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What is The Blues? Arts and Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack looks for the answer as he explores the Head Water Blues Opry, performed at th...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:25
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Ira Karp lives on a farm in northern Vermont, surrounded by music, puppets, and a family of incredible storytellers. Over his brief lifetime, he ha...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 27:37
  • Purchases: 1
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A lot has changed since the first days of aviation, from beverage service to affordable plane tickets. Florenz Gilly and Leon Ginzel recap the hist...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:42
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
As a kid, candy makes the world go round. As an adult, it has the power to bring back long-forgotten childhood memories. Carol McKinley talks about...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 1
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By the 1920s, people had begun using coin-operated record booths to create audio souvenirs — immortalizing their thoughts and feelings on a disc. C...

Bought by HowSound and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
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This episode of the FEHLER podcast is an exploration of mistakes in science and their connection to art. Listen for more!

  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 14:27
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Listen to this story on how an act of benign neglect transformed Southwest Ohio based WYSO from a small public radio station into a community.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:33
  • Purchases: 1
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The plastics we rely so heavily on today weren’t a single discovery. In fact, they weren’t even all discovered on purpose! Tune in to find out more.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 16:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Leigh Hamilton is a dramatic soprano who has been based in Germany for more than 17 years. This episode follows Leigh’s story, which takes her from...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 23:25
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This week, we look at how a religious cult of number worshipers on the Italian coast gave rise to modern science, mathematics, philosophy, and musi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:09
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dave Raymond watching Fritz the Cat at Mascot Boot Camp, Credit: Alexis Kenyon
Since retiring as the original Philie Phanatic, Dave Raymond makes his living training professional mascot performers and creating new mascot ident...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 23:31
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With help from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, KVSC has sent Wayne Bergerson, host of Frets on Saturday mornings, and long-time KVSC d...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2010
  • Length: 55:47
Caption: Elijah Wyman, ellusive 'craftsman' and owner of 'Figs & Ginger', Credit: Illustration by Jess Gitner
The indie crafts scene may have metallic bunnies and hand-stenciled suitcases, but there's still something missing: men!

  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:50
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After the attacks on Sept 11, the world and especially the US created a new subject that was taboo ? the idea of linking the Twin Towers attacks wi...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KWCW, and WCOM


  • Added: Oct 19, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3