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Folktale of Regrets
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: Folktale of Regrets, Credit: Julia Meek
Some folks say that regretting the past is like chasing the wind, and this week on Folktales, we have a world of music to prove it!

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
The Big Ponder #42: Beer
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Long ago, German immigrants brought their brewing traditions to the United States. More recently, brewers from the U.S. have begun bringing America...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #29: Humor
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Despite the cliché of the unfunny German, there is a rich tradition of comedy in German culture. Soraya Nelson visits comedy clubs in Berlin and in...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 27:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #19: Encounters
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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How many people will you meet in your lifetime? How many will you remember? Fascinated by the countless chance encounters in their own lives, Susan...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 16, 2021
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #15: Record Booth
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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By the 1920s, people had begun using coin-operated record booths to create audio souvenirs — immortalizing their thoughts and feelings on a disc. C...

Bought by HowSound and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #14: Sacred Self
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In her early 20s, Sibylle Baier recorded 14 folk songs that she says saved her life. Then, she packed the tape away and forgot about it. Decades la...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
Bad Mistakes Make Good Stories
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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In this episode of the FEHLER podcast, Sylvia Cunningham, deputy editor at our partner radio station KCRW Berlin, compiles five stories that show j...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2020
  • Length: 50:35
Folktale of Doom & Gloom
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Doom & Gloom, Credit: Julia Meek
Woe is me! And that's what this week's Folktale is all about.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), and KLCC


  • Added: Jul 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
Folktale of Civil Rights & Liberties
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Civil Rights & Liberties, Credit: Julia Meek
Around the musical globe, we're all in this together--let freedom ring!

Bought by KMXT, Raven Radio, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KLCC


  • Added: Jun 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Folktale of Understanding
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Understanding, Credit: Julia Meek
Either you get it or you don't. This week's edition of Folktales is ALL about understanding. Are we clear?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KLCC, 'The Sea', WFIU, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Folktale of Autumn
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Autumn, Credit: Julia Meek
In our folkworld, Fall is in the air, and this week on Folktales, it's on in airwaves as well, so grab a sweater and a smile, and join us!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, WFIU and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
Beautifully Furious
From: Vanessa Erazo
Caption: The Pablo Ziegler Trio at the 2018 Grammy Awards
Claudio Ragazzi is a guitarist, songwriter, and film composer. In 2018, he won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album. But if it wasn't for a run in wi...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 07:13
Folktale of Reflection
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Reflection, Credit: Julia Meek
We're meandering along a wellspring of musical musings this week on our Folktale of Reflection--hope you can join us.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 7
Folktale of Abundance
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Abundance, Credit: Julia Meek
According to Epicurus, "The grateful heart sits at a continuous feast." And we're sharing it with you this week on the Folktale of Abundance.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', WFIU, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Folktale of Sorrow
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Sorrow, Credit: Julia Meek
Author Paul Coelho said, "Tears are words that need to be written." We're adding music to the emotion this week, on the Folktale of Sorrow.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', WLPR , KAAD-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 7
Folktale of Misfortune
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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It's setbacks, hard knocks and obstacles of every sort we deal w/ on this Folktale of Misfortune--in the finest of musical perspectives. Ready for ...

Bought by WFIU, WLPR , and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 3
Folktale of Yearning
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Yearning, Credit: Julia Meek
This week on Folktales, we have an itch to satisfy a world of hungers, thirsts & cravings around the musical globe. Got the hankering to join us?

Bought by WFIU, KLCC, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Folktale of Solitude
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Solitude, Credit: Julia Meek
Alone again and liking it? In this fast-paced world, seclusion may be hard to find--that's what this week's Folktale is all about.

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 7
Folktale of Imagination
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Imagination, Credit: Julia Meek
Suspend your disbelief for an hour, and join us for this most musically imaginative Folktale!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KLCC, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 11
Snap 717: Shake, Rattle, and Roll, 6/23/2016
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
Caption: Snap Judgment
On the next all-NEW Snap Judgment..."Shake, Rattle, and Roll." What happens when you try to hold your ground, but that same ground crumbles beneath...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 53:57
Folktale of the Afterlife
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of the Afterlife, Credit: Julia Meek
Let's face it--that 'final passage' is the most difficult stage of life for 'the departed' AND the loved ones left behind--and it's that road we tr...

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KCMJ Community Radio, WFIU and more


  • Added: Feb 29, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 6
Folktale of Darkness
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Darkness, Credit: Julia Meek
It's a musical world of darkness we're exploring on this edition of Folktales--and you won't need a headlamp to find us!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, KCMJ Community Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 7
Folktale of Caring and Comfort
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Caring and Comfort, Credit: Julia Meek
"Healing the hurt" is an ancient and universal custom--well preserved in the finest of musical traditions. Hear how it works on our Folktale of Car...

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 8
Folktale of Shadows
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Shadows, Credit: Julia Meek
“There are moments when we all step away from the light," says author Gume Laurel III, and this week's Folktale of Shadows will show you what that ...

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), KCMJ Community Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 8
Folktale of Redemption
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folkale of Redemption, Credit: Julia Meek
This week's Folktale finds us on the quest of reparation, reclamation and second chances around the musical globe--after all--who doesn't want a sh...

Bought by WFIU, 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), KCMJ Community Radio, WFIU and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 7