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Hello Dolly - The Song That Got Away
From: Amber Edwards
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Carol Channing and composer/lyricist Jerry Herman explain how a song from a musical took on a life of its own.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Cyber Tracker
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Report on animal Cyber Tracker program inventor Louis Leibenberg.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 09:28
The Untold Story of West Coast Jazz
From: Reese Erlich
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A musical exploration of this lyrical and controversial style of jazz

Bought by KMUW, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WDUQ, WILL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 13
Different Colors, Same Family
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Three Maine families describe the joys and challenges of transracial adoption in the whitest state in the country.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, WMPG, WFUV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 6
Mira Nair in Uganda
From: WFUV
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A report on Mira Nair's efforts to develop independent film in East Africa.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KUCB, WGVU, WAER Syracuse, NY, WCOM and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 7
Border Voices
From: Dan Epstein
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Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti reads his work accompanied by saxophonist Charles McPherson at the Border Voices poetry fair in San Diego.

Bought by KZYX and WZBC


  • Added: Mar 29, 2005
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 2
Ask the Librarian: Who's got better eyesight -- the jumping spider or the hawk?
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
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A schoolbook claims jumping spiders have better eyesight than hawks: is that true?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WUAL


  • Added: Nov 12, 2004
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 2
The Bell of Roussillon
From: Jackson Braider
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The bell of Roussillon rings out a different kind of hour.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 03:58
Among the Navajo - A Journey into the In Between
From: Egon Koch
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The Native American tribe is caught between their traditions and modern life.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KSUT, and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 05, 2004
  • Length: 54:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Changing (and Ghoulish) Faces of Halloween
From: Jackson Braider
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How Halloween has -- and hasn't -- changed over the years.

Bought by WTJU, KKWE Niijii Radio, KSRQ, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 9
Ask the Librarian: Will green tea treat my high blood pressure?
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
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Does green tea help with high blood pressure?

Bought by Raven Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Aug 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
Promo for "Ask the Librarian"
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
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Man cannot live by Google alone!

  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 01:30
Housing for South Africa's poor
From: David Barasoain
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How to house South Africa's poor.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2004
  • Length: 05:21