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Is Foster Care a Good Thing? One Teenager's Opinion
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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After going through foster care, this Minneapolis High School kids wonders about the good accomplished by foster care.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Benefits of Being Mixed Race
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Darshon Moore, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Darshon Moore speaks from experience of having parents representing differing cultural backgrounds

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Gems of Bluegrass #1135 Fiddling Traditions
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Of all the bluegrass instruments, it is the fiddle that has the greatest history. The fiddle is a traditional instrument in many cultures, and it a...

Bought by WDVX and WAMU


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
The Bluegrass Review #1132
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
The opens by returning to one the underlying themes of bluegrass music: heavy burdens. Then, Lyle Loftgren and Adam Granger collaborate with host P...

Bought by WEZU, KUCB, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KKRN, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Gems of Bluegrass # 1131 History of Clawhammer Banjo
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
For regular users, piece for July 30-Aug 5, 2011. Others use anytime. In old time music today, clawhammer is the most popular style of banjo playin...

Bought by WDVX and WAMU


  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 11:36
  • Purchases: 2
Gems of Bluegrass #1130
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Karen Van Norman
For regular users, program for July 23 - 29, 2011. Others use anytime. Bluegrass has a lot of musical conventions. But a lot of the conventions cou...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1128 - Bill Monroe's western infuence
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
After Bill Monroe and brother Charlie parted ways in the late 1930s, Bill started searching for new musical combinations that would catch on. He mi...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1127 Bluegrass/Country Crossover
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Bluegrass music has a history of being connected to, but also distinct from country music. But country and bluegrass are close enough, that some pl...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:17
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass 1126
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Old time fiddling in North America is different wherever you go. In some places in the southwest, old fiddlers play the waltzes and polkas that cam...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jun 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1125 Worlds We Have Lost
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2010 Zeitfunk award from PRX, Credit: Claire Nusbaum
Today's Gem of Bluegrass focuses on the vocal tone of many old time performers. Regardless of their age at the time of recording, they sounded old.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1124 Crying in the Chapel
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil with 2010 Zeitfunk award, Credit: Claire Nusbaum
What’s the difference between musical idioms? In large part it is the way you interpret and accompany a song. Like the song Crying in the Chapel. I...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1123 Reflections
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan yun
You do something in the present and it has a consequence. Obviously. You cannot tell any kind of story without one event leading to another. Like i...

Bought by KUCB and WAMU


  • Added: May 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Gems of Bluegrass #1122 Flawed Existence
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
For regular users, show for May 27 - June 2, 1022. Others use anytime. Bluegrass is the home of the happy sounding sad song, where singers depict ...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Music at Different Ages
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Danee Voss, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
Danee Voss, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis talked to her mother about the function of music at different ages. The resul...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
How to Make Sure Kids Get Enough Sleep
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Avinash Patel, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Many young students are not able to get the sleep they need each night. Avinash Patel, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis ha...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Why Kids Today are into Clothing Brands
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Zoe Norling, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
A generation ago, it was colorful clothing, but today, kids are more into shopping for specific brands. Why? Zoe Norling, a student at Susan B Anth...

  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Gems of Bluegrass 1120 - Leavin'
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
We know that in bluegrass, there are a lot of broken hearted melodies. One response is to just end it. And that might be a common bluegrass respons...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: May 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
Scars from Bullying
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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Grace Wenner, student at Susan B. Anthony Middle School (Minneapolis) tells us that the emotional scars from verbal bullying are worse than the phy...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1119 Who is to Blame
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Bluegrass and old time music from time to time comments on society. And when it does, somebody or some entity is to blame. But which ones? That’s t...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
Gems #1117 Evolution of Bluegrass Rhythm
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
For regular users, piece for April 23-29, 2011. Others use anytime. Piece reflects of the basics of bluegrass rhythm, and tells a little about how ...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2011
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass # 1116 New and Old Cabin Songs
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
One of the enduring symbols of the old bluegrass is the little cabin home. But we know that bluegrass evolves. The little cabin home means somethin...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Apr 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1115
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Philip at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, program for Apr 9-15, 2011. Others use anytime. Piece is about how lyrics of songs are often short pieces that speak to the times.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 1
Gems of Bluegrass #1114
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
for regular users, show for April 2-9, 2011. Others use anytime. Piece focuses on how the musical form of the blues plays in bluegrass music.

Bought by WDVX and WAMU


  • Added: Mar 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 2
Gems of Bluegrass # 1111 Booze and Bluegrass
From: Philip Nusbaum
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
When it comes to taking sides on moral issues, bluegrass picks its battles. As far as booze, bluegrass today has a no tolerance policy.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMU


  • Added: Mar 03, 2011
  • Length: 07:19
  • Purchases: 2
Gems 1110 Wayfaring Stranger
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
The song Wayfaring Stranger first appeared in a mid nineteenth century book of religious songs. Over the years, we've heard the Wayfaring Stranger ...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1

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