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Tara and Lulama
From: Littleglobe
Caption: AIDS Skeletons, Credit: Bob Smith
Youth Media Project intern Tara Trudell, a student at New Mexico Highlands University, interviews South African folk artists Lulama Sihlabeni, in a...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 08:22
Curtis and Kathy
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Curtis Billie from N'MPower
N’MPower participant and Program Manager, Curtis Billie, interviews Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, a potter from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, in a community ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:32
Anonymous and Diana
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Marquell, Sharon, and Jane
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross
N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Into The Woods with Helen Oyeyemi
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Oyeyemi has a way of seeing modern life as a series of fairy tales, and she likes to scatter them throughout the forest, upending monsters and unde...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 21:58
  • Purchases: 1
Song Story S0.E1 - Eric Ginsberg's "Little Love Notes" (pre-season sneak-peek)
From: Eric Ginsberg
Series: Song Story
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This first pre-season sneak-peek features Song Story host, Er...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 10:54
A Conversation with Drummer, Antonio Sanchez
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Antonio Sanchez talks about the melody of jazz drumming and his new CD, New Life. [34:21]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 34:21
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Boatbuilder, Harold Burnham
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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NEA Heritage Fellow Harold Burnham keeps the Essex shipbuilding tradition alive and vibrant. [30:47]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 30:47
  • Purchases: 1
PPW 04: The Poets of San Quentin
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
Caption: San Quentin
We traveled to San Quentin State Prison, California’s oldest prison, to learn about the lasting tradition of arts and spoken word in this well know...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 1
PPW 03: Workshop with Kyes Stevens
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
Caption: Kyes Stevens
We asked poet Kyes Steven of Auburn University's Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project to record a workshop for us. Take a listen. Prison Poetr...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
PPW - New York: Voices UnBroken
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop
Caption: Voices UnBroken, Credit: Voices UnBroken
A poet famous for writing about the civil rights movement and for epitomizing black arts movement feminism, Sonia Sanchez passed through Attica’s g...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 54:52
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Mulgrew Miller
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“I think of a lot of things when I’m playing the piano and one of the last things I think about is the piano…you try to somehow think and feel li...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 3
(E)motion Picture
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: Fresh Picked by Open Orchard Productions
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How do musicians come up with the scores for Hollywood blockbuster films? Mark Graham, seasoned music preparation supervisor, reveals the hectic be...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda about how she's benefited from High School Art Curriculum
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In th...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
What's What: What is Poetry?
From: Paul McCarthy
Series: What's What Radio
Caption: Ashley Bryan, Credit: Rama Hughes
Perhaps Rick Benjamin was nominated to host the show because he has just has this unmistakable GLOW...perhaps it's because of the way this energy i...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 44:14
Changing Roles and Rules
From: Amy Gastelum
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stef Adkins competes in his very first Drag Competition as Barbie Que, juggling issues of identity and boundaries.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
Affrilachian Poet Frank X Walker
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The Kentucky poet who coined the term “Affrilachian” has a new collection of poetry. Allison Quantz reports he takes on historical and current racism.

Bought by KENW and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
Meet your neighbor: the Salvadoran Idol
From: KALW
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KALW’s Nathanael Johnson lives in San Francisco, near Mission and 30th Street. It’s at the intersection of several different neighborhoods with lot...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:20
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Liz Lerman, Part Two
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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In part two of our conversation with Choreographer Liz Lerman, we explore false dichotomies, including the one that opposes art to science

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 25:11
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with John Hickenlooper, Mayor of Denver
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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John Hickenlooper discusses his efforts to use the arts to revitalize Denver and promote economic development and increased livability.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 23:37
Wolf Senatus on painting Little Haiti Mural for Mosaic of Art
From: George Fishman
Series: LITTLE HAITI MURAL
Caption: Little Haiti Commemorative Mural, Credit: Mark Diamond
Artist WOLF SENATUS describes participation in Little Haiti Earthquake Anniversary Mural.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
Mississippi Melodie Showboat
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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We talk with Director John Schroeder about this year's Mississippi Melodie Showboat.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 07:04
NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Yusef Lateef on Joining Dizzy's Big Band; Finding One's Voice; Lifetime Student; and Musical Beginnings.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 10
NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard on Rejecting Categories; Chicago; Composing; Early Influences; Early Band; Founding AACM; and Listening Habits.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron on Hearing Coltrane Live; Improvisation; Yusef Lateef; and Moving to NYC.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 9