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Guitar Making: The Human Element
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Scott MacDonald in his workshop
Human relations are important even in jobs where you wouldn’t expect them to be. Scott MacDonald may be an internationally renowned guitar builder,...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jul 13, 2009
  • Length: 09:45
  • Purchases: 1
Dazed and Confused
From: KUT
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Was the music of the '70s THAT awful?

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
Show 1: Dylan as Poet
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Dr. Bill King
Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona"

Bought by WCNY, Prairie Public, RadioFreePalmer, KPIP-LP, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 12
Bobby McFerrin talks to RADIJOJO
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids
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A while ago, Bobby McFerrin performed at the Berliner Philharmonic with the Munich Symphony Orchestra. Well, that was something we just couldn't m...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2009
  • Length: 09:29
The Beat is Tight but the Words ain't Right
From: TEMPO Radio Project
Series: TEMPO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
African American Women's Reflections on Hip-Hop

  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 27:10
The Joan Baez Radio Show
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids
Caption: European School Berlin
Folk legend Joan Baez - answering questions by children from all five continents!

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:01
  • Purchases: 1
How Long Must I Dream: Roy Orbison
From: KUT
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You know his music, now get to know the man behind these classic songs.

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KUPR low power FM, Radio New Zealand, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2008
  • Length: 55:35
  • Purchases: 12
The White Album Listening Party: Revisiting The Beatles' Top-Seller (2-Hour / Newscast-Length Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, North State Public Radio, WYSO, WAMU, Capital Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 01:48:03
  • Purchases: 6
The White Album Listening Party: Revisiting The Beatles' Top-Seller (2-Hour / Non-Newscast Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUHF, Radio Catskill, WXXI Rochester, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 15
Power of Song
From: WXPN
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Musicians routinely sing about love--love in bloom and love gone bad. But there's another songwriting tradition as well--the political or protest ...

Bought by WORLDcompass.org, WFHB, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 3
The White Album Listening Party: Revisiting The Beatles' Top-Seller (3-Hour / Newscast-Length Version)
From: Paul Ingles
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Beatle fans and musicians gather to re-experience The Beatles' top-selling album, which came to be known as The White Album.

Bought by KSRQ, KSUT, KDUR, Marfa Public Radio, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 02:42:04
  • Purchases: 11
People Find the Drum Who Need to Find the Drum
From: Hannah Krakauer
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Powwow music brings a community of Stanford students together around one common drum.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2008
  • Length: 22:59
" The Stone Age " Program 26
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: "The Stone Age" with Dan Wargo
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One hour of electric music from the 60's and 70's. This is not an 'oldies' show and is designed for all audiences to enjoy.

Bought by KEOS, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKRN, WOUB, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 25
Willie Nelson - When I've Sung My Last Hillbilly Song (new music)
From: Joyride Media
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Willie Nelson's brand new recording of the first song he ever recorded

Bought by WMMT, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WTMD, Prairie Public, and KSUT


  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 5
A Conversation with Ramsey Lewis
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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A fascinating 55-minute three-way conversation between host Mike Cuthbert, the extravagantly gifted and knowledgeable Ramsey Lewis, and his compani...

Bought by WFIU and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:02:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Writer's Strike
From: WHPC
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An indepth look at the writer's strike and who it effects.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:18
The Emergence of Joni Mitchell
From: Paul Ingles
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UPDATED! Two-hour exploration of the seminal work of heralded songwriter Joni Mitchell. Over 50 Mitchell songs are featured in the recommended tw...

Bought by WABE, WXXI Rochester, KNCT FM, WDDE, KLCC and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 01:58:58
  • Purchases: 44
Bix Beiderbecke: Never the Same Way Twice
From: WFIU
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one-hour special on the life of jazz pioneer Bix Beiderbecke

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1
Thoughts In Sound Episode #5 Karlheinz Stockhausen: Composing for the Post-Apocalypse
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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A titan of modern music contemplates the spiritual and theoretical dimensions of sound

  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:03
Thoughts In Sound Episode #4 Keith Jarrett: Piano Primitive
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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A piano iconoclast reveals a music vision based in the inner vibrations of sound

  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
Thoughts in Sound Episode #3 A Minimalist Meditation
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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Five musical giants consider a signature movement in new music

  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
Thoughts in Sound Episode #2 John Cage: Imaginary Landscapes
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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A conceptualist of sound contemplates the meaning of music

Bought by KGLT and KGOU


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Thoughts in Sound Episode #1 Brian Eno: Architect of Ambience
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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Rock's leading conceptualist ponders the meaning of sound and music

Bought by KGOU and KVMR


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Thoughts in Sound (half-hour)
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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Five Icons Contemplate the Meaning of Sound and Music

Bought by KDUR


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Thoughts In Sound (hour version)
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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Five Icons Contemplate the Meaning of Sound and Music

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4

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