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A New View
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Word of Mouth is New Hampshire Public Radio's show about new ideas, emerging trends, and unexplored history. In this hour, "A New View" of Jane Au...

Bought by KPIP-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WCPN, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 4
Goodbyes and Comebacks
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Farewell to George Jones-- and hell-o again to Natalie Maines! This week's hour long musical mystery tour includes Jim James, Patty Smith and more.

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:41
Crime, Punishment, and the Search for Justice
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Kelley Libby attended the first le...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane
From: Kelley Libby
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Twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Renaissance artist Michelangelo are now on a rare, two-stop tour in America. Producer Kelley Libby attended the...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Back to War
From: Traveling 219
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A weekend with the West Virginia Re-enactors Association, as they re-create the Battle of Droop Mountain.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 1
Island Stories: Virginia's Restless Archipelago
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Barry Truitt at the helm., Credit: Charles McGuiga
Virginia’s Barrier Islands and the waters and salt marshes that surround them represent the most pristine coastal region on the Eastern Seaboard. A...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2012
  • Length: 27:16
This Week in Texas Music History: Little Esther Phillips
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the fourth week of December (12/23): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a woman who became the youngest singer to scor...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
This Week In Texas Music History: Texas Punk Scene
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the second week of September (9/14): Texas music scholar Gary Hartman recalls an unexpected incident that helped propel the state`s punk music ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
Freedom Rider "Rip" Patton Tells His Story
From: Candice Ludlow
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Freedom Rider "Rip" Patton tells his story about taking that eerie ride to Jackson, Mississippi.

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 04:47
Paul Simon Graceland
From: Joyride Media
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Paul Simon recalls the creative sparks and controversies surrounding his landmark album, "Graceland"

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUKY and more


  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 14
Bob Marley - Marley
From: Joyride Media
Series: Black History Month Specials
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The official radio companion to the MARLEY documentary film in theatres and homes on April 20, 2012.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KPSQ-LP, Prairie Public, WNMU-FM, KMUW and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Rewriting Fillmore’s redevelopment history
From: KALW
Caption: Some formerly displaced residents of redevelopment in the '60s and '70s will have an opportunity to move into Fillmore Park., Credit: Adelaide Chen
It’s no secret that San Francisco is an expensive place to live. Take renting an apartment, for instance. On average, a San Francisco tenant pays ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 07:27
Paul Simon: Songwriter
From: Joyride Media
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Archival Paul Simon interviews from various moments of his career are intertwined to show the evolution of his creative process. Hosted by Rita Ho...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Prairie Public, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 17
Sting: The Solo Years
From: Joyride Media
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Brand new one-hour special features exclusive Sting interview looking back on music from his solo career.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KPVL, WUKY, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
From: Joyride Media
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New one-hour radio special traces how Hank Williams’ “lost notebook” of unrecorded songs were found and set to music for new recordings by Bob Dyla...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Harford Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Pearl Jam Twenty
From: Joyride Media
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The official radio companion to Pearl Jam Twenty - a new documentary by Cameron Crowe in theatres Sep 2011, on PBS American Masters Oct 21, 2011.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KPVL, CBC Inside the Music, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:10:00
  • Purchases: 8
10 Touchstones of the Texas Blues
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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It got its start in the oilfields, ranches, and lumber camps of the early 1900s. And it went on to reshape American music. Join music historian Al...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jul 30, 2011
  • Length: 54:39
  • Purchases: 1
100 Songs that Messed with Texas
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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On this episode, we explore songs that challenged the stereotypes of Texas music. Though "country" music may be what the Lone Star State is most we...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 56:24
  • Purchases: 1
"A Backstage Pass at Austin City Limits"
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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On this edition of Texas Music Matters, we take a behind the scenes tour of the award-winning PBS show Austin City Limits. This show features rare ...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 54:27
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Music Matters featuring homages by Alejandro Escovedo, Adele, Steve Earle, Bright Light Social Hour...and more!
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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The musical ‘homage’ seldom gets the credit it deserves. Done artfully, the ‘cover song’ can both refer to the past and hint at a new direction fo...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 56:57
Grounded: The End of the Shuttle Era and the Future of Space Flight
From: KUT
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KUT News’s hour-long special report: Grounded: the End of the Shuttle Era and the Future of Space Flight, explores the launch of U.S. space mission...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 1
Words & Music by Billy Joel
From: Joyride Media
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Billy Joel looks back on his career as a songwriter.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, Radio New Zealand and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Communist Camp
From: Joanna Stein
Caption: how to wear a gas mask
One Czech high school teaches students what it was like to live under a communist regime.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 2
Military Draft 29 min.
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Shorter version of the Military Draft

  • Added: May 31, 2010
  • Length: 29:00