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A Sharp New Skill
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Bad Axe site lead Ollie holds an ax in front of a target at Bad Axe Throwing - City Center in Minneapolis, Credit: Dixie Treichel
While ax throwing was historically reserved for frontiersmen and lumberjacks, it is becoming a popular recreational activity, thanks to spaces like...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 04:29
Yankees Fans Reflect on Opening Day
From: Nicole McNulty
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Since February, Yankees Stadium has been used as a sit for Covid vaccinations. Today though, it returns to its former use: baseball. Nicole McNulty...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 03:09
Glenn Kaino and Tommie Smith Take a Stand
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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In 1968, Black American athlete Tommie Smith set a new world record. He became a gold medalist when he raced to win the 200-meter event at the Summ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 20:52
Curling is good in Stanley, Idaho
From: Sergio Anthony Gonzalez
Caption: Curler Lee Banville prepares to sweep in front of the stopne in hopes that the unpredictable outdoor ice doesn’t throw the stone too far off course. Banvile plays for the “Rocks int eh KettleHouse” out of Missoula, Mont. , Credit: Photo Credit: Sergio A Gonzalez-Gonzales
The Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel holds renown for being the only outdoor bonspiel in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The ice is bad, the c...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:06
Bike on Bike. Body on Body. Mallet on Mallet.
From: Sergio Anthony Gonzalez
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Two wheels, a ski pole with attached pipe and six steely grins. 3-2-1 Polo! Once in a lifetime happens three nights a week at the University of Mon...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:20
For the Love of the (Video) Game
From: Jack D'Isidoro
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An underground--literally--DIY video game tournament in New York City's Chinatown.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2015
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
All Around Cowboy
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: At the rodeo , Credit: Vanessa Rancaño
A tight knit group of queer cowboys has found a way to live the country and Western lifestyle in their own way. Producer Vanessa Rancaño brings us...

Bought by KVNF, Marfa Public Radio, and Wild Planet Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Pumpkin Chuckin'
From: JP Davidson
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Pumpkins are baked into pies, turned into soup, and carved into jack-o-lanterns. But there's another use for these autumnal gourds - they're the ke...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
Bike on Bike. Body on Body. Mallet on Mallet.
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Two wheels, a ski pole with attached pipe and six steely grins. 3-2-1 Polo! Once in a lifetime happens three nights a week at the University of Mon...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
Steeler Nation
From: Lauren Ober
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If you are a Pittsburgh Steeler fan living outside of the city, you need only find your local Steeler bar to feel like you're back at home in the S...

Bought by 90.5 WESA, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 3
Hazing
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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An expert on hazing is looking at ways to prevent this dangerous initiation ritual from happening on campus. Kelley Libby reports.

Bought by KENW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
Get familiar with Hilltop
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece takes you back to Hilltop Ski Area.

  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:11
This is Hilltop
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The snowboarding season is winding down in Anchorage. So that means the final mountain push has begun.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 1
Young Cherokees ride to remember
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: The 2009 "Remember the Removal" Cherokee riders, Credit: Remember the Removal, Cherokee Nation
This year, a group of young Cherokees set out on a journey to remember, on bicycle. It took them nearly 1,000 miles away from home--and back again...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 2
Chicago Muggles Get the Quaffle Flying
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Five teenaged Harry Potter fans "muggle-ize" a Quidditch game in a Chicago park.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: May 11, 2009
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Chamber Music at Gleason's Gym?
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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From Weekend America: In the red corner, a cello. In the blue corner, an alpine horn. A new chamber music series has been launched at a famous New ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Turkey Bowling with Nascar Nation
From: Heather Dune Macadam
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A Yankee learns how to bowl frozen turkeys at Nascar

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2007
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 2
Bones In Motion
From: James Mills
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bones In Motion turns cell phones into athletic training devices

  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 08:15
She's An Ironman
From: James Mills
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A first-year Ironman triathlete compares the event to being pregnant

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping the Peace: the Winter Olympics are not just for sport
From: Barbara Simmons
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This feature takes the listener to the city of Torino, Italy, to get a better understanding of the Olympic Truce and how an organziation uses sport...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 1