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A History of Live Radio
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: WBAI Staff, Credit: 1960s
In honor of radio pioneers Larry Josephson, Steve Post and Bob Fass, a look back at the early days of free form radio at Pacifica and WBAI in New Y...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:39
  • Purchases: 1
A Look Back
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
The next “Sounds Jewish” marks Tisha B’Av, a day for mourning the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people on that day in history.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #40: The Farm
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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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
The "Supreme" All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Message From RBG
A Supreme Court mashup highlighting the continuing struggle for Woman's Rights with music and history colliding once again--Statements on Roe versu...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:56
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Mom
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish celebrates Mother's Day with a global Jewish playlist extolling maternal virtues, exploring our relationships with mom, and poking a ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Physics Circus Teaches Science, with Joseph Ziegel
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Physics Circus presenters light up a pickle with electricity., Credit: The Physics Circus
The Physics Circus at The University of Texas at Austin tries to attract kids to science using loud and entertaining demonstrations that might not ...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:29
Boats & Bluegrass 2021: People Brothers Band
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Tonight on The Live Feed we revisit the Boats and Bluegrass festival to hear more from People Brothers Band. The group is originally from Madison, ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 55:41
Here Comes The Sun
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
“Sounds Jewish” welcomes spring with a global Jewish playlist.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Party Like It's 360 BCE!
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
"Sounds Jewish" parties like it's 360 BCE with a global Jewish playlist celebrating the approaching Purim holiday.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #31: Winterreise
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In the endless sunshine of Dubai, Bilal Qureshi revisits Franz Schubert’s acclaimed song cycle “Winterreise.” The lyrics of a heartbroken man’s jou...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Spittle of Babes
From: Walker Raigh
Series: Scratch & Sniff
Caption: Scratch & Sniff Logo, Credit: Walker Raigh
A special Mother’s Day episode where Walker reads a letter she sent to her mom years ago to tell her why her desire to never have children does not...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
The Big Ponder #28: The Mom-and-Pop Store
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In the heart of Berlin, there is a small corner store, lovingly dubbed the “living room of the neighborhood.” Sadly, the shop’s owners are facing e...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #27: Immersion
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Immersive artwork breaks down the border between the viewer and the artist, submerging the spectator in the exhibit. Nancy Pettinicchio discusses t...

Bought by KVSC, KMXT, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 3
A Shortcut 2021 Tribute Mix
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Betty White
An extra hour of celebration of those who've left us this year, with music and events that broke too late to be included in A Shortcut Through 2021

Bought by KAAD-LP


  • Added: Dec 31, 2021
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #25: The Night
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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To newborns, there is no discernable difference between night and day. Evening and morning blur together in this piece as Katie Marquette rocks her...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 09, 2021
  • Length: 26:12
  • Purchases: 1
Granite City Radio Theater Season 10 Episode 1 with Special Musical Guest Dennis Warner.
From: KVSC
Series: Granite City Radio Theater
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There’s a reason it’s illegal to be drunk and in charge of a cow in Scotland, and the Season 10 (!!!) premier of the Granite City Radio Theater cle...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2021
  • Length: 02:03:07
LANDBACK! A Tipi Town Approach to Healing & Homelessness
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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On Indigenous Peoples' Day, Laura reports from “He Sapa‘’, the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota where NDN Collective is reclaiming ancestral land...

Bought by KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, and KDNK


  • Added: Oct 06, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Big Ponder #13: The Diary
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Working with personal diary entries, Dina Elsayed and Monika Müller-Kroll take listeners on a journey through the seasons to different places in th...

Bought by KMXT and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #12: Hunting
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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There exists a strong tradition of hunting in both Germany and the U.S. However, the cultures surrounding this pastime differ more than you might t...

Bought by KMXT and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
anti-pattern
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
Caption: Spaghetti code is an example of an anti-pattern., Credit: Pios Labs
My code is as long as here to Saturn but condensed and confused in an anti-pattern. This is Episode 104 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 07:44
210324 Satellites Zooming, Mexico Singing, and Girl Groups
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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This week's search for the first rock and roll record is in songs about satellites, songs with the word "zoom" in the lyrics, Mexican rocanrol, and...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KFCF FM, Prairie Public, and KPRG


  • Added: Mar 18, 2021
  • Length: 02:57:34
  • Purchases: 4
Black Women Writers in History
From: New Letters on the Air
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Women's History Month continues as we go to the archives to revisit Black Women Writers in History, a program that examines important African-Ameri...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, High Plains Public Radio, WRKF, WDCB and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 28
S2:E18 The Literary Show
From: Classic107.3
Series: Slatkin Shuffle
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 01:57:57
210314 The First Rock and Roll Record - Fund Drive Edition
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: The Creeps (with Ronnie Dawson on the far left)
A special show featuring songs that include mouth noises as a substitute for SFX (special effects) noises. Unlike SFX, humans imitate natural soun...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:57:16
  • Purchases: 1
210214 Mardi Gras and Girl Groups
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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It's Covid time so Mardi Gras is going to be less on the streets and more in our heads. But Mardi Gras and music are so similar that we really don...

Bought by KFCF FM, KPRG, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:57:21
  • Purchases: 3

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