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Edward Barrett Rings the Chapel Bell
From: Jackson Braider
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Edward Barrett rings the bell at King's Chapel, Boston, at 10:45 on Sunday mornings.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:15
In the Clutches of Fear - A Journey into the American Reality
From: Egon Koch
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The changes that were much implored on September 11 did not occur, neither in terms of world policies nor in the U.S. itself.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUHB, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Nov 06, 2004
  • Length: 55:13
  • Purchases: 3
I Write the Songs That Make Your Cell Phone Ring
From: Cheryl Ferguson
Series: The Recruiter's Studio
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Steve Ouimette's done a little something different with his classical performance degree.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Oct 22, 2004
  • Length: 11:26
  • Purchases: 1
Nip and Tuck, Stretch Your Luck
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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Even with today's plastic surgery technology, beauty is still only "skin deep."

  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 03:39
The Accidental Drum Tech
From: Cheryl Ferguson
Series: The Recruiter's Studio
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Steve Rinkov talks about becoming a drum tech and playing the drums with Fleetwood Mac

  • Added: Oct 16, 2004
  • Length: 15:04
Graham Shelby on Public Assistance
From: KUT
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Graham Shelby is surprised to find himself seeking public assistance to help support his three new babies.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2004
  • Length: 02:26
The Bebel Gilberto Radio Hour
From: WFUV
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An hour with Brazilian musician Bebel Gilberto, and a look at Brazilian music's continued evolution.

Bought by KMUW, KUHB, KDUR, WVPE, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Skagway Music Makers
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
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Two unlikley musicians find each other in Skagway Alaska and produce a song that is the title track for an award winning movie

  • Added: Aug 27, 2004
  • Length: 14:35
Exploring Hidden River Cave with Peggy Nims
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: Kentucky Works
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day in the life of a cave guide

  • Added: Aug 11, 2004
  • Length: 09:00
RN Documentary: Theater in the Rubble
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Torn Lives - Stories from the Holy Land
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For more than a decade, Dutchman Jan Willems has been staging plays for Palestinian children, providing a much-needed outlet in desperate times. (2...

Bought by KVNF, WHQR, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 10, 2004
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 3
Alaska Beckons
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
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Disillusioned with their teaching jobs in California, Ray takes a job at a one room school house in Alaska and their adventure begins.

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: The Girl At The Window
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A producer’s quest for the artist who painted a picture left to her by her grandmother.

Bought by WHQR, KUOW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 06, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
Reclaiming Islam: A Woman's Perspective
From: Laura Jackson
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Muslim scholar Leila Ahmed argues for an alternative to fundamentalist Islam, for an oral, ethical tradition, passed down from mothers and grandmot...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WFUV, and KZYX


  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Length: 17:40
  • Purchases: 4
My Last Night of Freedom
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Listen to incarcerated youth producer, Adam, recount the story of his last night of freedom before going to Jail.

Bought by Remix Radio, KHSU, and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 3
First Moment of Freedom
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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LaShanda, a youth producer incarcerated at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, Maine, interviews her fellow inmates about th...

Bought by Remix Radio and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Memorial
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Every 100 days, Roberts saves the phone messages of her mom who passed away two years ago as a living memorial.

Bought by Room Tone Selects, WTJU, Prairie Public, Delta College Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: May 02, 2004
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 26
Lang Lang ENCORE: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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The young piano phenom describes how he first heard Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto -- was it a beer commercial? -- and describes his interpreta...

Bought by PRX Remix, KMHD, KNAU, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 23, 2004
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 4
9/11 Rewrite: Memoir in a Time of Violence
From: Laura Jackson
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"What does it mean to fashion a self in the midst of a violent world"?

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Mar 20, 2004
  • Length: 14:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Ring and I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania
From: WNYC
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"The Ring and I" is a story about the love affair between hundreds of thousands of people and one, colossal, controversial and awe-inspiring piece ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRVO Public Media, WMNR, KHNS, KCRW and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2004
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 32
Lolita Unveiled: Muslim Women's Take on a Scandalous Classic
From: Laura Jackson
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Confronting the tyrannies of our times through the transformative power of the novel.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, WETA, WFUV, KZYX and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2004
  • Length: 22:40
  • Purchases: 6
Duane Jarvis' "Delicious"
From: Steven Rosenfeld
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Sound portrait of Duane Jarvis' "Delicious" CD

  • Added: Feb 21, 2004
  • Length: 12:34
Jay McShann's "Goin' to Kansas City"
From: Steven Rosenfeld
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Sound portrait of Jay McShann's 'Goin' to Kansas City" CD

  • Added: Feb 21, 2004
  • Length: 12:46
A Family Yarn
From: Rupa Marya
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In the wake of NAFTA, a family of woolen mill workers in Maine salvages their livelihoods by returning the industry of yarn-making to the home.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, PRX, KFAI Minneapolis, WBST and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2004
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 13
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "XXL"
From: Steven Rosenfeld
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Sound portrait profile of CD by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - "XXL"

Bought by KCCK


  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Forbert's "Any Old Time"
From: Steven Rosenfeld
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Sound portrait of Steve Forbert's CD of Jimmie Rodgers songs

  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 12:53

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