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Caption: Josh Morris, 15, onstage in Harlem.
While New York City reopens, Harlem musicians continue one of jazz's most revered traditions at the historic Minton's Playhouse.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 04:20
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Westcoast blues guitar veteran, James Armstrong talks about his studio effort 'Blues Been Good to Me.'

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, KPSQ-LP, WEAA, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:10
  • Purchases: 9
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He is best known as the downhome singer of the Cash Box Kings. The group’s latest album, Holding Court (Blind Pig Records) – has struck a favorable...

Bought by WLPR , KDLG, WLPR , Public Radio East, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Skippy White and Marc Siegel
Physical record stores have made a comeback in recent years, but there's one in Boston that never went away. At Skippy White's CDs & Records, owner...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2018
  • Length: 21:17
Caption: The Columbia River, as seen from the Cape Horn Trail
The Forest Service would allow hiking access only if a volunteer group formed to caretake the trail. So the Cape Horn Conservancy was born. Now t...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 05:27
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2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of “What the World Needs Now Is Love” by Jackie DeShannon in April of 1965. The song was written...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:09
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Many of the historic Art Deco movie theaters you see throughout Minnesota can be attributed to one man, Jack Liebenberg. KFAI's Ryan Dawes speaks w...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:33
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At Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, travelers are finding more than just moving sidewalks, shops and restaurants. KFAI's Allison Herrera...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
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A preview of Choreographers' Evening 2014 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis with Kenna-Camara Cottman and the dancers of In New Company.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Projectionist Nikki Weispfenning at Trylon Microcinema , Credit: Todd Melby
Fewer Americans are watching movies in theaters—ticket sales fell by 11 percent between 2004 and 2013. For those attending the cinema, just about e...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 03:46
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Minneapolis-based collage artist Zach Collins loves to collaborate. During the past three years he's put together two books showcasing his team spi...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:23
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Readers form book clubs. Bowlers join leagues. What do motorcycle enthusiasts do? They ride, of course. Some head to Sturgis, South Dakota every ye...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:04
Caption: Chef Vivian Howard, Credit: Tanner Latham
Vivian Howard is the chef at Chef and the Farmer in the small Eastern North Carolina town of Kinston. She also "co-stars" with her husband Ben Knig...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A Surly Puppet
Secret Awesome defies categories. But if you press the founder, Zak Kirwin, he describes them as a D.I.Y. artists collective. They are definitely a...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:45
Caption: Lisa Smith and Tad Wagner skate at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark
Built in 1982, the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome has seen it’s share of sporting events. Baseball, football, soccer. But off the field, a community o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
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In 2007 the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources researched why people in Minnesota were spending less time outdoors. They found three problem...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Shade Tree at Zilker Park
September 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. What started out as a modest two day affair heavy on regional ...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 55:44
Caption: Stephen Bruton, of the 10 Austin Aces
Janis Joplin. Roky Erikson. Doug Sahm. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Names like these helped establish Austin’s global reputation as hothouse for great music...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: Hamlet at OSF, Credit: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Oregon Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 75th season with a fresh take on Hamlet.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KLCC


  • Added: May 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The Welcome Wagon's series, Credit: Tim Gibbon
DC artists and activists collaborate on a poster project to inform Inauguration-goers about the lack of DC voting rights.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:13
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The Reincarnation of an Austin Rocker

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
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One of the most stunning comebacks in the history of rock and roll...

Bought by PRX Remix and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 2
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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NASA is sponsoring a technology contest to revolutionize small planes -- and it's open to the general public.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
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Sound portrait of a Boxing Match

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Think you know what 'Austin music' sounds like? Now hear this!

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 18, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1