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A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air. Jessi Johnson is a modern-day Artemis. But the perfect shot led her on a heartbreaking odyssey. ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and WGCU


  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Jessi Johnson is a modern-day Artemis. But the perfect shot led her on a heartbreaking odyssey.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 34:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Paul McGuigan, San Francisco, CA 12/8/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Paul McGuigan talks synchronicity, the proper lens, and the best Christmas present ever.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2018
  • Length: 22:48
Caption: Jim, A radio play by Josephine Halbert, Credit: original drawing by Josephine Halbert
The story of a 1960s transatlantic 'rock and roll' romance, created for radio. Laura remembers her love affair with Jim, a well known American rock...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:05:40
Caption: What would you do??, Credit: Evan DiBlasio
When Jen, Jenny and Stephanie get picked up by Rubie from a late day work party, Rubie has no idea she'll be asked to weigh in on a very emotional ...

  • Added: May 28, 2017
  • Length: 14:16
Caption: Eleanor Coppola, San Francisco, CA 4/10/17, Credit: Andrea Chase
Eleanor Coppola talks filming a road trip, talking to strangers, and the crises of the creative process.

  • Added: May 19, 2017
  • Length: 17:25
Caption: Teddy Sears & Catherine Eaton, San Jose, CA, 3/4/17, Credit: Meghan du Mee
Catherine Eaton and Teddy Sears talk adventure, labels, and being filled with possibilities.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2017
  • Length: 23:46
Caption: Asghar Farhadi, Mill Valley, CA 10/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Asghar Farhadi talks gender, catharsis, and the meaning of cats.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 12:13
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with local author Ryan Witt on his new science fiction novel, "Article X". This book explores a society wher...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2016
  • Length: 24:02
Caption: Catherine Hardwicke, San Francisco, CA 10/9/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Catherine Hardwicke talks platonic love stories, friendship tics, and shaving Toni Collette's head.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 19:54
Caption: Friday Night Lights Book Cover
Author interview with Buzz Bissinger about 25th Anniversary of Friday Night Lights

  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 17:30
Caption: Brett Haley, San Francisco, CA 5/1/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Brett Haley talks loyalty, looking forward, and persuading a DP to work for free.

  • Added: May 16, 2015
  • Length: 08:22
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What is it like to experience a grand mal seizure?

  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 22:24
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Hearing music from an inanimate object - auditory hallucination or talking fan?

  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:52
Caption: Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, San Francisco, CA 5/22/14 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Jenny Slate and Gillian Robespierre talk expanding a short, the place of choice, and being willing to get bruised up for a film.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 13:39
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In the small village of Stratton, Maine, a woman believes she's not the master of her own destiny - the spirit of a sea captain is preventing her f...

Bought by KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe became the first superstar of gospel music and was an early influence on Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and ...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KMUN, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 8
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Have you ever wanted to create your own television series? One woman and her husband did just that—only they aired their Western soap online.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Today on Art Beat, we visit with two graduating theatre majors from Winona State University about their roles in This Wide Night. This Wide Night’s...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2012
  • Length: 13:20
Caption: Margaret Sanger
A dramatization of the life and work of Margaret Sanger, birth control activist, followed by an interview with the author, Ann Beyke and political ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUNM, and WRPI


  • Added: Mar 25, 2012
  • Length: 55:21
  • Purchases: 3
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Glenn Close talks trauma, intimacy, and the kindness of strangers.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 08:36
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Actor Alfred Molina shines with masterful readings of excerpts from Edith Wharton's masterpiece. The screenwriter of Scorsese's film adaptation, Ja...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 5
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(this 58:30 program is the final version) Lublin, Poland, 1797: While they prepare for Passover, a family of Jewish women klezmer musicians struggl...

Bought by WRGY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Radio Catskill, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 25
Caption: Debra Granik, Jennifer Lawrence, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Director Debra Granik and star Jennifer Lawrence talk authenticity, stoicism, and getting the accent right.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 11:40