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Walt Whitman: Song of Myself
From: WNYC
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WNYC presents "Walt Whitman: Song of Myself." Hour hosted by Carl Hancock Rux, the program peels back Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and we disco...

Bought by WKMS, 'The Sea', WLPR , KUER, WRGY and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 53
Episode 1 - Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
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Episode 1 features poet laureates Mark Strand, Gwendolyn Brooks and Ted Kooser discussing the art and craft of writing poetry and reading some of t...

Bought by WETS, WCPN, WFHB, North Country Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 01:04:02
  • Purchases: 13
Born Into Brothels
From: Lu Olkowski
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Several years ago Zana Briski, a photographer, found herself giving photography lessons to children living in the brothels of Calcutta's red light ...

Bought by KTNA and WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 2
Seuss Abuse
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Spoken Word: The Capital Poetry Collective Series
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Kevin Matthews' short social commentary, a tongue-in-cheek take on Dr. Seuss

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
Carolina
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Spoken Word: The Capital Poetry Collective Series
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Ritallin performs live: A passionate and erotic piece from one of Canada's best spoken word artists

  • Added: Feb 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:03
Natural Fluidity
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Spoken Word: The Capital Poetry Collective Series
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Ritallin performs live: A passionate and erotic piece from one of Canada's best spoken word artists

  • Added: Feb 19, 2006
  • Length: :53
An Un-garden is an Act of Humility
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Cultivating beauty?
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Jennifer Dickson's "From Garden to Ungarden", Part Three

  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 09:14
Gardens, Citizenship and Community
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Cultivating beauty?
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Jennifer Dickson's "From Garden to Ungarden", Part Two

  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 08:30
I. Everyone can participate
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Cultivating beauty?
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Jennifer Dickson discusses the revival of gardening...as one of the most positive signs of hope for our world today.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 10:28
Promo piece
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Cultivating beauty?
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Short advertisement for series

  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: :24
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
Coming Full Circle
From: Hana Baba
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Hip hop migrates to Cuba, and back again

  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:51
Radical Restoration
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Radical artists, The Beehive Design Collective and the Machias Valley Grange Hall in Machias, Maine make an unlikely pair... or do they?

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:25
Stick Poke Scrape Dump
From: Bill Palladino
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A rhythmic essay describing the producer's first job cleaning up a drive-in theater.

Bought by WDBM, KFAI Minneapolis, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 08, 2006
  • Length: 06:29
  • 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
You Only Have To Look and See
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Martha Solomon tries to discover more about the work of her late father, a highly regarded photographer. What Martha discovers is the difference be...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 1
Baby, It's Cold Outside
From: KUOW
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The story of the famous holiday song

Bought by KZYX, KMXT, WTIP, WFHB, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 18
Until the Pen Runs out of Ink
From: Susan Johnston
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Kevin Matthews' short social commentary, with a tongue-in-cheek look at spoken word

  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 02:09
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
"Where The Ink Sinks In": Interview with Teen Graffiti Taggers
From: Curie Youth Radio
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An exploration of the subculture of "graffiti art": three teen taggers -- not gang affiliated -- talk about their love for climbing light poles and...

Bought by PRX to iTunes, Connecticut Public (WNPR), WXLV-FM, KWCW, and PRX


  • Added: Jul 13, 2005
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 5
Sounds of Democracy
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Portland Public Library's free piano offers more than music the folks who play it.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 3
Mingling Pen and Plow
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Chinmney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, has a rich literary history.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 2
The Bottle King
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Come along on the hunt for buried treasure: antique bottles.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KTNA


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Enchanted Highway, Part II
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Enchanted Highway, Part III
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 2

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