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Freedom in the Wings: Two short plays by Tanya Barfield and Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. It features two short plays about American Black History. In th...

Bought by KSKQ, KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
‘26 Pebbles’ shows how a community comes together to find hope, light and resolution in the wake of tragedy.
From: renee wilde
Series: Culture Couch
Caption: Playwright Eric Ulloa with his first interview subject, Joanie, Credit: Eric Ulloa
In the aftermath of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, actor and writer Eric Ulloa went to Newtown, Connecticut and asked the re...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:05
Resistance and Resilience: The Cultural Legacy of the Black Panther Party
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Refa Senay
The Black Panther Party combined Black Power’s militancy with socialist ideology, and infused funk music with Franz Fanon’s writings. Their impact...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
Lending A Hand: Two Short Plays by Cusi Cram and Arlene Hutton
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander, Peter Jacobson, Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg star in two short, touching and humorous plays about stepping up when you are neede...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHRV, KUNM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 16-18 "Breadwinning for Birds" by Alli Warren
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Alli Warren, poet, Credit: Andrew Kenower
Alli Warren mingles tropes of baseball, horticulture, and birdwatching as she celebrates her life.

Bought by KSKA, KALW, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Maud Hixson Presents Songs that Grabs Audiences and Do Not Let Go
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Maud Hixson, Credit: Olivia Wilcox
Maud Hixson. You’ll catch her singing in front of big and small bands. But the common thread in all her performances is that she really cares about...

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 08:04
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: La Grande Dame of the Arts (part 2)
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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We have begun a new line of connections on The Rough Draft Diaries with the story of Edith Franklin. Last week began the story of the “The Godmothe...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 06:18
StoryCorps: Jim Stockdale and Jasey Schnaars
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Vice Admiral James Stockdale was a Vietnam War POW for more than seven years. His son, Jim, recalls the family’s difficult wait for his father’s re...

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 2
Of Numbers and Names
From: Israel Story
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For Yom HaShoah, stories of Israeli encounters with the Holocaust in the years and decades after it ended.

  • Added: May 25, 2016
  • Length: 48:42
Forward Observer: A short play by Willy Holtzman
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Tonya Pinkins
In Forward Observer, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins plays a harried VA hospital clerk. An elderly World War II veteran is giving her a hard time a...

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 22:29
Beyond Glory - Three short pieces by Stephen Lang
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Stephen Lang
"As starkly moving as taps at dusk" says the Washington Post about BEYOND GLORY, a powerful tribute to military valor written and performed by stag...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KWIT and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 14
Rachel L. Coyne: The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Heidi Holtan speaks with novelist and poet Rachel L. Coyne about her new book "The Patron Saint of Lost Comfort Lake." Rachel's book has recently ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 28, 2016
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Lyons: Cartoonist and Creator of "Ojiberish"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: From "Ojiberish" , Credit: Michael Lyons
Michael is a rockstar cartoonist who lives in Bemidji. He's written and drawn cartoons, underground comics, kids' books, and coloring books. His st...

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 17:39
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #27: MusiCares Stories
From: Kill Rock Stars
Series: The Future of What
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Benefits can be hard to come by in the music business. So where do people turn in emergencies? In 1989 the Recording Academy created the MusiCares ...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 53:45
RDD: Connecting Through Cancer (part 2) - The Story of Nate
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley meets Nate Jones. He's a former patient of the non-profit outreach program, Cancer Connection of ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Wendy Roy Part 1
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: DEBWE Cultural Project
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Wendy Roy shares her passion of beadwork... This is part one of a two part series.....

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 22:47
  • Purchases: 1
Beauty Is in the Imperfection
From: Tim Smith
Series: For The Record
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Paul Armstrong was in a business partnership back in 1998, which ended in him being sued. Soon after, he went through debt, the birth of his first ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 23:38
Home Free Adventures / Life-long Learning / Techies! / Cyber Seniors! / There's an App for That!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Lynn Martin/unconventional retirement Segment 2: Kartcher Pauley/Maddy Gamble/Semester at Sea Segment 3: Annette Rapoport/Cyber-Senior...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Mother and Son: Two Plays by Daniel Reitz and David Cale
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle") stars in the touching and humorous first piece, Napoleon in Exile, directed by Marsha Mason (four time Aca...

Bought by KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Great Fire
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Lou Ureneck
Shortly after World War One, the Ottoman Empire was in its fiinal days. The last desperate act of the Turkish nationalist army was to destroy the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 07, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: "Winona Brass Band Christmas Concert 2014"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we bring you a holiday special, it's the Winona Brass Band Christmas 2014 Holiday Concert recorded at St. Cecili...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2015
  • Length: 46:20
#23 MIW Christian Calinsky - Body Piercer and Homeless Youth Advocate
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Christian Calinsky on MIWq, Credit: Oddua Productions
With Akeisha Johnson, your show host, this episode of Making it Work, Christian will share his journey from being a homeless youth to becoming a ca...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Duane Chase Interview
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Duane Chase, past and present
Duane Chase shared his experiences playing Kurt Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" film with RadioActive's Clare Martin.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:04
Food Sleuth Radio, Eric Herm Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Strong winds in West Texas make it difficult for farmers to grow crops without contamination from pesticide drift. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
How the Media Portrays Child Deaths
From: KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
Caption: Trayvon Martin icon, Credit: Jasmine Brown
Jasmine Brown is a Seattle artist who says her work is a constructive response to injustice. Her art pieces were part of the “Under My Skin” exhibi...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:35

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