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The Audiophiles: Take a "listen" to the world around you at the Exploratorium
From: KALW
Caption: The Bicycle Wheel Harp at the “Sound – Hearing” exhibit at the SF Exploratorium., Credit: Photo courtesy of the Exploratorium
So far in KALW News’ series of conversations about sound, we’ve taken you to the planetarium of the California Academy of Sciences, and to the uniq...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #27, Rebecca
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for a conversation with choreographer and dance artist Rebecca Davis. She takes dance performance to new and different levels, using sculpt...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Impact of Ancient Greece
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Miles Davis
Where Ancient Greece appears in modern culture.

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


  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 15:23
  • Purchases: 3
Music of Modern Greece
From: Richard Paul
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Whether the music of ancient Greece touches modern Greek Music.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 13:38
Ancient Melodies
From: Richard Paul
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People who try to revive the music of ancient Greece.

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 10:19
  • Purchases: 1
Lincoln, Memorialized: The Myths & Legends Of A D.C. Icon
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Secret signs... hidden profiles... underground stalactites... This is not your 8th-grade tour of D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 09, 2010
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 1
Ice Drip
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
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the sound of ice dripping

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Hidden Messages in Zulu Beadwork
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: A Zulu girl wears her beadwork, Credit: Hlengi We Dube
You're fourteen, and you're in love with a boy in the next village. How do you tell him? Well, you bead it of course. This week's Global Guru uncov...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
50 Years of Newport Folk
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Credit: Avishay Artsy
This year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 06:18
Rolanda Scott, The Art of Transformation, pt. 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Rolanda Scott is a glass sculptor. But she also molds young minds as an art instructor. About eight years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer ...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 28:20
The Alutiiq Masks - Sharing HIstory
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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details the long-sought return of the Alutiiq Masks from France to Kodiak. AK.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 06:09
Shindig
From: KUOW
Series: Dance, Dance, Evolution!
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The process of choreography requires vision, perserverance, and most of all, courage.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
Men in Tights
From: KUOW
Series: Dance, Dance, Evolution!
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Meet several generations of men who say they just have to dance.

Bought by KLCC, WUFT, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 08:34
  • Purchases: 4
The Turning Point
From: KUOW
Series: Dance, Dance, Evolution!
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The artistic director of the Pacific Northwest Ballet has a goal to preserve ballet's classical roots, and at the same time, help to push the boun...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2008
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Art in Strange Places
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A documentary exploring the benefits and challenges of showing art in unusual spaces and walking the line between vandalism and public art.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUER


  • Added: Apr 19, 2008
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye To Kerouac (EDITED language version w/ ID break)
From: Sue Zizza
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Takes place August 1964 as Keroauc is packing to move to Florida ( edited language version ) ----- for unedited explicit language version go to ---...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KAAD-LP, WCBE, KMXT, KUNM and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye To Kerouac (EXPLICIT language version)
From: Sue Zizza
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Takes place August 1964 as Keroauc is packing to move to Florida (EXPLICIT language version) --- for edited language version and promos go to --- h...

Bought by WVPE


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Berlin Without Walls - The Players
From: WNYC
Series: Berlin Without Walls
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In this series, we examine various aspects of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, in both modern and historical context. From the players themselves...

Bought by WDAV Classical Public Radio and WETS


  • Added: Jan 24, 2008
  • Length: 10:52
  • Purchases: 2
Collecting Christmas Creches
From: John Hingsbergen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One of the world's largest collections of Christmas creches at the University of Dayton (Ohio)

  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
Arts on the air - Cathleen Calkins
From: Vanessa Finney
Series: Arts on the Air
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Interview with freelance photographer Cathleen Calkins

  • Added: Oct 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:54
Bugler at Arlington National Cemetery
From: Richard Paul
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Who is the bugler at Arlington National Cemetery?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WGUC/ WVXU, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 12, 2007
  • Length: 11:14
  • Purchases: 4
Super Heroes, Super Villains, and Disability
From: Andrew Reissiger
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What do the Super Heros of developmentally delayed artists look like?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Art of Chainsaw Carving: An Interview With Mark Watson
From: Daniel Zechmeister III
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The art and life of chainsaw carver Mark Watson.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Aug 01, 2007
  • Length: 26:50
  • Purchases: 1
Art of Ohio: The Magic of Glass
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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Feature 1 of 3 . This short series showcases Ohio artists and allows them to discuss their work and what artmaking means to them.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
Stravinsky @ 1-2-5: Three Glances at the Composer's Mirror
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Three essays about different aspects of Stravinsky's life and work

Bought by WCQS


  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 01:00:25
  • Purchases: 1