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The Stoop Brothers are three Winona State students who enjoy great music with a heavy folk and blues influence. We will talk with members of the ba...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 28:17
Caption: Katharina Kubrick, San Francisco, CA 7/1/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Katharina Kubrick talks tuna sandwiches, paper costumes, and who really invented the iPad.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2016
  • Length: 14:40
Caption: Twin Ghost, Credit: welcomeamerica.com
One of Up Close And Acoustic's favorite guests, Twin Ghost makes a return visit as he releases his latest album, 'Classic'. Always great songs and...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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One note Rhiannon Giddens returns to again and again is the hidden nature of the traditions and origins of music in America. If Rhiannon Giddens ha...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 37:48
Caption: William Farley, San Francisco, CA 8/19/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
William Farley talks going full circle, delivering an aesthetic, and becoming an artist.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2015
  • Length: 16:16
Caption: Mark Burton & Richard Starzak, San Francisco, CA 8/5/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak talk the comedic possibilities of sheep, the power of puns, and how to be funny without saying a word.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2015
  • Length: 19:17
Caption: After a year of neurologic music therapy with music therapist Tracy Bowdish, Jim Bob Rodriguez has regained some of the speech he lost after suffering a stroke., Credit: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Three years after a stroke robbed him of speech, a Virginia man is regaining his ability to sing and speak, thanks to revolutionary music therapy.

Bought by Accessible Media Inc., WTJU, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Bill Plympton, San Francisco, CA 4/17/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Bill Plympton talks mundane dreams, the honesty of hand-drawing, and the passion behind the passion.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2015
  • Length: 26:41
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For six decades, radio announcer and jazz enthusiast Leigh Kamman guided listeners on a musical journey through the sounds he loved: Jazz. KFAI pro...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Every once in a while, producer Nancy Rosenbaum goes out and sings together with strangers. The point isn’t to rehearse or perform or even to sing ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:11
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What are the origins of this dance? How did it begin? Who are the rising talents of this subculture based on the West Side of Chicago? And how has ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 11:57
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If you think you want to launch a new poetry slam, first take a walk through the Bay Area. Your cutting edge idea may have already been done. In Sa...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 10:24
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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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On October 1st our castaway was fine furniture maker PETER TURNER, who lives in South Portland, Maine. What's unique about Peter are the ways in w...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:05:10
Caption: Nicole Jean dressed as Emma Frost., Credit: Wolfgang Daniel, courtesy of the Salt archives.
Comic books and women's fandom.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 2
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Do I go to a rock show, or out to the theater? Figuring out the best way to support your local arts scene can sometimes be tough. But fear not, Cul...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
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For the second week of June (6/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a venue with a small name that had a big impact on ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:41
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In this episode of The Loop, Chris Medders talks about his transition from rapper to "beat" artist, his musical roots, and how his music is a perso...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
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The Loop series premier takes an in-depth look at the "beat" scene in Austin.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 54:06
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Andrew Brown (Soundfounder) gives us a tour of the scene and...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:50
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Anna Love talks about her start in the "beat" music industry...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:24
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Ben Webster (Butcher Bear) talks about his label, his music,...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:09
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Andrew Thaggard (BoomBaptist) talks about the musicality of ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:54
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Cody Wilson (Corduroi) talks about using kids' toys for insp...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:40
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Hailing from Denton, Texas, Juicy the Emissary is as much a ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 06:06