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Famed Chef Grant Achatz
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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In the corner of Next Restaurant in Chicago, famed Chef Grant Achatz and host of The Dinner Party To Go podcast, Elysabeth Alfano, discuss his batt...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 50:38
Brad Whiford of Aerosmith with His Son Zack, Photographer for the Band
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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Over ceviche, shrimp tacos and mango guacamole, Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford and his son, Zack, photographer for the band, sit down with The D...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:02:27
Gloria and Emilio Estefan
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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On the red carpet for their broadway musical, "On Your Feet!", Gloria and Emilio Estefan talk about their fight as outsiders in the beginning, thei...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:05
Middle School Blues
From: Ciara Gillan
Caption: Mick Carlon and his 7th grade class
Some say Mick Carlon’s the most popular teacher in school. That’s because of his unique approach of bringing literature to life.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 2
Singer-Songwriter Macy Gray
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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Right before she is about to perform at Chicago City Winery, Singer-Songwriter Macy Gray sits down with the host of The Dinner Party To Go podcast,...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 23:18
Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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Host of The Dinner Party, Elysabeth Alfano, sits down over tea for an intimate tete a tete with Billy Corgan at his tea shop, Madame Zuzu's.

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 55:35
  • Purchases: 1
Political Junkie Minisode 12-02-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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If you think the planet is heating up, wait until you see what happens when President Obama and the Republicans clash over the policy proposals aft...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 5
Poets Greg Field and Denise Low
From: New Letters on the Air
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We conclude Native American Heritage Month with Greg Field and Denise Low. Drawing upon their Native heritage, Greg Field reads from his 2014 book ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Annie Humphrey Talks Singing, Songwriting, and Bemidji First Fridays
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Annie Humphrey was born in Northern Minnesota on the Leech Lake Reservation. She grew up making Northern Minnesota a more musical place. Annie is a...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 18:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Master Algorithm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Pedro Domingos
Data is the new science. Big data holds the answers. It’s a simple thought that acknowledges the power of data in our lives.

Bought by KVSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Tiny Explorer Called Twinkle
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s conception of Twinkle, the UK exoplanet atmosphere explorer, Credit: SSTL/Twinkle/DSS
A small but talented UK team is building Twinkle, a small spacecraft with a big mission—exploring the atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars. ...

Bought by KREV-LP, 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WRGY, KMUD, KWMR and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
Musician's Spotlight - Dweezil Zappa - 610
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight
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Guitarist and composer Dweezil Zappa discusses his first recording in a decade, "Via Zamata", as well as his continuing journey performing the musi...

Bought by KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Study and Practice of Nonviolent Action
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How effective have nonviolent resistance movements been to effect social and political change, compared to armed violent uprisings? This time on P...

Bought by WYSO, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Capri Big Band is Fun for Players and Audiences, Young and Old
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: The Capri Big Band, Credit: Brianna Johnson
Big Band music has persisted over the generations. Why? It might be because big band music is a big part of formal learning for horn players in hig...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2015
  • Length: 06:09
The Capri Big Band Celebrates the Holidays with Two Big Shows
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Capri Big Band, Credit: Brianna Johnson
The Big Band is part of the American cultural heritage. The Capri Big Band of Minneapolis is rehearsing hard right now for two Shows in December. T...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
23: Mia Birdsong & Pam Scott, Redefining Solutions: Poverty and Teen Pregnancy
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Mia Birdsong
Guest Mia Birdsong of Family Story is addressing the entrenched problem of poverty a new way--by starting with redefining what we think of as a 'tr...

Bought by KSJD, KZYX, WMUU-LP, WRIR, and KSJD


  • Added: Nov 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Food Sleuth Radio, Nicolette Hahn Niman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Can beef fit into a healthy diet? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Nicolette Hahn N...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bobby Bukowski - Veteran Cinematographer - Anna, Dogfight, Arlington Road, The Minus Man, The Messenger, Rampart, The Iceman, Very Good Girls, Rosewater, Infinitely Polar Bear, Time Out of Mind, and 99 Homes
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: Spoiler Alert Radio
Caption: 99 Homes
Bobby Bukowski - Veteran Cinematographer - Anna, Dogfight, Arlington Road, The Minus Man, The Messenger, Rampart, The Iceman, Very Good Girls, Rose...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 26, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fresh Talk: Oliver Beer
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Oliver Beer, Credit: Galerie Thaddaeus Ropec
British artist Oliver Beer explores the acoustical character of Kilic Ali Pasa Hamam, a historical Turkish bath, with a small group of local young ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2015
  • Length: 09:33
Talking turkey with Butterball expert--the best tips for the best turkey
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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The Butterball Turkey Talk Line fields thousands of calls at this time of year. WTIP's DaveTerSteeg chatted with turkey expert Rochelle Kirwan to l...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: 14:15
Commerce With Compassion
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: La Montanita Food Coop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Credit: La Montanita
A look at some businesses that promote social justice, fair trade and labor practices, and thereby peace.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 57:36
  • Purchases: 1
Rio Nido Reunion at the Dakota December 11, 2015
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Rio Nido, Credit: Dennis Widstrand and Matt Spector
A generation, a young trio known as Rio Nido was delighting audiences through its renditions of old vocal jazz. But in music, so it seems, all good...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
The Study and Practice of Nonviolent Action
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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How effective have nonviolent resistance movements been to effect social and political change, compared to armed violent uprisings? This time on P...

Bought by KISA Digital Studios, KRZA, Aspen Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Director and playwright Tazewell Thompson: Bringing it to the stage.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Soloman Howard as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the company of Appomattox at Washington National Opera , Credit: Scott Suchman
Tazewell Thompson may be wowing critics and audiences with his direction of the opera Appomattox, but he’s an equally brilliant theater director an...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Kurdish People:  Their Struggle to Keep Their Homeland.
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits an archived conversation with Bob Blincoe, a Presbyterian minister who worked as a missionary in the Zagros Mountains from 1...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 29:01

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