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A Conversation with Irish Fiddler, Liz Carroll
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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NEA Heritage Fellow and world-renowned fiddler, Liz Carroll talks about and demonstrates the multiplicity of Irish music. [38:15]

Bought by Prairie Public and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 38:14
  • Purchases: 2
Lean & Hungry Theater's "Macbeth"
From: Lean & Hungry Theater
Caption: Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in the White House, Credit: Rob Hudgins
One-hour modern adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in the White House, using narration, original music, and sound effects.

Bought by WNMU-FM, WMNF, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 52:31
  • Purchases: 3
Cave Conservation
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: Looking up and out of the mouth of Horse Cave, Kentucky, Credit: K. Gourlay
Caves may lie beneath our radar, but they play an important role in many Southeastern U.S. ecosystems. They filter water and shelter diverse wildli...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
St. Patrick's Day 2012: Irish in America 12-11
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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For St. Patrick’s Day: films about The Irish in America.

Bought by WCRI, KPVL, WLPR , KPVL, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Lost in the Mail
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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It's a dreamlike visit to the U.S. Postal Service mail recovery center. Producer Samara Freemark finds her way there after she loses a package in t...

Bought by WCNY, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 14:06
  • Purchases: 3
Centerstage Minnesota with Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Jim Miller
Charlie focuses on The Magnolias new studio record "Pop the Lock." We also hear music from Tapes n' Tapes, Junkboat, Kristen Mooney, and Jim Miller...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Nowlikephotographs episode 372
From: Brendan Murphy
Series: Nowlikephotographs
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Nowlikephotographs episode 372, featuring new music from Samsara, Wes Willenbring, and edPorth.

Bought by WEMU


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #097 - The Swallows
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
Eddie Rich, the original lead tenor of The Swallows, one of the greatest and most underrated R&B vocal groups of the 1950s joins Matt The Cat for a...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KPVL, and 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station


  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 3
Chicks Rock
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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In the world of adventure women are busting out on their own. They’re leaving husbands, boyfriends and children at home to discover their strengths...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 10:38
When 'No' is Not an Option: Gas Boom Brings Problems to Surface Owners
From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age
Caption: Marty Whiteman found himself in a struggle with Chesapeake Energy, which leased the gas under his farm. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier
What happens when your land sits on top of a rich natural gas deposit, but you don't own the mineral rights. In Wetzel County, West Virginia, many ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:05
Blues Unlimited #148 - Excello Records
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: One of the hit-makers for Excello, Slim Harpo.
We pay tribute to the great Nashville label, Excello, which issued some superb early '50s R&B, and also the legendary Louisiana Swamp Blues of Slim...

Bought by KMXT and KHNS


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Interruptible
From: The Truth
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An audio drama from The Truth, about a taxi ride interrupted.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 17:53
  • Purchases: 1
Alexandre Desplat 12-10
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week: The music of Alexandre Desplat.

Bought by WCRI, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPVL, WCPN, WEKU and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Big Daddy's: At the Center of the Battle over Medical Marijuana in Michigan
From: David Berner
Caption: Big Daddy's supporters in Chesterfield, Michigan, Credit: New Baltimore Patch.com
Across the nation, the debate about medical marijuana continues, even in the states where its use has been legalized. But in Michigan the controver...

Bought by Vocalo.org and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:57
  • Purchases: 2
Nowlikephotographs episode 371
From: Brendan Murphy
Series: Nowlikephotographs
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Nowlikephotographs episode 371, featuring new music from Celer, Bryter Layter, The American Dollar, Anoice, and Messier 31.

Bought by WEMU


  • Added: Mar 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #096 - Chuck Willis: Part 2
From: Matt "The Cat" Baldassarri
Series: Juke In The Back With Matt The Cat
Caption: Juke In The Back with Matt The Cat, Credit: Public Domain
"Juke" completes its 2 part special on the great Chuck Willis. This week, in part 2, we focus on Chuck's amazing crossover success in the late 1950...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WRNC-LP, KPVL, and 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station


  • Added: Mar 04, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Myaamia
From: Jessica Gould
Caption: Tim McCoy and his sons
A Virginia father teaches his children a rare Native American language.

Bought by WTJU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 3
Blues Unlimited #146 - Play That Guitar 'Til It Smokes: A Tribute to Willie Johnson, Part 2
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: One of the toughest slices of blues to come out of Sun Records. Inset: Willie Johnson, during his Chicago days with the Howlin' Wolf., Credit: Corrinia Harris Wallace/Living Blues Collection.
Join us for Part 2 of our extended tribute to blues guitarist Willie Johnson. Once called the linchpin of Howlin' Wolf's band, Willie and the Wolf ...

Bought by KHNS and KHNS


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Blues & Beyond #296: Lurrie Bell, Louisiana Red, Red Holloway, Chico & Rita
From: WXPN
Series: Blues & Beyond
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New blues from Lurrie Bell, music of Louisiana Red & Red Holloway who have recently died, and jazz from the soundtrack for the Oscar-nominated anim...

Bought by WRGY, KPVL, KRPS, KPVL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Feb 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Star Trek: The Franchise 12-09
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week: Star Trek, The Franchise.

Bought by WCRI, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPVL, KBGA 89.9 FM, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Colorful Noise
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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From record players and tape decks to digital images, noise is a constant in our lives. But our ears have a unique relationship with colorful noise.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 2
Centerstage Minnesota with Travis Ryder
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: The Magnolias - Pop the Lock
This week Travis features music from Janiva Magness, Thea Ennen, Lucy Kaplansky, Tommy Stinson, and The Hold Steady. Plus new music from Craig Finn...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 58:49
Nowlikephotographs episode 370
From: Brendan Murphy
Series: Nowlikephotographs
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Nowlikephotographs episode 370, featuring new music from Kingbastard, North Atlantic Drift, Icaro, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, and Umber.

Bought by WEMU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: LUM
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we feature a Winona band who performed at the metal show at Dibs Café. This band plays locally from the Twin Ci...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 37:48
  • Purchases: 1
Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and silent move soundtracks
From: Jake Warga
Caption: Jim Riggs at the Organ, Credit: jake warga
A portrait of the Mighty Wurlitzer organ in Seattle's Paramount theatre--one of the last three remaining organs of its kind to reside in its origin...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Feb 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2

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