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Episode 1 - Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
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Episode 1 features poet laureates Mark Strand, Gwendolyn Brooks and Ted Kooser discussing the art and craft of writing poetry and reading some of t...

Bought by WETS, WCPN, WFHB, North Country Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 01:04:02
  • Purchases: 13
Cyber Tracker
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Report on animal Cyber Tracker program inventor Louis Leibenberg.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 09:28
What's the Word? Muslim Women Writers
From: Modern Language Association
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Works by female writers from Muslim countries offer us important perspectives on questions of religion, nationalism, and the role of women in Islam...

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WCPN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2006
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 12
Compact Discoveries 96: Classically Irish
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Irish folk tunes turned into orchestral music by Leroy Anderson, Victor Herbert, Frank Bridge and Hamilton Harty.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KENW, KTRL, KUCO and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 28
What's the Word? City of Ladies
From: Modern Language Association
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In 1405 Christine de Pisan wrote a landmark book called _The Book of the City of Ladies _in response to works that attacked and slandered women.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRNC-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 7
Music from the Nortec Collective reflects life on the border
From: KPBS
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Electronic musicians from the Nortec Collective talk about how life on the border influenced their music. The piece has music weaved throughout.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 17:13
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Indian Courtesans
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the surprising roots of the rich tradition of Indian classical vocal music.

Bought by WCOM


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
BRENDA RUSSELL: The Color Purple, Music Past & Present
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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Music & Interview, "The Color Purple", Brenda's music "Past & Present"

Bought by WJAB and WSGE


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Keeping the Peace: the Winter Olympics are not just for sport
From: Barbara Simmons
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This feature takes the listener to the city of Torino, Italy, to get a better understanding of the Olympic Truce and how an organziation uses sport...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 1
PREVIEW: "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media"
From: The Stanley Foundation
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The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. How does this rapidly changing spectrum i...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU and WMNF


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 2
After The White House
From: Talking History
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Max Skidmore takes a look at what America's former Presidents have done in their post presidential years. The show features our regular segments.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Feb 04, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Marriage: A History
From: Talking History
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Marriages were not historically speaking, founded on love, Stephanie Coontz discusses the institution of marriage with Talking History's Linna Plac...

Bought by KVSC and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 04, 2006
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 2
She Grooves Radio Hour: NYC INDE ARTISTS
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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Music by independent female artists from NYC

  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 58:59
How to Observe Presidents' Day, Observed
From: The Little Gray Book Lectures
Series: The Little Gray Book Lectures
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Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman and Joshuah Bearman on Presidents' Day, along with a fifteen-piece marching band and a new song about all forty-three pr...

Bought by KWIT, Nevada Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2006
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 13
Earthjustice calls to save the Endangered Species Act
From: Philippe Boucher
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Interview with Montana's Earthjustice advocate Tim Preso

  • Added: Jan 23, 2006
  • Length: 07:50
WOMEN OF THE BLUES SPECIAL
From: Theresa Orlando
Series: She Grooves Radio Hour
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featuring music selections from Ida Cox, Clara Smith, Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Big Mama Thornton, and other icons of American Blues.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, WJAB, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2006
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 9
George Clinton Interview
From: Dan Kramer
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George Clinton Documentry

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KGOU, WNCU, WGBH Radio Boston, and KSFR


  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 5
Poetry for Peace (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Poets from across the country offer up their words on the subject of "peace" at a special reading held at the 2005 National Poetry Slam Chapionship...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jan 18, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: The Music Boat Man
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Reinier Sijpkens musician, magician, laughter collector talks to Dheera Sujan about his life?s goal to develop his soul.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 14, 2006
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 2
Sounds Like Texas
From: KUT
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From the "Live Music Capitol of the World", a review of the best music out of Texas in the past year, and what to expect in 2006.

Bought by KERA, WBEZ, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
She Grooves Radio Hour
From: Theresa Orlando
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A fine representation of the SHE GROOVES RADIO HOUR can be found within this show. Features ZAP MAMA, AMERICAN INDIAN MIX, INDE ARTISTS, AND BONNIE...

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


  • Added: Jan 10, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 3
Introducing Christiane Noll!
From: Fred Flaxman
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Interview plus plenty of great music sung by this young Broadway star.

Bought by KUCO


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 1
Storytelling for Peace (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Three veteran storytellers share stories and talk about the power of stories to communicate ideas of cooperation, peacemaking and nonviolent confli...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KDUR, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Chasing After the Hurricane: A Personal Look Into the Life of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - After the Movie.
From: N Lorde
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A personal insight into the life of former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - his life after the blockbuster hit movie.

Bought by KSFR, KSJD, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, and KSFR


  • Added: Jan 08, 2006
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 5
What's the Word? Famous Love Letters
From: Modern Language Association
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Love letters from some very famous couples

Bought by WLIW, KVSC, Spokane Public Radio, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 19

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