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Father and daughter poets Willis and Aliki Barnstone share their work, talk about how they influence each other, and read from poems old and new.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Jul 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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We feature a local legend, Jim Radloff during our coverage of the 2016 Dixieland Jazz Festival, held in Winona MN. Jim Radloff is known for his mus...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 34:45
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KQAL’s Mohammad El-Rous talks with The Persian Leaps, an indie rock band from St. Paul. Their lead singer talks about the formation of their group,...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
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Luke Wilson talks about working with Cameron Crowe on his new TV show, working with his family, and advice he's accrued over the last 20 years in s...

Bought by RADIOLEX and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Comedian Margaret Cho talks about learning from all of her favorite musicians, constantly explaining her identity to audiences, and how sexual abus...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KBBI Alaska, and WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Musician Trevor Sewell, the band March to May, and New York Times bestseller Bre...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 57:55
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Singer Billy David, Grammy Winner Joanne Shenandoah, and New York Times bestsell...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2015
  • Length: 58:09
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A few years ago Lisa Potts was looking behind her dresser when she saw a cassette tape. She’d forgotten about the tape--a recording of an interview...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Troy Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Doopsies
For a show about embarrassment, my co-anchor Molly and I interviewed UW Sociology Professor Edward Gross.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:58
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Republicans now control both houses for the first time since 2006. Paul Kane of the Washington Post joins us to talk about the attempted rebellion...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester, KUER, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 08, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
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In Episode 18 of Behind The Thread, we look at wages around the world. Sokny Say of the Free Trade Union of the Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia ...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 40:07
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Cousins Juliana & Jacob explore hunting in this piece. Hunting seems to be a family tradition-stemming from their granddad who killed goats on his ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 07:52
Caption: Nellie Bly
Hosts Tricia and Greta bring you the stories of muckraker Nellie Bly, painter Georgia O'Keeffe and jazz singer Nina Simone. We talk to authors, une...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nerdette Great Lady Nerds of History Spcial
For America's birthday, Nerdette highlights the mothers of movements. Hosts Tricia and Greta bring you the stories of journalist Nellie Bly, painte...

Bought by WCNY, KOSU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WHRV, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Freakonomics' Stephen J. Dubner
Freaks and nerds unite! Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner teaches Tricia and Greta how to think like a freak. Plus a portrait of astronaut Sally Ride on...

Bought by KUAC, WRIR, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 26:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Sarah Vowell signing books after a lecture at Lamar Univ. in Beaumont, Texas
Sarah Vowell talks to reporter Brian Friedman and producer Laine Kaplan-Levenson about Louis Armstrong, voiceover work, Andrew Jackson, New Orleans...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
Caption: Sarah Vowell signing books after a lecture at Lamar Univ. in Beaumont, Texas
Sarah Vowell talks to reporter Brian Friedman about Louis Armstrong, voiceover work, Andrew Jackson, and other musings.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 04:27
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2011 NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan talks about her life in jazz. [34:48]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 34:49
  • Purchases: 1
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Noah Horak, a 29-year-old electrical engineer from Tofte, Minn., quit his job, sold his stuff, and set off on a round-the-world adventure on a moto...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KSRQ, and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 22:14
  • Purchases: 3
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WTIP's Buck Benson chatted recently with Marc Abrahams of Improbable Research, which publishes a magazine and awards the IgNobel Prizes for researc...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 16:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
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Mitch Skinner talks about table top games in today's electronic-oriented market. Includes an interview with singer/songwriter Jeremy Messersmith.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: Joe Wenke
A former corporate speechwriter, Joe Wenke is the owner of a leading event marketing company. With his new book, he’s going to have a few more inte...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 15:15
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People used to think alarm calls made by birds just meant "danger, danger!" But it turns out, birds are more specific than that. They can even aler...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
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In one of the most entertaining episodes of Radio Rounds to date, hosts Lakshman Swamy and Yojan Patel speak with the one of a kind “ZDoggMD,” the ...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2012
  • Length: 29:30