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1996 was a turning point for Burning Man. Two people were run over in their tents. And another person died in a head-on collision.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 27:08
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Have you ever heard of the cartoonist Oliver Harrington? Probably not, but the artist played an instrumental role in German-American history. From ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Chris Strachwitz is a man possessed. A “songcatcher,” capturing and recording the traditional, regional, down-home music of the US, his adopted hom...

Bought by WDCB, KICI Iowa City, WNYO, and KWMR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 29:23
  • Purchases: 4
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In this episode, producer Katie Davis profiles German-American photographer Volkmar Wentzel who was born in Dresden, Germany in 1915 before moving ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 12:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Garden at Newmours Estate., Credit: Photo by Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints will explore Wilmington, Delaware and the Brandywine Valley’s rich American history and vibrant arts and cultural scene with its E...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Basir Beria on the set of The Kite Runner, Credit: Basir Beria
When you're forced to leave your home, what traditions do you take with you? A journey with an Afghani kite fighting master.

Bought by WCPN and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 30:19
  • Purchases: 2
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English is a remarkable language. It's an incredibly flexible, rich, diverse, beautifully fluid language that’s been influenced by many other langu...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 21:12
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Gemini GEL, Graphic Editions Limited, has been contributing to the cultural fabric of American Contemporary Art for over 50 years. As they celebrat...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2016
  • Length: 05:43
Caption: Lester Blackiston
Lester Blackiston was the pirate of Shockoe Bottom. He was a minor Beat poet, a questionable inventor, a man who avoided work at all costs. He had ...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 23:27
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In a Rough Drafts Diaries first, the connections have run dry. In our last episode, our interview only gave one connection instead of the usual thr...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2016
  • Length: 06:11
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley meets Rachel and Jared owners of the design company, Deep In Design. They recently inherited a 13...

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 06:19
Caption: The PEMcast, Credit: Chip Van Dyke
The hidden legacy of Nathaniel Gould, cabinetmaker.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 12:55
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Tattoo artist Ron White goes through several generations to tell us how he got to where he is today. It's not what you're expecting. Part one of th...

  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 12:21
Caption: If they carry that lineage, I don't know..., Credit: Nova Scotia Museum/Susan Cook
I went to an exhibit of Native American basketry recently- made by Maine Penobscots and Passamaquoddies. The reception was as polished as any other...

  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 05:25
Caption: The outdoor observation deck on the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark
The skyline of the Twin Cities in the 1920’s and 30’s was an ever-changing sight. Buildings like the Foshay Tower, the Ramsey County Courthouse and...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 2
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Mitch Skinner looks at a new food-art exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and finds out about banqueting in Shakespeare's day.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
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A conversation with Freedom Rider and civil rights historian Earnest “Rip” Patton and German-American artist Charlotta Janssen whose depiction of F...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 10:18
  • Purchases: 1
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On this edition of Culture Clique, we hear from Colette Hyman - a professor of history at Winona State University. Hyman will speak on six generati...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 32:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Today on Art Beat we feature Murder Mystery Novelist and Architectural Writer Larry Millet of St. Paul Minnesota. Millet gave a reading and talk on...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 48:08
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
An ancient obese female doll may represent a mother goddess worshipped by Stone Age people

  • Added: Dec 05, 2010
  • Length: :54
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Who says 13 is unlucky? We’ve made it this far and are so thankful to have done so! For thirteen, we travel to just north of Tucson, AZ to intervie...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15
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A one-hour radio documentary about the cultural resurgance taking place in Kodiak, Alaska.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, KSFR, WRIR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 23