you might not know: rock icon Steve Miller is Les Paul's godson. In this hour, Steve talks about his memor...

Bought by WCPN, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Radio New Zealand, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 26
Jazz's Great Comeback Stories (Ep. 3)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Guitarist Pat Martino survived a brain aneurysm to become one of the most soulful voices of jazz guitar.
It's one of jazz's all-time great comeback stories: In the 1950s, the great Duke Ellington was seen as a "has been." Then, out of nowhere, an epic ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCPN, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KHNS, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
Nina Simone (Ep. 2)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Nina Simone, the "High Priestess of Soul"
In this hour, it's the life and music of Nina Simone—from her roots as a gospel and classical musician to her place as one of jazz's fiercest voice...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WNMU-FM, WCPN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 38
Jazz and Film (Ep. 25)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Sidney Poitier and Paul Newman in the 1961 movie, "Paris Blues"
In this hour of The New Jazz Archive, we explore the shared history of jazz and film—from the role race played in shaping jazz's place at the movie...

Bought by WCPN, KHNS, KMUN, WVPE, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
An Empathy Time Bomb
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Frank Schaeffer
Frank A. Schaeffer is a best-selling author, blogger, speaker and fine artist, and he’s the son of Francis Schaeffer, architect of the talkeover by...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jacob Furr Interview #1424
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Jacob Furr, Credit: Official Press Photo
After just 3 years of marriage, Christina Furr passed away following an aggressive brain tumor. Her husband, songwriter Jacob Furr, recorded Trail...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WSLR, WYAP, KKRN and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
STAY: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jennifer Michael Hecht
In a position that some will find controversial, Jennifer Michael Hecht argues that suicide is quite simply wrong, from a secular point of view. To...

Bought by WHFR and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 2
Louie's Lament
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Louis Armstrong
In the early years of recordings, Louis Armstrong became a trailblazing pioneer in the art of accompanying blues singers. I wasn’t as easy as it ma...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Song Story S0.E1 - Eric Ginsberg's "Little Love Notes" (pre-season sneak-peek)
From: Eric Ginsberg
Series: Song Story
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This first pre-season sneak-peek features Song Story host, Er...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 10:54
Miss Anne in Harlem
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Carla Kaplan
White upper-class women seeking to become honorary blacks. Unheard of –right? That’s what began to happen during what became known as the Black Ren...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 02, 2013
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Country Fried Rock: Suicide Prevention Special Program
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Country Fried Rock Vol. 2 For Nuci's Space, Credit: Photo by Louise Dargan Thompson
Country Fried Rock is committed to musicians. This month, we are releasing a special album compilation to benefit Nuci's Space, a non-profit in Ge...

Bought by KKRN and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2