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The List - A Preview of SXSW 2010
From: KUT
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Join some of public radio's sharpest music experts as they explore the 'must-see' artists coming to South-by-Southwest Music 2010!

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 1
Matisyahu on the World's Stage
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Matisyahu, Credit: Run4Change.com
Matisyahu, a Hasidic Jew from White Plains, New York has built personal relationships online that have propelled him all the way to the Winter Olym...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
Radiola! #0004 - Commerce
From: Andy Senior
Series: RADIOLA!
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This RADIOLA! is all about buying and selling--and has cut out the middle man.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
Radiola #0002 - Lucky Dip
From: Andy Senior
Series: RADIOLA!
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This RADIOLA! is another foray into the shellac pile for some lucky (and Luckey) finds.

  • Added: May 31, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
Radiola #0001 - Depression!
From: Andy Senior
Series: RADIOLA!
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This RADIOLA! concedes that something is really up (or down) with the economy.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: May 31, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
John McLaughlin
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: John McLaughlin
A profile of world famous jazz guitarist John McLaughlin about the impact of Spanish music on his career. Reported from Barcelona.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
The List: A Guide to SXSW Music 2009
From: KUT
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For one week each year, Austin, Texas becomes the center of the music universe. In this music-rich one-hour special, some of public radio's savvie...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KLCC, WXPN, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 4 - Black Composers of Classical Music
From: Robin Gehl
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A look at other Black composers and their music - Fourth of four programs for February 2009

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 3 - Paul Lawrence Dunbar's Poetry
From: Robin Gehl
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The poetry of Paul Lawrence Dunbar appears in Still's Afro-American Symphony - Third of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - William Grant Still Program 2 - The Afro American Symphony
From: Robin Gehl
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A walk through The Afro American Symphony - Second of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids William Grant Still Program 1 - About Wiliam Grant Still
From: Robin Gehl
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The Life and Music of William Grant Still - First of four programs for February 2009

  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 06:30
The Philly Mummers: A Wild Tradition Keeps Strutting
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: The one on the left is Kevin Rivell. The one on the right is Joey King., Credit: Dan Nowakowski
I went looking to do a piece about a crazy parade, but I found a deeper story of working families keeping up their traditions and spirits in tough ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 5 - Marches Not Written for Bands and Parades
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
Not all marches are written for parades - Fifth of five programs for January 2009

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids Program 4 - Music for Piano Four Hands
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
Music written for piano four hands - Fourth of five programs for January 2009

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 3 - Schubert's Songs, or Take Me to Your Lieder
From: Robin Gehl
Caption: Classics for Kids Logo
A look at the lieder (or songs) written by Schubert - Third of five programs for January 2009.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Footlight Parade: 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash
From: Footlight Parade
Series: Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical
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Footlight Parade: 25th Anniversary Birthday Bash

  • Added: Dec 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:54:00
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 2 - About Franz Schubert
From: Robin Gehl
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The life and music of Franz Schubert - Second of five programs for January 2009.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 06:30
Classics for Kids - Franz Schubert Program 1 - Firsts for the New Year
From: Robin Gehl
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Musical firsts for the first week of a new year - First of five programs for January 2009.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 06:29
America Swings
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: Chester Whitmore
The Golden Age of Harlem dance comes alive in Seattle

  • Added: Nov 02, 2008
  • Length: 06:51
Simon Jeffes and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Still endearing after 20 years, the quirky Penguin Cafe Orchestra's CDs are re-released to a new audience

Bought by WBHM


  • Added: Aug 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
BEAT LATINO 020: Celebrating el Dia de la Madre - Mother's Day
From: Catalina Maria Johnson
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Tunes from throughout Latin America and Latino USA for Mother's Day

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WKAR, KREV-LP, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 10
BEAT LATINO 018: Mexico Magico
From: Catalina Maria Johnson
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A musical journey throughout Mexico Magico

Bought by WKAR, KMXT, KZYX, WNMU-FM, and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 59:06
  • Purchases: 5
Host Philip Aaberg with Paul Zarzyski - Part 2
From: Philip Aaberg
Series: Of the West: Creativity & Sense of Place
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Host Philip Aaberg with Paul Zarzyski

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 29:05
Herbie Hancock Discusses the Popularity of "Watermelon Man"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Herbie Hancock discusses the popularity of his 1961 jazz classic, "Watermelon Man."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 22
Cyro Baptista: in his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Cyro Baptista in his percussion garage ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 4