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A Lion in the House -
From: Aileen LeBlanc
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A look behind the scenes of the new PBS documentary about families living with kids who have cancer. A Lion in the House airs on PBS June 21st, 22nd.

Bought by WYSO, WYSO, and WMUB


  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 3
Apple Orchard Opera
From: John Stiles
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An 'in dialect' and audio narrative of rural poems from the Annapolis Valley, in Nova Scotia, Canada

  • Added: May 02, 2006
  • Length: 02:36
24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media - A Documentary Special
From: The Stanley Foundation
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The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. How does this rapidly changing spectrum i...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WMUB, WETA, KCPW Salt Lake City, AIFM and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 20
THE CITY WILL RISE
From: Jesse Boggs
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Lessons learned and lost from a century's catastrophes

Bought by WRIR, KUT-HD, WETA, WMFE, WKUF-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Here's Soupy!
From: Jeff Brown
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A celebration of the life and career of Soupy Sales

Bought by KVNF, KVMR, WCPN, and WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 4
Part 5: Press Freedoms
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Today
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Domestic problems are widely covered in Iran's newspapers, but there are some "red lines" journalists are warned not to cross. The red lines aren't...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
PREVIEW: "24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media"
From: The Stanley Foundation
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The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. How does this rapidly changing spectrum i...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU and WMNF


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: The Free Radio Complex
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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After supporting the war of ideas against communism, Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty have been mobilized to support the war on terror.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Secrets
From: Aaron Henkin
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A story about what happens when we hold on to secrets, and what can happen when we let them go...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, Spokane Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 15, 2005
  • Length: 17:15
  • Purchases: 4
Looking for Democracy: California/US: Over-Democracy
From: BBC
Series: Looking For Democracy
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Examining democracy in the United States: California.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR) and KUHB


  • Added: Nov 22, 2005
  • Length: 22:28
  • Purchases: 2
Dressy Girls
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
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An investigation of self-esteem, skanks, and the clothing of high fashion highschool girls.

Bought by WNJR, KFAI Minneapolis, WXLV-FM, WBEZ, KWCW and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 6
Early Signals
From: Darren Copeland
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Sound-rich reflection on origins of wireless and radio broadcasting

Bought by KWMR, KZSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 23, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 4
The Wire Episode 8: The Digital Democracy of Sound
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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The digital revolution in music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KALW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 16
The Wire Episode 7: The Wheels of Steel
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Examines the use of the turntable in contemporary music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 15
The Wire Episode 6: Welcome to the Machine
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Examines electronic dance music.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 5: The Sound Around
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode five of The Wire, this show explores the overwhelming presence of music in our day-to-day lives.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 4: Good Vibrations
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode four of The Wire, this episode investigates the birth of the synthesizer.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, KXOT Public Radio, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 12
The Wire Episode 3: Going Electric
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode three of The Wire, this episode discusses the impact of elecricity on the guitar.

Bought by KUOW, KALW, KRUA, WMNF, KUOW and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 12
The Wire Episode 2: The Change of the Sound
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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Episode two of The Wire, this show explores how the manipulation of recorded audio with magnetic recording tape changed music.

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, KALW, KRUA, WMNF and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:55
  • Purchases: 13
The Wire Episode 1: Hallo, Hallo
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: The Wire
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First episode of The Wire, discussing the experience of music as it was affected by the invention of electricity.

Bought by KUOW, The WFMT Radio Network, KALW, KRUA, Iowa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 15
Bi Chic
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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Are bisexuals just "faking it"? An investigation.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, and PRX


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 4
Stepped on by an AT-AT Walker
From: Aaron Henkin
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John Morton landed the role of Dak, Luke Skywalker's ill-fated gunner in the 1980 blockbuster, The Empire Strikes Back. His life has never been th...

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: May 13, 2005
  • Length: 15:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Fall
From: Chris Ladd
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Skydiving can go wrong, terribly wrong, and that can even happen when the parachute opens. This piece chronicles the author's dive on assignment fo...

  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 21:55
Media Democracy, Peace and Justice
From: Aimee Pomerleau
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An audio collage celebrating media democracy, peace and justice.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2004
  • Length: 05:07

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