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Episode 27: He Left in a Storm, He'll Return in a Storm
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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There’s an old story on Cape Cod about a woman named Maria Hallett who fell in love with a pirate. According to legend, when he died at sea, she be...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 27:04
VIVA LA MUJER RAQUEL TERAN
From: Cesar Chavez Foundation
Series: Viva La Mujer
Caption: women power, Credit: npr
In Viva La Mujer we speak to different Latinas creating spaces and power in different platforms around the country.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 01:00
Eastward Bound
From: Israel Story
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For decades, Israeli radio stations ignored Mizrahi tunes and exclusively played music rooted in Ashkenazi traditions. That began to change in the ...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 21:07
Lana on Lana
From: renee wilde
Series: Women's Voices From The Dayton Correctional Institution
Caption: Dayton Correctional Institution, Credit: renee wilde
Lana Williams is serving life without parole. Here she describes a typical day.

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:39
Wedding Etiquette / Say Cheese! / Music to Our Ears / Connecting Beyond this Life / The Cannabis Craze
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Lizzie Post/wedding etiquette Segment 2: Cameron Smith/cheese whiz Segment 3: Catherine Cho/musician Segment 4: Janet Mayer/medium S...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Behind a Viral Video
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: Isaac Lamb steps forward to propose
In 2012, my friend Isaac performed an elaborate and ingenious proposal to his girlfriend Amy. I filmed the whole thing, and a week later, it was vi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: Joe Plut Talks About Fellow Writer and Friend John Hassler
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Jon Hassler, Credit: Greg Becker
The late Jon Hassler was an author, an educator, a playwrite, and an artist. Hassler didn't begin writing until age 37. Nevertheless he published f...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 19:43
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: "Yorkville Twins" - Authors Joseph G. Gindele and John F. Gindele talk with Heidi Holtan and Scott Hall in a Real Good Words interview
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Yorkville Twins" by Joseph and John Gindele
Joseph and John Gindele are twin brothers that grew up on the unforgiving streets of Yorkville on Manhattan’s ethnic Upper East Side over 60 years ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 2
Grey Areas
From: Dave Pickering
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This piece is called Grey Areas and it's about how close I am to my dad, in a literal sense, it's also a tribute to the the neighbour we buried in ...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
The Green Door to the Future
From: Will Coley
Caption: Demolition at the Village Trailer Park, Credit: Will Coley
In a corner of Santa Monica, CA, residents of the Village Trailer Park face an uncertain future.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Our History: Kaleva Hall - A history
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
Caption: Kaleva Hall
Aila Ivonen talks with Scott Hall about the history of Kaleva Hall, a temperance hall in Virginia built in 1906.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 08:56
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: Bill Frisell
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I had moved to New York and spent a couple of years here scuffling around. I was getting a little discouraged, playing a lot of weddings. It wasn'...

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


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 3
Julia Maki: "My Mom Hunts Submarines" on Real Good Words
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
Caption: Julia Maki
Deer River native Julia Maki talks with Heidi Holtan about her book "My Mom Hunts Submarines." Julia discusses seeing the world as a anti-submarine...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 02, 2012
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 1
Royal Wedding – the Dad's Wedding
From: Connor Walsh
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The last Royal Wedding was when Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles. Members of the Great British public, loyal to the late Diana, Princes...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 12:01
Virtuoso Voices - Vladimir Ashkenazy (Sibelius Deep Inside)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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It's hard to describe the magical dialogue that takes place between the strings and the winds at the beginning of the Symphony No. 2 by Sibelius. ...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: :25
Remembering Dr. King's Assassination
From: Philip Graitcer
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Seniors in Atlanta Remember Where They Were When King Died

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 4
The Chinese Exclusion Act: A Postcard
From: Michelle Chang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One-hundred thousand Chinese immigrated to America during the second half of the nineteenth century. They first came as miners during the Californi...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:12
Remembering Poetry: The Alzheimer's Poetry Project
From: Don McIver
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An Hourlong Radio Documentary examining the Alzheimer's Poetry Project

Bought by KRZA, KSJD, WEKU, Yellowstone Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 7