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Rock Star Patents

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

Some savvy musicians created and own patents for items used in the music industry. A few of these innovators own multiple patents and make a bit o...

Bought by KSKQ, KFOK-LPFM, Aspen Public Radio, and KSRQ

Added: Mar 18, 2014
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 4

Do Video Games Kill? Episode 1 - Let the Game Begin

From: Andrew Mingyar
Series: Do Video Games Kill?

In which I interview someone who believes video games can cause violence in children.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio

Added: Mar 11, 2014
Length: 23:07
Purchases: 1

Pandora

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

This week we look at Pandora Internet Radio, covering the Music Genome Project, how Pandora works, its history, and the money it pays out.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, Aspen Public Radio, KSKQ, and KSRQ

Added: Feb 26, 2014
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 4

The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Thomas Alva Edison

From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Fugitive Waves

Look around your daily life. There's a little piece of Thomas Edison almost everywhere.

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, XRAY.fm, KMUZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Added: Feb 05, 2014
Length: 23:26
Purchases: 7

Pilot Episode - "Any Given Command"

From: Clapping Monkey Productions
Series: Warren Krane

Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...

Added: Jul 24, 2013
Length: 21:58

99% Invisible #78- No Armed Bandit

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)

When you're in the zone, it's play to play, not play to win.

Bought by XRAY.fm and KMUZ

Added: Jul 02, 2013
Length: 17:47
Purchases: 2

The Live Feed Presents: Hurricane Herold

From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed

We continue our coverage of Boats & Bluegrass 2012 with a visit and performance by Hurricane Herold with friends Jeff Ray, and Mikkel Beckmen. This...

Added: May 17, 2013
Length: 43:20

16: Song Swap

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

There's a man in Brooklyn who owns a song by Sufjan Stevens... but he doesn't release it as some normally would. He does something much more special.

Bought by WJCT

Added: Feb 21, 2013
Length: 19:56
Purchases: 1

06: Sound Extinction

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

Explore the Museum of Endangered Sounds and a unique phone app on this episode.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Dec 06, 2012
Length: 15:43
Purchases: 1

99% Invisible #15- Sounds of the Artificial World (Directors Cut)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)

Without their beeps and chimes, all of your modern conveniences would be very hard to use

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KZYX, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW

Added: Nov 05, 2012
Length: 04:51
Purchases: 5

99% Invisible #57- What Gave You That Idea (Standard 4:30 version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

What Charles Dickens has to do with those insurance commercials on TV.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WBEZ and more

Added: Aug 28, 2012
Length: 04:31
Purchases: 19

Culture Queue 4-8-12

From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue

"Looking in a Different Light"

Bought by KVSC

Added: May 25, 2012
Length: 29:16
Purchases: 1

Moxon's Master

From: Roy Trumbull

In his private workshop, the inventor Moxon has created a mechanical chess player. It has an attitude; a murderous one.

Added: Feb 23, 2012
Length: 23:35

Foley

From: Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland

The story of Jack Foley, a former dock worker who, when working at Universal Pictures, created a method of adding sounds to films, known now as the...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Jun 21, 2011
Length: 33:01
Purchases: 1

Video Games

From: War News Radio

Caption: Eric Cota purchases his copy of the popular video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", Credit: Associated Press

From Behind the Screens, on November 5, 2010: War News Radio investigates how video games portray warfare and their impact of player's perceptions ...

Added: Nov 05, 2010
Length: 07:30

Commentator Guido on Inventions

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me

Do you take your dog for daily walks? Guido has the perfect invention for you: Basil's Boulevard Boom Boom Burn Stick...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Sep 20, 2010
Length: 04:46
Purchases: 1

The Last Word on Inventions

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me

Will there be a world where machines are dreaming up new machines? Are we already there?

Bought by WTIP

Added: Sep 20, 2010
Length: 03:23
Purchases: 1

The Orchestrion: Pat Metheny's One-Man Band

From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music

Acclaimed jazz guitarist Pat Metheny plugs to the Orchestrion, a massive instrument based on the old player piano orchestrations of yore.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Feb 18, 2010
Length: 03:30
Purchases: 1

Ben Neill: Mutantrumpet Ninja

From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music

Ben Neill is the sole player of an instrument called the mutantrumpet. It has three different bells, two sets of valves, a mini-trombone slide and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio