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Why is a Nazi resistance fighter famous in Brazil yet unheard of in Germany? How did an African American musician become a hero in East Germany? Di...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 1
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In the endless sunshine of Dubai, Bilal Qureshi revisits Franz Schubert’s acclaimed song cycle “Winterreise.” The lyrics of a heartbroken man’s jou...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
One step for hate, two steps for peace. A village in Germany took action against local Nazis by tricking them into raising money against their cause.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Buzludzha's main chamber, Credit: LN Lurie
I visited (ahem...broke into) Buzludzha. An abandoned communist building in Bulgaria. I describe my adventure going through it- but my microphone p...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2015
  • Length: 08:09
Caption: James Wilson Marshall (1884)
Meet James Marshall and some other famous folks on the eve of the California Gold Rush of 1849.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:23:22
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(Our first daily reading for June:) A famous, enigmatic personality stood before the King and Queen of England and refused the honor of knighthood....

Bought by KCSM


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Bassist Dave Holland started his performing career in London. One night, he received word that a visiting musician from the states wanted to hire ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:46
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 16:54
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
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So do you think you’re modern? Well, only if you’re 100 years old. Is it history that repeats itself, or do we simply not move forward in the ways...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kari Tauring is a Völva -- which is Old Norse for "staff carrier", Credit: http://karitauring.com
Kari Tauring: Author, singer, educator, runes reader and self proclaimed Völva -- which is Nordic for "staff carrier"-- definitely knows her way ar...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KSRQ, and KVSC


  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 25:10
  • Purchases: 3