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Novelist, Poet, & Memoirist Alan Proctor
From: New Letters on the Air
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We mark Veteran's Day with two interviews featuring Alan Proctor. His book, THE SWEDEN FILE: MEMOIR OF AN AMERICAN EX-PATRIATE, was named one of th...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Love in America 066 - Playing Favorites, Too
From: Love in America
Series: Love in America
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Alice and Sheryl Cooper Welcome you to their Lovin’ Nightmare (we hope they don’t scare you!) Also, come on a pre-journey to the Love in America 20...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2019
  • Length: 42:03
The O'Jays: The Last Word
From: Joyride Media
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The O'Jays have made their final album, The Last Word, and it's filled with wisdom, love and some choice words about the state of the world.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Red River Radio Network, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
John Grisham Writers Hour - James McBride
From: WMRA
Series: The John Grisham Writers Hour
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
Spectrum 02/05/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Where has all the sugar gone? - At the biggest sweets trade fair in the world, you'd be surprised how many people are...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Feb 06, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Haiti Untold
From: Round Earth Media
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HAITI UNTOLD New one-hour documentary from Round Earth Media January 12, 2019, will mark nine years since Haiti was struck by a devastating earthqu...

Bought by MPR News Stations, KUNM, WBST, KTNA, WNYC and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
2018-10-07 Christiana Figueres: A Conversation on Mindfulness and Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Former UN climate negotiator Christiana Figueres credits Buddhist teachings both for helping her through a personal crisis, and for providing a sou...

Bought by KZYX, NPR Now, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KWIT, WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 6
The Philosophy of Cancer
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Health & Healing
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A philosoper of biology shares her struggle with breast cancer and her opinions on ongoing debates over breast cancer screening.

Bought by KVSC and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 15:45
  • Purchases: 2
Seeking Peace On Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special 2017
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Our annual compendium of highlights from a season of PEACE TALKS RADIO, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. This time li...

Bought by WHRV, KUOW, KVMR, KMSU, and KUNM


  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Brigsby Bear Radio Special
From: Joyride Media
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Stars and filmmakers talk about bringing Brigsby Bear to life on screen.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
The late Puerto Rican Poet & Fiction Writer Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with a look at Puerto Rico’s culture and stories through the eyes of the late Judith Ortiz Cofer. In the...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
The Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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We begin National Hispanic Heritage month with the Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer, who influenced and mentored Latina writers around the...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Raising Girls (Part 1)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A sampling of ideas and best practices for raising girls into adulthood. Three women who all have daughters and are also scholars and writers in t...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
170304 Donna's Bar - Charlie Sims Memorial
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Saturday Night New Orleans Radio
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It was a classic New Orleans ad hoc lunch at the corner bar, three hours of talk, laugh, drink, eat and repeat. Bar owner, Donna and Charlie plus ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:24:04
Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen: An Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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A tribute to singer/songwriting legend Leonard Cohen who passed away November 7, 2016 at the age of 82.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WUTC, KRCB-FM "Radio 91", KVMR, KMSU and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 21
A Bow To Prince: An Appreciation of The Artist
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles hosts an hour of music and reflections by his friends and fans of music legend Prince who died April 21, 2016.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, WAMC, Spokane Public Radio, WJAB and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 36
Peaceful Meditation For School Kids
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Some schools are trying programs that teach their students meditation techniques as a way to help them deal with stress in their lives. The result...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Allegheny Front Earth Day Special
From: The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment
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A 29-minute special including interviews, sound-rich features and historical clips about the history of Earth Day.

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ten More From David: A David Bowie Appreciation (Part 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles is joined by music writers Holly George-Warren and Richie Unterberger to further consider the musical legacy of David Bowie. Bowie die...

Bought by Red River Radio Network, KRCB-FM "Radio 91", Prairie Public, WSKG, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 7
Poet and Editor Kwame Dawes
From: New Letters on the Air
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Born in Ghana and raised in Jamaica, the poet Kwame Dawes is now the editor of Nebraska's literary magazine, PRAIRIE SCHOONER. He reads from his bo...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 1
Todd Harper and His Jazz Originals
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Todd Harper, Credit: Carl Allen
Todd Harper turned his life around when he decided to play jazz piano full time. He talked to Phil Nusbaum about his life in jazz, and about his mu...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 08:39
150829 Katrina, The River and Us
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Saturday Night New Orleans Radio
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New Orleanians were not keen on last week's media-contangion to "regurgitate" their Hurricane Katrina stories on the ten-year anniversary of the st...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:52:13
600th Special (Hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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This hour we celebrate 600 episodes of great music with requests and stories from folks across the country, all involving music that impacts us in ...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
Krip Hop
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Leroy Moore
You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop? That’s the name for the international movement of disabled artists, poets, musicians, and MCs. On...

Bought by WRIR and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Episode #10: Cultural Mixdown
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: The Mixing Board
Caption: Beno Picciano poses amid the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. He spent time there during the summer of 2008 living with a host family.
Beno Picciano and Lizzie Kirschner dive into the issue of cultural understanding by chatting with good friends who immigrated from India and Ethiop...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 11:08