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Lockdown
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip reflects on the connections between us, and the responsibility of us all to remain apart.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
The Mystery of Creativity
From: Colleen Thomas
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Rodrigo Torres is searching for the truth about creativity.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 03:46
A Return to Roots
From: Felix Poon
Caption: Freight farm crops absorb water and nutrients from a system of pumps, yielding the equivalent of an acre's worth of leafy greens without the use of even a single grain of soil.
Kathy Peterson quit her job as a political science lecturer to return to grassroots social justice work. But she never expected the place she’d end...

Bought by PRX Remix and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
Speakeasy with Denene: Fly
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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This episode focuses on the word Fly, and all of its meanings in the black community

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 28:57
Come Up
From: Rae Solomon
Caption: Tanya Benson, Credit: Tanya Benson
Feature story about a woman squatting in an abandoned house in Detroit with her family of five.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 1
561-Hannes Is Back
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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During the monsoon rainy season, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate, Hannes Groeller took a vacation in his native Austria. Returning to begin the fa...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Abhijit Banerjee wins a Nobel!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, Credit: Bryce Vickmark for news.mit.edu
Abhijit Banerjee, an MIT economist from Kolkata, India wins a Nobel Prize for his work on alleviating global poverty.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
Dispatch 308 - Train Song
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Snacks on a local train, Credit: Sandip Roy
An ode to the local trains in Kolkata, moving and harboring life daily.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
Dispatches From Kolkata #304 - Ilish, ilish, ilish
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Ilish in mustard sauce, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip, who does not like fish, relishes his annual dish of Ilish, the prized fish of Bengal. But at what cost?

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 05:57
MN Native News: Introducing "Native Lights"
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Cole Premo and Leah Lemm
Almost a year ago, the Minnesota Native News team asked the community what it wanted to hear more about. Our sense of humor, you said. Our resilien...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KVSC, KMSU, WDSE and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 11
Indian summer
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy compares our current heat wave to a typical “Indian Summer.”

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Goodbye Chewbacca
From: KALW
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Sandip Roy says goodbye to Peter Mayhew. Also known as Chewbacca.

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
VIVA LA MUJER MELISSA ARMAS
From: Cesar Chavez Foundation
Series: Viva La Mujer
Caption: women power, Credit: npr
In Viva La Mujer we speak to different Latinas creating spaces and power in different platforms around the country.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 01:00
Blues America 173 - James Armstrong
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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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
Dispatch 288 - World Art New Year
From: KALW
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On April 15th While Americans rush to file their taxes, Bengalis in Kolkata celebrate their new year. But April 15 is also World Art Day. And this...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
Blues America 170 - Charley Crockett
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Charley Crockett hails from the same Texas border town as Freddy Fender and has a unique talent for naturally mixing country with blues.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Prairie Public, WSLR, Raven Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:08
  • Purchases: 12
Blues America 167 - Thaddeus Krolicki
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Thad is a young guitar player on the Chicago blues scene who has performed with some of the areas most recognized legends.

Bought by Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WEAA, RadioFreePalmer, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 8
Blues America 166 - Toronzo Cannon
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Toronzo Cannon is recognized as one of Chicago's most popular and exciting bluesmen. The singer, songwriter and guitarist is part of the new genera...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WEAA and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2019
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 10
Blues America 160 - Lindsay Beaver
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Lindsay Beaver is a multi-instrumentalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia who is the most recent young talent to sign with Chicago-based Alligator Record...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , KDLG, KBBI Alaska, WEAA and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2018
  • Length: 58:12
  • Purchases: 12
513-Mtn Ops
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My team, the Catalina Sky Survey, would not find a single asteroid without Steward Observatory's Mountain Lemmon Operations, or Mtn Ops for short. ...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, KRWG, WTIP and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Blues America 159 - Mud Morganfield
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Mud Morganfield is the eldest son of the legendary Muddy Waters. Mud celebrates the release of his fourth studio effort, ‘They Call Me Mud’ on Seve...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WYAP, KBBI Alaska, WCPN, WEAA and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 13
Third I Film Festival
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy misses a piece of India that can only be had in in San Francisco.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Blues America 158 - Death of Johnny Ace
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Johnny Ace is one of the first black artists to cross-over into the white pop charts and is widely regarded as an integral part of the advent of R&...

Bought by WYAP, WCPN, Public Radio East, WEAA, KDLG and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2018
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 10
Blues America 157 - Whitney Shay
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Whitney Shay is a talented upcoming blues talent from Southern California with 2-San Diego Music Awards under her belt.

Bought by WLPR , WCPN, Public Radio East, RadioFreePalmer, WEAA and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:14
  • Purchases: 10
Blues America 156 - Sugar Brown
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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Dr. Kawashima is an Asian-American multi-instrumentalist traditional Chicago blues talent who is recognized under the moniker, Sugar Brown. He cut ...

Bought by WLPR , WCPN, KDLG, WSLR, WEAA and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 12