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Keter Betts: In his own words
From: David Schulman
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An unsung hero of the jazz bass describes how he learned to tailor his sound to singers like Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Includes Betts's...

Bought by KGLT, KNAU, and WETA


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 3
David Byrne: In his own words ... on 'Grown Backwards'
From: David Schulman
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Opera singer -- qu'est-ce que c'est?

Bought by Public Interactive, KMHD, WNCW, and KNAU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 4
People Who Get Our Goat
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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The characters we tell stories about, our unforgettables

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:07
Audio postcard from Costa Rica: The Search for the Red-eyed Tree frog
From: ComRadio
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WPSU student intern David Klatt is in Costa Rica this semester. Recently, he ventured into the rainforest in search of the red-eyed tree-frog . . ....

  • Added: Oct 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:34
Midlife Web Diary
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Family History: The Stars Who Guide Us
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Middle-aged corporate malcontent goes online, to be found by mom

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 11, 2006
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 2
Corey Harris: 'Genius' of the blues, In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The MacArthur Fellow talks about the life of the Blues

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, KGLT and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 12
Hilary Hahn: the 2009 Grammy winner in her own words ... on Mendelssohn
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Not as easy as it sounds ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
Hilary Hahn: the 2015 Grammy Winner in her own words ... on J.S. Bach
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Growing up with Bach, and getting four voices from a fiddle ...

Bought by KVNF, WABE, PRX Remix, The Story, WKMS and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2004
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 9
Gary Nunez: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Taking a traditional Puerto Rican beat from the cane fields to the age of cell phones ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Chuck Campbell: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A master testifies on the sacred steel guitar

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, WHQR and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2004
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 6
Ernie Ranglin: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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A portrait of the guitar-playing legend who helped create ska and reggae — turning 80 June 19, 2012!

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, KMHD, and KNAU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2004
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
Monty Alexander: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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In the mind of a Jamaican jazz master, Bob Marley meets Roy Rogers ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KCUR, Musicians' Radio, KMHD, KNAU and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2004
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 6
Chicken Diaries
From: Jude Fletcher
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The chicken version of "The Crying Game"

Bought by KZYX and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 23, 2004
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 2
Yo-Yo Ma: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Have cello, will travel: Yo-Yo Ma describes how he works his way inside the "DNA" of musical styles from all over the world, and finds joy in "the...

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, WCVE and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2004
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 6
Poncho Sanchez: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Even without a conga drum handy, a master of Latin Jazz finds a way to demonstrate the essence of the mambo.

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCUR, Public Interactive, KMHD and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2004
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 9
Polly's Boa
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who knew the riverbanks of Boston catered to such diverse wildlife?

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1