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SFMOMA conservators turn back time
From: KALW
Caption: Paula de Cristofaro treating Matisse’s “Portrait of Sarah Stein” in the SFMOMA conservation lab., Credit: Photo courtesy of SFMOMA
Art conservators work behind the scenes at museums. Though they’re sometimes confused with curators, who acquire works for a collection, conservato...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping the Music Playing... After Losing Your Hearing
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Charles Mokotoff spent years hiding his hearing loss, as he performed and taught classical guitar., Credit: Cathy Dyer
Finding out you have hearing loss might not be music to your ears... but it doesn't mean you have to change your tune.

Bought by KVNF, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 4
Giving the House of Representatives a Human Face
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nicholas Longworth's gavel is among the treasures curated and conserved by the House of Representatives' very first curator., Credit: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Meet the very first curator of the U.S. House of Representatives collection... 4,000 artifacts strong.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 3
Ann Patchett's State of Wonder
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Writers on a New England Stage
Caption: Author Ann Patchett
An hour long reading and interview with Ann Patchett recorded in front of a live audience at the Portsmouth Music Hall in June, 2011.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 1
Doing It Ourselves
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Shiro plums picked by the Portland Fruit Tree Project (after this photo was taken)
Doing it Ourselves: What it really takes to work, play and live together. ***This show aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting as part of a series of 5...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KLCC, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
DIY Rituals
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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We depend on all kinds of secular and spiritual rituals to mark the ends and beginnings of things. Sometimes this means following a long-standing t...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WYSO, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
I Made That!
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: One of Emily Martin's paintings, Credit: Emily Martin/The Black Apple
Inventors, builders, butchers, artists talk about the projects that inspire them to point and say with pride, “I made that!” ***This show aired on...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, WYSO, KUT, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 5
The "Curse" of the Hope Diamond
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Does bad luck befall everyone who's owned the infamous Hope Diamond?, Credit: The Smithsonian
Is the world's most famous diamond... cursed?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
Bollywood Cinema
From: War News Radio
Caption: Bollywood posters for sale in Afghani store., Credit: AP
From "Bollywood Across Borders" 9/10/2010: War News Radio reports on the Afghans' love for Bollywood cinema.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:47
Lincoln, Memorialized: The Myths & Legends Of A D.C. Icon
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Secret signs... hidden profiles... underground stalactites... This is not your 8th-grade tour of D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 09, 2010
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 1
Deborah Davis on her Bemidji Beaver 'Gaea'
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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We talk with Bemidji Art Beaver artist Deborah Davis on the controversy surrounding her beaver, Gaea.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 10:27
Olympic Games Stamp Honors The Spirit Of The Games
From: Heidi Chang
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The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new stamp to commemorate the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. It was designed by Clarence Lee, a graphic artist...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
Find or Fake?: Counterfeit Native Art
From: Rebecca Sheir
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If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

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


  • Added: Feb 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 3
#2: The Rite of Spring, or when Lenny met Igor
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Few musical works have inspired so many stories as Stravinsky's 1913 hit, The Rite of Spring. These are just three or four of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 13:16
  • Purchases: 8
#1: The Birth, Reversion, and Rebirth of "The Soldier's Tale"
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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The 46-year history behind a new release of Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"

  • Added: Mar 06, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
Shodekeh: The Human Beat Box
From: Aaron Henkin
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An audio portrait of Shodekeh, master of vocal poly-rhythms

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KGOU, KCUR, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Oct 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 5
A Cook's Notebook: Pears
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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An artist paints pears.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3
Subway Symphony
From: paul overton
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A rhythmic ride from the Village to Harlem

Bought by WFUV, KGLT, East Village Radio, BSR Radio, and KVNF


  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:55
  • Purchases: 5