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Public radio All Songs Considered 
 "Listen to music, watch videos and slideshows and hear interviews with NPR reviewers about their favorite CDs," which may be by artists that don't get much airplay. Browse music interludes from your favorite National Public Radio programs or search the archives dating back to 2000. Listeners may also submit original music for possible use on the show. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=37&agg=1 Topics: Media, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 10, 2008 America Transformed: NPR Coverage Sept. 11 - Oct. 8, 2001
An archive of National Public Radio coverage in the weeks immediately following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Includes articles, images, essays, audio, and other resources, "indexed by show with the most recent audio listed first." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/americatransformed/ Topics: Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2005 American RadioWorks
"The national documentary unit of Minnesota Public Radio ... [that] creates public affairs documentaries, series projects, and investigative reports for the public radio system and the Internet." Online documentaries supplement all radio projects, "providing background, original photography, interactive elements and streaming audio of the radio documentaries." Documentaries explore noteworthy "social and cultural subjects through stories with strong narrative threads." The site provides audio files and transcripts of the programs. Searchable. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 5, 2004 Car Talk
Site of the "Car Talk" radio program features test drive reports, interactive tools for choosing a car, audio of the program, related links, and more. http://cartalk.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 25, 2006 Democracy Now!
"National, daily, independent, award-winning [radio and television] news program airing on over 140 stations in North America." Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, the program covers news and public affairs. Show archives of transcripts and audio are searchable, and browsable by date or topic (for example, prisons or globalization). The War and Peace Report offers news and commentary on the invasion of Iraq, North Korea, the United Nations, and related topics. http://www.democracynow.org/ Topics: Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 20, 2003 Earth and Sky Radio Series
"The information in the Earth & Sky web site, and in our daily radio series, is developed from interviews with scientists." This site features a daily chart of celestial events, tonight's sky, how-to and pronunciation guides, articles on earth science, astronomy, and environmental sciences, a FAQ for space and science questions, and tips for teachers. Includes a directory of stations that carry the program. http://www.earthsky.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Science, Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Fresh Air from WHYY
The companion site for "the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues" hosted by Terry Gross. Includes links to the current show, and searchable and browsable broadcast archives. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/programs/fa/ Topics: Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 24, 2005 Kee Malesky, NPR Librarian
Kee Malesky is a librarian whose name is repeated at the end of many National Public Radio programs. Read her professional biography and never again wonder if it's "Key," "Kee," or "Keem." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100844 Topics: Media, Notable People, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 23, 2005 KZSC Santa Cruz
Site of the "non-commercial, educational public radio station [88.1 FM]" located at the University of California at Santa Cruz. The site includes audio of radio broadcasts, streaming, program schedules, events information, and guidelines for volunteering. http://www.kzsc.org/ Topics: California: Education, College and University Education, Media, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 16, 2007 National Public Radio (NPR)
Information on their programs, and archives (on RealAudio - back to 1995) of Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Science Friday. http://www.npr.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 20, 2001 NPR Podcast Directory
Dozens of free podcasts (audio downloads suitable for computers or handheld computer devices) produced by National Public Radio and partner organizations. Includes podcasts of morning and evening news, shows such as "Pacific Time," "Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know," "The California Report," and much more. Also find reader-friendly explanations of podcasting. Browsable, with annotations for each program, but not searchable. http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php Topics: Media Last updated Oct 13, 2005 NPR's Mideast Coverage
This site from National Public Radio provides "transcripts and audio of reports about the Mideast produced by NPR in its newsmagazines and talk shows." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/ Topics: International Governments, Media, Regions of the World, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 17, 2007 Only a Game
Companion site to the "radio [show] for the serious sports fan and the steadfast sports avoider. [It] puts sports in perspective with intelligent analysis, insightful interviews, and a keen sense of humor." Includes news stories, feature articles, audio clips, book reviews, and commentary. Searchable. From National Public Radio (NPR) and WBUR Boston. http://www.onlyagame.org/ Topics: Media, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 10, 2005 Pacifica Radio
