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NEA Jazz Moments with Composer and Pianist, Carla Bley
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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For years, Carla Bley has been a prolific composer, original arranger, and boundary-pushing pianist. Now, she's a 2015 NEA Jazz Master. In this bat...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 13
Bill Wilson's 190"+ Double Drop Tine Ohio Monster Whitetail
From: Jay Scott
Series: Big Buck Registry's Deer Hunting Podcast
Caption: Bill Wilson
After hunting a double drop tine for 3+ years only to find out that a neighboring hunter shot it before you did, might break most hunters and send ...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2015
  • Length: 53:37
Committed to Turning His Life Around
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - San Quentin Prison Report
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Inside the walls of San Quentin prison there are about 5,000 men serving time -- 5,000 stories of how a man gets to prison, and what he does once h...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2015
  • Length: 06:06
The brave new world of play!
From: KALW
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Children today have a completely different experience on playgrounds than their parents did -- that's because they've changed as the result of new ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 09:24
Trenten Merrill
From: Ronda Beaman
Series: No Barriers Radio
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Despite losing his lower right leg amputated at age 14, Trenten Merrill overcame his physical barrier to become one of the fastest runners in the w...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 27:29
#2: What if you were an alcoholic at age 9?
From: Whit Missildine
Series: This Is Actually Happening
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"The one that wins is the one you feed the most" Music: "Water" – Johannes Welsch Intro Music: "Illabye" - Tipper

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 18:19
Ep 54 - Nicole Liedke/Compassionate Care Center of CT | Bobby Pickles’ Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Nicole Liedke (right)
Podcasting from Compassionate Care Center of CT (one of the six medical marijuana dispensaries in that state) Bobby, on location in the quaint town...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 33:47
Busman's Holiday
From: Radio Diaries
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The story of William Cimillo, a New York City bus driver who snapped one day in 1947, left his regular route in the Bronx, and drove his municipal ...

Bought by American Voices, KPIK-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 17:37
  • Purchases: 4
Oakland seniors looking for work find help at ASSETS program
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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A majority of Americans say their biggest financial concern is that they won’t be able to save enough money to retire. This finding, by a recent Ga...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 04:20
The War in the Air
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caption: World War One planes
It's the 100th anniversary of World War One. CBC Radio presents The War in the Air. At the start of the war generals publicly stated their disdain ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVSC, KFAI Minneapolis, Marfa Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2014
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 8
Passages: Treasures of the Bible
From: Kristen Eicher
Caption: PRX default Piece image
“Passages: Treasures of the Bible,” currently is in Springfield, Mo, the fifth stop on a national tour. Learn more about the traveling exhibit here...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 08:16
Not Just a Ride Home
From: Katie Klocksin
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Michael Powell is a train driver for the Chicago Transit Authority. He captivated me for years with his chatty speeches over the train's speakers. ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Robert Jevne On Mother's Day - "Floating On Cold Water While More Falls From the Sky. Why?"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Robert Jevne lives, works, and talks about himself in the third person in the greater Jacobson area. This manner of speaking is most likely an outg...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
Feasting on Roadkill
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Montana passed a recent law allowing people to pick up dead animals on the side of the road and eat them. Producer Madelyn Beck's story *goes there.*

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KBGA 89.9 FM, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2014
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 3
Acoustic Stories: Jim Gallagher - "Like a Bookmark, a Tangible Object To Help Recall Tangible Experiences In Our Past."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Jim Gallagher lives with his wife, and writes from his home near Bemidji, MN.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Mike Forbes- "Bestop My Heart."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Mike Forbes is a Bemidji area writer. He's been published in Fire Ring, The Talking Stick, The Poet's Touch Stone, Voices For the Land, among other...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 45: Carlos Morales – Bobby Pickles’ Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Carlos Morales (right), Credit: Commodore Bert
Bobby and maties Cap’n Coletti, Tobia Spinelli and “Bert”, podcast while boating along the gulf and intracoastal waterways of Pinellas County, Flor...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:18:12
End of the DIal
From: Garth Mullins
Caption: Banner , Credit: Garth Mullins
Radio is dead. Or so we are told. Video was supposed to have killed the radio star. Is the internet going to finish It off? International broadcast...

Bought by KQED, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and global24radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Put Her Down
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Heartbreak Stories: The Other Side of Valentines Day
Caption: Dr. Marcos Puiggari
When Chuck’s health declined, Marcos didn’t see any other option: It was time for Chuck to be euthanized. As a veterinarian, Marcos helps many owne...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Dissociation
From: Barbara Morris
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A non-fictional piece about how I relinquished my power of DISSOCIATION in order to finally allow someone to love me.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:35
The Low Dao 30: Ingrid Gerdes
From: Jon Dao
Series: The Low Dao
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Ingrid spilled the beans on what it’s like to pursue music through an indie label.

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 33:46
Sorn Jessen: "I grew up in Eastern Montana on the Crow Reservation."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Sorn Jessen was attached to the 513th Military Intelligence Battalion out of Fort Gordon, Ga. He deployed with his unit to Camp Doha, Kuwait, in Se...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Larry Himes: "Because if he's got a bomb, I'm gonna blow up."
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Combat Stories: Vets on War and Why They Went
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Larry G. Himes served in the U.S. Air Force, the U.S Army National Guard and the U.S. Army. His service began in 1980. He deployed with the Nationa...

Bought by KALH


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Moments with JAMEY AEBERSOLD
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2014 NEA Jazz Master, Jamey Aebersold. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn abou...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 14
Not a Weapon
From: Ethan Chiel
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Sam Densmore is an artist. He's painted, made shoes, and even built custom bicycle frames. But these days he's making something different, somethin...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1

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