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Fathers
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music about fathers and fatherhood.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 54:30
3. Voluptuous Veils, Vigorous Voyage (Part IV)
From: tenali hrenak
Series: Muddy Boots (2017)
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Oh how fair these days flick'ring in lustrous bounty of poetry, st'ry, and song. Cometh hith'r and lift up thine ears of rapturous wond'r as thund'...

  • Added: May 02, 2017
  • Length: 01:47:33
Episode Five: "Our Cheated Hearts"
From: Troy Public Radio
Series: Carried Home: Alabama Authors and The Pulitzer Prize
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Poetry and the pain of experience are the subjects of this episode titled "Our Cheated Hearts." Author Winston Groom incorporated his experiences i...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 25:00
Art & Artists
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music about paintings and painters.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 55:19
Random Poems about Music
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Ranging from whimsical to introspective: poetry touched my music.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:01:30
Music From the Heart! (Valentine's special!)
From: WFIU
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An hour-long program of jazz and American popular song invoking the image of the heart for Valentine's Day. Featuring music from Doris Day, Kurt El...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Bob Dylan, The Poet
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Bob Dylan has been singing more than 50 years. But have you ever really stopped to listen to the words?

Bought by Prairie Public, RadioFreePalmer, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen: An Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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A tribute to singer/songwriting legend Leonard Cohen who passed away November 7, 2016 at the age of 82.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KVMR, KMSU and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 21
Bob Dylan: Listen To The Words
From: Paul Ingles
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Another hour of Dylan's most literate work, hosted by Paul Ingles, to further mark his winning the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Bought by KAAD-LP, KMSU, KMUW, WRGY, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 9
The Punk Invasion - Please Kill Me: Voices from the Archives
From: Creative PR
Series: Please Kill Me : Voices from the Archives
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The music of the Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, and The New York Dolls and others the others were meeting fierce resistance in the US. W...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KDUR, Prairie Public, KMXT, KALH and more


  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 56:32
  • Purchases: 35
The Pioneers of Punk - Please Kill Me: Voices from the Archives
From: Creative PR
Series: Please Kill Me : Voices from the Archives
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How the Warhol 60s morphed into the Punk 70s and marginalized inhabitants of a near-bankrupt New York City changed 20th century culture and influen...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KDUR, Prairie Public, KMXT, KISU and more


  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:17
  • Purchases: 37
Georgia State Poet Laureate Judson Mitcham
From: New Letters on the Air
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Georgia State Poet Laureate Judson Mitcham shares stories about some of his influences, including the late poets Richard Hugo, William Stafford and...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Apr 13, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ever Dawn & Ever Dusk Part II
From: tenali hrenak
Series: Muddy Boots
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Here we are and thus we go – upon the merry-go-round we journey so. . . Join Unbroken Circle tenali for a spellbinding look-see into the puzzling n...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:52:24
Ever Dawn & Ever Dusk Part I
From: tenali hrenak
Series: Muddy Boots
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Here we are and thus we go – unto the merry-go-round we ascend again. . . Join Unbroken Circle Tenali for a spellbinding look-see into the head scr...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:50:48
Poets Off the Page: Music & Poetry
From: New Letters on the Air
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POETS OFF THE PAGE: POETRY & MUSIC features an interesting look at the works of three different poets who have recently merged their poetry with mu...

Bought by KWMR, WNJR, WNMU-FM, and WJCU


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 4
Summer Song Part II
From: tenali hrenak
Series: Muddy Boots
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Summer is here again. . . Let’s celebrate the commencement of the hot and sweaty season with a batch of lovely sun soaked tunes. Join Winding River...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:49:41
Half-Remarkable Questions Part VI
From: tenali hrenak
Series: Muddy Boots
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Join Void Captain Tenali for another voyage into the quizzical wonders of life. We’ll explore a plethora of sound and thought, venturing straight o...

  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 01:53:17
The Nightfly #2015.15 - Poetry Month Special - April 13-19, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KZUM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WJAB, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Icy Winds of Lovecraft (Promo)
From: Iain Wilson
Caption: Antarctic explorers discover a creature in a cavern, Credit: Astounding Tales, February 1936
On the 35th Anniversary of Alien, "The Icy Winds of Lovecraft" looks at how Alien and John Carpenter's The Thing were both influenced by the strang...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: :58
Richard Powers on Music
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source Shorts and Podcasts
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Why do books so often turn to music? Richard Powers, author of a new, music-filled novel Orfeo, speaks to the strength of songs and symphonies, inc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 3
The Music of Conversation
From: Hold That Thought
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Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dead Man Walking (With Brian Vander Ark)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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In the movie The Interpreter, the character played by Nicole Kidman says, "Vengeance is a lazy form of grief." If we're honest, most of us have mo...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 30:08
  • Purchases: 1
KUT's Views and Brews: Leonard Cohen-A Life in Art
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Leonard Cohen
The Cactus Cafe was packed for this magical evening. We hope you enjoy this Views and Brews Remix highlighting four of Cohen’s tunes along with the...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:24:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Legend of Rainy Lake Hollow
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
Caption: Jeff Adams
An Icebox Radio Short! The famous story of the headless horseman is re-imagined with a Northland twist - and this time in verse!

Bought by KMXT and KZYX


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 10:39
  • Purchases: 2
Guest DJ Project Scott Turow
From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
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Scott Turow is a bestselling author who has had several of his books turned into feature films. His Guest DJ set is full of thoughtful and sentimen...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 17, 2012
  • Length: 10:55
  • Purchases: 1