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One stolen bicycle leads to an abundance of free ones to those who need them.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
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Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) is very common around out little homestead. There are thickets of it all along the banks of the Ol’ Guajolote. It ...

  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 11:28
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"People wanted to put him up for sainthood because he married me, like he'd made the ultimate sacrifice."

Bought by PRX Remix and KALW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 19:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Tired of the news? Well, this week we've got a special holiday episode of More to Say. Join producers Tim Slover and Lee Hale as Lee tries to con...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 12:19
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I am a senior at the University of Arizona studying East Asian Studies and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:58
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He saw it coming. John thought that water would not be an issue but the County and State of Washington had not quite worked out how groundwater tha...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 05:58
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Sharon Griggins was 17 years old and working for Illinois Bell as a telephone operator when she was interviewed by Studs Terkel. For a job that req...

Bought by Prairie Public, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 4
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In these moments, we learn some cool facts about one of the best piano innovators of all time, NEA Jazz Master Dick Hyman.

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


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 11
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Springtime teases awake a hibernating soul in order to experience it's holy wonders.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 17, 2017
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Celebrities pose for the mannequin challenge at the People's Choice Awards 2017 nominations press conference (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP), Credit: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Social media trends like the mannequin challenge fulfill desire to belong, help connect people

  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
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Technology's grip on us: the 4-1-1 on what's behind your selfie; an artist's computer simulation shows humans aren't as unique as we think; and how...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 20:52
  • Purchases: 1
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Quick, one minute financial tips that everyone can use to live their one best financial life.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WETD, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Segment 1: Helaine Olen/finance Segment 2&3: Robert Zorn/lindbergh baby Segment 4: Mary Ellen O'Toole/FBI Profiler Segment 5: Tom Flournoy/cheesema...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 28, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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After fronting Delta Spirit for the last decade, Matthew Logan Vasquez decided it was finally time to try out his solo side. Not that he has any p...

Bought by KUCB, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 15, 2016
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 3
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
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New to Los Angeles, Ann was excited to start a new job and experience the Southern California lifestyle. However, she ran into some trouble when sh...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 01:48
Caption: Zoey going hiking, Credit: LN Lurie
A sound-designed piece from a cat's perspective on her last adventure.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 07:32
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Segment 1: Jason Padgett/Struck By Genius Segment 2: Steven Rosenbush/hidden income in your home Segment 3: Jamie Merida/decorator Segment 4: David...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This is Distillations’s 200th episode, and we’re celebrating! We pored through hundreds of shows and pieced together some of the funniest, grossest...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 37:10
Caption: Alexander the Great
What would you do if you had 100Million Euros (or more!) to spend on a country? What would you spend it on? The leaders of Macedonia chose statues...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 14:58
Caption: Beer as cold as your ex's heart
Stuff always falls apart while traveling. Plans change, health declines. Items disintegrate… Relationships fade… It doesn’t always happen, but it’s...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 14:44
Caption: Paper Plate Moon (Tunnel) , Credit: Liz Nielsen
A want-to-be ghost hunting narrator thinks she finds Electronic Voice Phenomenon when she playfully searches hard enough for it.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 12:53
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Segment 1: Joyce Bender/Hidden Disabilities Segment 2: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor/Author Segment 3: Sherry Torkos/Beauty Tips Segment 4: Dr. Shawn ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 53:05
  • Purchases: 1
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A short audio post card of Seattle's Portage Bay

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:06
Caption: Lisa Raffael decorates a model wedding cake in her Falmouth, Massachusetts cake shop. , Credit: Anna Stitt
Lisa Raffael's wedding cakes are the center of attention only briefly before they're cut and eaten. But the time she puts into them – that's anothe...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:37