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Telling Our Own Stories: Wally Bowen on Creating a Democratic Media
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Wally Bowen
Documentary on the life and work of media reform activist Wally Bowen, founder and executive director of the Mountain Area Information Network (MAI...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 47:43
Autism Grows Up
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: The View From Here
Caption: Freddie Topete at Adult Transition Program, Credit: Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio
2013 Sigma Delta Chi Award winning one-hour documentary explores what's happening twenty years after a sharp rise in autism rates. Thousands of chi...

Bought by WLRH, KCPW Salt Lake City, KOSU, KICI Iowa City, WERA-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 34
All Mixed Up with Martin Luther King Jr.
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: MLK Jr-Washington,DC 1963
A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr and the historic March on Washington that took place in August 1963, with new mixes featuring Israel Kamakaw...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KVMR, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:43
  • Purchases: 26
Saving Crystal Cove
From: KRCB 104.9
Series: Stories of the Coast - How the California Coast was Saved
Caption: Crystal Cove in the good old days
Saving Crystal Cove - The story of Laura Davick, an accidental activist, who used the California Coastal Act to save the historic 1930's cottages i...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 21:58
Preview of - A Rolling Stones Special: Got Blues If You Want It! [13:48 or 7:42 Broadcast Ready Preview Module of Upcoming Long-Form Special]
From: Paul Ingles
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As the Rolling Stones prepare to mark their 50th anniversary this fall, we join the celebration by presenting a preview of a two-hour public radio ...

Bought by Louisville Public Media and KGLT


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 21:30
  • Purchases: 2
Rodriguez: Searching For Sugar Man
From: Joyride Media
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Rodriguez was a music legend in South Africa, but it took 25 years for him to find out.

Bought by Prairie Public, WORT, Harford Community Radio, KUPR low power FM, KPVL and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Classical Composers & Musicians of African Descent Vol. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Classics
Caption: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges
This limited series of classical music will feature four composers of African descent and two musicians of African descent. On this program today...

Bought by KWAX, WNMU-FM, WMNR, 'The Sea', KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 7
The Overlooked Composer
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sheet Music Cover
Walter Donaldson should be one of the most recognizable composers of the 20th century with songs like "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby," and "Love Me, Or ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Best of the Best: The 2011 Third Coast Festival Broadcast and Promo
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
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The Third Coast International Audio Festival brings the best new documentaries produced worldwide to the national airwaves in a special two-hour pr...

Bought by Prairie Public, KERA, WEZU, KOSU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 58
All Available Boats: Harbor Voices From 9/11
From: David Tarnow
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The response of the New York maritime community to the events of September 11, 2001.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRGY, KHNS, WLRN and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
The Queen's Trek
From: Outer Voices
Caption: the Queen with Meerak, Credit: Jack Chance
Bhutan is a land of prayer flags and happiness. But people are people, and human suffering, including domestic violence, is as prevalent here as i...

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KQED, KFOK-LPFM, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 24:36
  • Purchases: 5
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Live Forever
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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A look back at the last Bob Marley & The Wailers concert (Pittsburgh - Sep 23, 1980) with previously unavailable live recordings and exclusive inte...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WFAE, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 36
A Conversation with Norman Corwin: Renowned Writer and Director from Radio’s Golden Age
From: KUOW
Caption: Norman Corwin with producer Katy Sewall, Credit: Corwin's staff
You’re probably familiar with Jack Benny and Orsen Wells - but do you know Norman Corwin? The widely acclaimed writer, director, and producer from ...

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 50:01
  • Purchases: 1
See Jane Do: Mother's Day for Peace and Social Justice
From: Elisa Parker
Caption: CODEPINK Mother's Day for Peace Vigil, Credit: Jesse Locks, See Jane Do
The stories of everyday women doing extraordinary things for peace at the largest Mother's Day peace vigil in Washington D.C. Special guests includ...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: May 06, 2010
  • Length: 56:10
  • Purchases: 1
Horse Therapy
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Grace Kurlychek, Credit: Dmae Roberts
A girl with disabilities receives emotional and physical therapy through horse-riding.

Bought by KGUA and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: May 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 2
Matthew
From: Helena Keeffe
Caption: Matthew Wearing Mask, Credit: Helena Keeffe
Matthew and I met during printmaking workshops I led at Laguna Honda Hospital. As the workshops were wrapping up he asked me to work with him to cr...

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 18:45
  • Purchases: 2
Humankind: The Green Economy
From: Humankind
Caption: VAN JONES, founder of Green for All, Credit: Courtesy Richard Hume, Experience Life magazine
Environmental visionary Van Jones, former White House special adviser for green jobs, is featured

Bought by Vermont Public, KBBI Alaska, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KWIT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
The Chieftains: San Patricio
From: Joyride Media
Caption: The Chieftains and Ry Cooder, Credit: Judith Burrows
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder present the history behind their collaboration inspired by The St Patrick's Battalion of Irish-born soldiers in the Me...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 50
Los Reyes de Albuquerque y La Familia Martinez (59:00 / 53:00)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Roberto Martinez, Sr., Credit: Genevieve Russell
The story of one of the most long-lived and influential traditional New Mexican Hispanic musical groups in the state, Los Reyes de Albuquerque. Th...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUPR low power FM, WVTF, WUFT, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
A Joyful Noise: Handel's Messiah Rocks
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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Mix one part Handel with one part rock band, orchestra and choir.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shell Shocked Traumas
From: Larry Carlson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Shell shocked from the Balkan war, Music Therapist Brian Harris works with children by using music to help transcend the psychological pain associa...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2009
  • Length: 27:03
A Shortcut Back To 1969 -"The Lunar Module"
From: Peter Bochan
Caption: Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11
50th Anniversary Mix of man's trip to the moon which began on July 16th, 1969

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 4
One Giant Leap: How We Saw It
From: Camille Dixon
Series: How We Saw It
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On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing (July 20, 2009) this one-hour documentary will celebrate the event through the eyes of those ...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 02:03
But a Single Branch: A Millennial Discovers His Parents
From: Dan Boyce
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Independent producer Dan Boyce explores the colorful, surprising, and inspirational past of his baby-boomer parents.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 41:59
Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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One-hour special explores the "Philly Sound" and the artists who put it on the map.

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


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 28

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