Program schedules, stations, features from Pacifica Network News, live programs, and message boards. Sister stations include KPFA (Berkeley), KPFK (Los Angeles), KPFT (Houston), WBAI (New York), and WPFW (Washington DC). Includes the Pacifica Radio Archive, with over 40,000 recordings. Archives may be searched by title, subject, or word, or browsed by date. http://www.pacifica.org/ Topics: Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 30, 2002 A Prairie Home Companion
The official Web site for the Minnesota Public Radio variety show, "A Prairie Home Companion" with host Garrison Keillor, archives entire broadcasts, along with scripts and guest photos from previous shows. View Webcasts of the live weekly show, interact with the host and fellow listeners through message board postings, and see the schedule and ticket information for upcoming shows. Searchable. http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 4, 2004 Public Radio Exchange
This not-for-profit "web-based marketplace for public radio programming" provides freely-available, original sound-based content on a wide variety of topics, many of them unusual and interesting. Diehard public radio junkies can register (free) to contribute comments about PRX programs. Includes a blog and a podcast. http://www.prx.org Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Internet, Media, Music, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 8, 2007 PublicRadioFan
This site "features a database of program listings for hundreds of public radio stations around the world. Follow audio links to hear your favorite program and discover new ones." Choose your time zone, clock, any needed free software, and look ahead up to 90 minutes before selecting your desired station and program. Link to a complete list of national and international public radio stations by time, station, schedule, and Web site. http://www.publicradiofan.com/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 21, 2001 Radio Bilingüe: Latino Community Radio Network
Radio Bilingue is a network of Latino-owned public radio stations in California providing around-the-clock Spanish-language programming to affiliate stations across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Programs include mariachi, norteña, tejana, hip hop, and oldies music programs and news and talk shows geared toward Spanish-speaking Americans. The site is available in English and Spanish. There are audio files of previous programs and a live broadcast feed. http://www.radiobilingue.org/ Topics: Languages, Media, Media, Musical Genres, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 20, 2003 RadioScout
"RadioScout searches information shared by public radio producers and stations so you can easily find what's been on the air and what's coming up." Features links to National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI), Public Radio MusicSource (PRMS), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and the biweekly newspaper "Current." Searches by program or topic may be limited by date, up to one month before and after current month. A service of Minnesota Public Radio. http://www.radioscout.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 26, 2003 This American Life
The site for this wide-ranging documentary series which airs weekly on public radio. Search and browse for earlier shows, view staff favorites and suggestions for educators, or use a program locator to find out where you can hear the show. Produced by Public Radio International for WBEZ Chicago. http://www.thislife.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, United States History Last updated Sep 10, 2003 Understanding America After 9/11: A Public Radio Collaboration
Text and audio transcripts of radio programs related to the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, broadcast on public radio stations nationwide September 3 through September 10, 2002. A collaboration "comprised of the collective work of public radio stations, producers and networks around the world." http://understandingamerica.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 18, 2005 Voices of Reflection: NPR Special Coverage
A site that points to radio coverage for National Public Radio (NPR) stories that marked the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Includes links to news, personal narratives, slide shows, a poem by NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, and the "Sonic Memorial Project," "a collection of radio stories and sound chronicling the life and history of the [World Trade Center] and its neighborhood." http://www.npr.org/news/specials/091102reflections/ Topics: Archives, Holidays and Observances Individually, Media, September 11 & Beyond, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2005 Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!: The Oddly Informative News Quiz
"Test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up." This companion site to the National Public Radio (NPR) weekly quiz program offers archived audio clips and quizzes for each week's show. Also includes information about submitting questions and being a contestant on the show. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=35 Topics: Games & Puzzles, Media, Media, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 22, 2009 The Writer's Almanac
The website for "a daily program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor," broadcast on public radio and offered on this site. Includes an archive of the audio and text for the programs back to early 2001. Free daily e-mail updates available. "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch." http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/ Topics: Media, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 26, 2006 |
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