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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35

  • Added: Feb 13, 2014
  • Length: 03:49
Caption: San Quentin
We traveled to San Quentin State Prison, California’s oldest prison, to learn about the lasting tradition of arts and spoken word in this well know...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kyes Stevens
We asked poet Kyes Steven of Auburn University's Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project to record a workshop for us. Take a listen. Prison Poetr...

Bought by Troy Public Radio and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lead Belly, Credit: Lead Belly Foundation
We take to the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana to ask folks about their connection to the criminal justice system. In the state of Louisiana, ...

Bought by WWNO and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 50:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Voices UnBroken, Credit: Voices UnBroken
A poet famous for writing about the civil rights movement and for epitomizing black arts movement feminism, Sonia Sanchez passed through Attica’s g...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 54:52
  • Purchases: 1
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This is a short profile on a few prominent DIY music promoters in western Massachusetts who host shows in their basements and living rooms. Featu...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:11
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Sam Densmore is an artist. He's painted, made shoes, and even built custom bicycle frames. But these days he's making something different, somethin...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Sand art? Sand architecture? As a practicing architect, Greg LeBon lends a unique perspective to the magnificent art of sand sculpting. Visit A...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 1
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"I did a lot of practicing with my dad. We were practicing five days a week Monday through Friday for 90 minutes a day starting at the age of 3 up ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 14:23
  • Purchases: 3
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“I think of a lot of things when I’m playing the piano and one of the last things I think about is the piano…you try to somehow think and feel li...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 3
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit," in particular sounds like a modal jazz tune. That's one of the funniest things to me. It says so much about people's att...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 16:32
  • Purchases: 3
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"When I started to play jazz... I started in the middle. I wanted to play Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and all of that stuff first... When I started c...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 4
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"I want to have clarity of ideas and I want to be able to execute ideas. So if I'm going to play something really sloppy, I want it to be sloppy on...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 18:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Preston Bus Station, Credit: Bernie Blackburn
Preston Bus Station is considered one of the finest examples of British "Brutalist" architecture. Built in 1969 at the time of its construction it ...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 15:00
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"I always thought of the acoustic bass as the quintessential jazz instrument... I knew that jazz meant cool, and hip, and on the cutting edge, and ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 16:39
  • Purchases: 4
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Whitley Newman, also known as Nabintu, isn’t who you’d expect to be teaching a Rwandan dance class. She’s a small, blonde woman from the Midwest.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 2
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How do musicians come up with the scores for Hollywood blockbuster films? Mark Graham, seasoned music preparation supervisor, reveals the hectic be...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:02
Caption: Chocolate!, Credit: Sierra Ponthier
You may be surprised to find out that there is much more to chocolate than what Willy Wonka reveals! Sierra Ponthier takes you on a journey to fin...

Bought by Prairie Public, WTJU, and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Corn Mo has had an amazing career as a performer but still continues to fly under the radar.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
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We sat down with Guy in his Nashville studio to talk about songwriting and creativity

Bought by KPIP-LP, KUAF Public Radio, Prairie Public, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, EDDIE PALMIERI. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 12
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Stef Adkins competes in his very first Drag Competition as Barbie Que, juggling issues of identity and boundaries.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
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The indigenous people from the far north of Scandinavia have endured years of abuse. Governments in the region tried their best to eliminate their...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Poetry Out Loud Participants, Credit: Patty Polasky
A documentary piece featuring citation and commentary from high school students from Fosston, Clearbrook-Gonvick, and Trek North High Schools durin...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 11:09