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Jeremy and Nicole Olivier, With Love from South Africa
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Frank Lenselink and Jeremy, Credit: Anton F.
Jeremy Olivier, a musician from the Southern African region and his songwriter wife Nicole introduce us to the inspiring and touching story behind ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
  • Length: 17:31
Filmspotting 506 (09/19/14): Top 5 David Lynch Scenes, lookback at Eraserhead
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: David Lynch's 'Eraserhead'
It's Sociopath Week at the Filmspotting Lounge... half off Pabst Blue Ribbons and nitrous oxide chasers! The perfect combo to put you in the proper...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 502 (08/22/14): Top 5 Robin Williams Scenes
From: WBEZ
Caption: Robin Williams in scene from 'Dead Poets Society'
O Captain! My Captain! if Robin Williams ever failed to seize the day, it wasn't on camera. Filmspotting celebrates the life of the late actor and ...

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Richard Powers on Music
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source Shorts and Podcasts
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Why do books so often turn to music? Richard Powers, author of a new, music-filled novel Orfeo, speaks to the strength of songs and symphonies, inc...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 3
Filmspotting 500, Part 1 (08/01/14): Top 5 Films of the 'Filmspotting Era'
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
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ALL NEW! Nine years, four months and 20 days in the making... Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune and Slate's Dana Stevens join Adam and Jos...

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 400 REBROADCAST (07/25/14): Top 5 Things the Movies Taught Us
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Josh Larsen, Michael Phillips, Dana Stevens and Adam Kempenaar
Filmspotting is gearing up for another live event--Filmspotting 500. With that in mind, we bring you this special rebroadcast of Filmspotting, whe...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 497 (07/04/14): Sacred Cow review of 1989's Batman, Top 5 Films of 1989
From: WBEZ
Caption: Michael Keaton & Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's 1989 reboot of Batman
Josh and Adam really carpe the diem this week: they find the holy grail, ask out Diane Cort and fake orgasms at the Katz's Deli — all on the hottes...

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 488 (05/02/14): 'Sacred Cow' review of My Own Private Idaho, Top 5 Films of 1991
From: WBEZ
Caption: Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix in Gus Van Sant's 1991 classic 'My Own Private Idaho'
Adam bites his tongue to avoid making any "Hudson Hawk" jokes as he and Josh go back to their high school days for a countdown of the Top 5 Films o...

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  • Added: May 02, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Liner Notes: Charlie Rouse
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charlie Rouse
Charlie Rouse was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and much sought-after sideman. He is known primarily for his collaboration with Thelonious...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
Youth Poets Take the Stage
From: Hold That Thought
Series: On Language
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As a researcher and teacher, Korina Jocson has observed and analyzed how students use poetry to make sense of their experiences. But how can educat...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2014
  • Length: 10:45
Two Guys on Your Head: Writer's Block
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Writer’s block! That phrase might induce panic and a recollection of a familiar experience. It’s a very common phenomenon. So, what is it? When...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:19
Filmspotting 479 (02/28/14): Oscar: Who will win & who should win?; and a 'Sacred Cow' review of Blazing Saddles
From: WBEZ
Caption: The Oscars are coming!
Oscar expert, and senior editor at New York Magazine's Vulture, Kyle Buchanan joins Filmspotting's Adam and Josh to offer up the inside scoop on th...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 4
Filmspotting 477 (02/14/14): Favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman scenes, Remembering PSH
From: WBEZ
Caption: Philip Seymour Hoffman in scene from 'Capote'
"Be honest and unmerciful. Good advice for a budding rock critic." Also a fine description of the actor who spoke those lines. Filmspotting devotes...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting Ep 473 (01/17/14): Live 2013 Wrap Party, the Best of the Best
From: WBEZ
Caption: Filmspotting's live 2013 'Wrap Party'
With Filmspotting's best films of the year safely in the books - and, per tradition, etched in stone - Josh and Adam take a final look at the year ...

Bought by WOUB, WRIR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSRQ, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jan 17, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting ARCHIVE Show (01/10/14): Sacred Cow review of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Top 5 Films of 1981
From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
Caption: Harrison Ford in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
The box office champ of 1981 -- and for many that year’s best loved film -- was Steven Spielberg’s "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Back in the fall of 2...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting Ep 472, Part 2 (12/27/13): Top 10 Films of 2013, Part 2
From: WBEZ
Caption: Joaquin Phoenix in Spike Jonze's 'Her'
"What if they did -- just one year -- what if everyone stopped watching? ... You root for your favorites, you cry when they get killed. It's sick....

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting Ep 472, Part 1 (12/20/13): Top 10 Films of 2013, Part 1
From: WBEZ
Caption: Scene from Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary, 'The Act of Killing'
Adam and Josh are making their lists, and checking them... obsessively! It's Best of the Year time on Filmspotting. Guests Michael Phillips (Chic...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Jelly Role Morton
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Jelly Role Morton
Born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe in New Orleans right before the turn of the 20th Century, Jelly Role Morton is credited as one of the founding father...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
Above the Waves
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Photo by Lisa Wilkerson
Above the Waves, the third publication from photographer Lisa Wilkerson and British poet and author Jeremy Reed, is a continuation of their sensual...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 26:24
Howard Smith interviews Pete Townshend 6/8/1970
From: Ezra Bookstein
Series: The Smith Tapes
Caption: Collection 8 - Songwriters, Credit: Masaki Koike
Howard Smith's interview with Pete Townshend, June 8th 1970. The day before, the Who performed 2 shows of Tommy at the Met.

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Cab Calloway
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...

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  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Art Tatum
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Art Tatum
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ella Fitzgerald
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Ella Fitzgerald
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Louis Armstrong
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter Louis Armstrong is consider one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. With his innovations in ensemble playing and his dis...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
VoiceBox: Singing Without Sight
From: VoiceBox
Caption: Laurie Rubin
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin discusses what it takes to lead a successful career as a singer when you're blind and how other sight-impaired...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 58:58