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RN Documentary: The Prince's Crazy Dream
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The Dutch Prince Claus had a dream to create an opera in the Sahel. Now some of the regions most talented musicians have come together to produce it.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Music from the Nortec Collective reflects life on the border
From: KPBS
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Electronic musicians from the Nortec Collective talk about how life on the border influenced their music. The piece has music weaved throughout.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 17:13
  • Purchases: 1
The FIRST 'Boss' of Asbury Park
From: Amber Edwards
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The first, and biggest, musical superstar from Asbury Park was not Bruce Springsteen, and he didn't play rock & roll

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WFUV


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
PREVIEW: "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media"
From: The Stanley Foundation
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The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. How does this rapidly changing spectrum i...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU and WMNF


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 2
Tending the Barter's Island Bridge
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Step out onto the Barter's Island Bridge as Duane and Dwight Lewis run around in circles opening the bridge for passing boats.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Shamans
From: Allan Coukell
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In Mongolia, the word's oldest religion is changing

Bought by KTNA, KUCB, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 31, 2005
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 3
Photojournalist Sebastiao Salgado
From: KUER
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Acclaimed Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado documents the migration of millions of people around the world.

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Night Frights
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The curious connection between sleep paralysis and night frights….

Bought by WKMS, KUER, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, KISU and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 14
Dave Douglas: Redemption Song for "Fatty"
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Jazz artist pays tribute to silent film star

  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 04:37
Latino Soccer Leagues
From: With Good Reason
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A visit with members of the Central American Soccer League in Northern Virginia reveals the surprising community commitment, organization and socia...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Oct 13, 2005
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Handcrafting Mandolins
From: With Good Reason
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A visit to the workshop of master instrument-maker Gerald Anderson as he works alongside his luthier apprentice, award-winning musician Spencer Str...

Bought by KPVL and KTNA


  • Added: Oct 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: A Boat-trip through Borneo
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An on-location report about Orang Utans and the various threats to the peat bog forests of Kalimantan in Borneo.

Bought by KUER and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Poetry of Vietnam
From: Don McIver
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Take an audio tour through Vietnam using poetry in Vietnamese and English and inspired by what they called, "The American War.

Bought by WYSO, KUT, and WEKU


  • Added: Aug 30, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
South Africa's Kwaito Generation: Inside Out
From: Inside Out Documentaries
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Sean Cole travels to South Africa to meet the people who make kwaito, a genre of music mixing American hip-hop and South African pop styles, reflec...

Bought by CBC Inside the Music, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester, WFUV, WYSO and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2005
  • Length: 01:37:42
  • Purchases: 6
Music Sparks Memories
From: KUOW
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Musical memories of World War II.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 1
Music in the Killing Fields: Daran Kravanh
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Cambodian Musician Daran Kravanh says music saved his life during the Kiling Fields.

Bought by The Story, KGLT, and KZSC


  • Added: Jul 21, 2005
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Black Ghosts of Paris
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Julia Browne lives in Canada but she feels a strong, even eerie connection to Paris - a feeling that the black writers, intellectuals and performer...

Bought by WTIP, KCUR, WBEZ, and WYSO


  • Added: Jul 12, 2005
  • Length: 13:24
  • Purchases: 4
Catfish Noodling in Oklahoma
From: Scott Gurian
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An introduction to the tradition of noodling, the sport of catching giant catfish with your bare hands

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, KTNA, KRCC-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 8
Mariachi Corner
From: Western Folklife Center Media
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Foklorist Hal Cannon reports on the business of Mariachi in Los Angeles.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:06
Youth Against HIV in Cameroon
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Young people in Cameroon, West Africa, join forces to identify and eliminate HIV risk factors in their community

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble: Global Horizons
From: John Diliberto
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Acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about his journeys east with the Silk Road Ensemble.

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Kathy Chiavola, Nasville singer/songwriter
From: Candace Corrigan
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
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Interview & performances with Kathy Chiavola, Nasville singer/songwriter

  • Added: May 28, 2005
  • Length: 28:33
UPDATED RELEASE: Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Updated NON-Collaboration version of the documentary "Security Check: Confronting Today's Global Threats."

Bought by KSKA, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUOW, 90.5 WSNC, and WVPE


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 5
Georgia Market Bulletin
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
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A chronicle of rural life in Georgia unfolds between the lines of a farmers' newspaper.

Bought by Audible


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Will Barrow, Nashville pianist & composer
From: Candace Corrigan
Series: The Nashville Nobody Knows
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Interview with Will Barrow, Grammy-winning Nashville pianist & composer

  • Added: May 19, 2005
  • Length: 28:58

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