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Virtuoso Voices - Joshua Bell (Rubber Band Man)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The Stradivarius Violin is the gold standard when it comes to violin making. Although violinist Joshua plays a Strad today, he remembers his very ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 2
A Scientist Researches Near-Death Experiences
From: With Good Reason
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Escaping death changes life

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Nov 15, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ed Bell's Sweetgum Bottom Blues
From: Tanya Ott
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Interview about a little-known, but influential Alabama bluesman

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Nov 14, 2006
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 1
Where Credit is Due 5-min version
From: Sean Kelly
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Microcredit documentary short

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 05:20
Virtuoso Voices - Lynn Harrell (Dvorak's Cello Confessions)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Each instrument has at least one quality or characteristic that makes it different than the rest. Cellist Lynn Harrell says composers have used th...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 02, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Roy Goodman (Goodman's Mission)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Who knows best? When it comes to classical music, conductor Roy Goodman says it's not the conductor, the first violinist or the music critic. It'...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Nov 01, 2006
  • Length: :35
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Roy Goodman (Long Live Mozart)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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In our eternal quest to find a brilliant summary of Mozart's contribution to classical music and the world at large, here is Roy Goodman. The Brit...

Bought by WHRV, Eclectic 89.1 WBCX, WITF, and New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 28, 2006
  • Length: :34
  • Purchases: 4
Falling into the Change of Seasons
From: Nanci Olesen
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about the change of seasons

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Moazzam Begg, a Guantanamo Bay Detainee
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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Moazzam Begg is a British Muslim who became an Enemy Combatant detained at Guantanamo Bay.

Bought by WMPG and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 27:33
  • Purchases: 2
Kevin Goodman, Big Chief of the Flaming Arrows
From: Sarah Yahm
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the Big Chief of the Flaming Arrows mardi gras indian tribe talks about his new life post-katrina in Austin

  • Added: Sep 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:12
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Loves Choosing Repertoire)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Have you ever wondered how a performer chooses the music they'll play and record? For Gil Shaham, it's simply a case of love at first hearing. Us...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 02, 2006
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Dvorak Wind Serenade)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Conductor Andrew Litton gives Dvorak and a highly polished Wind section some time in the spotlight. Use this 27 second clip to introduce Andrew Lit...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 2
From Mexico to the Dodgers
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
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Nelly Castillo tells the story of her son?s dream of becoming a major league pitcher.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:17
Music In East L.A.
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
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A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A talking about their preferences for music from Mexican music to rock and roll.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 1
Secret to a Happy Retirement
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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Lessons to help a husband be more independent in retirement, including how to use a George Foreman grill.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 1
NASA - STEREO - The Orbit
From: Ray Gard
Series: NASA - the launch of STEREO
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NASA's STEREO spacecraft are launching shortly. This series follows the spacecraft as they ready for launch later on this year.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 10:05
Perpetual Motion
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A centenarian painter reflects on art and the most important forms of nourishment in life.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
The Boat
From: David Weinberg
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A story about not living on a boat in Alaska

  • Added: Jun 05, 2006
  • Length: 12:14
Gloria Steinem lecture Hour 1
From: KUOW
Series: Speaker's Forum
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Hour 1 of two-hour lecture "If Women Mattered" by Gloria Steinem

Bought by WCPN and KERA


  • Added: May 17, 2006
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Story of the SRA-Bylaw (DRAFT)
From: Megan Hall
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Behind every law there's an intention. There's a response to a problem. Here's the problem-

  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 39:32
Holiday Series: Memorial Day
From: Talking History
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Guest Matthew Dennis and Talking History's host Bryan Le Beau delve into the history and meaning of Memorial Day.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2006
  • Length: 11:50
  • Purchases: 1
8 Hours: Steve Eubanks/Jeff City Jayband
From: Tim Carnahan
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Spending a day with Steve Eubanks, director of the Jefferson City High School marching Jayband

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Mar 13, 2006
  • Length: 08:21
  • Purchases: 1
Southwest Side Stories: Forty in a Classroom
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Overcrowded schools mean sixth grade in a mobile unit, seventh grade at a highschool.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 2
Musical Tribute to Ray Barretto
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Ray Barretto, who died today, left an incredible musical legacy

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, KGOU, and KCUR


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
Personal Thoughts about Global Warming: a commentary by Nanci Olesen
From: Nanci Olesen
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Nanci Olesen describes her attitude toward global warming. She's depressed, but she's still gonna grill chicken outside in February....

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1

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