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Playwright Kirsten Greenidge keeps it real
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Playwright Kirsten Greenidge
In her new work Baltimore, playwright Kirsten Greenidge grapples with the issue of race on college campuses.

Bought by WABE, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 576 (03/04/16): Crouching Tiger: Sword of Destiny, Top 5 Wuxia Films
From: WBEZ
Caption: Michelle Yeoh in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'
Debuting last weekend on Netflix, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny" has lost original director Ang Lee, but star Michelle Yeoh has...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Filmspotting 575 (02/26/16): Elaine May Marathon #2 - The Heartbreak Kid, Hamilton, Top 5 Movies of 1972
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd in Elaine May’s 'The Heartbreak Kid'
On his honeymoon, a man falls for another woman. The marriage is a bust, but the movie isn't. It's Elaine May's "The Heartbreak Kid." On this week'...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Meet The Twin Poets Laureate of Delaware!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Albert Mills
Poets and social workers, Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Albert Mills' primary audience have been Wilmington’s under served children.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 574 (02/19/16): The Witch, Top 5 Baffling Oscar Picks
From: WBEZ
Caption: Anya Taylor-Joy in 'The Witch'
Filling in for Adam and Josh this week, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson from The Verge/Last Picture Show chat about the 1...

Bought by KSKQ, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 11
Playwright Lynn Nottage unmasks the cost of industrial decline in Sweat
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Scene from Sweat, Credit: C. Stanley Photography
In her new play, Sweat, Lynn Nottage gives voice to the human cost of workers without work.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Vance Gellert's Sleeping Giant: The Iron Range of Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Vance Gellert's Sleeping Giant: The Iron Range of Minnesota
When Vance Gellert decided to photograph the Iron Range, people asked him why. In his traveling show Sleeping Giant: The Iron Range of Minnesota, V...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2016
  • Length: 13:30
Harrell Fletcher: Art as Social Practice
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: First-grade docents at Portland's King School, Credit: Courtesy of harrell Fletcher
Harrell Fletcher shares his passion for social practice—creative projects in communities that are by, for, and of the residents.

Bought by WABE, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 571 (01/29/16): 45 Years, Son of Saul, 2016 Movie Preview (Pt. 2)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Tom Courtenay & Charlotte Rampling in '45 Years'
It’s January and the movie year is full of promise. Full of promise – and questions. Questions like: Who wins in a battle between Batman and Superm...

Bought by WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Composer John Adams: Creating American Classical music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: John Adams, Credit: Deborah O'Grady
Composer John Adams reflects on his creating American music that’s intense, sensual and meaningful.

Bought by WABE, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 570 (01/22/16): The Hateful Eight vs. The Revenant Review, 2016 Movie Preview (Pt. 1)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Leonardo DiCaprio in 'The Revenant' & Samuel L. Jackson in 'The Hateful Eight'
In the tradition of their 'Wolf of Wall Street' vs. 'American Hustle' battle a couple years back, Adam and Josh again find themselves on opposite s...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Peter Rothstein: Star Tribune Artist of the Year
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Grand Rapids native Peter Rothstein was recently named the Star Tribune's Artist of the Year, not only for his talent as a director, but even more ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 14:10
Filmspotting 569 (01/15/16): 2015 Wrap Party Live
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
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Live from Mayne Stage in Chicago, it's Filmspotting’s 2015 Wrap Party presented by WBEZ! Adam, Josh and an All-Star roster of special guests share ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Ten From David: A David Bowie Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles and NPR Music's Ann Powers host a survey of the music of British musician David Bowie, who died January 10, 2016 of cancer at 69.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KHNS, Prairie Public, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 57:52
  • Purchases: 38
Filmspotting 568.5 (01/08/16): Anomalisa, Top 5 Fast & Furious Scenes (revisited)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Scene from Charlie Kaufman's critically-acclaimed stop-motion animated film, 'Anomalisa'
One of the most acclaimed movies of 2015 tells the story of an ordinary encounter between two strangers in an ordinary Cincinnati hotel room. Less ...

Bought by WQCS, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Arts Review ~ Steve Downing says goodbye...for now...
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing offers his thoughts and thanks.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:07
"The Quality of Mercy": A Shakespearean theme
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Summer with the Bard
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Robert Wiltenbug surveys the great moments of mercy, both granted and withheld, in Shakespeare's many plays.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 15:07
Filmspotting 539 REBROADCAST (01/01/16): Mad Max: Fury Road, Top 5 Movie Car Scenes revisited
From: WBEZ
Caption: Charlize Theron in 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
We bring you a rebroadcast of Filmspotting's review of one of the year's most talked about films. Powered by guzzlene since the podcast wars of 20...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Through the Lens: Egyptian Photography from Van Leo to Instagram
From: kim fox
Series: Student Produced Audio Documentaries
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This audio documentary was produced by Nadine Awadalla for the audio production course at The American University in Cairo in Cairo, Egypt. The cou...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 06:43
Arts Review ~ December 24, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing reviews the Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program's Winter Student Concert at the Greenway High School auditorium, with new Director o...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 03:29
Ellsworth Kelly: the gloriousness of color and form.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ellsworth Kelly in his studio, Credit: Jack Shear
Artist and 2012 National Medal of Arts Recipient, Ellsworth Kelly looks back on his career.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Arts Review ~ December 17, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing visits SoHo Arts at the Range Center in Chisholm, MN and then reviews the Rosalee Goddard Vogel photography exhibit at the Overlook G...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:07
Filmspotting 567 (12/18/15): Top 10 Films of 2015 Pt 1, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Scenes from 'Tangerine' and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
End of year movie talk is usually dominated by a few prestige pictures, but does anyone care about prestige with a new "Star Wars" in theaters? Sur...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WOUB, WMUU-LP, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Arts Review ~ December 10, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Arts Review
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Steve Downing reviews the Holiday Concert by the Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus on Sunday, December 6th, at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Grand Ra...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 04:00
Filmspotting 566 (12/11/15): The Big Short, Top 5 Discoveries of 2015, Chi-Raq
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling in a scene from 'The Big Short'
If a movie has you sticking around for the credits, chances are you’re looking for an answer to the question: who was that? Every year the movies i...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9

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