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The Intersection of Arts and Disabilities
From: WFIU
Caption: Marian Pettengill leads Rhett Salisbury and Mary Stores on a low-vision tour at the Indianapolis Museum of Art., Credit: Yaël Ksander
Join us for an hour-long anthology of nine short features. Each piece focuses on a different aspect of arts and disabilities in Indiana.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
A Community Conversation About Trial by Mob - The Duluth Lynchings by Michael Fedo
From: KVSC
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The 1920 lynching of three young black men in Duluth is a tragic part of Minnesota's history. On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in the Atwood Memori...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:02:22
  • Purchases: 1
Scraping the Sky: Art Deco Architecture in the Twin Cities
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: The outdoor observation deck on the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark
The skyline of the Twin Cities in the 1920’s and 30’s was an ever-changing sight. Buildings like the Foshay Tower, the Ramsey County Courthouse and...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 2
What Does A Revolution Sound Like?
From: Ben Weisz
Caption: The toilet wall in Debo rap collective, Credit: Ben Weisz 2014
Ben Weisz investigates what can be learned about changes in Tunisian society since the Arab Spring, from the music which shapes its cultural landsc...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:04
Chef Hugh Acheson
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Chef Hugh Acheson, Credit: Tanner Latham
Athens, Ga.-based Chef Hugh Acheson is one of the most celebrated and influential chefs in the country. The James Beard Award winner and Top Chef s...

Bought by WABE, Troy Public Radio, and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 14:33
  • Purchases: 3
Shake it - a modern Polaroid love story
From: This Instant Productions
Caption: Shake it!, Credit: Oz Lang
A tender look at two modern photo technologies - Polaroid and digital photography - and the human and visual connections we make with them.

Bought by WYSO, WCBE, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KGOU, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Gunther Schuller: A Life in Pursuit of Music & Beauty, Part II
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're picking up the thread of a long conversation with Gunther Schuller. He’s the man who first mapped a Third Stream of “jazzical” music between ...

Bought by WMNR, KMUW, KPIP-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 33:10
  • Purchases: 4
Remembering Eudora Welty
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Eudora Welty, New Haven, CT, 1974, Credit: William Ferris
Eudora Welty was one of the South’s most beloved writers, and her fiction is still a study in detail and dialogue and wit. Her settings were often ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jan 17, 2014
  • Length: 13:47
  • Purchases: 2
Shenandoah Valley Shape Note Singers
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Cross Keys Ruritan Hall, Harrisonburg, VA, Credit: Sarah Cumming
Contributor Kelley Libby visits a shape note sing event in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Sometimes this style of singing is referred to as Sac...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 10:18
  • Purchases: 4
Bestselling Novelist Cassandra King
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Cassandra King, Credit: Tanner Latham
Bestselling novelist Cassandra King talks about her new book Moonrise as well as her writing relationship with her husband, famous author Pat Conro...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 20:07
  • Purchases: 2
Southern Folklorist Bill Ferris
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: The Storied South , Credit: Bill Ferris
Preeminent Southern folklorist Bill Ferris has spent the last 40 years documenting the South in print, photography and film. His latest book, The S...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 3
Knoxville's Miss Biscuit
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Liz Barr, reigning Miss Biscuit, Credit: Tanner Latham
One of the highlights of Knoxville’s International Biscuit Festival is the Mr. & Miss Biscuit Pageant. This piece profiles Liz Barr, the reigning M...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 4
Singer-Songwriter Josh Vasa
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Singer-songwriter Josh Vasa, Credit: Tanner Latham
Birmingham, Alabama, singer-songwriter Josh Vasa of the band Sanyasi talks about his Indian heritage, writing, and the value of cheesy lyrics.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 08:24
  • Purchases: 3
Southern Storyteller Les Thomas
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Les Thomas, legendary travel writer and storyteller, Credit: Tanner Latham
Les Thomas wrote his way across the South. His travel writing, for Texas newspapers, Southern Living magazine and beyond, has spanned over 45 year...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 3
To Teach To Learn To Eat
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
Caption: Chef Roscoe Hall, Credit: Tanner Latham
In our food-obsessed culture, we likely never think about what's on the menu at an eating disorder clinic. A couple of gourmet chefs bring their in...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 3
Hungarian Blues
From: Tanner Latham
Series: Authentic South
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Little G Weevil is a Hungarian-born Blues musician living in Kennesaw, Georgia. When he talks, you know he had to come from Budapest. But when he s...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WABE, Troy Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 5
Sonny Newman, Tango Master
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: Sonny teaches tango
Not many of us get to live our dream and do what we love for work. Sonny Newman is the exception. He charted his own course and along the way, disc...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 07:53
Minneapolis Freestyle: Minneapolis School Poetry 2012-13
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
Caption: jazz 88 logo
In the 2012-13 school year, a team of poets and educators helped Minneapolis public school students write poetry reflecting their experiences. The ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 1
Howard Smith interviews Dennis Hopper & Peter Fonda 6/1969
From: Ezra Bookstein
Series: The Smith Tapes
Caption: Collection 6 - The New Hollywood, Credit: Masaki Koike
Howard Smith's interview with Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda-their first since arriving back in the US following Easy Rider's premiere at Cannes.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Howard Smith interviews John Lennon & Yoko Ono 12/19/1969
From: Ezra Bookstein
Series: The Smith Tapes
Caption: Collection 2 - Aquarian Theatre, Credit: Masaki Koike
Howard Smith's interview with John Lennon & Yoko Ono on Dec. 19th, 1969 at Ronnie Hawkin's ranch outside of Toronto.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
  • 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
Black Grace - New Zealand Dance
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
Caption: New Zealand contemporary dance troupe Black Grace. (Artistic Direction: Neil Ieremia; , Credit: Photography: Duncan Cole
If you’ve ever seen New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, you know something about the Haka. It’s the traditional Maori warrior dance they use as a ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
The Price of Admission: A Musical Biography of Florence Beatrice Price
From: WQXR
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Florence Beatrice Price wrote more than 300 musical compositions. Some of her works have been lost, others are unpublished, and some of piano and v...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, WUGA (part of GPB), WFMT Station Account, Troy Public Radio, WVIA and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Corn Mo Portrait
From: Jamie Courville
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Corn Mo has had an amazing career as a performer but still continues to fly under the radar.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Langston Hughes - I Too Sing America
From: WQXR
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Langston Hughes, an enduring icon of the Harlem Renaissance, is best-known for his written work, which wedded his fierce dedication to social justi...

Bought by WVIK, WVPE, WXPR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 76