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Loneliness
From: Safe Space Radio
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This hour-long program is about loneliness: what it is, why so many of us feel it, and the surprising toll loneliness takes on our physical and men...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WAMU, KUT, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 37
Ray Davies: Americana
From: Joyride Media
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Veteran rocker Ray Davies reflects on his love/hate relationship with America.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, KSRQ, KHNS and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Elton John: Wonderful Crazy Night
From: Joyride Media
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Sir Elton is back with his core band for an album of happy rock and roll songs.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KISU and more


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Great Performances of Songs from 1930 Broadway Shows
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
The Great American Songbook was largely derived from Broadway Shows produced at the turn of the Century. However, as the Great Depression began in ...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:12
Norman Corwin, Writer-Director From Radio's Golden Age
From: Katy Sewall
Caption: Norman Corwin with Katy Sewall, Credit: Katy Sewall
Norman Corwin is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest writer–director–producer's of radio's Golden Age. Radio educator, Tony Palermo, says that ...

Bought by WABE, WAMU, KSUT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 49:32
  • Purchases: 4
Prisoners of War, The Battle of the Bulge
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This hour features four Vermont soldiers captured at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. The program weaves together their stories of capture,...

Bought by WXDU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 2
Howard Smith interviews Pete Townshend 6/8/1970
From: Ezra Bookstein
Series: The Smith Tapes
Caption: Collection 8 - Songwriters, Credit: Masaki Koike
Howard Smith's interview with Pete Townshend, June 8th 1970. The day before, the Who performed 2 shows of Tommy at the Met.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Dave Matthews Band: Away From The World
From: Joyride Media
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Dave Matthews talks about returning to the studio, getting older and what music means to him 20 years into his career.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, WCWP, KBYS 88.3 FM, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Latitude News Podcast #3 - Black in China
From: Latitude News
Caption: Jo Bai and her fellow English teachers in Yuyao, China.
Jo is African American. Jo lives in Yuyao, China. Jo gets a lot of attention.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 13:14
  • Purchases: 1
Signing Off
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: Signing Off - Album Artwork
UB40 went on to become one of the world's biggest reggae acts - but their debut album "Signing Off" still stands as one of their most influential r...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 49:05
Pearl Jam: The Ten Code (Vs & Vitalogy)
From: Joyride Media
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A look inside Pearl Jam's 1993-94 albums, Vs. & Vitalogy as told by the band, fans and close friends. Includes interviews with members Eddie Vedde...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KPVL and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water
From: Joyride Media
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The story behind the final S&G album “Bridge over Troubled Water” and its classic songs. Includes interview with Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, produce...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KSRQ, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Harford Community Radio, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Rosanne Cash: The List
From: Joyride Media
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Rosanne Cash re-interprets some of the classics of American music.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WYEP and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Piece of My Heart: The Story of Janis Joplin
From: KUT
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Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by KCNP, Prairie Public, WRGY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 20
Divorced Kid
From: American Public Media
Caption: "Divorced Kid" producer Sasha Aslanian at her own wedding in September 1999., Credit: Liz Banfield Photography
America's divorce rate soared in the 1970s. Thirty years later, kids who grew up in the divorce revolution look back at that experience, and descri...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WGDR and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 31
People Find the Drum Who Need to Find the Drum
From: Hannah Krakauer
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Powwow music brings a community of Stanford students together around one common drum.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2008
  • Length: 22:59
Crusts - Peter Sharer- Orbital Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Peter Sharer - Orbital Engineer

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Crusts - Steven Dick - Historian
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Steven Dick - NASA Chief Historian

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:57
Elvis: Viva Las Vegas
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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After 8 years away from live performance, Elvis Presley made up for lost time.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Raven Radio, WGZS, KPIK-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Elvis: The Early Years
From: Joyride Media
Series: I Am An Elvis Fan
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An inside look at the rise of Elvis Presley from a young boy to an American Icon.

Bought by Prairie Public, KZUM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSRQ, KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 23
Saturdays with Koo Nimo
From: amara hark-weber
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Every Saturday morning, Ghanaian musician Koo Nimo hosts a group for children. This is his description.

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Crusts - Luke Becker - Quality Assurance Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Luke Becker - Lead Quality Assurance Engineer (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
Crusts - John Troll - Optical Alignment Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: John Troll - Optical Alignment Engineer (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

  • Added: Jun 16, 2006
  • Length: 02:22
Crusts - Ray Ohl - Optical Physicist
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Ray Ohl - Optical Physicist, NASA

  • Added: Jun 04, 2006
  • Length: 07:23
Crusts - Stuart Hill - Satellite Mechanical Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Stuart Hill - Satellite Mechanical Engineer - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (STE...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:58