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Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda about searching for the right college
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Episode # 33 - Castaway: John Mooney
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Popular Portland radio personality JOHN MOONEY became our 33rd castaway on November 19th, 2012. He's the host of "The Grooveyard Shift" on WMPG Ra...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:27:36
"Minnesota Railroads" provides photographic history of rail over past 70 years
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Bob Carter visited recently with Steve Glischinski, author of "Minnesota Railroads: A Photographic History, 1940-2012," from the U of MN Pre...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 19:13
Poling Upstream
From: Kelley Libby
Caption: Andrew Shaw and crew poling upstream in a batteau on the James
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Marshall Expedition, an important event in the history of early American commerce. Recently, a group o...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:27
Tales from the South 102: Friends
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Summer Season
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This week, our stories are all about the power of friendship. Stories by George McLeod, Pat Gillum, and Susan Elder. True stories told by the South...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Vermont Symphony Orchestra - Made in Vermont
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Caption: Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Credit: The VSO
Classical New England's travelogue of regional music festivals catches up with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra during their annual end-of-summer tou...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WMNR


  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 2
Tiny Forests in the Utah Desert
From: Jennifer Jerrett
Caption: A tiny forest of hairless twisted moss, Credit: NPS photo by Neal Herbert
Like trees in a forest, biological soil crusts play a key role in the ecosystems in which they are found. Damages to these tiny organisms can have ...

Bought by Radio Newark, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 5
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Effie, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Effie North Star Stampede and Rodeo, Credit: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 4
San Francisco Wave Organ
From: Noah Chandler
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The San Francisco Wave Organ remains one of the Bay Area's most unknown, misunderstood and yet beloved landmarks. After listening, I hope you'll wa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Caption: Elley-Long Music Center (Colchester, VT)
Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals visits the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival today in Colchester, VT.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KZYX, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
Life as an Elephant Nanny
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Mishak with one of his babies, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Mishak Nzimbi, of the Kamba tribe, is unique. He loves elephants. He has been an elephant keeper since he was 16 years old. He works at the David S...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 22:45
Monadnock Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Caption: Jaffrey Center Meeting House
Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals is in Peterborough, NH at the Monadnock Music Festival.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WMNR


  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 2
Escape from hippo attack in the Okovango Delta
From: Paula Kahumbu
Caption: David Coulson at a rock art site in Nairobi Park (sitting), Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Have you ever stared a charging hippo in the face? David Coulson did! Reputed to be Africa's most dangerous animal the hippo is known to be able to...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:26
The campsite that the Queen never visited
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
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Six decades ago Queen Elizabeth was on safari in Kenya when she her father, King George VI died, making her Queen. William Kimosop describes the si...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:16
Peace Corps Voices (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Peace Talks Radio rebroadcasts excerpts from the 2011 program produced by Amy Mayer. Produced in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Peace ...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 4
Bowdoin International Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Caption: Studzinsky Recital Hall
Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals visits coastal Maine for the annual Bowdoin International Music Festival.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WFIU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 2
On the Move in Mongolia
From: Outer Voices
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There I was, an Indian woman on the move in a strange new land - Mongolia - and it didn't feel so strange. So much resonated - especially the voic...

Bought by KUER, KZYX, WRPI, KFOK-LPFM, and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 23:43
  • Purchases: 5
Chesaina - a Tugen Song and story
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Trans Rift Trek is flagged off
On a 150 km Trans Rift trek from the Laikipia escarpmetn to the Keiyo escarpment, we climbed the Tugen Hills with William Kimosop and were entertai...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:15
Maasai lion hunt
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
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There was a time when the Maasai in East Africa were few and the wildlife numerous. Moran, or warriors were required to hunt lions to prove their c...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:55
Marlboro Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
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Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals visits the "grand-daddy of all music festivals" in Marlboro, VT.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WMNR, WFIU, and WMNR


  • Added: Jun 23, 2012
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
German Chef Rolf Schmidt
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: At Rolfs Place, Credit: http://rolfsplace.tumblr.com/
Rolf came to Kenya in 1973 in search of "Real Africa" and he found it. Few people know that Rolf is now a proud Kenyan citizen. I interviewed him a...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2012
  • Length: 13:28
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Caption: Newburyport at sunset
Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals sets sail for the annual chamber music festival in the seaside city of Newburyport, MA.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WFIU


  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 2
Rockport Chamber Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Caption: Shalin Liu Performance Center - Rockport, MA
Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals visits the annual chamber music festival in scenic Rockport, MA.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WFIU, and WMNR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
WorldCanvass: The Value of an International Education
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:07
Windham Chamber Music Festival
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: New England Summer Festivals
Caption: Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, Credit: Mark Ryan
Classical New England's travelogue of summer music festivals is at the gateway to the Catskills, with a visit to the annual Chamber Music Festival ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WMNR, and WFIU


  • Added: Jun 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 3

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