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Whit Stillman, Episode 3: Cynicism in the Optimism
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Entertainment
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This episode focuses on the making of Whit Stillman's third film, The Last Days of Disco, the conclusion in what is often referred to as his Doomed...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Among the Stately Trees
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Where's the beautiful part, anyway? Well, start by walking about a mile past the last parking lot or dirt road or residential car-parts dump or inf...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Truth About Hydrogen: Green Fuel or Greenwash?
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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The fossil fuel industry has been promoting hydrogen as a reliable, low carbon, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes, and generate electr...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 15
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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The second chapter of the series, Carbon Valley.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 16, 2022
  • Length: 49:59
  • Purchases: 2
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 10
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two stories about leaving home… and (sometimes) looking back.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 51:07
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 9
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Three pieces about immigration in the American West.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 50:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #42: Beer
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Long ago, German immigrants brought their brewing traditions to the United States. More recently, brewers from the U.S. have begun bringing America...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Appalachian Vibes: Colby Helms, A. Jordan, Disco Risque
From: Amanda Bocchi
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This week we discover what really happened to the Bondurant boys with Franklin Co country, singer-songwriter and amateur historian, Colby Helms of ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
695: As Read By The Author / 696: Loving Bees, 6/4/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'As Read By The Author' - One of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel to life — cue the monsters, the stor...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
A Part of History
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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School's out for the summer and, in a case of perfect timing, a teacher has been nominated for the program. This week we talk to Erin Lottier of To...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #37: Street Names
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Why is a Nazi resistance fighter famous in Brazil yet unheard of in Germany? How did an African American musician become a hero in East Germany? Di...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 1
Take It Or Leave It
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Matthew Squibb is an artist based in Sylvania, Ohio focused on spreading his passion for printmaking education. We talk about both of those things,...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Jacob Parr
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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What do House of Dow, Fowl and Fodder, Old West End Festival, The V Project, Maddie and Bella all have in common? They all have logos created by Ja...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 06:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #34: Sounds of Nature
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Tosca Terán creates soundscapes using fungi. In this immersive piece, Tosca takes listeners on a soundwalk, pausing periodically to interview other...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 25:59
  • Purchases: 1
675: Taking Pop Seriously / 676: African Cities Of The Future, 3/26/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Taking Pop Seriously" - Korean pop music has been breaking global charts and hearts, selling millions of records every year. Is is time ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
CASA
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Lucas County CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates – is a non-profit organization of volunteers who work for the juvenile court judges to advoca...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
Conversations: Emily Maloney
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations
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Emily speaks with Emily Maloney about her new collection of essays, Cost of Living, which explores the American healthcare system and what it’s lik...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 33:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #30: The Zoo
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Growing up, Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller traveled the world with his family. On their trips, they always made time for a visit to the local zoo: in Ber...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1
Toledo Excel
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Since it began in 1988, TOLEDO EXCEL, a scholarship incentive program at The University of Toledo, has been striving to prepare underrepresented st...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #29: Humor
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Despite the cliché of the unfunny German, there is a rich tradition of comedy in German culture. Soraya Nelson visits comedy clubs in Berlin and in...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 27:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Generator
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from an art space, which has taken over an old big box store.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Frontier Music
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard about westerns and western scores.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
643: If Your Clothes Could Talk / 644: Why The Classics Matter, 12/4/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'If Your Clothes Could Talk' - Whether you know it or not, your closets are filled with personal information. Do you think about what are...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
641: Rethinking The Holidays / 642: Writing Truth And Lies, 11/27/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Rethinking The Holidays" - What are you doing for the holidays this year? We know we need to keep it small, keep it safe. But maybe we c...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
Let Me Be Brave in the Attempt
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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The Special Olympics athlete's oath is, "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." Today we're talking to Sue Hess, an orga...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1

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