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Episode # 25 - Castaway: Michael Townsend
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On September 24, 2012 Michael Townsend became the 25th castaway to visit our mythical island. Michael is a long time member of the WMPG radio fami...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:20:56
Episode # 11 - Castaway: Tim Sample
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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In March of 2012 Tim Sample was our castaway on "Desert Island Discs". Tim is widely acknowledged to be New England's premier native humorist. Nov...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
A Conversation with Jazz Master, Benny Golson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Benny Golson's life is a who's who in jazz! [40:38]

Bought by KMUW and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 40:39
  • Purchases: 2
Episode # 3 - Castaway: Karen Morgan
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Our castaway is comedienne Karen Morgan. Born in Athens, Georgia, Karen’s southern accent is somewhat of an anomaly in Maine, where she now resides...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:40
Episode # 1 - Castaway: Joe Duley
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
Caption: Joe Duley and Roger Daltry
"Desert Island Discs" inaugural show broadcast in February of 2012 on WMPG in Portland, Maine featuring an interview with popular radio personality...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 25:40
JazzStories: Sweet Honey In The Rock
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“Their music affects your consciousness, it changes your DNA if you really, really let it settle into your soul; Odetta’s voice, Miriam’s energy an...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 12:33
  • Purchases: 3
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: The Half Brothers on S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: The Half Brothers
Songwriters John Ackermann, Rick Miller and Divid Nixon of The Half Brothers discuss their song inspired by S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Written a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Henry Threadgill
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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“You always have to have boundaries. If you don’t have boundaries, you don’t have art. There has to be controls and boundaries. Otherwise when does...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 12:15
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Wynton Marsalis
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Wynton Marsalis
"For me I always grew up watching my father and other jazz musicians, they never played for that many people, they were always struggling. They did...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 18:54
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps Griot: Andrea and Jay McKnight
From: StoryCorps
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Andrea McKnight and her husband, Jay, remember meeting as teenagers in the 1950s.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Bobby McFerrin
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Bobby McFerrin has spent four decades breaking ground in jazz vocals – and his music always feels fresh. Hear how Miles Davis changed his life.

Bought by WMOT, CJRT-FM, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: Dianne Reeves
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Dianne Reeves
"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 8
Native Sounds: Joey Stylez
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Joey Stylez
Tobias Grant speaks with Native American Hip Hop musician Joey Stylez.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 11:35
  • Purchases: 4
JazzStories: Jason Moran
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Jason Moran , Credit: Frank Stewart
Prolific pianist and composer Jason Moran fuses stride piano, avant-garde jazz and sampled sounds. Hear the 2010 MacArthur Fellow "a Texas computer...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 6
JazzStories: Randy Weston — From Brooklyn to the Berkshires and Back
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Randy Weston , Credit: Frank Stewart
Pianist Randy Weston has seen a lot people and places in his life. Born in Brooklyn in 1926 and served in the US Army during World War II. But it ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WEZU, KPVL, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 12:57
  • Purchases: 8
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
From: Joyride Media
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One hour special traces the creation and rise of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
Virtuoso Voices - Evelyn Glennie (Glennie Guinea Pigs)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Evelyn Glennie
Percussionist Evelyn Glennie had formal music training all her life, including attending the Royal Academy of Music in London. Still, some of her ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :24
A Musician's Life: Michael Penn
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Michael Penn is married to Aimee Mann-a member of indie-music royalty. He's also older brother to oscar-winning actor Sean Penn. Still Michael ha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Yo-Yo Ma (Cello Left Behind)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It was a busy week in New York for cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He played a big concert in Carnegie Hall, and attended several important meetings the next da...

Bought by WKYU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Murray Perahia (Loves Practicing... Now)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It's the bane of all musicians whether they play professionally or took lessons as a kid. Practicing, especially those endless and unrewarding sca...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2007
  • Length: :21
Hollywood Hills And Suburban Thrills: An Interview With The Academy Is...
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with well-known emo/indie rock band The Academy Is...

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 07:55
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Bed Time)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman's two children both grew up to pursue musical careers. It's not something he pushed, but music was one of the parenti...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Awadagin Pratt (Loud and Colorful)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Pianist Awadagin Pratt likes to play music loud. Unlike most piano students, Pratt didn't spend hours studying the recordings made by famous piani...

Bought by WITF


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: :27
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Richard Stoltzman (Nightmare at Carnegie)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
No matter how much you practice and prepare for a concert, anything can happen on stage, like the time pieces of Richard Stoltzman's clarinet fell ...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Dec 22, 2006
  • Length: :31
  • Purchases: 2
R-Tist: Rap & Poetry
From: Tanya Ott
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Rap and poetry don't usually occupy the same space in most people's minds, but rapper R-Tist isn't "most people".

  • Added: Nov 15, 2006
  • Length: 11:10