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This episode focuses on the making of Whit Stillman's third film, The Last Days of Disco, the conclusion in what is often referred to as his Doomed...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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In this second episode of our series on the career, legacy, aspirations and regrets of Whit Stillman, we hear from the filmmaker — as well as actor...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 52:44
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We talk about some iconic movies from the 1970s, and their infamous villains–the killer hillbilly and his degenerate rural family.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 37:16
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In this episode we talk about who the instigators of terror are in horror movies, and why it matters whether they are from urban or rural areas

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 36:38
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In our third episode, we turn our attention to the fear of isolation — both physical and emotional —and how it’s connected to portrayals of grief i...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 35:35
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This episode of The Apple Seed features stories about a lot of different questions, and answers. We'll hear from Bill Harley, Mary Grace Ketner, an...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Have you ever taken some time to look up in the sky and see what happens? Moving clouds, images of dragons fighting and so many other things moving...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Nov 04, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Community Radio is one of the most personal forms of radio.  It exists world-wide and provides basic information in times of crises and normalcy.  ...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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Ever wonder how it's done behind the scenes? Today we talk to a man who knows how to have some fun, Doug Stagner COO of the International Associati...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2017
  • Length: 14:49
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We look back on the life of novelist Kent Haruf (1943-2014). September 2017 marks the inaugural Kent Haruf Literary Celebration in Salida for this ...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:13
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Tom Hiddleston takes on the role of the enigmatic country legend.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KHNS, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: W. Kamau Bell, San Francisco, CA 12/16/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
W. Kamau Bell talks hidden gems, Bruce Lee’s genius, and how Berry Gordy's THE LAST DRAGON gave him his first meta-moment.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 22:08
Caption: Tonya Pinkins
In Forward Observer, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins plays a harried Veterans Administration Hospital clerk. An elderly World War II veteran is giv...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett, San Francisco, CA 4/28/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett talk the allure of the psychopath, testing audience sympathy, and the strategic use of a key light.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 16:54
Caption: Gabriel Iglesias, San Francisco, CA 6/24/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Gabriel Iglesias talks bacon cakes, losing weight, and why comedy can do more than just make people laugh.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 11:00
  • Purchases: 1
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"The thing that was relentless for me here was how you look… I couldn’t put up with it." - Meryl Streep. In our new episode, Meryl Streep is called...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Nick Frost, San Francisco, CA 3/28/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Nick Frost talks sequins, alcohol, and why not every romantic comedy should end in a kiss.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 09:13
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Founder and Head Berry of the Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation, John Wilson, talks egos, trends, and floating green bagels.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 24:27
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This week's underappreciated date that changed America is 1941 and the birth of the Las Vegas Strip!

Bought by WGCU, Spokane Public Radio, WRIR, WCPN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 53:29
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Jim Mickle, San Francisco, CA 9/30/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jim Mickle talks extreme reactions, the difference between a remake and a re-imagining, and why he wanted to make the prettiest cannibal movie ever.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2013
  • Length: 15:44
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Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost talk political dialectics, the definition of improvement, and alcohol as a magic time machine.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 11:58
Caption: Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett, San Francisco, CA 4/28/13, Credit: Andrea Chae
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett talk the comfort of horror, art imitating life, and why violence isn’t the point.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 10:14
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A show about the fine folks who serve your food.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:19