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Eddie Palmieri
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Latin Jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri explains how he fuses jazz and Latin

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 4
Coleman Hawkins
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Reinventing the saxophone, a musical look back at the life of Coleman Hawkins

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, Marfa Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 4
Chucho Valdes
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes excells in playing Latin, jazz and even classical

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2
Dave Douglas
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Dave Douglas blasts his trumpet for great jazz and social justice

Bought by WEKU, 90.5 WSNC, and KGOU


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 3
A Cook's Notebook: Lunch in the City
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A grandmother and her grand daughter have lunch together in the city.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 05, 2005
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
Remember Us Unto Life: A High Holy Days Special
From: RadioArt(r)
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Host Larry Josephson talks with Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary, about the history, liturgy and custom...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WNMU-FM, KWIT and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2005
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 27
Oilcast: High US Gas Prices Here For Good
From: A Porter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Katrina has confirmed that high gas prices in the USA are here to stay.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2005
  • Length: 15:05
Toilet Paper Scrap Chronicles Civil Rights Ordeal
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
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A six-foot piece of jail-grade toilet paper from 1963 captures Civil Rights struggle

Bought by WABE, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 7
Commentary: Changes Afoot at the Fine Arts Center
From: KRCC-FM
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Things are taking on a more modern tone at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

  • Added: Aug 26, 2005
  • Length: 04:37
Rural Meth
From: KRCC-FM
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A look at the problem of rural meth and possible solutions

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Aug 19, 2005
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 1
Erasing the Past
From: Hana Baba
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A look at San Francisco's "Clean Slate" program, which can erase a former convict's criminal records.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2005
  • Length: 08:00
Friendship (#121)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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What are the ethical characteristics of a good friendship?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Until the Fat Lady Sings
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The expression "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" gained national attention in 1978.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUAL


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 2
Leotard
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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Jules Leotard is the eponym of the costume worn by dancers, gymnasts and acrobats.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
Dressed to the Nines
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
Amazon
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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Who were the original Amazons, and why do they share a name with the South American river and the bookselling giant amazon.com?

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jul 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
Fixed Gear Bikes
From: Jonathan Menjivar
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An exploration of the bicycle and why sometimes simpler is better.

Bought by PRX Remix, WTJU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 10
1968
From: Talking History
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Our interview features Mark Kurlansky who joins host Bryan Le Beau to discuss just what made 1968 "the year that rocked the world," and Robert Bren...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
Graduation (#117)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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The lesson in graduation ceremonies.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
To Comfort Or Provoke: The Necessary And Complex Role Of Theatre In Our Chaotic World.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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jackie maxwell feels that theatre is alive,well and important.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2005
  • Length: 59:57
Finding Love in a Nevada Brothel
From: Western Folklife Center Media
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Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center explores the loves and life of a legal Nevada brothel, Donna’s Ranch.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KRCC-FM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KGLT


  • Added: Jun 17, 2005
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 4
Gender And The American Experience.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Historian Alice Kessler-Harris looks at women's rights then and now.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KQED, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 15, 2005
  • Length: 59:38
  • Purchases: 3
Inside The Clockwork Of Women's Careers.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Carol Tecla Christ talks about the choices women make between career and family.

Bought by WSKG and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 2
Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble: Global Horizons
From: John Diliberto
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Acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about his journeys east with the Silk Road Ensemble.

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 1
Angel Island - Saving the Ellis Island of the West
From: Hana Baba
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The story of one man's discovery that resulted in saving a historic landmark from demolition, and keeping an important part of the American story f...

Bought by Listenwise, Vocalo.org, Here and Now, and KCUR


  • Added: Jun 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 4

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