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From ‘Memento’ to ‘Oppenheimer,’ the movies, mysteries, and marvels of Christopher Nolan
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Colin McEnroe Show
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This hour — and in the wake of ‘Oppenheimer’s big Oscar weekend — a look at the filmmaker behind ‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘Memento,’ and mor...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
Jewish Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
With the recent induction of Al Kooper into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, “Sounds Jewish” celebrates Jewish Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famers and othe...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Pee-Wee Herman Radio Hour
From: KCRW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Pee-Wee Herman got to live out his dream of being a disc jockey in 2021 with his own show on KCRW. The man who brought Pee-Wee to life for decades,...

Bought by Raven Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUT, WORT, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 21
Counting of the Omer
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to the next “Sounds Jewish” for music exploring and celebrating the coming Lag B'Omer holiday.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Real Purim Party
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish as we party like it's 485 BCE with joyful and satirical Purim songs from around the world.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Very Hipster Christmas
From: Mike Flanagan
Caption: Baby, it's cool on this side!
Dear Santa, I am so cool. This year I need the hippest music on the planet. Here's hoping the mainstream doesn't flow all the way to the North Po...

Bought by KDUR, KRCB 104.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KDUR and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 16
Three Is A Magic Number
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Next on "Sounds Jewish": the attack of the Jewish power trios.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Joyous Occasion
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
A June wedding has become a tradition in many cultures. Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish for a global playlist inspired by the Jewish wedding cere...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women Empowered
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
March 8th is International Women’s Day. March is also Women’s History Month. Sounds Jewish celebrates with a global playlist of empowering music by...

Bought by WLPR and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Christmas Interface
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish features songs about the Jewish interface with Christmas... plus a sampling of new Hanukkah releases too good to leave for next year.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Sparks Brothers
From: Joyride Media
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Russell and Ron Mael are Sparks. The two brothers have spent over 5 decades ahead of the pop music curve, influencing a lot of bands you know.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KOSU, KPSQ-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Up Close And Acoustic with Halloween
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Happy Halloween from Up Close And Acoustic, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
Up Close And Acoustic presents ghost stories, wiches, fairies, and goblins to contend with for Halloween! Enjoy!

  • Added: Oct 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:54
Bad Mistakes Make Good Stories
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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In this episode of the FEHLER podcast, Sylvia Cunningham, deputy editor at our partner radio station KCRW Berlin, compiles five stories that show j...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 50:35
The Music of Pianists With Missing Fingers
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: That's me, compliments of Andy Kerr
The music sound familiar and you probably have heard their names; Dr. John, H-Bomb Ferguson, Russ Conway, Horace Parlan, Edward Frank, and Roy Carr...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 13, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
Daniel Johnston-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Yip Jump! Music, Credit: Daniel Johnston
Celebrating the great outside artist, songwriter and performer with his music and exclusive interviews.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2019
  • Length: 32:35
Down at the Old Schoolhouse
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Due to the government-shutdown emergency, your host was compelled to entertain an audience at the Old Schoolhouse Museum in 29 Palms.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Snowfall
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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As they say in many a folk world, winter either bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. In this episode of Folktales, Julia Meek tracks this...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, WFIU and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
Over The Back Fence May 2018
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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KQAL and Winona State University are proud to present, Over the Back Fence, a community variety show from the St. Mane theatre in Lanesboro MN. Thi...

  • Added: May 18, 2018
  • Length: 56:49
Gaming Culture for Computer Science and Engineering Education
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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How can we harness the power of games for education? In Part 1 of the episode, the podcast explores how the PAX South 2017 gaming conference inspi...

  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 40:18
Donut Diablo
From: T. G. LaFredo
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This short comedy sketch is an advertisement for a fictitious culinary concoction.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:14
An Interview with Parquet Courts
From: Alex Kime
Series: Alex Kime
Caption: Alex Kime
Following their sold-out show in Chicago, Parquet Courts sat down to discuss life on the road and their writing process. Edited by Alex Kime.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2018
  • Length: 18:30
Folktale of Community Support
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Community Support, Credit: Julia Meek
It's fund raising time in our folkworld, and we're saying hats off to YOU, our public radio family, with this special Folktale of Community Support!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:18:19
  • Purchases: 7
170429 Short Version Sound Alikes - Bo Diddley, Indo Rock and Surf
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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This is the short segment focusing only on Bo Diddley, Indo Rock and Surf musics' similar sounds. Taken from the 170429 show.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:20:55
170408 The Bert Berns Sound ... Louie Louie!
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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The musician, song writer and music producer, Bert Berns, was another Brill Building character. Not loveable nor a scamp, he was more of a garden ...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 01:41:01
  • Purchases: 1