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Join host Hanif Abdurraqib for a special episode of Object of Sound, from PRX and Sonos, taking a deep dive into the world of Christmas music. Whe...

Bought by WITF, WABE, 90.5 WESA, WEJP-LP 107.1, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 21
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Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a first-generation American, whose parents are from India and the Philippines. She pays tribute to them with quirky,...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 22, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John Tartaglia in Avenue Q
John Tartaglia worked on Sesame Street when he was just 16 years old. He went on to star in Avenue Q which earned him a Tony Award Nomination. He ...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:34
Caption: John Grisham & James McBride, Credit: JMU Creative Media
Recorded in front of a live audience, WMRA and James Madison University present The John Grisham Writers Hour with special guest James McBride, a N...

Bought by WCVE


  • Added: Feb 28, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Inteviews with Former NFL Tight End Ben Troupe and Fashion Photographer Tim Roller

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 59:53
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HOUR ONE: "Rethinking Reviewing" - Social media allows readers to bypass gatekeepers and publish their own opinions. So if everyone's a critic, doe...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
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Acclaimed Minnesota author Sarah Stonich has written a laugh-out-loud yet touching memoir about building her own cabin in the woods: "Shelter: Off ...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 19:36
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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 WZRE, KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Highly accomplished drummers talk about their dreams and nightmares and how they relate to their work.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:46
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The Milwaukee Film Festival is my favorite two weeks of the year. It is a two week celebration of Art that the entire city participates in. As a ra...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2015
  • Length: 18:54
Caption: Mr. Klein, Credit: BHS Yearbook
Mr. Klein, now principal of BHS, is brand new to the Beachwood community. He runs marathons, takes photographs, and even does his own carpentry. Li...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:41
Caption: Mr. Perse, Credit: BHS Yearbook
Ever wonder how Mr. Perse first picked up playing the harmonica? What he thinks of his own sense of sarcasm? What kind of company he wishes he co...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 13:49
Caption: Holly, Credit: BHS Yearbook
Ever wonder why Holly felt motivated to write a screenplay? What she does when she eats M&Ms? What she and her husband did on their third date? ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 13:53
Caption: Mr. Deegan, Credit: BHS Yearbook
Ever wonder what it was like for Mr. Deegan teaching in Hungary? What types of accents he can do? What his most embarrassing moment was on the job?...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 12:18
Caption: Mr. Lader, Credit: BHS Yearbook
Ever wonder what Mr. Lader thinks of teaching where he went to high school? Why he loves taking things apart? What his favorite TV shows are? Li...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 12:04
Caption: Mr. Hardis, Credit: BHS Yearbook
Ever wonder why Mr. Hardis plays such dark characters in White & Gold? Why he carries a backpack instead of a briefcase? What he thinks of his jo...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 12:37
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Our castaway is comedienne Karen Morgan. Born in Athens, Georgia, Karen’s southern accent is somewhat of an anomaly in Maine, where she now resides...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:40
Caption: Joe Duley and Roger Daltry
"Desert Island Discs" inaugural show broadcast in February of 2012 on WMPG in Portland, Maine featuring an interview with popular radio personality...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 25:40
Caption: Wynton Marsalis
"For me I always grew up watching my father and other jazz musicians, they never played for that many people, they were always struggling. They did...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 18:54
  • Purchases: 6
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Bobby McFerrin has spent four decades breaking ground in jazz vocals – and his music always feels fresh. Hear how Miles Davis changed his life.

Bought by WMOT, CJRT-FM, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Evelyn Glennie
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie had formal music training all her life, including attending the Royal Academy of Music in London. Still, some of her ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :24
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Ask Duke is South Korea’s most popular (and pretend) call-in radio show. So, tune in and learn about South Korea and the life of the show’s host,...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 17, 2009
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
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It was a busy week in New York for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He played a big concert in Carnegie Hall, and attended several important meetings the next da...

Bought by WKYU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
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Feminist Icon and award-winning writer MARGE PIERCY in conversation about her life and work

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 27:30